Norman Wisdom
Norman Wisdom
Sir Norman Joseph Wisdom, OBEwas an English actor, comedian, and singer-songwriter best known for a series of comedy films produced between 1953 and 1966 featuring his hapless onscreen character Norman Pitkin. Wisdom gained celebrity status in lands as far apart as South America, Iran and many Eastern Bloc countries, particularly in Albania where his films were the only ones by Western actors permitted by dictator Enver Hoxha to be shown. Charlie Chaplin once referred to Wisdom as his "favourite clown"...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth4 February 1915
When you're as famous as I am, stories take on a life of their own.
As you get older three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and I can't remember the other two.
I was born in very sorry circumstances. Both of my parents were very sorry
I've got one idea I want to do for a film and you know I just enjoy myself doing bits and pieces.
I do play drums when I'm on tour.
I've an idea for doing a Situation Comedy myself but its always difficult to get people to listen to you because they like to put their own ideas forward.
There are people who like just ordinary comedy fun, and making mistakes - which I do easily - and then there are people who like the falling over.
I play drums, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, french horn, piano.
I owe everything to the army.
I used to first go on to entertain an audience. But now I go, and this is really true - I go on to have fun with a crowd of my chums.
I've been extremely lucky having been in the army when I was a boy of fourteen.
My only phobia is untidiness. My hair has to be neatly kept; my shoes are always clean. Everything has to be in a straight line, in its place.
All my boyhood, all I ever wanted was to be loved.
I was in the band as a boy and was taught music and learned to compose.