- Born
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- Birth nameJohn George Norman Bird
- Height5′ 7½″ (1.71 m)
- Norman Bird was born on October 30, 1924 in Coalville, Leicestershire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Maniac (1963), The Lord of the Rings (1978) and The League of Gentlemen (1960). He was married to Nona Blair. He died on April 22, 2005 in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, UK.
- SpouseNona Blair(November 28, 1953 - April 22, 2005) (his death, 2 children)
- One of the UK's finest and most prolific character actors, credited with over two hundred television and sixty film roles which began in 1954 with Guy Hamilton's "An Inspector Calls".
- Lived in Bridgnorth, Shropshire. He and his wife had moved to the area from Middlesex in 1992 to be closer to their two daughters, Lucy and Catherine, and five grandchildren.
- Left school at 16 and spent six months working in an office before studying at RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art). Whilst at RADA he began lifelong friendships with Richard Attenborough and Bryan Forbes.
- Met his wife, Nona Blamire, in Rep in Northampton.
- His work was described in Brian McFarlane's Encyclopedia of British Film as "a wonderful gallery of under-achievers".
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