Norman Wisdom

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British Army veteran comedian film actor human screenwriter singer songwriter stage actor television actor

Norman Wisdom was a beloved English comedian, actor, and singer best known for his slapstick film roles in the mid-20th century, particularly as the character Norman Pitkin.

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Norman Wisdom filmography 4
Sir Norman Wisdom 3
Norman Joseph Wisdom 1

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instanceOf British Army veteran ⓘ
comedian ⓘ
film actor ⓘ
human ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
stage actor ⓘ
television actor ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 2000s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1940s ⓘ
awardReceived BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Film ⓘ
surface form: 1954 BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Film

BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Film ⓘ
Knight Bachelor ⓘ
Order of the British Empire ⓘ
surface form: Officer of the Order of the British Empire
burialPlace Bride ⓘ
Isle of Man (crown dependency) ⓘ
surface form: Isle of Man

Kirk Bride Churchyard ⓘ
causeOfDeath vascular dementia ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War
countryOfCitizenship England ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
dateOfBirth 1915-02-04 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2010-10-04 ⓘ
educatedAt Chelsea Central School ⓘ
employer Pinewood Studios ⓘ
Rank Organisation ⓘ
ethnicGroup English ⓘ
familyName Wisdom ⓘ
fieldOfWork comedy ⓘ
film ⓘ
music ⓘ
television ⓘ
fullName Norman Wisdom self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Norman Joseph Wisdom
genre physical comedy ⓘ
slapstick comedy ⓘ
givenName Norman ⓘ
hasSignature Norman Wisdom signature ⓘ
honorificPrefix Sir ⓘ
influenced British comedy ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
mannerOfDeath natural causes ⓘ
militaryBranch British Army ⓘ
Royal Corps of Signals ⓘ
notableCharacter Norman Pitkin ⓘ
notableFor portrayal of the character Norman Pitkin ⓘ
slapstick film roles in the 1950s and 1960s ⓘ
notableWork A Stitch in Time ⓘ
Follow a Star ⓘ
Going Bananas ⓘ
Last of the Summer Wine ⓘ
Man of the Moment ⓘ
On the Beat ⓘ
One Good Turn ⓘ
Press for Time ⓘ
The Bulldog Breed ⓘ
The Early Bird ⓘ
The Night They Raided Minsky's ⓘ
The Square Peg ⓘ
Trouble in Store ⓘ
Up in the World ⓘ
numberOfChildren 2 ⓘ
occupation comedian ⓘ
entertainer ⓘ
film actor ⓘ
musician ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
stage actor ⓘ
television actor ⓘ
placeOfBirth England ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form: London

Marylebone ⓘ
placeOfDeath Ballasalla ⓘ
Isle of Man (crown dependency) ⓘ
surface form: Isle of Man
religion Christianity ⓘ
residence Isle of Man (crown dependency) ⓘ
surface form: Isle of Man
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Doreen Brett ⓘ
Fredricka Inger ⓘ

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Chelsea Central School → attendedBy → Norman Wisdom ⓘ
Trouble in Store → awardReceivedBy → Norman Wisdom ⓘ
A Stitch in Time → castMember → Norman Wisdom ⓘ
Going Bananas → castMember → Norman Wisdom ⓘ
The Early Bird → castMember → Norman Wisdom ⓘ
The Early Bird → characterPlayedBy → Norman Wisdom ⓘ
Follow a Star → characterPortrayedBy → Norman Wisdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Norman Truscott – Norman Wisdom
Fredricka Inger → father → Norman Wisdom ⓘ
subject surface form: Jacqueline Wisdom
Fredricka Inger → father → Norman Wisdom ⓘ
subject surface form: Nicholas Wisdom
Norman Wisdom → fullName → Norman Wisdom self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Norman Joseph Wisdom
Mill Hill School → hasAlumnus → Norman Wisdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sir Norman Wisdom
Press for Time → hasCastMember → Norman Wisdom ⓘ
Trouble in Store → hasCastMember → Norman Wisdom ⓘ
Norman → hasGivenNameBearer → Norman Wisdom ⓘ
Kirk Bride Churchyard → hasGraveOf → Norman Wisdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sir Norman Wisdom
Wisdom → hasNotableBearer → Norman Wisdom ⓘ
The Early Bird → leadActor → Norman Wisdom ⓘ
Kirk Bride Churchyard → notableBurial → Norman Wisdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sir Norman Wisdom
One Good Turn → partOf → Norman Wisdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Norman Wisdom filmography
Press for Time → partOf → Norman Wisdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Norman Wisdom filmography
The Square Peg → partOf → Norman Wisdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Norman Wisdom filmography
Up in the World → partOf → Norman Wisdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Norman Wisdom filmography
A Stitch in Time → partOfSeries → Norman Wisdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Norman Wisdom film series
The Bulldog Breed → portrayedBy → Norman Wisdom ⓘ
One Good Turn → screenwriter → Norman Wisdom ⓘ
Press for Time → screenwriter → Norman Wisdom ⓘ
Trouble in Store → screenwriter → Norman Wisdom ⓘ
Fredricka Inger → spouse → Norman Wisdom ⓘ
A Stitch in Time → starring → Norman Wisdom ⓘ
Follow a Star → starring → Norman Wisdom ⓘ
Going Bananas → starring → Norman Wisdom ⓘ
Man of the Moment → starring → Norman Wisdom ⓘ
On the Beat → starring → Norman Wisdom ⓘ
One Good Turn → starring → Norman Wisdom ⓘ
Press for Time → starring → Norman Wisdom ⓘ
The Bulldog Breed → starring → Norman Wisdom ⓘ
The Early Bird → starring → Norman Wisdom ⓘ
The Square Peg → starring → Norman Wisdom ⓘ
Trouble in Store → starring → Norman Wisdom ⓘ
Up in the World → starring → Norman Wisdom ⓘ