Jim Norton
- Acting
- January 4, 1938 · Dublin, Ireland
Biography
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Dalgliesh · Father Barnes
- The Secret Garden: The Musical · Ben Weatherstaff
- The Dead Hands of Dublin · Narrator (Voice)
- The Last Right · Padraig
- Prisoners of the Moon · Arthur Rudolph
- Mary Poppins Returns · Binnacle
- Dinner with Dani · Self
- The Boy · Mr. Heelshire
- National Theatre Live: Hamlet · Polonius
- River · Michael Bennigan
- National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men · Candy
- Jimmy's Hall · Father Sheridan
- Homemade · Tommy
- Elementary · Sir James Walter
- Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close · Old Mr. Black
- Water for Elephants · Camel
- Small, Far Away: The World of Father Ted · Self
- The Eclipse · Malachy
- Uncle Bill's Barrel · Older Michael
- The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas · Herr Liszt
- Driving Lessons · Mr. Fincham
- Stan · Stan Laurel
- Hell's Kitchen · Self
- Oyster Farmer · Mumbles
- Conspiracy of Silence · Bishop Quinn
- The Royal · Rory
- The Hound of the Baskervilles · Coroner
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets · Mr Mason
- Boxed · Father Moran
- On the Nose · Patrick Cassidy
- Waking the Dead · David Dusniak
- Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time · Voice
- Mad About Mambo
- Rough for Theatre II · A
- Sunset Heights · Sam Magee, The Preacher
- A Love Divided
- American History X · Randy
- Midsomer Murders · Edward Canning
- The Treacle People · Brendan Robinson (voice) / Silas Mitton (voice) / Digger (Voice)
- Father Ted · Bishop Len Brennan
- Wycliffe · Owens
- Babylon 5 · Ombuds Wellington, Dr. Lazarenn
- 99-1 · DCI Otterly
- Frasier · Wentworth
- Peak Practice · Father Matthew Corlon
- Into the West · Superintendant O'Mara
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno · Self
- Midnight's Child · Dr. Stefan Grossbart
- Memoirs of an Invisible Man · Dr. Bernard Wachs
- Maigret
- Even Hitler Had a Girlfriend · Marcus's Dad
- Hidden Agenda · Brodie
- Stay Lucky
- Agatha Christie's Poirot · Roger Havering
- The Temptation of Eileen Hughes · Bernard McAuley
- Star Trek: The Next Generation · Holodeck Albert Einstein
- Home Cooking · Gordon
- Unnatural Causes · Gordon
- Lovejoy · Father Xavier
- T-Bag · Shopkeeper / Gardner
- Screen Two · Bernard McAuley
- The Bill
- Sakharov · Roy Medvedev
- Mr. Palfrey of Westminster · Robert Sanding
- Grass · Arthur
- Saturday Night Thriller · Arthur
- Cheers · Henderson
- Nanny
- Cry of the Innocent · Jasper Tooms
- Juno and the Paycock · "Joxer" Daly
- Minder · O'Brady
- Tales of the Unexpected · Dr Mellish, H.A.K. Bates
- Light · Jack Parry
- The Legion Hall Bombing · Detective Sergeant
- Strangers · Cathal Slattery
- People Like Us · Jim Carver
- 1990
- Rumpole of the Bailey · F.I.G. Newton
- Waiting at the Field Gate · Rainmarsh
- The Sweeney · Phil Harrister