Jim Norton

1938 (88) • Acting

Born: 1/4/1938 (88) in Dublin, Ireland

Known for: Acting

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.

Known For

The Boy

60%

Mr. Heelshire

2016

Water for Elephants

69%

Camel

2011

Elementary

76%

Sir James Walter

2012

Star Trek: The Next Generation

84%

Holodeck Albert Einstein

1987

Straw Dogs

71%

Chris Cawsey

1971

Frasier

77%

Wentworth

1993

Cheers

76%

Henderson

1982

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

59%

Dr. Bernard Wachs

1992

Dalgliesh

67%

Father Barnes

2021

The Secret Garden: The Musical

Ben Weatherstaff

2021

The Dead Hands of Dublin

50%

Narrator (voice)

2020

The Last Right

60%

Padraig

2019

Prisoners of the Moon

80%

Arthur Rudolph

2019

Mary Poppins Returns

65%

Mr. Binnacle

2018

Dinner with Dani

33%

Himself

2018

The Boy

60%

Mr. Heelshire

2016

National Theatre Live: Hamlet

75%

Polonius

2015

River

74%

Michael Bennigan

2015

National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men

80%

Candy

2014

Jimmy's Hall

67%

Father Sheridan

2014

Homemade

Tommy

2013

Elementary

76%

Sir James Walter

2012

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

70%

Old Mr. Black

2011

Water for Elephants

69%

Camel

2011

Small, Far Away: The World of Father Ted

80%

Self

2011

The Eclipse

60%

Malachy

2009

Uncle Bill's Barrel

Older Michael

2008

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

78%

Herr Liszt

2008

Driving Lessons

61%

Mr. Fincham

2006

Stan

53%

Stan Laurel

2006

Hell's Kitchen

68%

Self

2005

Oyster Farmer

57%

Mumbles

2004

Conspiracy of Silence

48%

Bishop Quinn

2003

The Royal

78%

Rory

2003

The Hound of the Baskervilles

60%

Coroner

2002

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

77%

Mr Mason

2002