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Norman Wisdom‌

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1915-02-04

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Norman Wisdom

Marylebone, London, England

Norman Wisdom

Marylebone, London, England

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1915-02-04

Popularity

star3.1

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Sir Norman Joseph Wisdom,  OBE  (4 February 1915 – 4 October 2010) was an English actor, comedian and singer-songwriter best known for a series of comedy films produced between 1953 and 1966 featuring his hapless onscreen character Norman Pitkin. These films initially made more money than the James Bond film series,  and secured Wisdom a celebrity status in lands as far apart as South America, Iran and many Eastern Bloc countries, particularly in Albania where his films were permitted by Enver Hoxha – Wisdom was the only Western actor to enjoy this privilege.  Charlie Chaplin famously referred to Wisdom as his "favourite clown".  Wisdom later forged a career on Broadway and as a television actor, winning critical acclaim for his dramatic role of a dying cancer patient in the television play Going Gently in 1981. It was broadcast on 5 June that year. He toured Australia and South Africa.  After the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, a hospice was named in his honour.  In 1995 he was given the Freedom of the City of London and of Tirana.  The same year he received an OBE.  Wisdom was knighted in 2000 and spent much of his later life on the Isle of Man. Some of his later appearances included roles in Last of the Summer Wine and Coronation Street,  and he retired from acting at the age of 90 after his health declined. Description above from the Wikipedia article Norman Wisdom,  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movie Credits

The Bulldog Breed

The Bulldog Breed‌
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calendar 1960

The Night They Raided Minsky's

The Night They Raided Minsky's‌
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calendar 1968

What's Good for the Goose

What's Good for the Goose‌
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calendar 1969

The Square Peg

The Square Peg‌
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calendar 1958

A Stitch in Time

A Stitch in Time‌
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calendar 1963

Trouble in Store

Trouble in Store‌
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calendar 1953

Follow a Star

Follow a Star‌
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calendar 1959

Press for Time

Press for Time‌
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calendar 1966

Man of the Moment

Man of the Moment‌
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calendar 1955

Up in the World

Up in the World‌
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calendar 1956

Just My Luck

Just My Luck‌
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calendar 1957

One Good Turn

One Good Turn‌
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calendar 1955

The Early Bird

The Early Bird‌
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calendar 1965

On the Beat

On the Beat‌
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calendar 1962

The Girl on the Boat

The Girl on the Boat‌
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calendar 1962

Norman Wisdom: His Story

Norman Wisdom: His Story‌
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calendar 2010

Norman Wisdom: Trouble On Tour

Norman Wisdom: Trouble On Tour‌
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calendar 2008

As Long as They're Happy

As Long as They're Happy‌
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calendar 1955

Double X: The Name of the Game

Double X: The Name of the Game‌
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calendar 1992

An Audience with Bruce Forsyth

An Audience with Bruce Forsyth‌
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calendar 1997

The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio

The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio‌
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calendar 1985

Going Gently

Going Gently‌
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calendar 1981

There Was a Crooked Man

There Was a Crooked Man‌
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calendar 1960

The Sandwich Man

The Sandwich Man‌
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calendar 1966

Androcles and the Lion

Androcles and the Lion‌
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calendar 1967

The Unforgettable Norman Wisdom

The Unforgettable Norman Wisdom‌
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calendar 2011

Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?

Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?‌
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calendar 1998

Date With a Dream

Date With a Dream‌
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calendar 1948

The Legend of Harrow Woods

The Legend of Harrow Woods‌
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calendar 2008

To See Such Fun

To See Such Fun‌
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calendar 1977

The Secret Life of Norman Wisdom Aged 92¾

The Secret Life of Norman Wisdom Aged 92¾‌
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calendar 2008

Tv Credits

Bergerac

Bergerac‌
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calendar 1981

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show‌
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calendar 1962

This Is Your Life

This Is Your Life‌
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calendar 1955

Dalziel & Pascoe

Dalziel & Pascoe‌
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calendar 1996

Between The Sheets

Between The Sheets‌
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calendar 2003

Nobody Is Norman Wisdom

Nobody Is Norman Wisdom‌
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calendar 1973

Norman

Norman‌
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calendar 1970

The Last Detective

The Last Detective‌
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calendar 2003

Last of the Summer Wine

Last of the Summer Wine‌
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calendar 1973

It's Only TV But I Like It

It's Only TV But I Like It‌
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calendar 1999

Playhouse

Playhouse‌
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calendar 1974

Style Challenge

Style Challenge‌
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calendar 1996

An Audience with...

An Audience with...‌
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calendar 1978

Casualty

Casualty‌
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calendar 1986

Wogan

Wogan‌
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calendar 1982

Tony Awards

Tony Awards‌
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calendar 1956

A Little Bit Of Wisdom

A Little Bit Of Wisdom‌
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calendar 1974

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show‌
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calendar 1961

Last of the Summer Wine

Last of the Summer Wine‌
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calendar 1973

Last of the Summer Wine

Last of the Summer Wine‌
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calendar 1973