Norman Rossington Biography (1928-1999)
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Norman Rossington Biography (1928-1999)

Born December 24, 1928, in England, UK; died of cancer, May 21, 1999, in Manchester, England, UK. Career: Actor. Member: Shakespeare Recording Company.

Nationality

British

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

December 24, 1928

England

Death Details

May 21, 1999

Manchester, England

Famous Works

CREDITS

Film Appearances

Boy Lover, Three Men in a Boat, 1956

Arthur, Keep It Clean, 1956

Barrow Boy, Stranger's Meeting, 1957

Herbert Brown, Carry On Sergeant, 1958

Norm, Carry On Nurse, 1958

Steerage Steward, A Night to Remember, 1958

Bert, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, Continental Distributing,1960

Referee, Carry On Regardless, 1961

Pvt. Clough, The Longest Day, 1962

Corporal Jenkins, Lawrence of Arabia, Columbia, 1962

Alfie, Go to Blazes, 1962

Bert, Crooks Anonymous, 1962

Nurse on Wheels (also known as Carry On, Nurse On Wheels, and What a Carry On: Nurse On Wheels [released in UK in 1994]), 1963

Theodore, The Comedy Man, 1963

Daylight Robbery, 1964

Norm, A Hard Day's Night, United Artists, 1964

Royal Army Corporal, Joey Boy, 1965

Driver, Cup Fever, 1965

Asst. Fire Chief, Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines, or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes (also known as Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines), FOX, 1965

First Rough, The Wrong Box, Columbia, 1966

Alfie, Tobruk, 1967

Arthur Babcock, Double Trouble, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1967

Auctioneer, Negatives, Continental Distributing, 1968

Corbett, The Charge of the Light Brigade, United Artists, 1968

Phil, Two Gentlemen Sharing, American International Pictures, 1969

Albert, The Engagement, 1970

Guide, The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer, Warner Bros., 1970

Fireman, Simon Simon, 1970

Papilette, The Adventures of Gerard (also known as Adventures of Brigadier Gerard), United Artists, 1970

Ferris, Man in the Wilderness, 1971

Jack Foster, Go for a Take (also known as Double Take), 1972

Detective Sergeant Rogers, Deathline (also known as Raw Meat), 1972

Dewsnap, Young Winston, Columbia, 1972

Tom, Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World, Prism Entertainment, 1973

Bruno, The Prisoner of Zenda, Universal, 1979

Rhubarb Rhubarb, 1980

Station master, House of the Long Shadows (also known as Houseof Long Shadows), 1983

Shopkeeper, The Krays, Miramax, 1990

Postman, Let Him Have It, 1991

Himself, The Making of "A Hard Day's Night', 1995

Television Appearances

Movies

Carry On Christmas: Carry On Stuffing, 1972

Master-at-Arms: T. King, S.O.S. Titanic, ABC, 1979

Horatio Havercamp, Sharpe's Regiment, 1996

Miniseries

Lorenzo, Casanova, syndicated, 1971

Sergeant, I, Claudius, 1976

Maro, Masada, ABC, 1981

Specials

Collins Meets Coward, Arts & Entertainment, 1992

Episodic

Pte. "Cupcake" Cook, The Army Game, Grenada-TV, 1957

Cupcake Cook, I Only Arsked, 1958

The Big Noise, 1964

Norman, Curry & Chips, LWT, 1969

Roads to Freedom, BBC-2, 1970

His and Hers, 1970

Samuel Baker, Search For the Nile, NBC, 1972

Jack Foster, "Lost Dog", Hunter's Walk, ATV, 1973

Det. Chief Constable Goddard, "Set Up", Target, BBC-1, 1977

PC Goatman, Spooner's Patch, 1979

Pop, And the Beat Goes On, 1996

Series

Big Jim, Big Jim and the Figaro Club, BBC-2, 1979

Stage Appearances

Appeared as Feste, in Twelfth Night; and as Touchstone, in As You Like It; also appeared in the London West End stage hit Beauty andthe Beast. *