Acting credits
172
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Norman Alden
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 61Series: 112Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 7139
IMDb ID: nm0017491
Known for: Acting
Born: September 13, 1924
Died: July 27, 2012
Age: 87
Place of birth: Forth Worth, Texas, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1950 - 2009
Years active: 60
Average TMDB rating: 6.82
Wikidata: Q979428
Other jobs
Producer's Assistant (1)
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Norman Alden.
7.3
Looking Back to the Future
as Self
2009 Movie
5.3
Night of the Wolf
as Carl Casey
2002 Movie
7.2
K-PAX
as Babbling Man
2001 Movie
7.3
Patch Adams
as Truck Driver
1998 Movie
7.5
Ed Wood
as Cameraman Bill
1994 Movie
2.9
Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force
as Bartender
1989 Movie
5.1
Cutting Class
as Officer Fondulac
1989 Movie
5.5
Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders
as Chief of Police
1989 Movie
7.3
They Live
as Foreman
1988 Movie
4.2
Lady Mobster
as Sal Borolo
1988 Movie
Man Against the Mob
as Capt. Necker
1988 Movie
3.3
Off the Mark
as Coach Elam
1987 Movie
Destination: America
as Tom Beller
1987 Movie
Sunday Drive
as Norman
1986 Movie
7.1
The Transformers: The Movie
as Kranix (voice)
1986 Movie
8.3
Back to the Future
as Lou
1985 Movie
5.7
Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story
as Ray Arcel
1985 Movie
3.4
California Girls
as Mr. Pegem
1985 Movie
7.3
Victor/Victoria
as Man in Hotel with Shoes (uncredited)
1982 Movie
6.0
Desperate Lives
as Coach
1982 Movie
6.0
Borderline
as Willie Lambert
1980 Movie
5.8
Back to the Planet of the Apes
as Zako
1980 Movie
5.6
Cloud Dancer
as Dr. Putman
1980 Movie
Flamingo Road
as Pete
1980 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Norman Alden.
8.5
Tracey Takes On...
1 eps
1996 Series
7.3
JAG
as Mr. Platt • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.5
Bodies of Evidence
1 eps
1992 Series
5.0
TV 101
as Ralphie • 1 eps
1988 Series
7.2
21 Jump Street
1 eps
1987 Series
7.9
Sledge Hammer!
as Roscoe • 1 eps
1986 Series
6.8
The Hogan Family
1 eps
1986 Series
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Mercer Hawthorne • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.1
Hunter
as Jerry Walsh • 1 eps
1984 Series
3.0
The Rousters
as Jackson Cobb • 13 eps
1983 Series
6.4
Hardcastle and McCormick
1 eps
1983 Series
5.8
Webster
1 eps
1983 Series
7.5
The A-Team
as Ed Maloney • 1 eps
1983 Series
6.2
Matt Houston
2 eps
1982 Series
6.3
Silver Spoons
1 eps
1982 Series
7.0
Cagney & Lacey
as Dan Cobbin • 1 eps
1982 Series
7.4
Nero Wolfe
1 eps
1981 Series
5.5
Falcon Crest
as Det. Bitterman • 3 eps
1981 Series
7.6
The Fall Guy
2 eps
1981 Series
5.5
Code Red
as Robert Melton • 1 eps
1981 Series
7.6
Hill Street Blues
as Art Eastland • 1 eps
1981 Series
7.0
Enos
1 eps
1980 Series
6.0
Stone
1 eps
1980 Series
7.5
California Fever
1 eps
1979 Series