Norman Alden
- Acting
- September 13, 1924 · Forth Worth, Texas, USA
- July 27, 2012
Biography
Norman Alden (né Adelberg; September 13, 1924 – July 27, 2012) was an American character actor. His career lasted nearly 50 years, including many diverse and memorable performances. Some of his notable roles include the voice of Sir Kay in The Sword in the Stone (1963), Dr. Linstrom in I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977), diner owner Lou in Back to the Future (1985), the voice of Kranix in The Transformers: The Movie (1986), the construction foreman in They Live (1988), and cameraman Bill in Ed Wood (1994). Alden also made numerous guest appearances in popular shows like Gunsmoke, Perry Mason, and The Twilight Zone. Alden first discovered his passion for acting while attending Texas Christian University, where he participated in on-campus theater productions. After serving in the United States Army during World War II, he pursued a career in acting, making his first television appearance in 1957 on The 20th Century Fox Hour. Alden continued to work steadily until his retirement in 2006.
Known for
Filmography
- Looking Back to the Future · Self
- Looking Back at the Future · Self
- Night of the Wolf · Carl Casey
- K-PAX · Babbling Man
- Patch Adams · Truck Driver
- Tracey Takes On...
- JAG · Mr. Platt
- Ed Wood · Cameraman Bill
- Bodies of Evidence
- Rugrats · Plastic Piggy (Voice)
- Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force · Bartender
- Cutting Class · Officer Fondulac
- Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders · Chief of Police
- TV 101 · Ralphie
- They Live · Foreman
- Lady Mobster · Sal Borolo
- Man Against the Mob · Capt. Necker
- Off the Mark · Coach Elam
- 21 Jump Street
- Destination: America · Tom Beller
- Sunday Drive · Norman
- Sledge Hammer! · Roscoe
- The Transformers: The Movie · Kranix (Voice)
- The Hogan Family
- Back to the Future · Lou
- Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story · Ray Arcel
- California Girls · Mr. Pegem
- Murder, She Wrote · Mercer Hawthorne, Bart Klapper
- Hunter · Jerry Walsh, Mike
- The Rousters · Jackson Cobb
- Hardcastle and McCormick
- Webster
- The A-Team · Ed Maloney, Mickey Stern
- Matt Houston · Sheriff Tim Keeler
- Silver Spoons
- Victor/Victoria · Man in Hotel with Shoes (uncredited)
- Cagney & Lacey · Dan Cobbin
- Desperate Lives · Coach
- Nero Wolfe
- Falcon Crest · Det. Bitterman
- The Fall Guy
- Code Red · Robert Melton
- Foul Play
- Hill Street Blues · Art Eastland
- Borderline · Willie Lambert
- Back to the Planet of the Apes · Zako
- Enos
- Cloud Dancer · Dr. Putman
- Flamingo Road · Pete
- Stone
- California Fever
- Trapper John, M.D.
- The Facts of Life
- Samurai · Lt. Al DeNisco
- No Other Love · Les Hollister
- Vega$
- Dallas · Senator Orloff
- Ring of Passion · Max Machon
- What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
- Semi-Tough · Coach Alvin Parks
- The Love Boat · Ralph
- Young Dan'l Boone
- The All-New Super Friends Hour · Aquaman (Voice)
- I Never Promised You a Rose Garden · McPherson
- Eight Is Enough
- Hunter
- Quincy, M.E.
- Charlie's Angels · Louis Fluellen, P. J. Wilkes
- Electra Woman and Dyna Girl · Professor Frank Heflin
- Alice
- Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman · Coach Leroy Fedders
- One Day at a Time
- Starsky & Hutch
- Switch · Barney
- Fay · Al Cassidy
- Bronk
- Terror on the 40th Floor · Capt. Parker
- Planet of the Apes · Zako
- The Rockford Files · Roland Eddy
- The Manhunter