Norman Bird
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| Norman Bird | |
|---|---|
| Lifetime | October 30, 1920 - April 22, 2005 |
| Portrayed | Bilbo Baggins in: |
| Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings | |
| IMDb | Profile |
Norman Bird (1920 - 2005) was a British character actor, known on stage, cinema and television for many different roles. Since the 1950's, he made guest appearances in wellknown series as The Saint and Z Cars, playing mostly civil servants and policemen. In 1978, Bird provided the voice of Bilbo Baggins in Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings. His last major feature was a bit part in Shadowlands, a film about C.S. Lewis.
