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Norman Wisdom
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English actor, comedian and singer-songwriter
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Norman Wisdom was a British comedian, screenwriter, musician, and singer-songwriter. Born in Marylebone, London, in 1915, he began his work period in 1948. He served in the British Army and participated in World War II. His musical career included recordings for EMI and Philips Records, and he was recognized with tags such as oldies, 50s, pop, and jazz.
Wisdom received the awards Officer of the Order of the British Empire and Knight Bachelor. He was also nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He died of a myocardial infarction in natural causes on the Isle of Man in 2010. He spoke English and is associated with acting departments in film databases.
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Film & TV
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
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1915
- Active to
- 2010
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 8,746
- Total plays
- 30,992
Tags
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
Described at
Norman Wisdom – Movies, Bio and Lists on MUBI
Norman Wisdom – Movies, Bio and Lists on MUBI
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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
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Knight Bachelor
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Philips Records
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- British Army
- Image
- Norman Wisdom Peel IoM 2005 -CCR27366-.jpg
Show 8 more facts
- date of birth
- 1915-02-04
- date of death
- 2010-10-04
- Commons category
- Norman Wisdom
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
- start of work period
- 1948-00-00
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- described at URL
- mubi.com/en/cast/norman-wisdom
Sources (2)
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