Norman Rossington

Biography

Norman Rossington was an English actor who began his acting career with a local Liverpool theater group before training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He appeared on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company and in London's West End. His breakthrough came in 1957 as Private Cupcake Cook in the sitcom The Army Game, a role he played for three series. He was known for the Carry On films, including Carry On Sergeant (1958) and Carry On Nurse (1959), and appeared in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960) and A Hard Day's Night (1964). He was the only performer to appear in both a Beatles film, A Hard Day's Night, and an Elvis Presley film, Double Trouble (1967). Other films included Tobruk (1967) and Death Line (1972). From the 1970s he worked mainly in television, with Sharpe's Regiment (1996) among his final appearances. He died in 1999.

70years old at death

Born December 24, 1928Liverpool
Died May 21, 1999Manchester
Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19

Movie Career

Films: 14
Career span: 39 years1957 to 1996

Genres

Comedy57%, 8 films
Drama36%, 5 films
Crime29%, 4 films
Romance29%, 4 films
War21%, 3 films

First and latest

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A first
In A Hard Day's Night, a Beatles film, and in Double Trouble, an Elvis Presley film, Rossington was the only performer to work in both.
Early training
Rossington trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. By the mid-1950s he was appearing on stage in plays including A Midsummer Night's Dream and Salad Days, on a London Old Vic tour of the US, and was one of the original cast.

Norman Rossington movies on Netflix

Sharpe's Regiment1996IMDb rating 7.8as Sergeant Horatio Havercamp
House of the Long Shadows1983IMDb rating 6.2as Station Master
Death Line1972IMDb rating 5.9as Det.Sgt. Rogers
Man in the Wilderness1971IMDb rating 6.8as Ferris
Double Trouble1967IMDb rating 5.1as Arthur Babcock
Tobruk1967IMDb rating 6.4as Alfie Braithwaite
The Wrong Box1966IMDb rating 6.7as 1st Rough
A Hard Day's Night1964IMDb rating 7.5as Norm
Nurse on Wheels1963IMDb rating 6.2as George Judd
Crooks Anonymous1962IMDb rating 6.2as Bert
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning1960IMDb rating 7.5as Bert
Carry on Nurse1959IMDb rating 6.2as Norm
Carry On Sergeant1958IMDb rating 6.3as Private Herbert Brown
The Long Haul1957IMDb rating 6.7as Kenny, Liverpool Trucker

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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A Hard Day's Night1964 Comedy, Musicas Norm
IMDb rating 7.550K votes
Death Line1972 Horroras Det.Sgt. Rogers
IMDb rating 5.96.1K votes
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning1960as Bert
IMDb rating 7.510K votes
Tobruk1967as Alfie Braithwaite
IMDb rating 6.44.0K votes
Man in the Wilderness1971as Ferris
IMDb rating 6.84.0K votes
House of the Long Shadows1983as Station Master
IMDb rating 6.25.8K votes
Double Trouble1967as Arthur Babcock
IMDb rating 5.12.1K votes
Carry On Sergeant1958as Private Herbert Brown
IMDb rating 6.33.4K votes

Most often with

Gerald Thomas directed three of these films. Eighteen actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Christopher Lee

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Percy Herbert

Leslie Phillips

Joan Sims

Charles HawtreyGerald ThomasDirector, 3 films

Films together

Christopher Lee2 films together, 1972 to 1983
Christopher Lee's page
- House of the Long Shadows1983IMDb rating 6.2Rossington as Station MasterLee as Corrigan
- Death Line1972IMDb rating 5.9Rossington as Det.Sgt. RogersLee as Stratton-Villiers, MI5
Wilfrid Hyde-White2 films together, 1959 to 1962
Wilfrid Hyde-White's page
- Crooks Anonymous1962IMDb rating 6.2Rossington as BertHyde-White as Senior Brother Laurence Montague
- Carry on Nurse1959IMDb rating 6.2Rossington as NormHyde-White as The Colonel
Percy Herbert2 films together, 1967 to 1971
Percy Herbert's page
- Man in the Wilderness1971IMDb rating 6.8Rossington as FerrisHerbert as Fogarty
- Tobruk1967IMDb rating 6.4Rossington as Alfie BraithwaiteHerbert as Dolan
Leslie Phillips2 films together, 1959 to 1962
Leslie Phillips's page
- Crooks Anonymous1962IMDb rating 6.2Rossington as BertPhillips as Fred "Captain 'Dandy' Forsdyke" Cox
- Carry on Nurse1959IMDb rating 6.2Rossington as NormPhillips as Jack Bell
Joan Sims2 films together, 1959 to 1963
Joan Sims's page
- Nurse on Wheels1963IMDb rating 6.2Rossington as George JuddSims as Deborah Walcott
- Carry on Nurse1959IMDb rating 6.2Rossington as NormSims as Student Nurse Stella Dawson
Charles Hawtrey2 films together, 1958 to 1959
Charles Hawtrey's page
- Carry on Nurse1959IMDb rating 6.2Rossington as NormHawtrey as Humphrey Hinton
- Carry On Sergeant1958IMDb rating 6.3Rossington as Private Herbert BrownHawtrey as Private Peter Golightly
Gerald ThomasDirector, 3 films, 1958 to 1963
All films by Gerald Thomas
- Nurse on Wheels1963IMDb rating 6.2Rossington as George Judd
- Carry on Nurse1959IMDb rating 6.2Rossington as Norm
- Carry On Sergeant1958IMDb rating 6.3Rossington as Private Herbert Brown
Also two films together12 more actors
- Joan HicksonNurse on Wheels (1963) and Carry on Nurse (1959)
- Kenneth WilliamsCarry on Nurse (1959) and Carry On Sergeant (1958)
- Raymond HuntleyNurse on Wheels (1963) and Crooks Anonymous (1962)
- Kenneth ConnorCarry on Nurse (1959) and Carry On Sergeant (1958)
- Cyril ChamberlainCarry on Nurse (1959) and Carry On Sergeant (1958)
- Harry LockeCrooks Anonymous (1962) and Carry on Nurse (1959)
- Hattie JacquesCarry on Nurse (1959) and Carry On Sergeant (1958)
- Bill OwenCarry on Nurse (1959) and Carry On Sergeant (1958)
- Shirley EatonCarry on Nurse (1959) and Carry On Sergeant (1958)
- Liam RedmondTobruk (1967) and The Long Haul (1957)
- Terence LongdonCarry on Nurse (1959) and Carry On Sergeant (1958)
- Deryck GuylerA Hard Day's Night (1964) and Nurse on Wheels (1963)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

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