Jim Norton
Born: 1938-01-04 in Dublin, Ireland
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2021
- Dalgliesh as Father Barnes
- The Secret Garden: The Musical as Ben Weatherstaff
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
- National Theatre Live: Hamlet as Polonius
2014
- Jimmy's Hall as Father Sheridan
- National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men as Candy
2013
- Homemade as Tommy
2012
- Elementary as Sir James Walter
2011
- Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close as Old Mr. Black
- Water for Elephants as Camel
- Small, Far Away: The World of Father Ted
2009
- The Eclipse as Malachy
2008
- The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas as Herr Liszt
- Uncle Bill's Barrel as Older Michael
2006
- Driving Lessons as Mr. Fincham
- Stan as Stan Laurel
2005
- Hell's Kitchen as Self
2004
- Oyster Farmer as Mumbles
2003
- The Royal as Rory
- Conspiracy of Silence
2002
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets as Mr Mason
- Boxed as Father Moran
- The Hound of the Baskervilles as Coroner
2001
- Waking the Dead as David Dusniak
- On the Nose as Patrick Cassidy
2000
- Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time as (voice)
- Mad About Mambo
- Rough for Theatre II as A
1999
- Sunset Heights as Sam Magee, The Preacher
- A Love Divided
1998
- American History X as Randy
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
1993
- Frasier as Wentworth
- Peak Practice as Father Matthew Corlon
1992
- Maigret
- Memoirs of an Invisible Man as Dr. Bernard Wachs
- Into the West as Superintendant O'Mara
- Midnight's Child as Dr. Stefan Grossbart
1991
- Even Hitler Had a Girlfriend as Marcus's Dad
1990
- Hidden Agenda as Brodie
1989
- Agatha Christie's Poirot as Roger Havering
- Stay Lucky
1988
- The Temptation of Eileen Hughes as Bernard McAuley
1987
- Star Trek: The Next Generation as Holodeck Albert Einstein
1986
- Lovejoy as Father Xavier
- Home Cooking as Gordon
- Unnatural Causes as Gordon
1985
- T-Bag as Shopkeeper / Gardner
1984
- The Bill
- Sakharov as Roy Medvedev
- Mr. Palfrey of Westminster as Robert Sanding
1981
1980
- Cry of the Innocent as Jasper Tooms
- Juno and the Paycock as "Joxer" Daly
1979
- Minder as O'Brady
- Tales of the Unexpected as Dr Mellish
- Light as Jack Parry
1978
- The Legion Hall Bombing as Detective Sergeant
1977
1975
- Rumpole of the Bailey as F.I.G. Newton
- The Sweeney as Phil Harrister
- Waiting at the Field Gate as Rainmarsh
1974
- Screamer as The Man
- Churchill's People as Cuthbert
1973
- Thriller as The Man
- Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall as Pongo
- The Death of Captain Doughty as Francis Drake
1972
- Crown Court as Jeremy Williams
- Van der Valk as Eddy
- George as Smedley
- Colditz as Capt. James Porteous
- The Adventurer as Morgan
1971
- Justice as Alan Cartwright
- Straw Dogs as Chris Cawsey
1970
- Play for Today as Jack Parry
1966
- Insurrection as Tom Clarke
1965
- The Face of Fu Manchu as Mathius
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Winner