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'''Norman Bird''' (1920 - 2005) was a British character actor, known on stage, cinema and television for many different roles. Since the 1950's, he made guest appearances in wellknown series as ''[[wikipedia:The Saint (TV series)|The Saint]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Z-Cars|Z Cars]]'', playing mostly civil servants and policemen. In 1978, Bird provided the voice of [[Bilbo Baggins]] in ''[[Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings]]''. His last major feature was a bit part in ''Shadowlands'', a film about [[C.S. Lewis]].  
'''Norman Bird''' (30 October 1924 - 22 April 2005) was a British character actor. Active from the 1950s, he made guest appearances in well-known series such as ''[[wikipedia:The Saint (TV series)|The Saint]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Z-Cars|Z Cars]]'', playing mostly civil servants and policemen. In [[1978]], Bird provided the voice of [[Bilbo Baggins]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1978 film)]]. His last known role was as a taxi driver in the [[C.S. Lewis]] biopic ''Shadowlands''.  


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Latest revision as of 14:39, 22 April 2018

Norman Bird
Lifetime30 October 1924 - 22 April 2005
PortrayedBilbo Baggins in:
 The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)
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Norman Bird (30 October 1924 - 22 April 2005) was a British character actor. Active from the 1950s, he made guest appearances in well-known series such as The Saint and Z Cars, playing mostly civil servants and policemen. In 1978, Bird provided the voice of Bilbo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings (1978 film). His last known role was as a taxi driver in the C.S. Lewis biopic Shadowlands.

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