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
Going Gently
Bernard Flood
Five Children and It
Expresso
The Vicar (as Sir Norman Wisdom)
The Legend of Harrow Woods
Winston
Androcles and the Lion
Androcles
One Good Turn
Norman
The Girl on the Boat
Sam Marlowe
Innes Lloyd: The Producer
Self (archive footage)
The Night They Raided Minsky's
Chick Williams
Date with a Dream
Shadow Boxer
Man of the Moment
Norman
Press for Time
Norman Shields / Emily Shields / Wilfred, the Prime Minister