Norman Wisdom
- Naissance
- 4 février 1915
- Décès
- 4 octobre 2010
- Origine
- Marylebone, London, England
Sir Norman Joseph Wisdom, OBE was an English actor, comedian and singer-songwriter best known for a series of comedy films produced between 1953 and 1966 featuring his hapless onscreen character Norman Pitkin. These films initially made more money than the James Bond film series, and secured Wisdom a celebrity status in lands as far apart as South America, Iran and many Eastern Bloc countries, particularly in Albania where his films were permitted by Enver Hoxha – Wisdom was the only Western actor to enjoy this privilege. Charlie Chaplin famously referred to Wisdom as his "favourite clown".
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Wisdom later forged a career on Broadway and as a television actor, winning critical acclaim for his dramatic role of a dying cancer patient in the television play Going Gently in 1981. It was broadcast on 5 June that year. He toured Australia and South Africa. After the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, a hospice was named in his honour. In 1995 he was given the Freedom of the City of London and of Tirana. The same year he received an OBE. Wisdom was knighted in 2000 and spent much of his later life on the Isle of Man. Some of his later appearances included roles in Last of the Summer Wine and Coronation Street, and he retired from acting at the age of 90 after his health declined.
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Interprétation 23
À l’étude5 enfants et moi2004
À l’étudeWhere on Earth Is Katy Manning?1998
À l’étudeDouble X: The Name of the Game1992- The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary StudioÀ l’étudeThe Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio1985
À l’étudeTo See Such Fun1977
À l’étudeWhat's Good for the Goose1969
À l’étudeLa Nuit de Minsky Ils ont pillé1968
À l’étudePress for Time1966
À l’étudeThe Sandwich Man1966
À l’étudeCe formidable laitier1965
À l’étudeA Stitch in Time1963
À l’étudeOn the Beat1962
À l’étudeThe Girl on the Boat1962
À l’étudeThe Bulldog Breed1960
À l’étudeThere Was a Crooked Man1960
À l’étudeFollow a Star1959
À l’étudeLe point de chute1958
À l’étudeJust My Luck1957
À l’étudeUp in the World1956
À l’étudeMan of the Moment1955
À l’étudeAs Long as They're Happy1955
À l’étudeOne Good Turn1955
À l’étudeTrouble in Store1953