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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

95

Gender

Male

Birthday

1938-01-04 (87 years old)

Place of Birth

Dublin, Ireland

Also Known As

Jim Morton

James Norton

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Jim Norton

Biography

Jim Norton 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

Acting

Straw Dogs

1971

Straw Dogs

as

Chris Cawsey

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

1992

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

as

Dr. Bernard Wachs

Cry of the Innocent

1980

Cry of the Innocent

as

Jasper Tooms

Oyster Farmer

2004

Oyster Farmer

as

Mumbles

The Eclipse

2009

The Eclipse

as

Malachy

Boxed

2002

Boxed

as

Father Moran

Stan

2006

Stan

as

Stan Laurel

The Temptation of Eileen Hughes

1988

The Temptation of Eileen Hughes

as

Bernard McAuley

Jimmy's Hall

2014

Jimmy's Hall

as

Father Sheridan

The Last Right

2019

The Last Right

as

Padraig

Sakharov

1984

Sakharov

as

Roy Medvedev

Driving Lessons

2006

Driving Lessons

as

Mr. Fincham

The Boy

2016

The Boy

as

Mr. Heelshire

The Secret Garden: The Musical

2021

The Secret Garden: The Musical

as

Ben Weatherstaff

Hidden Agenda

1990

Hidden Agenda

as

Brodie

Uncle Bill's Barrel

2008

Uncle Bill's Barrel

as

Older Michael

Sunset Heights

1999

Sunset Heights

as

Sam Magee, The Preacher

Midnight's Child

1992

Midnight's Child

as

Dr. Stefan Grossbart

Mary Poppins Returns

2018

Mary Poppins Returns

as

Mr. Binnacle

Into the West

1992

Into the West

as

Superintendant O'Mara

On the Nose

2001

On the Nose

as

Patrick Cassidy

The Legion Hall Bombing

1978

The Legion Hall Bombing

as

Detective Sergeant

Prisoners of the Moon

2019

Prisoners of the Moon

as

Arthur Rudolph

Homemade

2013

Homemade

as

Tommy

Light

1979

Light

as

Jack Parry

The Dead Hands of Dublin

2020

The Dead Hands of Dublin

as

Narrator (voice)

Home Cooking

1986

Home Cooking

as

Gordon

Screamer

1974

Screamer

as

The Man

Grass

1982

Grass

as

Arthur

The Death of Captain Doughty

1973

The Death of Captain Doughty

as

Francis Drake

Wycliffe

Wycliffe

as

Owens

Colditz

Colditz

as

Capt. James Porteous

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as

Holodeck Albert Einstein

Father Ted

Father Ted

as

Bishop Len Brennan

The Sweeney

The Sweeney

as

Phil Harrister

Frasier

Frasier

as

Wentworth

Babylon 5

Babylon 5

as

Ombuds Wellington

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

as

Father Xavier

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as

Roger Havering

Thriller

Thriller

as

The Man

Minder

Minder

as

O'Brady

Elementary

Elementary

as

Sir James Walter

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Winner

Dalgliesh

Dalgliesh

as

Father Barnes

Peak Practice

Peak Practice

as

Father Matthew Corlon

Crown Court

Crown Court

as

Jeremy Williams

Van der Valk

Van der Valk

as

Hanson

Insurrection

Insurrection

as

Tom Clarke

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

as

David Dusniak

The Royal

The Royal

as

Rory

Justice

Justice

as

Alan Cartwright

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

as

Edward Canning

River

River

as

Michael Bennigan

Babylon 5

Babylon 5

as

Dr. Lazarenn

Babylon 5

Babylon 5

as

G'Quan

The Treacle People

The Treacle People

as

Brendan Robinson (voice) / Silas Mitton (voice) / Digger (voice)

T-Bag

T-Bag

as

Shopkeeper / Gardner

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

Jack Parry

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

The Detective Sergeant

Cheers

Cheers

as

Henderson

Production

Crew

Directing