Jim Norton
Biography
Jim Norton (born 4 January 1938) is an Irish stage, film and television character actor, known for his work in the theatre, most notably in Conor McPherson's The Seafarer, and on television as Bishop Brennan in the sitcom Father Ted.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Straw Dogs
as Chris Cawsey
1971
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
as Mr Mason
2002
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
as Dr. Bernard Wachs
1992
Cry of the Innocent
as Jasper Tooms
1980
Waiting at the Field Gate
as Rainmarsh
1975
Oyster Farmer
as Mumbles
2004
The Eclipse
as Malachy
2009
Conspiracy of Silence
2003
Boxed
as Father Moran
2002
Stan
as Stan Laurel
2006
Rough for Theatre II
as A
2000
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
as Old Mr. Black
2011
Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time
as (voice)
2000
The Temptation of Eileen Hughes
as Bernard McAuley
1988
Jimmy's Hall
as Father Sheridan
2014
Water for Elephants
as Camel
2011
American History X
as Randy
1998
The Last Right
as Padraig
2019
Sakharov
as Roy Medvedev
1984
Driving Lessons
as Mr. Fincham
2006
TV Appearances
Wycliffe
as Owens
1994
Colditz
as Capt. James Porteous
1972
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Holodeck Albert Einstein
1987
Father Ted
as Bishop Len Brennan
1995
The Bill
1984
Tales of the Unexpected
as Dr Mellish
1979
The Sweeney
as Phil Harrister
1975
Frasier
as Wentworth
1993
Babylon 5
as Ombuds Wellington
1994
Rumpole of the Bailey
as F.I.G. Newton
1975
Lovejoy
as Father Xavier
1986
Van der Valk
as Eddy
1972