Norman Tyrrell

Acting
1917-07-25
Camberwell, London, England, UK

Known For & Full Filmography12 Titles

#1A Touch of Frost

Drama Series - 1992, 16 episodes as Harbin

7.5 / 10
DramaCrimeMystery

Jack Frost is a gritty, dogged and unconventional detective with sympathy for the underdog and an instinct for moral justice who attracts trouble like a magnet. Despite some animosity with his superintendent, Norman “Horn-rimmed Harry” Mullett, Frost and his ever-changing roster of assistants manage to solve cases via his clever mind, good heart, and cool touch.

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#2BBC Play of the Month

Drama Series - 1965, 16 episodes as Seward

5.3 / 10
Drama

A BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different work, often using prominent British stage actors in the leading roles. The series was transmitted from October 1965 to September 1983.

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#3Tales of the Unexpected

Drama Series - 1979, 16 episodes as George the Ferryman

6.8 / 10
Drama

A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and presented by Roald Dahl, the series featured a plethora of big name guest stars.

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#4Churchill's People

Drama Series - 1974, 16 episodes as Joseph Hume

5.0 / 10
DramaWar & Politics

Churchill's People is a British anthology series based on A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, Winston Churchill's four-volume history of Britain and its former colonies. 26 episodes were produced by the BBC and initially broadcast from 30 December 1974 to 23 June 1975.

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#5The Power Game

Drama Series - 1965, 16 episodes as Sir Gordon Revidge

10.0 / 10
Drama

The Power Game is an ITV drama spin-off from The Plane Makers (1963–65), created by Wilfred Greatorex. Broadcast for three 13-episode series, Patrick Wymark reprised his role as Sir John Wilder, who here ruthlessly pursues boardroom machinations and tangled relationships.

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#6Great Expectations

Drama Series - 1999, 16 episodes as Judge

8.8 / 10
Drama

Orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.

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#7Days of Hope

Drama Series - 1975, 16 episodes as George Lansbury

7.0 / 10
Drama

Days of Hope is a BBC television drama serial produced in 1975. The series dealt with the lives of a working-class family from the turmoils of the First World War in 1916 to the General Strike in 1926. It was written by Jim Allen, produced by Tony Garnett and directed by Ken Loach.

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#8The Man in the Iron Mask

Drama Series - 1968, 16 episodes as M. Rodin

8.0 / 10
Action & AdventureDrama

A completely lost BBC1 miniseries adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' 19th century historical adventure novel of the same name. Years have passed since the Three Musketeers, Aramis, Athos and Porthos, have fought together with their friend, D'Artagnan. But with the tyrannical King Louis using his power to wreak havoc in the kingdom while his twin brother, Philippe, remains imprisoned, the Musketeers reunite to abduct Louis and replace him with Philippe.

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#9The Hound of the Baskervilles

Drama Series - 1982, 16 episodes as Perkins

6.3 / 10
Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaMystery

When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate. A British television serial based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's novel.

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#10The Raging Moon

Movie - 1971, 2h 15m as Gladys' Father

6.5 / 10
DramaRomance

Bruce Pritchard is paralysed in a soccer game and is confined to a wheelchair in a convalescence home. But this doesn't slow his lust for life. Then he meets Jill and has to think about the effects of disability.

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#11Deadly Strangers

Movie - 1975, 2h 15m as Hotel Receptionist

5.7 / 10
Thriller

After she misses her train, a young woman is forced to hitch a ride back to town. After managing to get away from a lecherous trucker, she is given a ride by a good-looking but somewhat mysterious young man, who she comes to suspect may be a dangerous escapee from a mental asylum.

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#12Drums Along The Avon

Movie - 1967, 2h 15m as Lord Mayor

10.0 / 10
TV MovieComedy

A liberal white man becomes a Muslim to promote racial harmony.

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