
Norman Wisdom
Known for: Acting
Born: February 4, 1915
Died: October 4, 2010
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, particularly in Albania where his films were permitted by Enver Hoxha – Wisdom was the only Western a…
Known for

The Bulldog Breed
1960

What's Good for the Goose
1969

The Square Peg
1958

A Stitch in Time
1963

Trouble in Store
1953

Follow a Star
1959

Just My Luck
1957

Man of the Moment
1955

Up in the World
1956

Press for Time
1966

On the Beat
1962

One Good Turn
1955

The Early Bird
1965

The Girl on the Boat
1962

Norman Wisdom: Trouble On Tour
2008

Double X: The Name of the Game
1992

There Was a Crooked Man
1960

Androcles and the Lion
1967

The Legend of Harrow Woods
2008
The Secret Life of Norman Wisdom Aged 92¾
2008
Look at Life: A Dog's Life
1959

Expresso
2007

Norman Wisdom: His Story
2010

Going Gently
1981
The Unforgettable Norman Wisdom
2011
Cue Here for Laughs with John Virgo
1994

The Night They Raided Minsky's
1968

To See Such Fun
1977

Thora Hird Tribute
2003

An Audience with Bruce Forsyth
1997

Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1998

Innes Lloyd: The Producer
2025

Date with a Dream
1948

As Long as They're Happy
1955

The Sandwich Man
1966
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
1985

Bergerac
1981

The Merv Griffin Show
1962

This Is Your Life
1955

Between The Sheets
2003
Nobody Is Norman Wisdom
1973
Norman
1970

The Last Detective
2003

Last of the Summer Wine
1973
It's Only TV But I Like It
1999

Playhouse
1974
Style Challenge
1996

An Audience with...
1978

Casualty
1986

Wogan
1982

A Little Bit of Wisdom
1974

The Mike Douglas Show
1961

Tony Awards
1956