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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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John Normington Biography (1937-)
Born January 28, 1937, in Dukinfield, Chesire, England; son of John and Annie(maiden name, Taylor) Normington.
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor
- Birth Details
- January 28, 1937
- Dukinfield, Chesire, United Kingdom
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Stage Appearances
- (Stage debut) Hopcroft Minor, The Happiest Days of Your Life, Oldham Repertory Theatre, Oldham, England, 1950
- (London debut) Jerry Lassiter, Infanticide in the House of Fred Ginger, Arts Theatre, London, 1962
- Gunner, Misalliance, Criterion Theatre, London, 1963
- Mortimer, Simpcox, and young Clifford, The War of the Roses, RoyalShakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, and London, 1963
- Bardolph, Henry IV, Part I, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1964
- Bardolph, Henry IV, Part II, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1964
- Dean, Puntila, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1965
- Sam, The Homecoming, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1965
- Antipholus, The Comedy of Errors, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1965
- Oblong Fitz Oblong, The Thwarting of Baron Bolligrew, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1965
- Glendower and Shallow, Henry IV, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1966
- Osric and Player Queen, Hamlet, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1966
- (Broadway debut) Sam, The Homecoming, Music Box Theatre, New YorkCity, 1967
- Feste, Twelfth Night, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1968
- Commander, The Houses by the Green, Royal Court Theatre, 1968
- Harry, On Such a Night, Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, England, 1969
- Adam Hepple, Revenge, Royal Court Theatre, 1969
- Kenilworth, The Happy Apple, Apollo Theatre, London, 1970
- Old man, History of a Poor Old Man, Soho Poly Theatre, London, 1970
- David, Me Times Me, Phoenix Theatre, Leicester, England, 1972
- Father Vernon, The Prodigal Daughter, Theatre Royal, Brighton, England, 1974
- George, Taking Stock, Royal Court Theatre, 1974
- Muller, Underground, Forum Theatre, Billingham, England, 1974
- Jacques, As You Like It, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre, then Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1975
- Parson and Napoleon, The Fool, Royal Court Theatre, 1975
- Sainsbury, Donkey's Years, Theatre Royal, Bath, England, 1976
- Jaques, As You Like It, Riverside Studio Theatre, London, 1976
- Martin Jones, German Skerries, Bush Theatre, London, 1977
- Dzershinsky, State of Revolution, National Theatre, London, 1977
- W. H. Auden, Letter to Lord Byron, National Theatre, 1977
- Etienne, The Lady from Maxim's, Lyttleton Theatre, London, 1977
- Thomas, Rooting, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1978
- Jimmy, Comings and Goings, Hampstead Theatre Club, 1978
- Touchstone, As You Like It, Olivier Theatre, London, 1979
- Clarence, Richard III, National Theatre, 1979
- Emperor Joseph II, Amadeus, National Theatre, 1979
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Protest, Lyttleton Theatre, 1980
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Ghosts, London, 1994
- Dr. Herdal, The Master Builder, Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto,1996
- Edward Sliddon, Snake in the Grass, Old Vic Theatre, London, 1997
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The Good Hope, Royal National Theatre, London, 2001
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The Mysteries, Cottesloe Theatre, Royal National Theatre, 1999-2000
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Stage Work
- Director, Rip, Soho Theatre, London, 1973
- Director, Hay Fever, Summer Theatre, Southwold, England, 1973
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Film Appearances
- (Film debut) Maples, Inadmissible Evidence, Paramount, 1968
- Flute, A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1969
- Benham, The Reckoning (also known as A Matter of Honour), 1971
- Harrap, Stardust, 1974
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Rollerball, United Artists, 1975
- Fletcher, The Thirty-Nine Steps (also known as The 39 Steps), 1978
- Mr. Copley, The Medusa Touch, 1978
- Frank Lockwood, A Private Function, 1985
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Work Experience, 1989
- Treadaway, The Misadventures of Mr. Wilt (also known as Wilt), Rank, 1990
- Also appeared in Death Game.
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Mushy Williams, Her Majesty's Pleasure, 1969
- "Old" Fred Spooner, On the House, 1970
- Alex Cook, Life of Shakespeare (also known as William Shakespeare, His Life & Times), 1978
- Tom Henderson, Bootle Saddles, 1984
- Dick, Nativity Blues, 1989
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Movies
- Flute, A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1968
- O.V.I.R. clerk, Sakharov, 1984
- Heinrich Himmler, Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil, 1985
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Deceptions, 1985
- Dr. Chillip, David Copperfield, 1999
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Miniseries
- Dresser, Jack the Ripper, CBS, 1988
- Albert Fowler, Bliss, ITV, 1995
- Mr. Greene, Longitude, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
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Specials
- Lionel Pawlen, "Service for All the Dead," Inspector Morse: Mystery!, PBS, 1988
- Colonel John Clapperton, "Problem at Sea," Mystery!, PBS, 1990
- Narrator, Francis Bacon, PBS, 1992
- David Truman, The Unknown Soldier, PBS, 1998
- Lawrence Brightwater, "A Last Embrace," An Unsuitable Job for a Woman, ITV, 1998
- Also appeared in Will Shakespeare;
The Chester Mystery Plays; and John Vassall, Spy.
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Episodic
- Archer, "Shock Tactics," New Scotland Yard, 1972
- Mr. Sugden, "Horse and Carriage," Public Eye, 1972
- Herbert Hunter, "Such a Lovely Man," Upstairs, Downstairs, 1975
- Morgus, "The Caves of Androzani," Doctor Who, 1984
- Sir Norman Block, "One of Us," Yes, Prime Minister, 1986
- Trevor Sigma, "The Happiness Patrol," Doctor Who, 1988
- Colonel John Clapperton, "The Problem at Sea," Poirot, 1989
- Magnus McKendrick, "Sudden Death Tango," The Paradise Club, 1989
- Bill Clarke, "Marking Time," Casualty, BBC1, 2000
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