Norman Alden

Known For: Acting
Born: September 13, 1924
Place of Birth: Forth Worth, Texas, USA
Died: July 27, 2012

Norman Alden

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 app…

Filmography

Looking Back to the Future

2009 · Self

Looking Back at the Future

Looking Back at the Future

2006 · Himself

Night of the Wolf

2002 · Carl Casey

K-PAX

2001 · Babbling Man

Patch Adams

1998 · Truck Driver

Tracey Takes On...

1996

JAG

1995 · Mr. Platt

Ed Wood

1994 · Cameraman Bill

Bodies of Evidence

1992

Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force

1989 · Bartender

Cutting Class

1989 · Officer Fondulac

Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders

1989 · Chief of Police

TV 101

1988 · Ralphie

They Live

1988 · Foreman

Lady Mobster

1988 · Sal Borolo

Man Against the Mob

1988 · Capt. Necker

Off the Mark

1987 · Coach Elam

21 Jump Street

1987

Destination: America

1987 · Tom Beller

Sunday Drive

1986 · Norman

Sledge Hammer!

1986 · Roscoe

The Transformers: The Movie

1986 · Kranix (voice)

The Hogan Family

1986

Back to the Future

1985 · Lou

Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story

1985 · Ray Arcel

California Girls

1985 · Mr. Pegem

Murder, She Wrote

1984 · Mercer Hawthorne, Bart Klapper

Hunter

1984 · Jerry Walsh, Mike, Missing Persons, Mike, Missing Persons (uncredited)

The Rousters

1983 · Jackson Cobb

Hardcastle and McCormick

1983

Webster

1983

The A-Team

1983 · Ed Maloney, Mickey Stern

Matt Houston

1982 · , Sheriff Tim Keeler

Silver Spoons

1982

Victor/Victoria

1982 · Man in Hotel with Shoes (uncredited)

Cagney & Lacey

1982 · Dan Cobbin

Desperate Lives

1982 · Coach

Nero Wolfe

1981

Falcon Crest

1981 · Det. Bitterman

The Fall Guy

1981

Code Red

1981 · Robert Melton

Foul Play

1981

Hill Street Blues

1981 · Art Eastland

Borderline

1980 · Willie Lambert

Back to the Planet of the Apes

1980 · Zako

Enos

1980

Cloud Dancer

1980 · Dr. Putman

Flamingo Road

1980 · Pete

Stone

1980

California Fever

1979

Trapper John, M.D.

1979

The Facts of Life

1979

Samurai

1979 · Lt. Al DeNisco

No Other Love

1979 · Les Hollister

Vega$

1978

Dallas

1978 · Senator Orloff

Ring of Passion

1978 · Max Machon

What Really Happened to the Class of '65?

1977

Semi-Tough

1977 · Coach Alvin Parks

The Love Boat

1977 · Ralph

Young Dan'l Boone

1977

The All-New Super Friends Hour

1977

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

1977 · McPherson

Eight Is Enough

1977

Hunter

1977

Quincy, M.E.

1976

Charlie's Angels

1976 · Louis Fluellen, P. J. Wilkes, Jake Barnett

Electra Woman and Dyna Girl

1976 · Professor Frank Heflin

Alice

1976

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

1976 · Coach Leroy Fedders

One Day at a Time

1975

Starsky & Hutch

1975

Switch

1975 · Barney

Fay

1975 · Al Cassidy

Bronk

1975

Terror on the 40th Floor

1974 · Capt. Parker

Planet of the Apes

1974

The Rockford Files

1974 · Roland Eddy

The Manhunter

1974

Devlin

1974

Cry Panic

1974 · Doc Potter

Kojak

1973 · Foster

Super Friends

1973 · , Aquaman (voice)

Barnaby Jones

1973 · Timmer

Kung Fu

1972 · Sheriff Crossman

The Streets of San Francisco

1972 · , Sgt. Dan Healy

The Rookies

1972

Kansas City Bomber

1972 · Horrible Hank Hopkins

Where Does It Hurt?

1972 · Katzen

Ben

1972 · Policeman

Stand Up and Be Counted

1972 · Businessman

Two for the Money

1972 · Producer's Assistant

The Trackers

1971 · Pete Dilworth

McMillan & Wife

1971 · Randy Baine

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

1971 · Henry Grover

Cannon

1971

Cannon

1971 · Mitchell

The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children

1970 · Sheriff Glenn

Dan August

1970 · Benjamin Marsh

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970 · Major Truman Landon

The Pigeon

1969 · Carl

Love, American Style

1969 · Paul, Barry, Bernie

To Rome with Love

1969

Medical Center

1969

The Great Bank Robbery

1969 · The Great Gregory - Balloonist

All the Loving Couples

1969 · Mitch Burnett

Killers Three

1968 · Guthrie

The Mod Squad

1968 · , Parker, Russ Barry

Adam-12

1968 · Sgt. John Hardwick, Charley Baker

Hawaii Five-O

1968 · Cameron

Fever Heat

1968 · Herbert Hupgrove

The Devil's Brigade

1968 · MP Lieutenant

Chubasco

1968 · Frenchy

Mannix

1967 · , Travers, Lou Griswold

The Danny Thomas Hour

1967 · Marshak

The Guns of Will Sonnett

1967

Good Times

1967 · Warren

First to Fight

1967 · Sergeant Schmidtmer

Rango

1967

Family Affair

1966

Run, Buddy, Run

1966

The Wild Angels

1966 · Medic

Batman

1966 · Henchman #1

Red Line 7000

1965 · Pat

The F.B.I.

1965 · Norman Frome, Worth

Hogan's Heroes

1965 · Sergeant Krebs

Honey West

1965 · Ben Fancher, Artie Dixon

The Big Valley

1965 · Jeff Bowden

Andy

1965 · Andy Chadakis

The Cara Williams Show

1964

The Patsy

1964 · Bully at the Gym

Bedtime Story

1964 · Dubin

Man's Favorite Sport?

1964 · John Screaming Eagle

The Sword in the Stone

1963 · Kay (voice)

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters

1963 · Broken Mouth

My Favorite Martian

1963 · Detective Harris

Burke's Law

1963 · Mark Hodges

Temple Houston

1963 · Carlton Owens

The Nutty Professor

1963 · Football Player

The Dakotas

1963

Combat!

1962 · Pfc. Cooper, Pvt. Buford

Saints and Sinners

1962 · Frank Donelli

Everglades

1961

Ben Casey

1961

Dr. Kildare

1961 · Bernie (uncredited)

Secret of Deep Harbor

1961 · Barney Haines

Cain's Hundred

1961 · Fred Jackson

Portrait of a Mobster

1961 · Bo Wetzel

Operation Bottleneck

1961 · Cpl. Lester 'Merc' Davenport

The Andy Griffith Show

1960 · Tom Strongbow, Hank

The Walking Target

1960 · Sam Russo

My Three Sons

1960

Mr. Lucky

1959 · Mitch, Devil

Not for Hire

1959

The Untouchables

1959 · Barry Carlton, John Henry Whitmore

Philip Marlowe

1959

Hennesey

1959 · Seaman Herman Pulaski

Bonanza

1959 · Teller

The Lawless Years

1959

Man with a Camera

1958

77 Sunset Strip

1958 · Rene

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

1958

Lawman

1958 · Charley - Townsman

The Rifleman

1958 · Duff

The Texan

1958 · Ryan

The Power of the Resurrection

1958 · Gate Guard

Leave It to Beaver

1957 · Water Dept. Worker

Perry Mason

1957 · Darrel Reed

The Thin Man

1957

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

1957 · Ben Regan

Panic!

1957

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955 · Frank Fallom

Gunsmoke

1955 · Purlie Loftus, Deke Franklin, Berber, Amos Potter, Tom Hart

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955 · Johnny Ringo

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954 · Norman

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

1954 · , Black Cloud

Lassie

1954

The Jack Benny Program

1950 · Man with Iron Bar

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