Norman Alden

Norman Alden

ActorProduction Sep 13 (died age 87) Forth Worth, Texas, USA 1950–2009 (59 year career)

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Biography

Norman Alden (né Adelberg; September 13, 1924 – July 27, 2012) was an American character actor. His career lasted nearly 50 years, including many diverse and memorable performances. Some of his notable roles include the voice of Sir Kay in The Sword in the Stone (1963), Dr. Linstrom in I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977), diner owner Lou in Back to the Future (1985), the voice of Kranix in The Transformers: The Movie (1986), the construction foreman in They Live (1988), and cameraman Bill …

Known For

Back to the Future

Back to the Future

Lou

The Sword in the Stone

The Sword in the Stone

Kay (voice)

Patch Adams

Patch Adams

Truck Driver

They Live

They Live

Foreman

Ed Wood

Ed Wood

Cameraman Bill

K-PAX

K-PAX

Babbling Man

The Transformers: The Movie

The Transformers: The Movie

Kranix (voice)

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Major Truman Landon

Filmography

Acting (177)

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Movies (62)

Looking Back to the Future

Looking Back to the Future

as Self

Looking Back at the Future

as Himself

Night of the Wolf

Night of the Wolf

as Carl Casey

K-PAX

K-PAX

as Babbling Man

Patch Adams

Patch Adams

as Truck Driver

Ed Wood

Ed Wood

as Cameraman Bill

Cutting Class

Cutting Class

as Officer Fondulac

Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force

Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force

as Bartender

Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders

Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders

as Chief of Police

They Live

They Live

as Foreman

Lady Mobster

Lady Mobster

as Sal Borolo

Man Against the Mob

Man Against the Mob

as Capt. Necker

Off the Mark

Off the Mark

as Coach Elam

Destination: America

Destination: America

as Tom Beller

The Transformers: The Movie

The Transformers: The Movie

as Kranix (voice)

Sunday Drive

Sunday Drive

as Norman

Back to the Future

Back to the Future

as Lou

Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story

Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story

as Ray Arcel

California Girls

California Girls

as Mr. Pegem

Victor/Victoria

Victor/Victoria

as Man in Hotel with Shoes (uncredited)

Desperate Lives

Desperate Lives

as Coach

Borderline

Borderline

as Willie Lambert

Back to the Planet of the Apes

Back to the Planet of the Apes

as Zako

Cloud Dancer

Cloud Dancer

as Dr. Putman

Flamingo Road

Flamingo Road

as Pete

No Other Love

No Other Love

as Les Hollister

Samurai

Samurai

as Lt. Al DeNisco

Ring of Passion

Ring of Passion

as Max Machon

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

as McPherson

Semi-Tough

Semi-Tough

as Coach Alvin Parks

Cry Panic

Cry Panic

as Doc Potter

Terror on the 40th Floor

Terror on the 40th Floor

as Capt. Parker

Ben

Ben

as Policeman

Where Does It Hurt?

Where Does It Hurt?

as Katzen

Kansas City Bomber

Kansas City Bomber

as Horrible Hank Hopkins

Stand Up and Be Counted

Stand Up and Be Counted

as Businessman

The Trackers

The Trackers

as Pete Dilworth

Cannon

Cannon

as Mitchell

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

as Major Truman Landon

The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children

The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children

as Sheriff Glenn

The Great Bank Robbery

The Great Bank Robbery

as The Great Gregory - Balloonist

The Pigeon

The Pigeon

as Carl

All the Loving Couples

All the Loving Couples

as Mitch Burnett

The Devil's Brigade

The Devil's Brigade

as MP Lieutenant

Killers Three

Killers Three

as Guthrie

Fever Heat

as Herbert Hupgrove

Chubasco

Chubasco

as Frenchy

Good Times

Good Times

as Warren

First to Fight

First to Fight

as Sergeant Schmidtmer

The Wild Angels

The Wild Angels

as Medic

Red Line 7000

Red Line 7000

as Pat

Andy

Andy

as Andy Chadakis

Man's Favorite Sport?

Man's Favorite Sport?

as John Screaming Eagle

The Patsy

The Patsy

as Bully at the Gym

Bedtime Story

Bedtime Story

as Dubin

The Nutty Professor

The Nutty Professor

as Football Player

The Sword in the Stone

The Sword in the Stone

as Kay (voice)

Portrait of a Mobster

Portrait of a Mobster

as Bo Wetzel

Operation Bottleneck

Operation Bottleneck

as Cpl. Lester 'Merc' Davenport

Secret of Deep Harbor

Secret of Deep Harbor

as Barney Haines

The Walking Target

The Walking Target

as Sam Russo

The Power of the Resurrection

The Power of the Resurrection

as Gate Guard

Television (115)

Tracey Takes On...

Tracey Takes On...

JAG

JAG

as Mr. Platt

Bodies of Evidence

Bodies of Evidence

TV 101

TV 101

as Ralphie

21 Jump Street

21 Jump Street

Sledge Hammer!

Sledge Hammer!

as Roscoe

The Hogan Family

The Hogan Family

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as Mercer Hawthorne

Hunter

Hunter

as Jerry Walsh

The A-Team

The A-Team

as Ed Maloney

Hardcastle and McCormick

Hardcastle and McCormick

Webster

Webster

The Rousters

The Rousters

as Jackson Cobb

Cagney & Lacey

Cagney & Lacey

as Dan Cobbin

Matt Houston

Matt Houston

as Sheriff Tim Keeler

Silver Spoons

Silver Spoons

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

as Det. Bitterman

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

as Art Eastland

The Fall Guy

The Fall Guy

Nero Wolfe

Nero Wolfe

Code Red

Code Red

as Robert Melton

Stone

Stone

Enos

Enos

Trapper John, M.D.

Trapper John, M.D.

The Facts of Life

The Facts of Life

California Fever

California Fever

Dallas

Dallas

as Senator Orloff

Vega$

Vega$

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as Ralph

Eight Is Enough

Eight Is Enough

Hunter

Hunter

What Really Happened to the Class of '65?

What Really Happened to the Class of '65?

The All-New Super Friends Hour

The All-New Super Friends Hour

Young Dan'l Boone

Young Dan'l Boone

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

as Louis Fluellen

Alice

Alice

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

as Coach Leroy Fedders

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

Electra Woman and Dyna Girl

Electra Woman and Dyna Girl

as Professor Frank Heflin

Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

One Day at a Time

One Day at a Time

Switch

Switch

as Barney

Bronk

Bronk

Fay

as Al Cassidy

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

as Roland Eddy

The Manhunter

The Manhunter

Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

Devlin

Devlin

Kojak

Kojak

as Foster

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

as Timmer

Super Friends

Super Friends

as Aquaman (voice)

Super Friends

Super Friends

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

as Sgt. Dan Healy

The Rookies

The Rookies

Kung Fu

Kung Fu

as Sheriff Crossman

Cannon

Cannon

McMillan & Wife

McMillan & Wife

as Randy Baine

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

as Henry Grover

Dan August

Dan August

as Benjamin Marsh

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

as Paul

Medical Center

Medical Center

To Rome with Love

To Rome with Love

Adam-12

Adam-12

as Charley Baker

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as Cameron

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

as Parker

Mannix

Mannix

as Travers

The Guns of Will Sonnett

The Guns of Will Sonnett

The Danny Thomas Hour

The Danny Thomas Hour

as Marshak

Rango

Rango

Batman

Batman

as Henchman #1

Family Affair

Family Affair

Run, Buddy, Run

Run, Buddy, Run

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as Norman Frome

Hogan's Heroes

Hogan's Heroes

as Sergeant Krebs

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

as Jeff Bowden

Honey West

Honey West

as Ben Fancher

The Cara Williams Show

The Cara Williams Show

My Favorite Martian

My Favorite Martian

as Detective Harris

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as Mark Hodges

The Dakotas

The Dakotas

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters

as Broken Mouth

Temple Houston

Temple Houston

as Carlton Owens

Combat!

Combat!

as Pfc. Cooper

Saints and Sinners

Saints and Sinners

as Frank Donelli

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as Bernie (uncredited)

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred

as Fred Jackson

Everglades

Everglades

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

as Tom Strongbow

My Three Sons

My Three Sons

Bonanza

Bonanza

as Teller

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

as Barry Carlton

Mr. Lucky

Mr. Lucky

as Devil

Not for Hire

The Lawless Years

The Lawless Years

Philip Marlowe

Philip Marlowe

Hennesey

Hennesey

as Seaman Herman Pulaski

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

as Duff

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

as Rene

Lawman

Lawman

as Charley - Townsman

The Texan

The Texan

as Ryan

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Man with a Camera

Man with a Camera

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as Darrel Reed

Leave It to Beaver

Leave It to Beaver

as Water Dept. Worker

The Thin Man

The Thin Man

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

as Ben Regan

Panic!

Panic!

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

as Johnny Ringo

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as Purlie Loftus

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Frank Fallom

Lassie

Lassie

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Norman

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

The Jack Benny Program

The Jack Benny Program

as Man with iron bar

Crew (1)

Movies (1)

Two for the Money

Two for the Money

Producer's Assistant