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Norman Alden

Acting 87 (deceased) years old Forth Worth, Texas, USA ★ 0.6
Born: September 13, 1924
Died: July 27, 2012

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 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.

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Filmography

Acting Credits (203)

Looking Back to the Future
Looking Back to the Future Self 2009
Looking Back at the Future
Looking Back at the Future Himself 2006
Night of the Wolf
Night of the Wolf Carl Casey 2002
K-PAX
K-PAX Babbling Man 2001
Patch Adams
Patch Adams Truck Driver 1998
Tracey Takes On...
Tracey Takes On... 1996
JAG
JAG Mr. Platt 1995
Ed Wood
Ed Wood Cameraman Bill 1994
Bodies of Evidence
Bodies of Evidence 1992
Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force
Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force Bartender 1989
Cutting Class
Cutting Class Officer Fondulac 1989
Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders
Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders Chief of Police 1989
TV 101
TV 101 Ralphie 1988
They Live
They Live Foreman 1988
Lady Mobster
Lady Mobster Sal Borolo 1988
Man Against the Mob
Man Against the Mob Capt. Necker 1988
Off the Mark
Off the Mark Coach Elam 1987
21 Jump Street
21 Jump Street 1987
Destination: America
Destination: America Tom Beller 1987
Sunday Drive
Sunday Drive Norman 1986
Sledge Hammer!
Sledge Hammer! Roscoe 1986
The Transformers: The Movie
The Transformers: The Movie Kranix (voice) 1986
The Hogan Family
The Hogan Family 1986
Back to the Future
Back to the Future Lou 1985
Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story
Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story Ray Arcel 1985
California Girls
California Girls Mr. Pegem 1985
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote Mercer Hawthorne 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote Bart Klapper 1984
Hunter
Hunter Jerry Walsh 1984
Hunter
Hunter Mike, Missing Persons 1984
Hunter
Hunter Mike, Missing Persons (uncredited) 1984
The Rousters
The Rousters Jackson Cobb 1983
Hardcastle and McCormick
Hardcastle and McCormick 1983
Webster
Webster 1983
The A-Team
The A-Team Ed Maloney 1983
The A-Team
The A-Team Mickey Stern 1983
Matt Houston
Matt Houston 1982
Matt Houston
Matt Houston Sheriff Tim Keeler 1982
Silver Spoons
Silver Spoons 1982
Victor/Victoria
Victor/Victoria Man in Hotel with Shoes (uncredited) 1982
Cagney & Lacey
Cagney & Lacey Dan Cobbin 1982
Desperate Lives
Desperate Lives Coach 1982
Nero Wolfe
Nero Wolfe 1981
Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest Det. Bitterman 1981
The Fall Guy
The Fall Guy 1981
Code Red
Code Red Robert Melton 1981
Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues Art Eastland 1981
Borderline
Borderline Willie Lambert 1980
Back to the Planet of the Apes
Back to the Planet of the Apes Zako 1980
Enos
Enos 1980
Cloud Dancer
Cloud Dancer Dr. Putman 1980
Flamingo Road
Flamingo Road Pete 1980
Stone
Stone 1980
California Fever
California Fever 1979
Trapper John, M.D.
Trapper John, M.D. 1979
The Facts of Life
The Facts of Life 1979
Samurai
Samurai Lt. Al DeNisco 1979
No Other Love
No Other Love Les Hollister 1979
Vega$
Vega$ 1978
Dallas
Dallas Senator Orloff 1978
Ring of Passion
Ring of Passion Max Machon 1978
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
What Really Happened to the Class of '65? 1977
Semi-Tough
Semi-Tough Coach Alvin Parks 1977
The Love Boat
The Love Boat Ralph 1977
Young Dan'l Boone
Young Dan'l Boone 1977
The All-New Super Friends Hour
The All-New Super Friends Hour 1977
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden McPherson 1977
Eight Is Enough
Eight Is Enough 1977
Hunter
Hunter 1977
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E. 1976
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels Louis Fluellen 1976
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels P. J. Wilkes 1976
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels Jake Barnett 1976
Electra Woman and Dyna Girl
Electra Woman and Dyna Girl Professor Frank Heflin 1976
Alice
Alice 1976
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Coach Leroy Fedders 1976
One Day at a Time
One Day at a Time 1975
Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch 1975
Switch
Switch Barney 1975
Fay
Fay Al Cassidy 1975
Bronk
Bronk 1975
Terror on the 40th Floor
Terror on the 40th Floor Capt. Parker 1974
Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes 1974
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files Roland Eddy 1974
The Manhunter
The Manhunter 1974
Devlin
Devlin 1974
Cry Panic
Cry Panic Doc Potter 1974
Kojak
Kojak Foster 1973
Super Friends
Super Friends 1973
Super Friends
Super Friends Aquaman (voice) 1973
Barnaby Jones
Barnaby Jones Timmer 1973
Kung Fu
Kung Fu Sheriff Crossman 1972
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco 1972
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco Sgt. Dan Healy 1972
The Rookies
The Rookies 1972
Kansas City Bomber
Kansas City Bomber Horrible Hank Hopkins 1972
Where Does It Hurt?
Where Does It Hurt? Katzen 1972
Ben
Ben Policeman 1972
Stand Up and Be Counted
Stand Up and Be Counted Businessman 1972
The Trackers
The Trackers Pete Dilworth 1971
McMillan & Wife
McMillan & Wife Randy Baine 1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law Henry Grover 1971
Cannon
Cannon 1971
Cannon
Cannon Mitchell 1971
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children Sheriff Glenn 1970
Dan August
Dan August Benjamin Marsh 1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora! Major Truman Landon 1970
The Pigeon
The Pigeon Carl 1969
Love, American Style
Love, American Style Paul 1969
Love, American Style
Love, American Style Barry 1969
Love, American Style
Love, American Style Bernie 1969
To Rome with Love
To Rome with Love 1969
Medical Center
Medical Center 1969
The Great Bank Robbery
The Great Bank Robbery The Great Gregory - Balloonist 1969
All the Loving Couples
All the Loving Couples Mitch Burnett 1969
Killers Three
Killers Three Guthrie 1968
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad 1968
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad Parker 1968
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad Russ Barry 1968
Adam-12
Adam-12 Sgt. John Hardwick 1968
Adam-12
Adam-12 Charley Baker 1968
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O Cameron 1968
Fever Heat
Fever Heat Herbert Hupgrove 1968
The Devil's Brigade
The Devil's Brigade MP Lieutenant 1968
Chubasco
Chubasco Frenchy 1968
Mannix
Mannix 1967
Mannix
Mannix Travers 1967
Mannix
Mannix Lou Griswold 1967
The Danny Thomas Hour
The Danny Thomas Hour Marshak 1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett
The Guns of Will Sonnett 1967
Good Times
Good Times Warren 1967
First to Fight
First to Fight Sergeant Schmidtmer 1967
Rango
Rango 1967
Family Affair
Family Affair 1966
Run, Buddy, Run
Run, Buddy, Run 1966
The Wild Angels
The Wild Angels Medic 1966
Batman
Batman Henchman #1 1966
Red Line 7000
Red Line 7000 Pat 1965
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. Norman Frome 1965
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. Worth 1965
Hogan's Heroes
Hogan's Heroes Sergeant Krebs 1965
Honey West
Honey West Ben Fancher 1965
Honey West
Honey West Artie Dixon 1965
The Big Valley
The Big Valley Jeff Bowden 1965
Andy
Andy Andy Chadakis 1965
The Cara Williams Show
The Cara Williams Show 1964
The Patsy
The Patsy Bully at the Gym 1964
Bedtime Story
Bedtime Story Dubin 1964
Man's Favorite Sport?
Man's Favorite Sport? John Screaming Eagle 1964
The Sword in the Stone
The Sword in the Stone Kay (voice) 1963
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters Broken Mouth 1963
My Favorite Martian
My Favorite Martian Detective Harris 1963
Burke's Law
Burke's Law Mark Hodges 1963
Temple Houston
Temple Houston Carlton Owens 1963
The Nutty Professor
The Nutty Professor Football Player 1963
The Dakotas
The Dakotas 1963
Combat!
Combat! Pfc. Cooper 1962
Combat!
Combat! Pvt. Buford 1962
Saints and Sinners
Saints and Sinners Frank Donelli 1962
Everglades
Everglades 1961
Ben Casey
Ben Casey 1961
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare Bernie (uncredited) 1961
Secret of Deep Harbor
Secret of Deep Harbor Barney Haines 1961
Cain's Hundred
Cain's Hundred Fred Jackson 1961
Portrait of a Mobster
Portrait of a Mobster Bo Wetzel 1961
Operation Bottleneck
Operation Bottleneck Cpl. Lester 'Merc' Davenport 1961
The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show Tom Strongbow 1960
The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show Hank 1960
The Walking Target
The Walking Target Sam Russo 1960
My Three Sons
My Three Sons 1960
Mr. Lucky
Mr. Lucky Mitch 1959
Mr. Lucky
Mr. Lucky Devil 1959
Not for Hire
Not for Hire 1959
The Untouchables
The Untouchables Barry Carlton 1959
The Untouchables
The Untouchables John Henry Whitmore 1959
Philip Marlowe
Philip Marlowe 1959
Hennesey
Hennesey Seaman Herman Pulaski 1959
Bonanza
Bonanza Teller 1959
The Lawless Years
The Lawless Years 1959
Man with a Camera
Man with a Camera 1958
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip Rene 1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse 1958
Lawman
Lawman Charley - Townsman 1958
The Rifleman
The Rifleman Duff 1958
The Texan
The Texan Ryan 1958
The Power of the Resurrection
The Power of the Resurrection Gate Guard 1958
Leave It to Beaver
Leave It to Beaver Water Dept. Worker 1957
Perry Mason
Perry Mason Darrel Reed 1957
The Thin Man
The Thin Man 1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Richard Diamond, Private Detective Ben Regan 1957
Panic!
Panic! 1957
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The 20th Century Fox Hour Frank Fallom 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Purlie Loftus 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Deke Franklin 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Berber 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Amos Potter 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Tom Hart 1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp Johnny Ringo 1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney Norman 1954
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin 1954
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin Black Cloud 1954
Lassie
Lassie 1954
The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program Man with iron bar 1950

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