Sir Norman Joseph Wisdom,OBE (4 February 1915 – 4 October 2010) was 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".
Wisdom later forged a career on Broadway in New York and as a television actor, winning critical acclaim for his dramatic role of a dying cancer patient in the television play Going Gently in 1981. He toured Australia and South Africa. After the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, a hospice was named in his honour. In 1995 he was given the Freedom of the City of London and of Tirana. The same year he received an OBE.
Wisdom was knighted in 2000 and spent much of his later life on the Isle of Man. His later appearances included roles in Last of the Summer Wine and Coronation Street, and he retired from acting at the age of 90 after his health deteriorated.
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Podcasts:
"As you get older three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and I can't remember the other two."
"I do play drums when I'm on tour."
"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."
"All my boyhood, all I ever wanted was to be loved."
"I like consistency. If you've had a childhood like mine, you want some things you can rely on to stay the same."
"My comedy is for children from three to 93. You do need a slightly childish sense of humour and if you haven't got that, it's very sad."
"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."
"I owe everything to the army."
"I can never tell a joke, I've always found it easier to just fall over."
"I've done seven shows at the Palladium - long running shows I'm talking about."
"I was born in very sorry circumstances. Both of my parents were very sorry."
"I don't know nothing about communism. But I know the Albanians loved me. Same reason as anyone else loves me. Because I made them laugh."
"You see I'm semi-retired now and don't work all the time, only most of it!"
"You know I've got a chum, a smashing mate, he's got a dog with no legs, and he calls it a cigarette. It's true, yeah, because at nighttime he has to take it out for a drag."
"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."
"Well if I was going to describe my audience, it's going to take longer than you'd ever expect, hundreds of years in fact, because there's many of them, all over the world."
"I've got one idea I want to do for a film and you know I just enjoy myself doing bits and pieces."
"I was born in London, and went to school in Scotland - I used to be dead tired when I got home at night."
"Of course I've done musicals here in London."
Norman Wisdom
ALBUMS
- Original Hits - 50s released: 2010
- 1954 British Hit Parade: Britain's Greatest Hits, Volume 3 released: 2009
- Gaily, Gaily / The Night They Raided Minsky's released: 2009
- Second House with Those Wonderful Comedians released: 2005
- Best of the Fifties released: 2003
- 1000 Original Hits: 50's released: 2001
- Hits That Live Forever: 1950s released: 1996
- Sentimental Journey released: 1996
- Requests the Pleasure: The Best of Joyce Grenfell released: 1992
- Bring Me Sunshine released:
- A Time to Remember: 1957 released:
- Greatest Hits of the 50's released:
- British Comedy Classics released:
- Stars of the 50s released:
Original Hits - 50s
Released 2010- Bye Bye Love
- Wake Up Little Susie
- Wheel of Fortune
- Never Do a Tango With an Eskimo
- In the Cool Cool Cool of the Evening
- Why Do Fools Fall in Love
- Get Happy
- Zambezi
- Dragnet
- Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody (medley)
- Blue Tango
- Tom Dooley
- Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
- The Green Door
- Big Man
- Treasure of Love
- Sugar Bush (Songs From the Veldt)
- Cheek to Cheek
- From the Time You Say Goodbye
- Be My Girl
- The Clouds Will Soon Roll By
1954 British Hit Parade: Britain's Greatest Hits, Volume 3
Released 2009- Blowing Wild
- The Creep
- Oh Mein Papa
- The Happy Wanderer
- That's Amore
- Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
- Tennessee Wig Walk
- Woman (Uh-Huh)
- Man (Uh-Huh)
- Ebb Tibe
- Skin Deep
- Don't Laugh at Me
- Cuff of My Shirt
- The Book
- I See the Moon
- Sippin' Soda
- Skin Deep
- Moonlight Serenade
- Changing Partners
- Bell Bottom Blues
- Changing Partners
Gaily, Gaily / The Night They Raided Minsky's
Released 2009- Tomorrow Is My Friend
- Good Morning, Mr. Ranserhoff
- Sentimental Dream
- Christmas Eve on Skid Row
- There’s Enough to Go Around
- Tomorrow Is My Friend
- There’s Enough to Go Around (chorus version)
- Sentimental Dream
- Gaily, Gaily
- The Tango I Saved for You
- Tomorrow Is My Friend (chorus version)
- Overture and Introduction
- Take 10 Terrific Girls (But Only 9 Costumes)
- The Night They Raided Minsky’s
- Love Theme from The Night They Raided Minsky’s (Wait for Me)
- You Rat You
- How I Loved Her
- Medley: Perfect Gentleman / Take 10 Terrific Girls (But Only 9 Costumes)
- The Night They Raided Minsky’s
- Take 10 Terrific Girls (But Only 9 Costumes)
- Perfect Gentleman
- Penny Arcade
- The Night They Raided Minsky’s
Second House with Those Wonderful Comedians
Released 2005- With My Little Stick of Blackpool Rock
- At The Court of Good Queen Bess
- Art - Mr. Murgatroyd & Mr Winterbottom.
- If it Wasn't For The 'Ouses in Between
- Double Damask
- Chloe
- The Voice of Inexperience
- Narcissus
- On Behalf of The Working Classes
- When I'm Cleaning Windows
- The Fire Station
- About Cruises
- Trains
- Mary from The Dairy
- The Laughing Policeman
- John and Marsha
- Cocktails For Two
Best of the Fifties
Released 2003- Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
- Just a Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody
- In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening
- Get Happy
- You Keep Me Swingin'
- Side by Side
- Bell Bottom Blues
- Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
- Mister Sandman
- Pickin' a Chicken
- A Blossom Fell
- All of You
- Two Sleepy People
- Because You're Mine
- Unchained Melody
- How Wonderful to Know (feat. The Geoff Love Orchestra)
- Look at That Girl
- Garden of Eden
1000 Original Hits: 50's
Released 2001- Because of You
- How High the Moon
- Shrimp Boats
- Down Yonder
- The Shotgun Boogie
- I Taut I Taw a Puddy Tat
- My Heart Cries for You
- Slow Poke
- Whispering
- Beautiful Brown Eyes
- Good Morning, Mr. Echo
- Mockin' Bird Hill
- Come On-A My House
- September Song
- Rockin' Chair
- Tailor Made Woman
- Be My Love
- Bad Bad Whiskey
- I Love the Sunshine of Your Smile
- I've Got You Under My Skin
- Hot Rod Race
- Hey Good Lookin'
- If
- Lulu's Back in Town
Hits That Live Forever: 1950s
Released 1996- When I Fall in Love
- Blueberry Hill
- Seven Little Girls Sitting in the Back Seat
- Why Do Fools Fall in Love
- Sixteen Tons
- This Ole House
- Oh mein Papa
- Dreamboat
- C'mon Everybody
- Side Saddle
- Cry Me a River
- No Other Love
- True Love
- Comes A-Long A-Love
- That's Amore (That's Love)
- Lollipop
- Softly Softly
- Stairway of Love
- Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
- He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
- Witch Doctor
- Be My Girl
- Come Softly to Me
- Great Pretender
- Indian Love Call
Sentimental Journey
Released 1996- As Time Goes By
- What a Wonderful World
- Moon River
- That Ole Devil Called Love
- What Kind of Fool Am I?
- It's Only Make Believe
- Who's Sorry Now
- Unchained Melody
- (I Left My Heart) In San Francisco
- On the Street Where You Live
- Night and Day
- Sweet Dreams
- Raining in My Heart
- Mad About the Boy
- Memories Are Made of This
- I Wanna Be Loved by You
- Sh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream)
- Blue Velvet
- Marty Robbins
- Mr. Sandman
Requests the Pleasure: The Best of Joyce Grenfell
Released 1992- I'm Going to See You Today
- Nursery School: Flowers
- Learn to Loosen (The Music's Message)
- Visitor
- Old Tyme Dancing (Stately as a Galleon)
- I Wouldn't Go Back
- Committee
- Green Summer (In the Green Time of Moon Daisies)
- The Wedding Is on Saturday
- Narcissus (The Laughing Record)
- The Old Girls' School Reunion
- Wrong Songs for Wrong Singers (or Songs to Make You Sick)
- Shirley's Girlfriend: "Fun Fair"
- Dear Francois
- Nicodemus
- Drifting
- Nursery School: Sing Song Time
- Ballad
- Hostess
- Artists' Room
- Lullaby
Bring Me Sunshine
- Cigareetes, Whusky and Wild Wild Women
- Woody Woodpecker Song
- Spaniard That Blighted My Life
- Open the Door, Richard
- Your Feets Too Big
- All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
- Dry Bones
- One Meat Ball
- I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts
- Mairzy Doats
- The Hut-Hut Song
- She Had to Go and Lose It at the Astor
- The Stately Homes of England
- Three Little Fishes
- Siegfried Line
- Walter, Walter Lead Me to the Alter
- My Little Stick of Blackpool Rock
- With Her Head Tucked Under Her Arm
- Mary From the Dairy
A Time to Remember: 1957
- When I Fall in Love
- Young Love
- Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
- Wisdom of a Fool
- Party Doll
- My Special Angel
- Wonderful! Wonderful!
- Be My Girl
- You Me and Us
- Ma He's Making Eyes at Me (live) (feat. Esther Phillips)
- Blue Monday
- A White Sport Coat and a Pink Carnation
- Dark Moon
- I'm Not a Juvenile Delinquent
- Any Old Iron
- Cumberland Gap
- He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
- The Man That Plays the Mandolino
- School Day
- I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen
Greatest Hits of the 50's
- Somethin' Else
- Be Bop a Lula
- Please Don't Touch
- A Teenager in Love
- That'll Be the Day
- What Do You Want?
- It's Late
- I'm Walkin'
- Book of Love
- Wake Up Little Susie
- This Ole House
- Big Man
- Bell Bottom Blues
- Party Doll
- Zambesi
- Baby Baby
- Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O
- Guitar Boogie Shuffle
- Tears on My Pillow
- Vaya con Dios
- I'm in Love Again
- Pickin' a Chicken
- Ragtime Cowboy Joe
- Cloudburst
- Splish Splash
British Comedy Classics
- Boom Oo Yatta Ta Ta
- Notice to Quit
- Old Girls School Reunion
- Funny Game Politics
- Moscow Radio Commerical
- Ballad of the Woggler's Moulie
- Take a Pew
- You Gotta Go Oww!
- Indians
- Ice Cream Commercial
- The Q5 Piano Tune
- Fly Buttons
- The Hole in the Ground
- The Hippo Song
- Sitting on the Bench
- Narcissus
- The Horse Show
- Madeira M'Dear
- A Drop of the Hard Stuff
- And the Same to You, Colonel Bogey
Stars of the 50s
- Softly Softly
- My Special Angel
- Stairway of Love
- Dreamboat
- Around the World
- Wake Up Little Susie
- My Thanks to You
- Zambesi
- The Clouds Will Soon Roll By
- Pickin' a Chicken
- Lollipop
- Tammy
- Be My Girl
- Starry Eyed
- Never Do a Tango With an Eskimo
- China Tea
- A White Sports Coat (And a Pink Carnation)
- Heartbeat
- Mandy
- Cindy Oh Cindy
- Ev'ry Day of My Life
- The World Outside (Theme From the Warsaw Concerto)
- Blue Star
- Only Sixteen
- Don't Laugh at Me (Cause I'm a Fool)
Born: 1915-02-04
Died: 2010-10-04
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