Jim Norton
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.
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Known For
Acting History
2021
Dalgliesh as Father Barnes
2021The Secret Garden: The Musical as Ben Weatherstaff
2020The Dead Hands of Dublin as Narrator (voice)
2019The Last Right as Padraig
2019Prisoners of the Moon as Arthur Rudolph
2018Mary Poppins Returns as Mr. Binnacle
2018Dinner with Dani as Himself
2016The Boy as Mr. Heelshire
2015National Theatre Live: Hamlet as Polonius
2015River as Michael Bennigan
2014National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men as Candy
2014Jimmy's Hall as Father Sheridan
2013Homemade as Tommy
2012Elementary as Sir James Walter
2011Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close as Old Mr. Black
2011Water for Elephants as Camel
2011Small, Far Away: The World of Father Ted
2009The Eclipse as Malachy
2008Uncle Bill's Barrel as Older Michael
2008The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas as Herr Liszt
2006Driving Lessons as Mr. Fincham
2006Stan as Stan Laurel
2005Hell's Kitchen as Self
2004Oyster Farmer as Mumbles
2003Conspiracy of Silence
2003The Royal as Rory
2002The Hound of the Baskervilles as Coroner
2002Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets as Mr Mason
2002Boxed as Father Moran
2001On the Nose as Patrick Cassidy
2001Waking the Dead as David Dusniak
2000Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time as (voice)
2000Mad About Mambo
2000Rough for Theatre II as A
1999Sunset Heights as Sam Magee, The Preacher
1999A Love Divided
1998American History X as Randy
1997Midsomer Murders as Edward Canning
1996The Treacle People as Brendan Robinson (voice) / Silas Mitton (voice) / Digger (voice)
1995Father Ted as Bishop Len Brennan
1994Wycliffe as Owens
1994Babylon 5 as Ombuds Wellington
1994Babylon 5 as Dr. Lazarenn
1994Babylon 5 as G'Quan
1993Frasier as Wentworth
1993Peak Practice as Father Matthew Corlon
1992Into the West as Superintendant O'Mara
1992Midnight's Child as Dr. Stefan Grossbart
1992Memoirs of an Invisible Man as Dr. Bernard Wachs
1992Maigret
1991Even Hitler Had a Girlfriend as Marcus's Dad
1990Hidden Agenda as Brodie
1989Stay Lucky
1989Agatha Christie's Poirot as Roger Havering
1988The Temptation of Eileen Hughes as Bernard McAuley
1987Star Trek: The Next Generation as Holodeck Albert Einstein
1986Home Cooking as Gordon
1986Unnatural Causes as Gordon
1986Lovejoy as Father Xavier
1985T-Bag as Shopkeeper / Gardner
1984The Bill
1984Sakharov as Roy Medvedev
1984Mr. Palfrey of Westminster as Robert Sanding
1982Grass as Arthur
1982Cheers as Henderson
1981Nanny
1980Cry of the Innocent as Jasper Tooms
1980Juno and the Paycock as "Joxer" Daly
1979Minder as O'Brady
1979Tales of the Unexpected as Dr Mellish
1979Tales of the Unexpected as H.A.K. Bates
1979Light as Jack Parry
1978The Legion Hall Bombing as Detective Sergeant
19771990
1975Rumpole of the Bailey as F.I.G. Newton
1975Waiting at the Field Gate as Rainmarsh
1975The Sweeney as Phil Harrister
1974Churchill's People as Cuthbert
1974Screamer as The Man
1973Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall as Pongo
1973Thriller as The Man
1973The Death of Captain Doughty as Francis Drake
1972Colditz as Capt. James Porteous
1972Crown Court as Jeremy Williams
1972The Adventurer as Morgan
1972Van der Valk as Eddy
1972Van der Valk as Hanson
1972George as Smedley
1971Straw Dogs as Chris Cawsey
1971Justice as Alan Cartwright
1970Play for Today as Jack Parry
1970Play for Today as The Detective Sergeant
1967Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
1966Insurrection as Tom Clarke
1965The Face of Fu Manchu as Mathius
1956Tony Awards as Self - Winner