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.
Known For
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
(2002)
Mr Mason
American History X
(1998)
Randy
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
(2008)
Herr Liszt
Straw Dogs
(1971)
Chris Cawsey
The Boy
(2016)
Mr. Heelshire
Mary Poppins Returns
(2018)
Mr. Binnacle
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
(2011)
Old Mr. Black
Water for Elephants
(2011)
Camel
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
(1992)
Dr. Bernard Wachs
Jimmy's Hall
(2014)
Father Sheridan
Hidden Agenda
(1990)
Brodie
Driving Lessons
(2006)
Mr. Fincham
The Eclipse
(2009)
Malachy
Into the West
(1992)
Superintendant O'Mara
Full Filmography
Acting
The Face of Fu Manchu
(1965)
Mathius
Straw Dogs
(1971)
Chris Cawsey
Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall
(1973)
Pongo
Screamer
(1974)
The Man
Waiting at the Field Gate
(1975)
Rainmarsh
The Legion Hall Bombing
(1978)
Detective Sergeant
Light
(1979)
Jack Parry
Cry of the Innocent
(1980)
Jasper Tooms
Sakharov
(1984)
Roy Medvedev
Home Cooking
(1986)
Gordon
The Temptation of Eileen Hughes
(1988)
Bernard McAuley
Hidden Agenda
(1990)
Brodie
Even Hitler Had a Girlfriend
(1991)
Marcus's Dad
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
(1992)
Dr. Bernard Wachs
Midnight's Child
(1992)
Dr. Stefan Grossbart
Into the West
(1992)
Superintendant O'Mara
American History X
(1998)
Randy
Sunset Heights
(1999)
Sam Magee, The Preacher
Rough for Theatre II
(2000)
A
Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time
(2000)
(voice)
Mad About Mambo
(2000)
On the Nose
(2001)
Patrick Cassidy
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
(2002)
Mr Mason
Boxed
(2002)
Father Moran
The Hound of the Baskervilles
(2002)
Coroner
Conspiracy of Silence
(2003)
Oyster Farmer
(2005)
Mumbles
Stan
(2006)
Stan Laurel
Driving Lessons
(2006)
Mr. Fincham
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
(2008)
Herr Liszt
The Eclipse
(2009)
Malachy
Water for Elephants
(2011)
Camel
Small, Far Away: The World of Father Ted
(2011)
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
(2011)
Old Mr. Black
Homemade
(2013)
Tommy
Jimmy's Hall
(2014)
Father Sheridan
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
(2015)
Polonius
The Boy
(2016)
Mr. Heelshire
Mary Poppins Returns
(2018)
Mr. Binnacle
Prisoners of the Moon
(2019)
Arthur Rudolph
The Last Right
(2019)
Padraig
The Dead Hands of Dublin
(2020)
Narrator (voice)