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Sir Norman Wisdom (born February 4, 1915, other
dates reported) is an English
comedian, singer and actor.

He created an accident prone "gump" or fool
character called Norman Pitkin, who appeared in
several films, most notably, The Early Bird, His
famous cry as Pitkin was, "Mr Grimsdale! Mr
Grimsdale!"

UK chart singles - Don't Laugh At Me (Cause I'm A
Fool) (1954): The Wisdom Of A Fool (1957).

He is a supporter and a former board member of
Brighton and Hove Albion F.C..

He was knighted by Elizabeth II of the United
Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II in 1999.  During the
ceremony he couldn't resist pretending to trip on
his way out, the Queen was apparently greatly
amused by his antics!

Norman Wisdom is a well known and loved cult film
icon in Albania, being the only Western actor
whose films were allowed in the country during the
Communist dictatorship of Enver Hoxha (the
archetypal Wisdom plot -- the common working man
getting the better of his bosses -- was considered
ideologically sound by Hoxha). In 1995, he visited
the country where he was, to his surprise, greeted
by many appreciative fans and the then president
of Albania, Sali Berisha. 

He announced his retirement from the entertainment
industry on February 4th, 2005 - his 90th
birthday.  He intends to spend his retirement
spending more time with his family, playing golf
and driving around the Isle of Man, where he
resides.  

==Works==
===Films and Television===
*1948 A Date with a Dream
*1948-1950 Wit and Wisdom
*1953 Trouble in Store
*1954 One Good Turn
*1955 As Long as They're Happy
*1955 Man of the Moment
*1956 Up in the World
*1957 Just My Luck
*1958 The Square Peg
*1959 Follow A Star
*1960 There Was a Crooked Man
*1960 The Bulldog Breed
*1962 On The Beat
*1962 The Girl on the Boat
*1963 A Stitch in Time
*1965 The Early Bird
*1966 The Sandwich Man
*1966 Press for Time
*1967 Androcles and the Lion
*1968 The Night They Raided Minsky's (The Night
They Invented Striptease)
*1969 What's Good for the Goose (Girl Trouble)
*1970 Norman
*1970 Music Hall
*1973 Nobody Is Norman Wisdom
*1974 A Little Bit of Wisdom
*1981 BBC PlayHouse : Going Gently
*1988 The 1950's: Music, Memories & Milestones
*1992 Double X: The Name of the Game (Double X,
Run Rabbit Run)
*1994 Last of the Summer Wine - The Man Who Nearly
Knew Pavarotti
*1998 Where On Earth Is ... Katy Manning
*2000 Last of the Summer Wine - The Coming of the
Beast
*2002 Last of the Summer Wine - A Musical Passing
for a Miserable Muscroft
*2002 Dalziel and Pascoe - Mens Sana
*2003 Between the Sheets
*2004 Coronation Street guest appearace

===CDs and Vinyl===
* The Very Best of Norman Wisdom
* Wisdom of a Fool
* Nobody's Fool
* Follow A Star
* 1957 Original Chart Hits
* Follow A Star/Give Me A Night In June
* Happy Ending/The Wisdom Of A Fool
  

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Sir Norman Wisdom (born February 4, 1915, other
dates reported) is an United Kingdom|English
comedian, singer and actor.

He created an accident prone "gump" or fool
character called Norman Pitkin, who appeared in
several films, most notably, The Early Bird, His
famous cry as Pitkin was, "Mr Grimsdale! Mr
Grimsdale!"

UK chart singles - Don't Laugh At Me (Cause I'm A
Fool) (1954): The Wisdom Of A Fool (1957).

He is a supporter and a former board member of
Brighton and Hove Albion F.C..

He was knighted by Elizabeth II of the United
Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II in 1999.  During the
ceremony he couldn't resist pretending to trip on
his way out, the Queen was apparently greatly
amused by his antics!

Norman Wisdom is a well known and loved cult film
icon in Albania, being the only Western actor
whose films were allowed in the country during the
Communist dictatorship of Enver Hoxha (the
archetypal Wisdom plot -- the common working man
getting the better of his bosses -- was considered
ideologically sound by Hoxha). In 1995, he visited
the country where he was, to his surprise, greeted
by many appreciative fans and the then president
of Albania, Sali Berisha. 

He announced his retirement from the entertainment
industry on February 4th, 2005 - his 90th
birthday.  He intends to spend his retirement
spending more time with his family, playing golf
and driving around the Isle of Man, where he
resides.  

==Works==
===Films and Television===
*1948 A Date with a Dream
*1948-1950 Wit and Wisdom
*1953 Trouble in Store
*1954 One Good Turn
*1955 As Long as They're Happy
*1955 Man of the Moment
*1956 Up in the World
*1957 Just My Luck
*1958 The Square Peg
*1959 Follow A Star
*1960 There Was a Crooked Man
*1960 The Bulldog Breed
*1962 On The Beat
*1962 The Girl on the Boat
*1963 A Stitch in Time
*1965 The Early Bird
*1966 The Sandwich Man
*1966 Press for Time
*1967 Androcles and the Lion
*1968 The Night They Raided Minsky's (The Night
They Invented Striptease)
*1969 What's Good for the Goose (Girl Trouble)
*1970 Norman
*1970 Music Hall
*1973 Nobody Is Norman Wisdom
*1974 A Little Bit of Wisdom
*1981 BBC PlayHouse : Going Gently
*1988 The 1950's: Music, Memories & Milestones
*1992 Double X: The Name of the Game (Double X,
Run Rabbit Run)
*1994 Last of the Summer Wine - The Man Who Nearly
Knew Pavarotti
*1998 Where On Earth Is ... Katy Manning
*2000 Last of the Summer Wine - The Coming of the
Beast
*2002 Last of the Summer Wine - A Musical Passing
for a Miserable Muscroft
*2002 Dalziel and Pascoe - Mens Sana
*2003 Between the Sheets
*2004 Coronation Street guest appearace

===CDs and Vinyl===
* The Very Best of Norman Wisdom
* Wisdom of a Fool
* Nobody's Fool
* Follow A Star
* 1957 Original Chart Hits
* Follow A Star/Give Me A Night In June
* Happy Ending/The Wisdom Of A Fool
  
==External link==
*http://www.normanwisdom.org The official Norman
Wisdom website Normanwisdom.org