Norman Alden
Known for: Acting
Born: September 13, 1924
Died: July 27, 2012
Place of birth: Forth Worth, Texas, USA
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
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6.6
Looking Back to the Future
20096.7
Looking Back at the Future
2006
5.2
Night of the Wolf
2002
7.2
K-PAX
2001
7.3
Patch Adams
1998
8.2
Tracey Takes On...
1996
7.3
JAG
1995
7.5
Ed Wood
1994
8.3
Bodies of Evidence
1992
7.6
Rugrats
1991
3.3
Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force
1989
5.0
Cutting Class
1989
7.0
Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders
1989
7.0
TV 101
1988
7.3
They Live
1988
5.0
Lady Mobster
1988
9.0
Man Against the Mob
1988
3.9
Off the Mark
1987
7.3
21 Jump Street
1987
NR
Destination: America
1987
10.0
Sunday Drive
1986
8.0
Sledge Hammer!
1986
7.2
The Transformers: The Movie
1986
6.8
The Hogan Family
1986
8.3
Back to the Future
1985
6.0
Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story
1985
4.6
California Girls
1985
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984
7.1
Hunter
1984
4.3
The Rousters
1983
6.5
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
5.9
Webster
1983
7.5
The A-Team
1983
6.3
Matt Houston
1982
6.3
Silver Spoons
1982
7.3
Victor/Victoria
1982
6.9
Cagney & Lacey
1982
6.5
Desperate Lives
1982
7.5
Nero Wolfe
1981
5.5
Falcon Crest
1981
7.6
The Fall Guy
1981
7.0
Code Red
1981
5.0
Foul Play
1981
7.6
Hill Street Blues
1981
6.1
Borderline
1980
6.0
Back to the Planet of the Apes
1980
7.2
Enos
1980
6.0
Cloud Dancer
1980
10.0
Flamingo Road
1980
7.5
Stone
1980
7.7
California Fever
1979
6.6
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
7.1
The Facts of Life
1979
9.0
Samurai
1979
8.0
No Other Love
1979
6.9
Vega$
1978
6.9
Dallas
1978
7.0
Ring of Passion
1978
6.0
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977
5.4
Semi-Tough
1977
6.3
The Love Boat
1977
7.0
Young Dan'l Boone
1977
7.4
The All-New Super Friends Hour
1977
5.9
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
1977
6.1
Eight Is Enough
1977
8.2
Hunter
1977
7.5
Quincy, M.E.
1976
6.7
Charlie's Angels
1976
6.3
Electra Woman and Dyna Girl
1976
7.0
Alice
1976
7.3
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
1976
6.8
One Day at a Time
1975
7.3
Starsky & Hutch
1975
6.6
Switch
19755.0
Fay
1975
6.8
Bronk
1975
4.5
Terror on the 40th Floor
1974
6.9
Planet of the Apes
1974
7.6
The Rockford Files
1974
7.0
The Manhunter
1974
5.7
Devlin
1974
6.9
Cry Panic
1974
7.2
Kojak
1973
7.7
Super Friends
1973
7.1
Barnaby Jones
1973
7.7
Kung Fu
1972
7.1
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
6.9
The Rookies
1972
5.8
Kansas City Bomber
1972
5.5
Where Does It Hurt?
1972
6.1
Ben
1972
7.0
Stand Up and Be Counted
1972
7.5
Two for the Money
1972
5.8
The Trackers
1971
7.1
McMillan & Wife
1971
6.5
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
6.7
Cannon
1971
5.0
Cannon
1971
10.0
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
1970
7.2
Dan August
1970
7.2
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
10.0
The Pigeon
1969
6.2
Love, American Style
1969
7.0
To Rome with Love
1969
6.4
Medical Center
1969
4.8
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969
6.6
The Great Bank Robbery
1969
4.0
All the Loving Couples
1969
4.8
Killers Three
1968
6.1
The Mod Squad
1968
7.1
Adam-12
1968
7.2
Hawaii Five-O
19687.0
Fever Heat
1968
6.3
The Devil's Brigade
1968
4.5
Chubasco
1968
6.8
Mannix
1967
6.7
The Danny Thomas Hour
1967
6.5
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
5.2
Good Times
1967
7.9
First to Fight
1967
NR
Rango
1967
6.7
Family Affair
1966
7.5
Run, Buddy, Run
1966
5.5
The Wild Angels
1966
7.3
Batman
1966
5.4
Red Line 7000
1965
5.6
The F.B.I.
1965
7.6
Hogan's Heroes
1965
7.2
Honey West
1965
6.2
The Big Valley
1965
8.0
Andy
1965
6.5
The Cara Williams Show
1964
6.2
The Patsy
1964
6.3
Bedtime Story
1964
7.0
Man's Favorite Sport?
1964
7.2
The Sword in the Stone
1963
6.3
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
1963
6.2
My Favorite Martian
1963
6.3
Burke's Law
1963
6.0
Temple Houston
1963
6.5
The Nutty Professor
1963
6.5
The Dakotas
1963
7.9
Combat!
1962
7.0
Saints and Sinners
1962
8.0
Everglades
1961
5.9
Ben Casey
1961
5.7
Dr. Kildare
1961
5.5
Secret of Deep Harbor
1961
5.2
Cain's Hundred
1961
9.0
Portrait of a Mobster
1961
6.7
Operation Bottleneck
1961
7.6
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
5.8
The Walking Target
1960
6.6
My Three Sons
1960
6.7
Mr. Lucky
1959NR
Not for Hire
1959
8.0
The Untouchables
1959
7.5
Philip Marlowe
1959
7.7
Hennesey
1959
7.5
Bonanza
1959
7.0
The Lawless Years
1959
5.5
Man with a Camera
1958
7.2
77 Sunset Strip
1958
6.3
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
6.0
Lawman
1958
7.1
The Rifleman
1958
6.0
The Texan
1958
7.0
The Power of the Resurrection
1958
6.9
Leave It to Beaver
1957
7.7
Perry Mason
1957
7.6
The Thin Man
1957
6.8
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
8.0
Panic!
1957
6.0
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
6.7
Gunsmoke
1955
6.8
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
7.0
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954
6.3
Lassie
1954
7.8
The Jack Benny Program
1950