Norman Wisdom
Acting
Born February 4, 1915 · Marylebone, London, England
Biography
Sir Norman Joseph Wisdom, OBE was an English actor, comedian and singer-songwriter best known for a series of comedy films produced between 1953 and 1966 featuring his hapless onscreen character Norman Pitkin. These films initially made more money than the James Bond film series, and secured Wisdom a celebrity status in lands as far apart as South America, Iran and many Eastern Bloc countries, particularly in Albania where his films were permitted by Enver Hoxha – Wisdom was the only Western actor to enjoy this privilege. Charlie Chaplin famously referred to Wisdom as his "favourite clown".…
Known For · 40 titles
The Mike Douglas Show
Tony Awards
Casualty
The Merv Griffin Show
Wogan
This Is Your Life
Playhouse
Last of the Summer Wine
Bergerac
An Audience with...
Style Challenge
The Last Detective
It's Only TV But I Like It
Between The Sheets
A Little Bit of Wisdom
Nobody Is Norman Wisdom
The Night They Raided Minsky's
Going Gently
One Good Turn
The Bulldog Breed
The Sandwich Man
Expresso
Cue Here for Laughs with John Virgo
Androcles and the Lion
Innes Lloyd: The Producer
Norman
A Stitch in Time
Thora Hird Tribute
The Girl on the Boat
The Legend of Harrow Woods
Norman Wisdom: His Story
On the Beat
Trouble in Store
Press for Time
Double X: The Name of the Game
What's Good for the Goose
The Square Peg
As Long as They're Happy
The Early Bird
There Was a Crooked Man