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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Brigitte Nielsen to Bill Owen
Jim Norton Biography (1938-)
Born January 4, 1938, in Dublin, Ireland. Addresses: Agent: Paradigm,360 N. Crescent Dr., North Building, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.
- Nationality
- Irish
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor
- Birth Details
- January 4, 1938
- Dublin, Ireland
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Matthius and chauffeur, The Face of Fu Manchu, (also known as Ich, Dr. Fu Man Chu and The Mask of Fu Manchu), 1965
- Thanet, Alfred the Great, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1969
- Cawsey, Straw Dogs, Cinerama, 1971
- Pongo, Adolf Hitler--My Part in His Downfall, 1972
- Brodie, Hidden Agenda, Hemdale, 1990
- Superintendent O'Mara, Into the West, Miramax, 1992
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Even Hitler Had a Girlfriend, 1992
- Dr. Bernard Wachs, Memoirs of an Invisible Man (also known as Les aventures d'un homme invisible), Warner Bros., 1992
- Sam Magee, the preacher, Sunset Heights, 1997
- Randy, American History X, New Line Cinema, 1998
- Reverend Fischer, A Love Divided, Cinema Guild, 1999
- Brother Xavier, Mad about Mambo, USA Films, 1999
- A, Rough for Theatre II, 2000
- Patrick Cassidy, On the Nose, Capitol Films, 2001
- Father Moran, Boxed, 2002
- Mr. Mason, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Warner Bros.,2002
- Bishop Michael Quinn, Conspiracy of Silence, 2003
- Mumbles, The Oyster Farmer, Beyond Films International, 2004
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Michael Twomey, Nanny, BBC, 1982-83
- The shopkeeper and the gardener, Wonders in Letterland, 1985
- Ronan Corcoran, Proof (also known as Beviset), BBC and TV 2Danmark, 2004
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Miniseries
- Kerensky, Fall of the Eagles, BBC, 1974
- Luigi Pirandello, The Modern World: Ten Great Writers, 1988
- Dr. Billy Royal, Cruel Doubt, NBC, 1992
- Taoiseach, No Tears, 2002
- Voice of Major Thomas Kennet, Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka, BBC, 2003
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Movies
- The man, Screamer (also known as Thriller: Screamer), ATV and ABC, 1975
- Jasper Tooms, Cry of the Innocent, NBC, 1980
- Roy Medvedev, Sakharov, HBO, 1984
- Bernard McAuley, The Temptation of Eileen Hughes, 1988
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Midnight's Child, Lifetime, 1992
- Ryan Slocum, the preacher, Rebus: Black and Blue, ITV, 2000, BBC America, 2003
- Coroner, The Hound of the Baskervilles, BBC, 2002
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Specials
- Rodney Peters, Rodney, Our Intrepid Hero, BBC, 1966
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Episodic
- Smokey Haines, "Outcast," Hunter's Walk, ATV, 1973
- Eddy Linden, "The Rainbow Ends Here," Van der Valk, ITV, 1973
- Captain James Porteous, "Ace in the Hole," Colditz, BBC, 1974
- Captain James Porteous, "Very Important Person," Colditz, BBC, 1975
- The man, "Screamer," Thriller, ATV, 1975
- Best, "Gilt Edged," The Venturers, BBC, 1975
- Phil Harrister, "Contact Breaker," The Sweeney, ITV, 1975
- Hanson, "Enemy," Van der Valk, ITV, 1977
- Arthur Haynes, "Ordeal by Small Brown Envelope," 1990, BBC, 1978
- Jimmy, "The Clergy," Two's Company, ITV, 1979
- "The Unmarried Wife's Tale," Can We Get On Now, Please?, ITV, 1980
- O'Brady, "National Pelmet," Minder, ITV, 1980
- Cathal Slattery, "Tom Thumb and Other Stories," Strangers, ITV, 1980
- F.I.G. Newton, "Rumpole and the Last Resort," Rumpole of the Bailey, ITV and PBS, 1983
- Dr. Mellish, "The Last of the Midnight Gardeners," Tales of the Unexpected, syndicated and ITV, 1984
- H.A.K. Bates, "The Reconciliation," Tales of the Unexpected, syndicated and ITV, 1984
- Standing, "The Baited Trap," Mr. Palfrey of Westminster, Thames, 1985
- "The Good Human Bar," L.A. Law, NBC, 1990
- Albert Einstein, "The Nth Degree," Star Trek: The Next Generation,syndicated, 1991
- Roger Havering, "The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge," Poirot, ITV, 1991
- Sean Quinn, "The Sisters of Achill," Star Lucky, YTV, 1991
- Henderson, "A Diminished Rebecca with a Suspended Cliff," Cheers,NBC, 1992
- Dr. Bresselles, "Maigret Goes to School," Maigret, NBC, 1992
- Father Xavier, "Irish Stew," Lovejoy, Arts and Entertainment, 1993
- Albert Einstein, "Descent: Part 1," Star Trek: The Next Generation, syndicated, 1993
- Ombuds Wellington, "Quality of Mercy," Babylon 5, TNT, 1994
- Ombuds Wellington, "Grail," Babylon 5, TNT, 1994
- Dr. Lazarenn, "Confessions and Lamentations," Babylon 5, TNT, 1995
- Wentworth, "The Club," Frasier, NBC, 1995
- Bishop Len Brennan, "The Passion of St Tibulus," Father Ted, Channel 4 and BBC America, 1995
- Narn Image, "Dust to Dust," Babylon 5, TNT, 1996
- Bishop Len Brenne, "The Plague," Father Ted, Channel 4 and BBC America, 1996
- Owens, "Old Times, New Crimes," Wycliffe, ITV, 1997
- Tom Harnett, "A Cluster of Betrayals," The Ambassador, 1998
- Father Matthew Corlon, "Body and Soul," Peak Practice, ITV, 1998
- Bishop Len Brennan, "Kicking Bishop Brennan up the Arse," Father Ted, Channel 4 and BBC America, 1998
- Dermot, "Births, Deaths and Marriages," Ballykissangel, BBC1, 1998
- Dermot, "It's a Man's Life," Ballykissangel, BBC1, 1998
- Ryan Slocum, "Black and Blue," Rebus, 2000
- Voice of Major Thomas Kennet, "Scream of the Shalka," Doctor Who,2003
- Rory, "Beggars and Choosers," The Royal, ITV, 2004
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Stage Appearances
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Bread Man, Dublin, Ireland, c. 1990
- Jack Mullen, The Weir, Royal Court Theater Downstairs at Duke of York's Theater, London, 1997, then Royal Court Theater Upstairs at Duke of York's Theater, London, 1998
- Captain Jack Boyle, Juno and the Paycock, Gramercy Theatre, New York City, 2000
- Robbie, Closing Time, National Theater/Lyttleton Theater Loft, London, 2002
- John, Dublin Carol, Atlantic Theater Co., New York City, 2003
- Also appeared in Hamlet;
Playboy of the Western World;
St. Joan;
Comedians;
Mandragola;
Emigres;
Way Upstream;
The Changing Room, West End production; Bedroom Farce, West End production; A Chorus of Disapproval.
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RECORDINGS
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Taped Readings
- (With Marcella Riordan) Ulysses, 1995
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The Life and Works of William Butler Yeats, Naxos Audiobooks, 2002
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals
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The Guardian, November 18, 1998, p.T13
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