Jim Norton (actor)

Jim Norton (born January 4, 1938 in Dublin , Ireland ) is an Irish film and theater actor .

Life

From the mid-1960s, Jim Norton took on his first supporting roles in films such as Ich, Dr. Fu Man Chu (1965) or Alfred the Great - Vanquisher of the Vikings (1969). He often took on the roles of spiritual dignitaries, such as B. in the television series Die Füchse (1977), as Father Xavier in the television series Lovejoy (1993), as Father Matthew Corlon in the television series Peak Practice (1998), as Bishop Brennan in the sitcom Father Ted , as Reverend Fischer in Love Divided ( 1999), as a preacher in Sunset Heights (1999), as a preacher in Rebus (2000), as Brother Xavier inKick It with Samba - Hot Rhythms, Great Love (2000) or as Father Moran in Boxed (2003).

In 1999 Norton played the role of Jack in the play The Weir on Broadway .

Norton played the role of Mr. Mason in the 2002 literary adaptation Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets .

For his supporting role as Richard Harkin in the play The Seafarer , he received an Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor (2007) and a Tony Award for Best Supporting Actor.

On Broadway, Norton appeared again from 2009 to 2010 in the musical Finian's Rainbow in the lead role of Finian McLonergan, for which he received outstanding reviews.

In 2011 Norton starred alongside Robert Pattinson , Reese Witherspoon and Christoph Waltz in the literary film adaptation of Water for the Elephants .

Filmography (selection)

• 1965: I, Dr. Fu Man Chu (The Face of Fu Manchu)
• 1969: Alfred the Great - Vanquisher of the Vikings (Alfred the Great)
• 1971: Who sows violence (Straw Dogs)
• 1972: Villains (TV series, three episodes)
• 1972–1974: Colditz (TV series, two episodes)
• 1974: Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall
• 1975: Piano Smashers of the Golden Sun (TV movie)
• 1975: The Foxes ( The Sweeney , TV series, episode)
• 1975: Sam (TV series, three episodes)
• 1975: Quiller (TV series, an episode)
• 1980: Juno and the Paycock (TV movie)
• 1980: The Time Bomb ( Cry of the Innocent , TV movie)
• 1982: The Adventures of Little Lord Fauntleroy (TV movie)
• 1982–1983: Nanny (TV series, ten episodes)
• 1984: Sakharov (TV movie)
• 1985: Wonders in Letterland (TV series, ten episodes)
• 1990: Hidden Agenda
• 1992: Memoirs of an Invisible (Memoirs of an Invisible Man)
• 1992: Midnight's Child (TV movie)
• 1992: The Poison of Doubt ( Cruel Doubt , TV movie)
• 1992: The White Magic Horse (Into the West)
• 1993: Lovejoy (TV series, episode)
• 1995–1998: Father Ted (TV series, three episodes)
• 1998: Peak Practice (TV series, an episode)
• 1999: A Love Divided
• 1999: Sunset Heights
• 2000: Rebus (TV series, an episode)
• 2000: Rough for Theater II
• 2000: Kick It with Samba - hot rhythms, great love (Mad About Mambo)
• 2001: The Golden Nose (On the Nose)
• 2002: Detention
• 2002: Boxed
• 2002: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
• 2002: The Hound of the Baskervilles (TV movie)
• 2003: Conspiracy of Silence
• 2004: Proof (TV series, an episode)
• 2004: Oyster Farmer
• 2006: Driving Lessons - Full throttle into life (Driving Lessons)
• 2006: Stan (TV movie)
• 2008: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (The Boy in the Striped Pajamas)
• 2008: Uncle Bill's Barrel
• 2009: The Eclipse
• 2011: Water for Elephants (Water for Elephants)
• 2011: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close)
• 2013: Deception (TV series)
• 2014: Jimmy's Hall
• 2015: River (TV series)
• 2016: The Boy
• 2018: Mary Poppins' return (Mary Poppins Returns)
• 2019: The Irishman

Discography (selection)

• Ulysses . 22 audio CDs (4:49 hours) and booklet. English. Naxos Audiobooks, [Surrey, England] 2004, ISBN 962-634-309-5 , read by Jim Morton and Marcella Riordan; Directed by Roger Marsh; Introduction by Derek Attridge.

Awards

• 2004: Nomination for the Irish Film and Television Awards - Best Supporting Actor in Film / Television for his role in Proof
• 2007: Winner of the Olivier Award - Best Performance In A Supporting Role for his role in The Seafarer
• 2008: Tony Award Winner - Best Featured Actor in a Play for his role in The Seafarer

Web links

• Jim Norton in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Jim Norton in the Internet Broadway Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Theater Review 'Finian's Rainbow': An Irish Immigrant in Missitucky With the Lowdown on High Finance at nytimes.com, accessed January 4, 2011.
2. ↑ IFTA Winners 2004 at ifta.ie, accessed on January 4, 2011.
3. ↑ Olivier Awards Past Winners  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at olivierawards.com, accessed January 4, 2011.  
4. ↑ Tony Awards Past Winners ( Memento of the original from February 4, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at tonyawards.com, accessed January 4, 2011.