Jim Norton

Born: 1938-01-04, Dublin, Ireland

Biography

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.

Filmography

• Midsomer Murders (1997)
• Frasier (1993)
• Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
• Babylon 5 (1994)
• Cheers (1982)
• Peak Practice (1993)
• Crown Court (1972)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
• Screen Two (1985)
• Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)
• Waking the Dead (2001)
• The Wednesday Play (1964)
• Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
• Rumpole of the Bailey (1975)
• American History X (1998)
• The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008)
• Wycliffe (1994)
• Dalgliesh (2021)
• Father Ted (1995)
• Lovejoy (1986)
• Van der Valk (1972)
• Churchill's People (1974)
• The Boy (2016)
• Unnatural Causes (1986)
• Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)
• Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
• Nanny (1981)
• Straw Dogs (1971)
• Stay Lucky (1989)
• Water for Elephants (2011)