Norman Wisdom
Acting
Born 1915-02-04
Died 2010-10-04
Marylebone, London, England
53 credits
Knight Bachelor 1
Officer of the Order of the British Empire 1
Awards
Nominated for 1 Tony Award
Tony Awards 1 nominated
- 1967 Best Actor in a Musical Nominated
Knight Bachelor 1 won
- 2000 Knight Bachelor Won
Officer of the Order of the British Empire 1 won
- 1995 Officer of the Order of the British Empire Won
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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".
Wisdom later forged a career on Broadway and as a television actor, winning critical acclaim for his dramatic role of a dying cancer patient in the television play Going Gently in 1981. It was broadcast on 5 June that year. He toured Australia and South Africa. After the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, a hospice was named in his honour. In 1995 he was given the Freedom of the City of London and of Tirana. The same year he received an OBE. Wisdom was knighted in 2000 and spent much of his later life on the Isle of Man. Some of his later appearances included roles in Last of the Summer Wine and Coronation Street, and he retired from acting at the age of 90 after his health declined.
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Filmography
Acting
47 credits
The Mike Douglas Show
Casualty
Tony Awards
The Merv Griffin Show
Wogan
Bergerac
Playhouse
Last of the Summer Wine
An Audience with...
The Last Detective
It's Only TV But I Like It
Between The Sheets
A Little Bit of Wisdom
Going Gently
Expresso
Nobody Is Norman Wisdom
The Night They Raided Minsky's
On the Beat
The Bulldog Breed
One Good Turn
As Long as They're Happy
The Square Peg
Just My Luck
A Stitch in Time
Man of the Moment
Androcles and the Lion
The Early Bird
There Was a Crooked Man
The Sandwich Man
Trouble in Store
Press for Time
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
Innes Lloyd: The Producer
The Girl on the Boat
Follow a Star
Up in the World
Double X: The Name of the Game
The Legend of Harrow Woods
Date with a Dream
The Unforgettable Norman Wisdom
Norman Wisdom: His Story
Cue Here for Laughs with John Virgo
Thora Hird Tribute
What's Good for the Goose
The Secret Life of Norman Wisdom Aged 92¾
Norman Wisdom: Trouble On Tour
Look at Life: A Dog's Life
Other credits
6 credits
This Is Your Life
Style Challenge
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
Norman
To See Such Fun
An Audience with Bruce Forsyth
Writing
6 credits
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