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