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Sir Norman Joseph Wisdom, OBE (4 February 1915 – 4 October 2010) was an English actor, comedian, musician and singer best known for a series of comedy films produced between 1953 and 1966 featuring a hapless character called Norman Pitkin.
Norman Wisdom. Actor: A Stitch in Time. Sir Norman Wisdom has become the great British clown in the mold of Sir Charles Chaplin with his little man in the ill fitting suit and cloth cap. His character is an everyman, much put upon but struggling through to a (usually) happy ending.
Norman Wisdom. Actor: A Stitch in Time. Sir Norman Wisdom has become the great British clown in the mold of Sir Charles Chaplin with his little man in the ill fitting suit and cloth cap. His character is an everyman, much put upon but struggling through to a (usually) happy ending.
Norman was 31 when he became a 'straight man' to magician David Nixon and a success in his distinctive 'Gump Suit'. By the 1960's Norman Wisdom was a mega-star and actors like Oliver Reed, Michael Caine and Terence Alexander were glad of small parts in his movies.
Sir Norman Joseph Wisdom OBE (4 February 1915 – 4 October 2010) was an English comedian, singer, songwriter, actor and musician.
Oct 4, 2010 · Comic actor Sir Norman Wisdom has died aged 95, his son has confirmed. The London-born star was known for his slapstick film roles in the 1950s and 1960s, famously playing Norman Pitkin against...
Sir Norman Joseph Wisdom, OBE (4 February 1915 – 4 October 2010) 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.
A prodigious comedic and musical talent, Norman Wisdom was for a while in the early 1960s Britain's highest- earning performer.
Oct 4, 2010 · During a career which spanned seven decades, Sir Norman Wisdom went beyond clowning and slapstick to star in 19 movies. His knighthood, which came in 2000, put the diminutive comic on a footing...
Oct 6, 2010 · Norman Wisdom, one of Britain’s best-loved cinematic clowns, who also earned a Tony nomination on Broadway, died on Monday on the Isle of Man. He was 95 and had continued performing...
