Jim Norton
Biography
Date of Birth 4 January 1938, Dublin, Ireland Birth Name James Norton Jim Norton is an Irish character actor, who frequently plays clergymen, most notably Bishop Brennan in the sitcom Father Ted. He also played Albert Einstein in two episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation and the Ombuds, a judge, and Dr. Lazarenn, a Markab doctor, on Babylon 5. In addition, he has recorded the whole of James Joyce's Ulysses for Naxos Audio. Norton provided the voice for Major Kennet for the 2003 Doctor Who animated serial, Scream of the Shalka. In 2004 he took part in the touring production of Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman. In 2006/7 he played Richard Harkin in Conor McPherson's The Seafarer at The National Theatre, for which he won the 2007 Best Supporting Actor Olivier Award. He appeared in a brief cameo in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in 2002 as Mr. Mason. He has recently appeared as the older Stan Laurel in a TV docu-drama about the famous double-act. From Wikipedia
The Boy
Mr. Heelshire
Top Five
Himself
Comedian
Comedian
Oyster Farmer
Mumbles
One Night Stand: Jim Norton
Himself
Stan
Stan Laurel
Pitching Tents
Mr. Mulligan
Arthur Rudolph
The Man
National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men
Candy
The Irishman
Don Rickles
Arthur Rudolph
The Last Right
Padraig
Tasteless
Self
Mary Poppins Returns
Mr. Binnacle
Pitching Tents
Mr. Mulligan
Jim Norton: Mouthful of Shame
Self
From Nowhere
Louis
The Comedian
Jim Norton
Special Correspondents
Rent Boy #1
The Boy
Mr. Heelshire
Can We Take a Joke?
Self
Misery Loves Comedy
Himself - Interviewee
Top Five
Himself
National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men
Candy
Jimmy's Hall
Father Sheridan
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Old Mr. Black
Water for Elephants
Camel
Furry Vengeance
Hank
Cop Out
George
The Eclipse
Malachy
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Herr Liszt
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Auditioner
Stan
Stan Laurel
Driving Lessons
Mr. Fincham
Al Franken: God Spoke
Himself - Team Franken
One Night Stand: Jim Norton
Himself
Oyster Farmer
Mumbles
Conspiracy of Silence
Bishop Michael Quinn
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Coroner
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Mr. Mason
Comedian
Comedian
Boxed
Father Moran
Spider-Man
Surly Truck Driver
On The Nose
Patrick Cassidy
Aladdin and the Adventures of All Time
(voice)
Mad About Mambo
Brother Xavier
A love divided
Reverend Fischer
Babylon 5: River of Souls
Ombuds Wellington / ... (4 episodes, 1994-1996)
American History X
Randy
Into the West
Superintendant O'Mara
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Dr. Bernard Wachs
Marcus's Dad
Hidden Agenda
Brodie
Roy Medvedev
Tales of the Unexpected, Set 1
Dr. Mellish / ... (2 episodes, 1984)
Cry of the Innocent
Jasper Tooms
Against The Wind
Cunningham (2 episodes, 1978)
The Man
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
Pongo
Straw Dogs
Chris Cawsey
Alfred the Great
Thanet
The Face of Fu Manchu
Mathius
