Norman Chappell
- Acting
- December 31, 1925 · Lucknow, United Provinces, British India [now Uttar Pradesh, India]
- July 21, 1983
Biography
Norman Chappell (31 December 1925, Lucknow, India – 21 July 1983) was an English character actor, known for numerous roles in television and film. Born in India during the British Raj, Chappell appeared mainly in television series as a character actor, usually in light comedy roles. He was best known for his roles in the Carry On films and in The Avengers (five appearances "Dead of Winter", "The Gilded Cage", "Dial A Deadly Number", "Dance with Death" and "Fog"). He often portrayed slightly pompous types of which his role in "The Gilded Cage" was a good example. He also appeared in a number of comedy sketches performed in the early 3-2-1 TV shows hosted by "Ted Rogers".
Known for
Filmography
- Preview · Ambulanceman
- Coming Home · Spanaird
- Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective · Parsons
- Danger UXB · Corporal Mould
- That's Carry On! · Allbright (archive footage) (uncredited)
- A Sharp Intake of Breath · Thompson
- Dawson and Friends · Various
- Three Piece Suite · Ken (segment "Celluloid Dreams")
- The Galton & Simpson Playhouse · The Other Man
- Intimate Games · Principal
- One-Upmanship
- The Great Snail Race · Dad
- Carry On Laughing · Lord Burleigh, King Harold
- The Four Musketeers · Submarine Inventor
- Playhouse · Ambulance Man
- Zodiac · Dobbs
- Grubstreet
- Men of Affairs · Fritz
- Man About the House · Mr Morris
- Whoops Baghdad · Imshi
- Au Pair Girls · Salesman
- Nearest and Dearest · Man on Bus
- Carry On Henry · Plotter
- ...And Mother Makes Three · Mr Reynolds
- Bless This House · Porter
- Queenie's Castle · Mr Underwood
- Toomorrow · Stage Door Keeper (uncredited)
- Doctor in Trouble · Waiter (uncredited)
- Ooh La La! · Gendarme
- How I Won the War · Henry Bridgehouse, soldier at Alamein
- All Gas and Gaiters · Mr Fox
- Doctor in Clover · Flower Delivery Man (uncredited)
- The World of George Orwell: 1984 · Mr. Parsons
- The Likely Lads · Archie
- The Beauty Jungle · Talk of the Town Stage Manager (uncredited)
- Comedy Workshop: Love and Maud Carver · Shoe Salesman
- Theatre 625 · Tom Parsons
- Crooks in Cloisters · Benson
- Girl in the Headlines · Police Photographer
- Carry On Cabby · Allbright
- The Punch and Judy Man · Footman
- Jigsaw · Andy Roach
- Petticoat Pirates · Johnson
- The Day the Earth Caught Fire · Hotel Receptionist (uncredited)
- Winning Widows
- The Avengers · Forbes, Fowler
- The Larkins · Sid Gannett