Norman Wisdom

Person · Open Library

Born

1915-02-04

Died

2010-10-04

Works

7

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

Acting · Marylebone, London, England

Sir Norman Joseph Wisdom,  OBE was an English actor, comedian and singer-songwriter best known for a series of comedy films produced between 1953 and 1966 featuring his hapless onscreen character Norman Pitkin. These films initially made more money than the James Bond film series,  and secured Wisdom a celebrity status in lands as far apart as South America, Iran and many Eastern Bloc countries,…

Known for

• Innes Lloyd: The Producer — Self (archive footage)2025
• The Unforgettable Norman Wisdom — Himself (archive footage)2011
• Norman Wisdom: His Story — Himself : Archive footage2010
• Norman Wisdom: Trouble On Tour — Self2008
• The Legend of Harrow Woods — Winston2008
• The Secret Life of Norman Wisdom Aged 92¾ — Self2008
• Expresso — The Vicar (as Sir Norman Wisdom)2007
• Thora Hird Tribute — Self2003
• Between The Sheets — Maurice Hardy2003
• The Last Detective — Lofty Brock2003

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Country

GB

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

8,746

Total plays

30,992

Norman Wisdom (born February 4, 1915 - died October 4, 2010) has become the great British clown very much in the mould of Charles Chaplin with his "little man" in the ill fitting suit and cloth cap. His character is "everyman", much put upon but struggling through to a (usually) happy ending. He was brought up in an orphanage after his mother died and his father disowned him. He joined the army where he discovered that his performing ability was appreciated. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/No

via Last.fm · Norman Wisdom

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. Biodiversity hotspots for conservation priorities

   · 2000 · cited 22,566x

2. Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome

   · 2001 · cited 18,495x

3. A global reference for human genetic variation

   · 2015 · cited 17,321x

4. The american rheumatism association 1987 revised criteria for the classification of rheumatoid arthritis

   · 1988 · cited 15,759x

5. Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

   · 2012 · cited 10,718x

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Key dates

Born

4 February 1915

Died

4 October 2010

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Norman

Gender

male

Citizenship

United Kingdom

Place of birth

Marylebone

Place of death

Isle of Man

Occupation

actor

Languages spoken

English language

Award

Knight Bachelor

Instrument

voice