Jim Norton
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Midsomer Murders
Edward Canning
1997
Series
Frasier
Wentworth
1993
Series
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Holodeck Albert Einstein
1987
Series
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Roger Havering
1989
Series
Elementary
Sir James Walter
2012
Series
Play for Today
Jack Parry
1970
Series
Play for Today
The Detective Sergeant
1970
Series
Cheers
Henderson
1982
Series
Babylon 5
Ombuds Wellington
1994
Series
Babylon 5
Dr. Lazarenn
1994
Series
Babylon 5
G'Quan
1994
Series
Hell's Kitchen
Self
2005
Film
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Mr Mason
2002
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Winner
1956
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
1992
Series
Minder
O'Brady
1979
Series
Crown Court
Jeremy Williams
1972
Series
Tales of the Unexpected
Dr Mellish
1979
Series
Tales of the Unexpected
H.A.K. Bates
1979
Series
Peak Practice
Father Matthew Corlon
1993
Series
The Wednesday Play
Rodney
1964
Series
Screen Two
Bernard McAuley
1985
Series
Waking the Dead
David Dusniak
2001
Series
The Bill
1984
Series
ITV Playhouse
Brian Snow
1967
Series
Van der Valk
Eddy
1972
Series
Van der Valk
Hanson
1972
Film
American History X
Randy
1998
Series
Dalgliesh
Father Barnes
2021
Series
Rumpole of the Bailey
F.I.G. Newton
1975
Series
The Sweeney
Phil Harrister
1975
Film
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Herr Liszt
2008
Series
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Tom
1965
Series
Wycliffe
Owens
1994
Film
The Boy
Mr. Heelshire
2016
Series
Thriller
The Man
1973
Series
Lovejoy
Father Xavier
1986
Series
Father Ted
Bishop Len Brennan
1995
Series
Justice
Alan Cartwright
1971
Series
Churchill's People
Cuthbert
1974
Film
Mary Poppins Returns
Mr. Binnacle
2018
Blackmail
Johnny Franks
1965
Series
Strangers
Cathal Slattery
1978
Second City Firsts
Rainmarsh
1973
Series
The Adventurer
Morgan
1972
Series
Maigret
1992
Series
River
Michael Bennigan
2015
Series
Fall of Eagles
Kerensky
1974
Film
Water for Elephants
Camel
2011
Film
Straw Dogs
Chris Cawsey
1971
Film
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Old Mr. Black
2011
T-Bag
Shopkeeper / Gardner
1985
Series
Colditz
Capt. James Porteous
1972
Series
Stay Lucky
1989
Series
Unnatural Causes
Gordon
1986
Series
Villains
'Smudger' Smedley
1972
Series
Mr. Palfrey of Westminster
Robert Sanding
1984
Film
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Dr. Bernard Wachs
1992
Late Night Theatre
Francis Drake
1972
Series
99-1
DCI Otterly
1994
Series
Nanny
1981
Series
1990
1977
Series
Dinner with Dani
Himself
2018
Series
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
1967
Film
Driving Lessons
Mr. Fincham
2006
Film
Jimmy's Hall
Father Sheridan
2014
Film
Hidden Agenda
Brodie
1990
Series
The Treacle People
Brendan Robinson (voice) / Silas Mitton (voice) / Digger (voice)
1996
Film
The Last Right
Padraig
2019
Series
Insurrection
Tom Clarke
1966
Film
Into the West
Superintendant O'Mara
1992
Film
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Coroner
2002
Film
The Face of Fu Manchu
Mathius
1965
Film
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
Polonius
2015
People Like Us
Jim Carver
1978
Series
Armchair Theatre
Dug Whitby
1956
Saturday Night Thriller
Arthur
1982
Film
The Eclipse
Malachy
2009
Film
Mad About Mambo
2000
Film
Cry of the Innocent
Jasper Tooms
1980
Film
Even Hitler Had a Girlfriend
Marcus's Dad
1991
Film
Home Cooking
Gordon
1986
Film
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
Pongo
1973
Film
Oyster Farmer
Mumbles
2004
Film
On the Nose
Patrick Cassidy
2001
Film
Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time
(voice)
2000
Film
National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men
Candy
2014
Film
The Secret Garden: The Musical
Ben Weatherstaff
2021
Film
Sakharov
Roy Medvedev
1984
Film
Midnight's Child
Dr. Stefan Grossbart
1992
Series
The Royal
Rory
2003
Film
Rough for Theatre II
A
2000
Film
Sunset Heights
Sam Magee, The Preacher
1999
Film
Conspiracy of Silence
2003
Film
Homemade
Tommy
2013
Film
The Legion Hall Bombing
Detective Sergeant
1978
The Death of Captain Doughty
Francis Drake
1973
Film
A Love Divided
1999
Film
Waiting at the Field Gate
Rainmarsh
1975
Small, Far Away: The World of Father Ted
2011
Film
Boxed
Father Moran
2002
Film
Screamer
The Man
1974
Film
George
Smedley
1972
Grass
Arthur
1982
Film
Stan
Stan Laurel
2006
Film
Prisoners of the Moon
Arthur Rudolph
2019
Film
The Temptation of Eileen Hughes
Bernard McAuley
1988
Film
Light
Jack Parry
1979
Film
The Dead Hands of Dublin
Narrator (voice)
2020
Uncle Bill's Barrel
Older Michael
2008
Film
Juno and the Paycock
"Joxer" Daly
1980