Norman Alden
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 in Ed Wood (1994). Alden also made numerous guest appearances in popular shows like Gunsmoke, Perry Mason, and The Twilight Zone.
Alden first discovered his passion for acting while attending Texas Christian University, where he participated in on-campus theater productions. After serving in the United States Army during World War II, he pursued a career in acting, making his first television appearance in 1957 on The 20th Century Fox Hour. Alden continued to work steadily until his retirement in 2006.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.2426 |
| Birthday | 1924-09-13 |
| Place of Birth | Forth Worth, Texas, USA |
| Also Known As |
1994
Ed Wood
7.483/2560
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1986
Sunday Drive
10/1
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1986
The Transformers: The Movie
7.142/613
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The Transformers: The Movie
1980
Borderline
6.1/55
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Borderline
1963
The Sword in the Stone
7.2/4148
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1966
The Wild Angels
5.451/81
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1964
Man's Favorite Sport?
7/150
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1963
The Nutty Professor
6.491/477
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1969
All the Loving Couples
4/4
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1970
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
10/1
A hip psychiatrist teams up with an ex-addict to combat drug addiction in a small town in this pilot for "The Psychiatrist."
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1960
The Walking Target
5.8/5
An ex-con finds unexpected romance with the widow of his former accomplice as he tries to collect his hidden loot.
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2009
Looking Back to the Future
6.556/9
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1961
Operation Bottleneck
6.667/3
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1985
Back to the Future
8.328/22163
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1972
Kansas City Bomber
5.833/18
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1971
The Trackers
5.75/10
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1961
Secret of Deep Harbor
5.5/2
A reporter learns that his girlfriend's father, an old sea captain, is being paid by the mob to transport gangsters out of the country.
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1961
Portrait of a Mobster
9/1
A vicious hood rises to the top of the rackets in Depression-era New York in this account of the life of Dutch Schultz.
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1980
Cloud Dancer
6/8
An aerobatic pilot comes to terms with his work, his photographer ex-lover and a brash newcomer.
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1971
Cannon
5/5
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1987
Destination: America
0/0
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1965
Red Line 7000
5.444/36
The lives and passions of a stock car team are revealed against the turbulent backdrop of the professional racing world.
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1967
Good Times
5.15/20
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1967
First to Fight
7.9/5
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1980
Flamingo Road
10/1
A carnival drifter marries into an aristocratic family and unwillingly takes on a ruthless sheriff who fancies himself a political kingmaker in this p...
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1988
They Live
7.305/3569
A lone drifter stumbles upon a unique pair of sunglasses that reveal aliens are systematically gaining control of the Earth by masquerading as humans...
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1972
Stand Up and Be Counted
7/2
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1987
Off the Mark
3.875/8
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1965
Andy
8/2
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Andy
1968
Killers Three
4.833/6
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2006
Looking Back at the Future
6.688/8
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1985
California Girls
4.571/7
A New Jersey auto mechanic travels to California to find the girl of his dreams and woos a bikini fashion model while the time quarreling with her hig...
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1988
Lady Mobster
5/8
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1980
Back to the Planet of the Apes
5.964/28
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1968
Fever Heat
7/1
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1974
Cry Panic
6.9/7
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Cry Panic
1985
Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story
6/4
The film details the life of Ray Mancini, a World Boxing Association world lightweight champion boxer from 1982 to 1984, Hollywood actor and a member...
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1972
Ben
6.104/144
A lonely boy becomes good friends with Ben, a rat. This rat is also the leader of a pack of vicious killer rats, killing lots of people.
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1989
Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders
7/3
Honest cop in corrupt 1940s Los Angeles fights against gangsters who are kidnapping and selling women into prostitution.
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1979
Samurai
9/1
Lee Cantrell, a young San Francisco attorney by day, at night becomes a samurai warrior, and battles a crazed multi-millionaire who is planning to des...
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Samurai
1989
Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force
3.333/9
In the future, a warrior nun on roller skates must rescue a seer, who is to be sacrificed by a band of mutants.
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1978
Ring of Passion
7/2
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1989
Cutting Class
5.1/132
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1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!
7.175/614
In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora!...
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1977
Semi-Tough
5.4/60
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2002
Night of the Wolf
5.2/5
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1974
Terror on the 40th Floor
4.5/10
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Terror on the 40th Floor
1972
Where Does It Hurt?
5.5/11
In this classic hospital farce, Peter Sellers plays Dr. Albert T. Hopfnagel, a greedy, crooked hospital administrator who has perfected the art of bil...
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Where Does It Hurt?
1979
No Other Love
8/2
A young marginally intellectually-disabled girl and boy meet, plan to marry, and convince the world that they are entitled to a life of their own -- d...
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No Other Love
1988
Man Against the Mob
9/1
In 1930s Los Angeles, a police detective leads an elite squad against a vicious organized crime ring.
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Man Against the Mob
1977
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
5.939/41
A disturbed and institutionalized 16-year-old girl struggles between fantasy and reality.
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1964
The Patsy
6.2/61
Eccentric bellhop Stanley Belt is recruited unexpectedly by the comedy team of a recently deceased entertainer. Stanley struggles to become a song-and...
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The Patsy
1968
The Devil's Brigade
6.342/92
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The Devil's Brigade
1969
The Pigeon
10/1
A private eye is hired to protect a young woman who has a black book on a crime syndicate.
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The Pigeon
1982
Desperate Lives
6.5/2
A brother and sister get caught up in the drug scene in their local high school, with tragic results.
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Desperate Lives
1969
The Great Bank Robbery
6.6/12
A motley group of phony church leaders attempts to rob a bank controlled by brothers in 1880's Texas.
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The Great Bank Robbery
1998
Patch Adams
7.313/3490
The true story of Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams, who in the 1970s found that humor is the best medicine, and was willing to do just anything to make his pa...
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Patch Adams
1982
Victor/Victoria
7.27/459
A struggling female soprano finds work playing a male female impersonator, but it complicates her personal life.
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Victor/Victoria
2001
K-PAX
7.2/2821
Prot is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a far away planet. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own exp...
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K-PAX
1958
The Power of the Resurrection
7/1
A young man, Facing torture and possibly death for his Christian beliefs, confesses his fears to Peter, who awaits a similar fate. Peter tells him of...
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The Power of the Resurrection
1964
Bedtime Story
6.3/55
Benson is a Casanova who tricks women into having sex with him before leaving them. He is content with this game until he meets Jamison, a real operat...
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Bedtime Story
1968
Chubasco
4.5/4
A wild beach boy takes a job on a tuna fishing boat.
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