John Normington Biography (1937-)

Born January 28, 1937, in Dukinfield, Chesire, England; son of John and Annie(maiden name, Taylor) Normington.

Nationality
British
Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor
Birth Details
January 28, 1937
Dukinfield, Chesire, United Kingdom

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Stage Appearances
  • (Stage debut) Hopcroft Minor, The Happiest Days of Your Life, Oldham Repertory Theatre, Oldham, England, 1950
  • (London debut) Jerry Lassiter, Infanticide in the House of Fred Ginger, Arts Theatre, London, 1962
  • Gunner, Misalliance, Criterion Theatre, London, 1963
  • Mortimer, Simpcox, and young Clifford, The War of the Roses, RoyalShakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, and London, 1963
  • Bardolph, Henry IV, Part I, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1964
  • Bardolph, Henry IV, Part II, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1964
  • Dean, Puntila, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1965
  • Sam, The Homecoming, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1965
  • Antipholus, The Comedy of Errors, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1965
  • Oblong Fitz Oblong, The Thwarting of Baron Bolligrew, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1965
  • Glendower and Shallow, Henry IV, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1966
  • Osric and Player Queen, Hamlet, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1966
  • (Broadway debut) Sam, The Homecoming, Music Box Theatre, New YorkCity, 1967
  • Feste, Twelfth Night, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1968
  • Commander, The Houses by the Green, Royal Court Theatre, 1968
  • Harry, On Such a Night, Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, England, 1969
  • Adam Hepple, Revenge, Royal Court Theatre, 1969
  • Kenilworth, The Happy Apple, Apollo Theatre, London, 1970
  • Old man, History of a Poor Old Man, Soho Poly Theatre, London, 1970
  • David, Me Times Me, Phoenix Theatre, Leicester, England, 1972
  • Father Vernon, The Prodigal Daughter, Theatre Royal, Brighton, England, 1974
  • George, Taking Stock, Royal Court Theatre, 1974
  • Muller, Underground, Forum Theatre, Billingham, England, 1974
  • Jacques, As You Like It, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre, then Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1975
  • Parson and Napoleon, The Fool, Royal Court Theatre, 1975
  • Sainsbury, Donkey's Years, Theatre Royal, Bath, England, 1976
  • Jaques, As You Like It, Riverside Studio Theatre, London, 1976
  • Martin Jones, German Skerries, Bush Theatre, London, 1977
  • Dzershinsky, State of Revolution, National Theatre, London, 1977
  • W. H. Auden, Letter to Lord Byron, National Theatre, 1977
  • Etienne, The Lady from Maxim's, Lyttleton Theatre, London, 1977
  • Thomas, Rooting, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1978
  • Jimmy, Comings and Goings, Hampstead Theatre Club, 1978
  • Touchstone, As You Like It, Olivier Theatre, London, 1979
  • Clarence, Richard III, National Theatre, 1979
  • Emperor Joseph II, Amadeus, National Theatre, 1979
  • Protest, Lyttleton Theatre, 1980
  • Ghosts, London, 1994
  • Dr. Herdal, The Master Builder, Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto,1996
  • Edward Sliddon, Snake in the Grass, Old Vic Theatre, London, 1997
  • The Good Hope, Royal National Theatre, London, 2001
  • The Mysteries, Cottesloe Theatre, Royal National Theatre, 1999-2000
  • Stage Work
  • Director, Rip, Soho Theatre, London, 1973
  • Director, Hay Fever, Summer Theatre, Southwold, England, 1973
  • Film Appearances
  • (Film debut) Maples, Inadmissible Evidence, Paramount, 1968
  • Flute, A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1969
  • Benham, The Reckoning (also known as A Matter of Honour), 1971
  • Harrap, Stardust, 1974
  • Rollerball, United Artists, 1975
  • Fletcher, The Thirty-Nine Steps (also known as The 39 Steps), 1978
  • Mr. Copley, The Medusa Touch, 1978
  • Frank Lockwood, A Private Function, 1985
  • Work Experience, 1989
  • Treadaway, The Misadventures of Mr. Wilt (also known as Wilt), Rank, 1990
  • Also appeared in Death Game.
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Mushy Williams, Her Majesty's Pleasure, 1969
  • "Old" Fred Spooner, On the House, 1970
  • Alex Cook, Life of Shakespeare (also known as William Shakespeare, His Life & Times), 1978
  • Tom Henderson, Bootle Saddles, 1984
  • Dick, Nativity Blues, 1989
  • Movies
  • Flute, A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1968
  • O.V.I.R. clerk, Sakharov, 1984
  • Heinrich Himmler, Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil, 1985
  • Deceptions, 1985
  • Dr. Chillip, David Copperfield, 1999
  • Miniseries
  • Dresser, Jack the Ripper, CBS, 1988
  • Albert Fowler, Bliss, ITV, 1995
  • Mr. Greene, Longitude, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
  • Specials
  • Lionel Pawlen, "Service for All the Dead," Inspector Morse: Mystery!, PBS, 1988
  • Colonel John Clapperton, "Problem at Sea," Mystery!, PBS, 1990
  • Narrator, Francis Bacon, PBS, 1992
  • David Truman, The Unknown Soldier, PBS, 1998
  • Lawrence Brightwater, "A Last Embrace," An Unsuitable Job for a Woman, ITV, 1998
  • Also appeared in Will Shakespeare; The Chester Mystery Plays; and John Vassall, Spy.
  • Episodic
  • Archer, "Shock Tactics," New Scotland Yard, 1972
  • Mr. Sugden, "Horse and Carriage," Public Eye, 1972
  • Herbert Hunter, "Such a Lovely Man," Upstairs, Downstairs, 1975
  • Morgus, "The Caves of Androzani," Doctor Who, 1984
  • Sir Norman Block, "One of Us," Yes, Prime Minister, 1986
  • Trevor Sigma, "The Happiness Patrol," Doctor Who, 1988
  • Colonel John Clapperton, "The Problem at Sea," Poirot, 1989
  • Magnus McKendrick, "Sudden Death Tango," The Paradise Club, 1989
  • Bill Clarke, "Marking Time," Casualty, BBC1, 2000