Biography: life and films
Norman Wisdom was an English actor. He was born in Marylebone, London, England on 4th February 1915 and died in Ballasalla, Isle of Man on 4th October 2010, aged 95.His best films as an actor include Robert Asher's comedy Follow a Star (1959), John Paddy Carstairs's The Square Peg (1959), On the Beat (1962) and Sally Norris's Norman Wisdom: His Story (2010), and whose best work as a screenwriter include Follow a Star (1959), The Square Peg (1959) and On the Beat (1962).
Norman Wisdom appeared in 21 films and scripted 8 films.
He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Robert Asher (6 films) and John Paddy Carstairs (6).
His most frequent genres include: comedy (17 films).
Our average rating for Norman Wisdom over all films is: 3.0
Filmography
Key: a = actor; w = writer
A Date with a Dream (1948) [a]
Trouble in Store (1953) [a]
Man of the Moment (1955) [a]
Follow a Star (1959) [a,w]
The Square Peg (1959) [a,w]
The Bulldog Breed (1960) [a,w]
There Was a Crooked Man (1960) [a]
The Girl on the Boat (1961) [a]
On the Beat (1962) [a,w]
A Stitch in Time (1963) [a,w]
The Early Bird (1965) [a,w]
Press for Time (1966) [a,w]
The Sandwich Man (1966) [a]
The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968) [a]
What's Good for the Goose (1969) [a,w]
Double X: The Name of the Game (1992) [a]
Five Children and It (2004) [a]
Norman Wisdom: His Story (2010) [a]
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