Acting
Jim Norton
Acting · Born 1938-01-04 · Dublin, Ireland
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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Dalgliesh
2021 · Father Barnes
FilmThe Dead Hands of Dublin
2020 · Narrator (voice)
FilmThe Last Right
2019 · Padraig
FilmPrisoners of the Moon
2019 · Arthur Rudolph
FilmMary Poppins Returns
2018 · Mr. Binnacle
Dinner with Dani
2018 · Himself
FilmThe Boy
2016 · Mr. Heelshire
FilmNational Theatre Live: Hamlet
2015 · Polonius
River
2015 · Michael Bennigan
FilmNational Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men
2014 · Candy
FilmJimmy's Hall
2014 · Father Sheridan
FilmHomemade
2013 · Tommy
Elementary
2012 · Sir James Walter
FilmExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close
2011 · Old Mr. Black
FilmWater for Elephants
2011 · Camel
FilmSmall, Far Away: The World of Father Ted
2011 · Self
FilmThe Eclipse
2009 · Malachy
FilmThe Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
2008 · Herr Liszt
FilmDriving Lessons
2006 · Mr. Fincham
FilmStan
2006 · Stan Laurel
Hell's Kitchen
2005 · Self
FilmOyster Farmer
2004 · Mumbles
FilmConspiracy of Silence
2003 · Bishop Quinn
The Royal
2003 · Rory
FilmThe Hound of the Baskervilles
2002 · Coroner
FilmHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002 · Mr Mason
FilmBoxed
2002 · Father Moran
FilmOn the Nose
2001 · Patrick Cassidy
Waking the Dead
2001 · David Dusniak
FilmAladdin and the Adventure of All Time
2000 · (voice)
FilmMad About Mambo
2000
FilmRough for Theatre II
2000 · A
FilmSunset Heights
1999 · Sam Magee, The Preacher
FilmA Love Divided
1999
FilmAmerican History X
1998 · Randy
Midsomer Murders
1997 · Edward Canning
The Treacle People
1996 · Brendan Robinson (voice) / Silas Mitton (voice) / Digger (voice)
Father Ted
1995 · Bishop Len Brennan
Wycliffe
1994 · Owens
Babylon 5
1994 · Ombuds Wellington
99-1
1994 · DCI Otterly
Frasier
1993 · Wentworth
Peak Practice
1993 · Father Matthew Corlon
FilmInto the West
1992 · Superintendant O'Mara
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · Self
FilmMidnight's Child
1992 · Dr. Stefan Grossbart
FilmMemoirs of an Invisible Man
1992 · Dr. Bernard Wachs
Maigret
1992
FilmEven Hitler Had a Girlfriend
1991 · Marcus's Dad
FilmHidden Agenda
1990 · Brodie
Stay Lucky
1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989 · Roger Havering
FilmThe Temptation of Eileen Hughes
1988 · Bernard McAuley
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987 · Holodeck Albert Einstein
Unnatural Causes
1986 · Gordon
Lovejoy
1986 · Father Xavier
T-Bag
T-Bag
1985 · Shopkeeper / Gardner
Screen Two
1985 · Bernard McAuley
The Bill
1984
FilmSakharov
1984 · Roy Medvedev
Mr. Palfrey of Westminster
1984 · Robert Sanding
Saturday Night Thriller
Saturday Night Thriller
1982 · Arthur
Cheers
1982 · Henderson
Nanny
1981
FilmCry of the Innocent
1980 · Jasper Tooms
Minder
1979 · O'Brady
Tales of the Unexpected
1979 · Dr Mellish
FilmLight
1979 · Jack Parry
FilmThe Legion Hall Bombing
1978 · Detective Sergeant
Strangers
1978 · Cathal Slattery
People Like Us
People Like Us
1978 · Jim Carver
1990
1977
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975 · F.I.G. Newton
The Sweeney
1975 · Phil Harrister
Churchill's People
1974 · Cuthbert
FilmScreamer
1974 · The Man
Fall of Eagles
1974 · Kerensky
Second City Firsts
Second City Firsts
1973 · Rainmarsh
FilmAdolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
1973 · Pongo
Thriller
1973 · The Man
Colditz
1972 · Capt. James Porteous
Crown Court
1972 · Jeremy Williams
The Adventurer
1972 · Morgan
Van der Valk
1972 · Eddy
Villains
1972 · 'Smudger' Smedley
Late Night Theatre
Late Night Theatre
1972 · Francis Drake
FilmStraw Dogs
1971 · Chris Cawsey
Justice
1971 · Alan Cartwright
Play for Today
1970 · Jack Parry
ITV Playhouse
1967 · Brian Snow
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
1967
Insurrection
1966 · Tom Clarke
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · Tom
Blackmail
Blackmail
1965 · Johnny Franks
FilmThe Face of Fu Manchu
1965 · Mathius
The Wednesday Play
1964 · Rodney
Armchair Theatre
1956 · Dug Whitby
Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Winner