Acting
Norman Wisdom
1915 · Marylebone, London, England
30 films
Bio
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".
Filmography
Expresso
The Vicar (as Sir Norman Wisdom)
Going Gently
Bernard Flood
The Night They Raided Minsky's
Chick Williams
One Good Turn
Norman
A Stitch in Time
Norman Pitkin
The Early Bird
Norman Pitkin
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
Self
Innes Lloyd: The Producer
Self (archive footage)
On the Beat
Norman Pitkin / Giulio Napolitani
The Bulldog Breed
Ordinary Seaman Norman Puckle
Press for Time
Norman Shields / Emily Shields / Wilfred, the Prime Minister
The Girl on the Boat
Sam Marlowe