Norman Chappell
Norman Chappell (31 December 1925, Lucknow, India – 21 July 1983) was an English character actor, known for numerous roles in television and film. Born in India during the British Raj, Chappell appeared mainly in television series as a character actor, usually in light comedy roles. He was best known for his roles in the Carry On films and in The Avengers (five appearances "Dead of Winter", "The Gilded Cage", "Dial A Deadly Number", "Dance with Death" and "Fog"). He often portrayed slightly pompous types of which his role in "The Gilded Cage" was a good example. He also appeared in a number of comedy sketches performed in the early 3-2-1 TV shows hosted by "Ted Rogers".
The Four Musketeers
as Submarine InventorThe Four Musketeers defend the queen and her dressmaker from Cardinal Richelieu and Milady de...
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The Day the Earth Caught Fire
as Hotel Receptionist (uncredited)British reporters suspect an international cover-up of a global disaster in progress... and...
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Carry On Henry
as First PlotterHenry VIII has just married Marie of Normandy, and is eager to consummate their marriage....
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Intimate Games
as PrincipalA university professor opens a sexual Pandora's box when he hands his class an assignment to...
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How I Won the War
as Henry Bridgehouse, soldier at AlameinAn inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa...
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Au Pair Girls
as SalesmanFour sexy young foreign girls come to England as au pairs and quickly become quite intimate with...
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The World of George Orwell: 1984
as Mr. ParsonsEarly adaption of Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four as part of the Theatre 625 series.
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Crooks in Cloisters
as BensonHaving pulled off the smallest ever train robbery, Little Walter and his crew decide to get out...
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The Beauty Jungle
as Talk of the Town Stage ManagerA Bristol typist joins the world of beauty contests.
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Jigsaw
as Andy RoachA woman is found murdered in a seaside house along the coast from Brighton in the county of East...
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The Punch and Judy Man
as FootmanWalter Pinner is the titular Punch And Judy Man plying his trade in the seaside town of...
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Girl in the Headlines
as Police PhotographerCalled in to investigate the murder of a model, Chief Inspector Birkett and Sergeant Saunders...
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Doctor in Clover
as Flower Delivery Man (Uncredited)Doctor in Clover is another 'Doctor' movie, but this time Leslie Phillips is the main doctor in...
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Petticoat Pirates
as JohnsonUndistinguished British farce (in Technicolor and CinemaScope). Stoker Charlie (the diminutive...
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Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
as ParsonsWhen D. C. Dangerous Davies, not held in high regard by his superiors, is assigned to find a...
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Nearest and Dearest
as uncreditedJimmy Jewel and Hylda Baker star in this big screen spin-off of one of ITV's most popular comedy...
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Preview
as AmbulancemanFour television critics gather in a Wardour Street preview theatre to see a documentary and get...
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The Avengers
as uncreditedThe Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr....
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The Avengers
as ForbesThe Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr....
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The Avengers
as FowlerThe Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr....
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Danger UXB
as Corporal MouldDanger UXB is a 1979 British ITV television series about World War II developed by John...
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The Larkins
as Sid Gannett'The Larkins' is a British television sitcom which was produced by Associated Television and...
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Carry On Laughing
as uncreditedA series of half-hour stories, mostly historical romps, presented by the Carry On team. Starring...
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The Likely Lads
as ArchieThe Likely Lads was a black and white British sitcom created and written by Dick Clement and Ian...
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Whoops Baghdad
as uncreditedWhoops Baghdad is a BBC television comedy programme first broadcast from 25 January to 1 March...
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