Norman Alden
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Sep 13, 1924 (102 years old)
Place of Birth
Forth Worth, Texas, USA
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.
Known For
| 2009 | Looking Back to the FutureSelf | |
| 2006 | Looking Back at the FutureHimself | |
| 2002 | Night of the WolfCarl Casey | |
| 2001 | K-PAXBabbling Man | |
| 1998 | Patch AdamsTruck Driver | |
| 1996 | Tracey Takes On... | |
| 1995 | JAGMr. Platt | |
| 1994 | Ed WoodCameraman Bill | |
| 1992 | Bodies of Evidence | |
| 1989 | Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown MurdersChief of Police | |
| 1989 | Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by ForceBartender | |
| 1989 | Cutting ClassOfficer Fondulac | |
| 1988 | They LiveForeman | |
| 1988 | Lady MobsterSal Borolo | |
| 1988 | Man Against the MobCapt. Necker | |
| 1988 | TV 101Ralphie | |
| 1987 | Destination: AmericaTom Beller | |
| 1987 | Off the MarkCoach Elam | |
| 1987 | 21 Jump Street | |
| 1986 | Sunday DriveNorman | |
| 1986 | The Transformers: The MovieKranix (voice) | |
| 1986 | Sledge Hammer!Roscoe | |
| 1986 | The Hogan Family | |
| 1985 | Back to the FutureLou | |
| 1985 | California GirlsMr. Pegem | |
| 1985 | Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini StoryRay Arcel | |
| 1984 | Murder, She WroteMercer Hawthorne | |
| 1984 | HunterJerry Walsh | |
| 1984 | Murder, She WroteBart Klapper | |
| 1984 | HunterMike, Missing Persons | |
| 1984 | HunterMike, Missing Persons (uncredited) | |
| 1983 | Hardcastle and McCormick | |
| 1983 | The A-TeamEd Maloney | |
| 1983 | Webster | |
| 1983 | The A-TeamMickey Stern | |
| 1983 | The RoustersJackson Cobb | |
| 1982 | Desperate LivesCoach | |
| 1982 | Victor/VictoriaMan in Hotel with Shoes (uncredited) | |
| 1982 | Silver Spoons | |
| 1982 | Cagney & LaceyDan Cobbin | |
| 1982 | Matt Houston | |
| 1982 | Matt HoustonSheriff Tim Keeler | |
| 1981 | Falcon CrestDet. Bitterman | |
| 1981 | The Fall Guy | |
| 1981 | Nero Wolfe | |
| 1981 | Code RedRobert Melton | |
| 1981 | Hill Street BluesArt Eastland | |
| 1980 | BorderlineWillie Lambert | |
| 1980 | Cloud DancerDr. Putman | |
| 1980 | Flamingo RoadPete | |
| 1980 | Back to the Planet of the ApesZako | |
| 1980 | Enos | |
| 1980 | Stone | |
| 1979 | SamuraiLt. Al DeNisco | |
| 1979 | No Other LoveLes Hollister | |
| 1979 | Trapper John, M.D. | |
| 1979 | The Facts of Life | |
| 1979 | California Fever | |
| 1978 | Ring of PassionMax Machon | |
| 1978 | DallasSenator Orloff | |
| 1978 | Vega$ | |
| 1977 | Semi-ToughCoach Alvin Parks | |
| 1977 | I Never Promised You a Rose GardenMcPherson | |
| 1977 | The Love BoatRalph | |
| 1977 | Eight Is Enough | |
| 1977 | The All-New Super Friends Hour | |
| 1977 | Young Dan'l Boone | |
| 1977 | Hunter | |
| 1977 | What Really Happened to the Class of '65? | |
| 1976 | Alice | |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | |
| 1976 | Charlie's AngelsLouis Fluellen | |
| 1976 | Electra Woman and Dyna GirlProfessor Frank Heflin | |
| 1976 | Charlie's AngelsP. J. Wilkes | |
| 1976 | Charlie's AngelsJake Barnett | |
| 1976 | Mary Hartman, Mary HartmanCoach Leroy Fedders | |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch | |
| 1975 | SwitchBarney | |
| 1975 | FayAl Cassidy | |
| 1975 | Bronk | |
| 1975 | One Day at a Time | |
| 1974 | Cry PanicDoc Potter | |
| 1974 | Terror on the 40th FloorCapt. Parker | |
| 1974 | Planet of the Apes | |
| 1974 | The Manhunter | |
| 1974 | Devlin | |
| 1974 | The Rockford FilesRoland Eddy | |
| 1973 | Super Friends | |
| 1973 | KojakFoster | |
| 1973 | Super FriendsAquaman (voice) | |
| 1973 | Barnaby JonesTimmer | |
| 1972 | Kansas City BomberHorrible Hank Hopkins | |
| 1972 | Stand Up and Be CountedBusinessman | |
| 1972 | BenPoliceman | |
| 1972 | Where Does It Hurt?Katzen | |
| 1972 | The Rookies | |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | |
| 1972 | Kung FuSheriff Crossman | |
| 1972 | The Streets of San FranciscoSgt. Dan Healy | |
| 1971 | The TrackersPete Dilworth | |
| 1971 | CannonMitchell | |
| 1971 | Cannon | |
| 1971 | McMillan & WifeRandy Baine | |
| 1971 | Owen Marshall: Counselor at LawHenry Grover | |
| 1970 | The Psychiatrist: God Bless the ChildrenSheriff Glenn | |
| 1970 | Tora! Tora! Tora!Major Truman Landon | |
| 1970 | Dan AugustBenjamin Marsh | |
| 1969 | All the Loving CouplesMitch Burnett | |
| 1969 | The PigeonCarl | |
| 1969 | The Great Bank RobberyThe Great Gregory - Balloonist | |
| 1969 | Medical Center | |
| 1969 | To Rome with Love | |
| 1969 | Love, American StylePaul | |
| 1969 | Love, American StyleBarry | |
| 1969 | Love, American StyleBernie | |
| 1968 | Killers ThreeGuthrie | |
| 1968 | Fever HeatHerbert Hupgrove | |
| 1968 | The Devil's BrigadeMP Lieutenant | |
| 1968 | ChubascoFrenchy | |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-OCameron | |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad | |
| 1968 | Adam-12Sgt. John Hardwick | |
| 1968 | Adam-12Charley Baker | |
| 1968 | The Mod SquadParker | |
| 1968 | The Mod SquadRuss Barry | |
| 1967 | Good TimesWarren | |
| 1967 | First to FightSergeant Schmidtmer | |
| 1967 | Mannix | |
| 1967 | The Guns of Will Sonnett | |
| 1967 | Rango | |
| 1967 | MannixTravers | |
| 1967 | The Danny Thomas HourMarshak | |
| 1967 | MannixLou Griswold | |
| 1966 | The Wild AngelsMedic | |
| 1966 | Family Affair | |
| 1966 | BatmanHenchman #1 | |
| 1966 | Run, Buddy, Run | |
| 1965 | Red Line 7000Pat | |
| 1965 | AndyAndy Chadakis | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I.Norman Frome | |
| 1965 | Hogan's HeroesSergeant Krebs | |
| 1965 | The Big ValleyJeff Bowden | |
| 1965 | Honey WestBen Fancher | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I.Worth | |
| 1965 | Honey WestArtie Dixon | |
| 1964 | Man's Favorite Sport?John Screaming Eagle | |
| 1964 | The PatsyBully at the Gym | |
| 1964 | Bedtime StoryDubin | |
| 1964 | The Cara Williams Show | |
| 1963 | The Sword in the StoneKay (voice) | |
| 1963 | The Nutty ProfessorFootball Player | |
| 1963 | Burke's LawMark Hodges | |
| 1963 | The Travels of Jaimie McPheetersBroken Mouth | |
| 1963 | The Dakotas | |
| 1963 | Temple HoustonCarlton Owens | |
| 1963 | My Favorite MartianDetective Harris | |
| 1962 | Combat!Pfc. Cooper | |
| 1962 | Saints and SinnersFrank Donelli | |
| 1962 | Combat!Pvt. Buford | |
| 1961 | Operation BottleneckCpl. Lester 'Merc' Davenport | |
| 1961 | Secret of Deep HarborBarney Haines | |
| 1961 | Portrait of a MobsterBo Wetzel | |
| 1961 | Cain's HundredFred Jackson | |
| 1961 | Everglades | |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | |
| 1961 | Dr. KildareBernie (uncredited) | |
| 1960 | The Walking TargetSam Russo | |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith ShowTom Strongbow | |
| 1960 | My Three Sons | |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith ShowHank | |
| 1959 | Mr. LuckyMitch | |
| 1959 | Philip Marlowe | |
| 1959 | The Lawless Years | |
| 1959 | HenneseySeaman Herman Pulaski | |
| 1959 | Not for Hire | |
| 1959 | The UntouchablesBarry Carlton | |
| 1959 | Mr. LuckyDevil | |
| 1959 | The UntouchablesJohn Henry Whitmore | |
| 1959 | BonanzaTeller | |
| 1958 | The Power of the ResurrectionGate Guard | |
| 1958 | Man with a Camera | |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | |
| 1958 | The TexanRyan | |
| 1958 | The RiflemanDuff | |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset StripRene | |
| 1958 | LawmanCharley - Townsman | |
| 1957 | Perry MasonDarrel Reed | |
| 1957 | Leave It to BeaverWater Dept. Worker | |
| 1957 | The Thin Man | |
| 1957 | Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveBen Regan | |
| 1957 | Panic! | |
| 1955 | GunsmokePurlie Loftus | |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpJohnny Ringo | |
| 1955 | GunsmokeDeke Franklin | |
| 1955 | GunsmokeBerber | |
| 1955 | GunsmokeAmos Potter | |
| 1955 | GunsmokeTom Hart | |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox HourFrank Fallom | |
| 1954 | Lassie | |
| 1954 | The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin | |
| 1954 | The Adventures of Rin Tin TinBlack Cloud | |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of DisneyNorman | |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny ProgramMan with iron bar |
| 1972 | Two for the MoneyProducer's Assistant |