Norman Rossington

Biography

Rossington was born in Liverpool, 24-Dec-1928, as the son of a publican, he was educated at Sefton Park Elementary School and Liverpool Technical College. He left education at the age of 14. After that he lived a rather aimless adolescent life as messenger, office boy at Liverpool Docks, carpentry apprentice, etc. Later, he went to night school and studied industrial design at technical college in order to become a draughtsman. His interest in acting led him to a local theatre group, and Rossington trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and began his acting career at the city's Theatre Royal, by the mid 1950s appearing on the stage in plays such as a London Old Vic tour of the USA in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Salad Days, being one of the original cast. However, his big break through came in 1957, when he starred as Private 'Cupcake' Cook in the popular sitcom The Army Game. He left after three series in 1959, and in the meantime had appeared in I Only Arsked!, again as 'Cupcake'. He Died on May, 21, 1999 in Manchester, England. Cause of death: Cancer - unspecified FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR Sharpe's Regiment (1-May-1996) Let Him Have It (12-Sep-1991) The Krays (13-Sep-1990) · Shopkeeper House of the Long Shadows (17-Jun-1983) S.O.S. Titanic (23-Sep-1979) The Prisoner of Zenda (17-Aug-1979) · Bruno Joseph Andrews (9-Mar-1977) Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World (Dec-1973) Double Take (Dec-1972) Young Winston (Jul-1972) Death Line (1972) · Det. Sgt. Rogers Man in the Wilderness (24-Nov-1971) · Ferris The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (12-Nov-1970) The Adventures of Gerard (Jan-1970) Simon, Simon (1970) Two Gentlemen Sharing (17-Sep-1969) Negatives (Sep-1968) The Charge of the Light Brigade (11-Apr-1968) · T.S.M. Corbett Double Trouble (5-Apr-1967) · Arthur Babcock Tobruk (7-Feb-1967) · Alfie The Wrong Box (4-Jul-1966) · 1st Rough Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (16-Jun-1965) · Assistant Fire Chief Joey Boy (1965) The Comedy Man (3-Sep-1964) A Hard Day's Night (6-Jul-1964) Carry On, Nurse on Wheels (Jan-1963) The Longest Day (Sep-1962) Crooks Anonymous (Apr-1962) Go to Blazes (Apr-1962) Carry On Regardless (4-Apr-1961) Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (Nov-1960) · Bert Carry On Nurse (21-Jul-1959) Carry On Sergeant (Aug-1958) Three Men in a Boat (25-Dec-1956)