Portrait of Norman Wisdom

Acting

Norman Wisdom

Career

Active from 1953 to 2008, with a break from 1993 to 2006, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
24
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Early Bird
The Early Bird
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Norman Wisdom Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    3.5, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.0, average 4.7
  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.8, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Slapstick Humor 3
  • Underdog Story 3
  • Classic British Comedy 2
  • Family-Friendly Fun 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • British Comedy 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

36
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

4 titles ยท average score 54
The Legend of Harrow Woods
The Legend of Harrow Woods (2008)
GoodWatch score 22

as Winston

Expresso
Expresso (2007)

as The Vicar (as Sir Norman Wisdom)

The Last Detective
The Last Detective (2003)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Lofty Brock

Between The Sheets
Between The Sheets (2003)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Maurice Hardy

1990s

3 titles ยท average score 57
Dalziel and Pascoe
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Bernie Marks

Style Challenge
Style Challenge (1996)

TV show

Double X: The Name of the Game
Double X: The Name of the Game (1992)
GoodWatch score 45

as Arthur Clutton/Maurice Rigby

1980s

3 titles ยท average score 65
Casualty
Casualty (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Mr. Cole

Going Gently
Going Gently (1981)

as Bernard Flood

Bergerac
Bergerac (1981)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Vincent

1970s

6 titles ยท average score 65
The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show (1978)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show

A Little Bit of Wisdom
A Little Bit of Wisdom (1974)

TV show ยท as Norman Wisdom

Playhouse
Playhouse (1974)

TV show ยท as Bernard Flood

Last of the Summer Wine
Last of the Summer Wine (1973)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Billy Ingleton / Man Carrying Gnome (uncredited)

Nobody Is Norman Wisdom
Nobody Is Norman Wisdom (1973)

TV show ยท as Nobody

Norman
Norman (1970)

TV show

1960s

11 titles ยท average score 61
What's Good for the Goose
What's Good for the Goose (1969)
GoodWatch score 41

as Timothy Bartlett

The Night They Raided Minsky's
The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968)
GoodWatch score 53

as Chick Williams

Androcles and the Lion
Androcles and the Lion (1967)

as Androcles

Press for Time
Press for Time (1966)
GoodWatch score 55

as Norman Shields / Emily Shields / Wilfred, the Prime Minister

The Sandwich Man
The Sandwich Man (1966)
GoodWatch score 59

as Boxing Vicar

The Early Bird
The Early Bird (1965)
GoodWatch score 74

as Norman Pitkin

A Stitch in Time
A Stitch in Time (1963)
GoodWatch score 72

as Norman Pitkin

The Girl on the Boat
The Girl on the Boat (1962)
GoodWatch score 58

as Sam Marlowe

On the Beat
On the Beat (1962)
GoodWatch score 73

as Norman Pitkin / Giulio Napolitani

The Bulldog Breed
The Bulldog Breed (1960)
GoodWatch score 61

as Ordinary Seaman Norman Puckle

There Was a Crooked Man
There Was a Crooked Man (1960)
GoodWatch score 66

as Davy Cooper

1950s

8 titles ยท average score 62
Follow a Star
Follow a Star (1959)
GoodWatch score 61

as Norman Truscott

The Square Peg
The Square Peg (1958)
GoodWatch score 66

as Private Norman Pitkin / General Otto Schreiber

Just My Luck
Just My Luck (1957)
GoodWatch score 61

as Norman Hackett / Mr. Hackett

Up in the World
Up in the World (1956)
GoodWatch score 60

as Norman

One Good Turn
One Good Turn (1955)
GoodWatch score 63

as Norman

Man of the Moment
Man of the Moment (1955)
GoodWatch score 62

as Norman

As Long as They're Happy
As Long as They're Happy (1955)
GoodWatch score 63

as Norman

Trouble in Store
Trouble in Store (1953)
GoodWatch score 65

as Norman

1940s

1 title
Date with a Dream
Date with a Dream (1948)

as Shadow Boxer