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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1938-01-04 (87 years old)

Place of Birth

Dublin, Ireland

Jim Norton

Biography:

Jim Norton (born 4 January 1938) is an Irish stage, film and television character actor, known for his work in the theatre, most notably in Conor McPherson's The Seafarer, and on television as Bishop Brennan in the sitcom Father Ted.

Known For

Acting

2021

The Secret Garden: The Musical as Ben Weatherstaff
Dalgliesh as Father Barnes

2020

The Dead Hands of Dublin as Narrator (voice)

2019

The Last Right as Padraig
Prisoners of the Moon as Arthur Rudolph

2018

Mary Poppins Returns as Mr. Binnacle
Dinner with Dani as Himself

2016

The Boy as Mr. Heelshire

2015

River as Michael Bennigan

2014

Jimmy's Hall as Father Sheridan

2013

Homemade as Tommy

2012

Elementary as Sir James Walter

2011

2009

The Eclipse as Malachy

2008

Uncle Bill's Barrel as Older Michael

2006

Stan as Stan Laurel
Driving Lessons as Mr. Fincham

2005

2004

Oyster Farmer as Mumbles

2003

The Royal as Rory

2002

Boxed as Father Moran

2001

On the Nose as Patrick Cassidy
Waking the Dead as David Dusniak

2000

1999

Sunset Heights as Sam Magee, The Preacher

1998

1997

Midsomer Murders as Edward Canning

1996

The Treacle People as Brendan Robinson (voice) / Silas Mitton (voice) / Digger (voice)

1995

Father Ted as Bishop Len Brennan

1994

Wycliffe as Owens
Babylon 5 as Ombuds Wellington
Babylon 5 as Dr. Lazarenn
Babylon 5 as G'Quan

1993

Frasier as Wentworth
Peak Practice as Father Matthew Corlon

1992

Memoirs of an Invisible Man as Dr. Bernard Wachs
Midnight's Child as Dr. Stefan Grossbart
Into the West as Superintendant O'Mara

1991

1990

Hidden Agenda as Brodie

1989

Agatha Christie's Poirot as Roger Havering

1988

1987

Star Trek: The Next Generation as Holodeck Albert Einstein

1986

Home Cooking as Gordon
Lovejoy as Father Xavier

1985

T-Bag as Shopkeeper / Gardner

1984

Sakharov as Roy Medvedev

1982

Grass as Arthur
Cheers as Henderson

1981

1980

Cry of the Innocent as Jasper Tooms

1979

Light as Jack Parry
Minder as O'Brady
Tales of the Unexpected as H.A.K. Bates

1978

The Legion Hall Bombing as Detective Sergeant

1977

1975

The Sweeney as Phil Harrister

1974

Screamer as The Man

1973

Thriller as The Man

1972

Colditz as Capt. James Porteous
Van der Valk as Eddy
The Adventurer as Morgan
Crown Court as Jeremy Williams
Van der Valk as Hanson

1971

Straw Dogs as Chris Cawsey
Justice as Alan Cartwright

1970

Play for Today as Jack Parry
Play for Today as The Detective Sergeant

1967

1966

Insurrection as Tom Clarke

1965

1956

Tony Awards as Self - Winner