James Norton (January 4, 1938) is an Irish actor best known for Straw Dogs (1971) (1971), The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008), and Water for Elephants (2011).
He is married to Mary Larkin.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1965: The Face of Fu Manchu as Mathius
- 1969: Alfred The Great as Thanet
- 1971: Straw Dogs (1971) as Chris Cawsey
- 1973: Adolf Hitler My Part In His Downfall as Pongo
- 1975: Piano Smashers Of The Golden Sun as Michael Hudson
- 1979: A Question Of Faith as Ilya
- 1980: Cry Of The Innocent as Jasper Tooms
- 1980: Juno And The Paycock as Joxer
- 1982: The Adventures Of Little Lord Faunteroy as Mr. Mulley
- 1984: Sakharov as Roy Medvedev
- 1990: Hidden Agenda as Brodie
- 1992: Memoirs of an Invisible Man as Dr. Bernard Wachs
- 1992: Into The West as Superintendant O'Mara
- 1992: Even Hitler Had A Girlfriend as Marcus's Dad
- 1998: American History X as Randy
- 1999: A Love Divided as Rev. Fischer
- 1999: Sunset Heights as Sam Magee The Preacher
- 2000: Mad About Mambo as Brother Xavier
- 2001: On The Nose as Patrick Cassidy
- 2002: Boxed as Father Moran
- 2002: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets as Mr. Mason
- 2002: The Hound of the Baskervilles as Coroner
- 2003: Conspiracy Of Silence as Bishop Quinn
- 2004: Oyster Farmer as Mumbles
- 2006: Driving Lessons as Mr. Fincham
- 2006: Stan as Stan Laurel
- 2008: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas as Herr Liszt
- 2009: The Eclipse as Malachy
- 2011: Water for Elephants as Camel
- 2011: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close as Old Mr. Black
- 2014: Of Mice and Men as Candy
- 2014: Jimmys Hall as Father Sheridan
- 2015: Hamlet as Polonius
- 2016: The Boy as Mr. Heelshire
- 2018: Mary Poppins Returns as Binnacle
- 2019: The Last Right as Padraig
Television Roles
- 1966: The Wednesday Plan as Rodney
- 1966: Insurrection as Tom Clarke
- 1966: Public Eye as Michael
- 1966: Blackmail as Johnny Franks
- 1967: Armchair Theatre as Dug Whitby
- 1968: Thirty Minute Theatre as Tom
- 1968: ITV Playhouse as Brian Snow
- 1969: ITV Saturday Night Theatre as Kenneth Wilton
- 1970: Never Mind The Quality Feel The Width as Father Ignatius
- 1972: Villains as 'Smudger' Smedley
- 1972: The Adventures Of Black Beauty as Michael Sullivan
- 1973: The Adventurer as Morgan
- 1973: Late Night Theatre as Francis Drake
- 1973: Hunters Walk as Stanley Haines
- 1973: Crown Court as Jeremy Williams
- 1973-1977: Van der Valk as Hanson/Eddy
- 1974: Colditz as Capt. James Porteous
- 1974: Justice as Alan Cartwright
- 1974: Fall of Eagles as Kerensky
- 1974: Thriller as The Man
- 1975: Churchills People as Cuthbert
- 1975: The Sweeney as Phil Harrister
- 1975: Second City Firsts as Rainmarsh
- 1975: Sam as Tad
- 1975: Quiller as Lake
- 1976: Spring And Autumn as Headmaster Philips
- 1978: Nineteen Ninety as Arthur Hayes
- 1978: People Like Us as Jim Carver
- 1978: Against the Wind as Cunningham
- 1978-1979: Play for Today as Jack/Detective Sergeant
- 1979: Twos Company as Jimmy
- 1980: Can We Get On Now Please as Mr. Flitcraft
- 1980: Minder as O'Brady
- 1980: Strangers as Cathal Slattery
- 1982: Saturday Night Thriller as Arthur
- 1982-1983: Nanny as Michael Twomey
- 1983: Rumpole of the Bailey as F.I.G. Newton
- 1983: Reith as Richard Lambert
- 1984: Tales of the Unexpected as H.A.K. Bates/Dr. Mellish
- 1985: Wonders In Letterland as various
- 1985: Mr Palfrey Of Westminster as Robert Sanding
- 1986: Prospects as Cecil
- 1986: Unnatural Causes as Gordon
- 1988: Screen Two as Bernard McAuley
- 1990: L.A. Law as Dr. Simon
- 1990-1996: The Bill as Dr. Ian Noble/Patrick Connelly (2 episodes)
- 1991: Poirot as Roger Havering
- 1991: Star Lucky as Sean Quinn
- 1991-1993: Star Trek: The Next Generation as Albert Einstein/Holodeck Albert Einstein (2 episodes)
- 1992: Cheers as Henderson
- 1992: Maigret as Dr. Bresselles
- 1992: Cruel Doubt as Dr. Billy Royal
- 1993: Lovejoy as Father Xavier
- 1994: Ninety Nine One as DCI Otterly
- 1994-1996: Babylon 5 as Ombuds Wellington/G'Quan/Dr. Lazareen (4 episodes)
- 1995: Frasier as Wentworth
- 1995-1998: Father Ted as Bishop Len Brennan (3 episodes)
- 1997: Wycliffe as Owens
- 1998: The Ambassador as Tom Harnett
- 1998: Peak Practice as Father Matthew Gorlon
- 2000: Rebus as Ryan Slocum
- 2004: Proof as Ronan Corcoran
- 2004: The Royal as Rory
- 2005: Holby City as Louis Thomas
- 2007: Waking the Dead as David Dusniak
- 2009: Midsomer Murders as Edward Canning
- 2013: Deception as Larry Joyce
- 2014-2016: Elementary as Sir James Walter (3 episodes)
- 2015: River as Michael Bennigan
- 2018: Madam Secretary as Aidan Dunne
- 2020: Tournament Of Laughs as Chip Chipperson
- 2021: Dalgliesh as Father Barnes
- 2022: Cheaters as Harold
Shorts
- 2000: Rough For Theatre II as A
- 2002: Detention as Mr. Harris
- 2008: Uncle Bills Barrel as Older Michael
- 2012: Homemade as Tommy
- 2020: The Dead Hands Of Dublin as Narrator
