Norman Alden

Norman Alden

Known for
Acting
Born
September 13, 1924
Died
July 27, 2012 (aged 87)
Birthplace
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

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Filmography

2009
Looking Back to the Future poster

Looking Back to the Future

Movie · as Self

2006
Looking Back at the Future

Looking Back at the Future

Movie · as Himself

2002
Night of the Wolf poster

Night of the Wolf

Movie · as Carl Casey

2001
K-PAX poster

K-PAX

Movie · as Babbling Man

1998
Patch Adams poster

Patch Adams

Movie · as Truck Driver

1996
Tracey Takes On... poster

Tracey Takes On...

TV · 1 ep

1995
JAG poster

JAG

TV · as Mr. Platt · 1 ep

1994
Ed Wood poster

Ed Wood

Movie · as Cameraman Bill

1992
Bodies of Evidence poster

Bodies of Evidence

TV · 1 ep

1991
Rugrats poster

Rugrats

TV · as Plastic Piggy (voice) · 1 ep

1989
Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders poster

Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders

Movie · as Chief of Police

1989
Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force poster

Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force

Movie · as Bartender

1989
Cutting Class poster

Cutting Class

Movie · as Officer Fondulac

1988
They Live poster

They Live

Movie · as Foreman

1988
Lady Mobster poster

Lady Mobster

Movie · as Sal Borolo

1988
Man Against the Mob poster

Man Against the Mob

Movie · as Capt. Necker

1988
TV 101 poster

TV 101

TV · as Ralphie · 1 ep

1987
Destination: America poster

Destination: America

Movie · as Tom Beller

1987
Off the Mark poster

Off the Mark

Movie · as Coach Elam

1987
21 Jump Street poster

21 Jump Street

TV · 1 ep

1986
Sunday Drive poster

Sunday Drive

Movie · as Norman

1986
The Transformers: The Movie poster

The Transformers: The Movie

Movie · as Kranix (voice)

1986
Sledge Hammer! poster

Sledge Hammer!

TV · as Roscoe · 1 ep

1986
The Hogan Family poster

The Hogan Family

TV · 1 ep

1985
Back to the Future poster

Back to the Future

Movie · as Lou

1985
California Girls poster

California Girls

Movie · as Mr. Pegem

1985
Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story poster

Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story

Movie · as Ray Arcel

1984
Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote

TV · as Mercer Hawthorne, Bart Klapper · 1 ep

1984
Hunter poster

Hunter

TV · as Jerry Walsh, Mike, Mike, Missing Persons (uncredited) · 1 ep

1983
Hardcastle and McCormick poster

Hardcastle and McCormick

TV · 1 ep

1983
The A-Team poster

The A-Team

TV · as Ed Maloney, Mickey Stern · 1 ep

1983
Webster poster

Webster

TV · 1 ep

1983
The Rousters poster

The Rousters

TV · as Jackson Cobb · 13 eps

1982
Desperate Lives poster

Desperate Lives

Movie · as Coach

1982
Victor/Victoria poster

Victor/Victoria

Movie · as Man in Hotel with Shoes (uncredited)

1982
Silver Spoons poster

Silver Spoons

TV · 1 ep

1982
Cagney & Lacey poster

Cagney & Lacey

TV · as Dan Cobbin · 1 ep

1982
Matt Houston poster

Matt Houston

TV · as Sheriff Tim Keeler · 2 eps

1981
Falcon Crest poster

Falcon Crest

TV · as Det. Bitterman · 3 eps

1981
The Fall Guy poster

The Fall Guy

TV · 2 eps

1981
Nero Wolfe poster

Nero Wolfe

TV · 1 ep

1981
Code Red poster

Code Red

TV · as Robert Melton · 1 ep

1981
Hill Street Blues poster

Hill Street Blues

TV · as Art Eastland · 1 ep

1981
Foul Play poster

Foul Play

TV · 1 ep

1980
Borderline poster

Borderline

Movie · as Willie Lambert

1980
Cloud Dancer poster

Cloud Dancer

Movie · as Dr. Putman

1980
Flamingo Road poster

Flamingo Road

Movie · as Pete

1980
Back to the Planet of the Apes poster

Back to the Planet of the Apes

Movie · as Zako

1980
Enos poster

Enos

TV · 1 ep

1980
Stone poster

Stone

TV · 1 ep

1979
Samurai poster

Samurai

Movie · as Lt. Al DeNisco

1979
No Other Love poster

No Other Love

Movie · as Les Hollister

1979
Trapper John, M.D. poster

Trapper John, M.D.

TV · 1 ep

1979
The Facts of Life poster

The Facts of Life

TV · 1 ep

1979
California Fever poster

California Fever

TV · 1 ep

1978
Ring of Passion poster

Ring of Passion

Movie · as Max Machon

1978
Dallas poster

Dallas

TV · as Senator Orloff · 1 ep

1978
Vega$ poster

Vega$

TV · 2 eps

1977
Semi-Tough poster

Semi-Tough

Movie · as Coach Alvin Parks

1977
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden poster

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

Movie · as McPherson

1977
The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat

TV · as Ralph · 1 ep

1977
Eight Is Enough poster

Eight Is Enough

TV · 1 ep

1977
The All-New Super Friends Hour poster

The All-New Super Friends Hour

TV · as Aquaman (voice) · 60 eps

1977
Young Dan'l Boone poster

Young Dan'l Boone

TV · 1 ep

1977
Hunter poster

Hunter

TV · 1 ep

1977
What Really Happened to the Class of '65? poster

What Really Happened to the Class of '65?

TV · 1 ep

1976
Alice poster

Alice

TV · 2 eps

1976
Quincy, M.E. poster

Quincy, M.E.

TV · 1 ep

1976
Charlie's Angels poster

Charlie's Angels

TV · as Louis Fluellen, P. J. Wilkes, Jake Barnett · 1 ep

1976
Electra Woman and Dyna Girl poster

Electra Woman and Dyna Girl

TV · as Professor Frank Heflin · 16 eps

1976
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman poster

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

TV · as Coach Leroy Fedders · 5 eps

1975
Starsky & Hutch poster

Starsky & Hutch

TV · 1 ep

1975
Switch poster

Switch

TV · as Barney · 1 ep

1975
Fay

Fay

TV · as Al Cassidy · 10 eps

1975
Bronk poster

Bronk

TV · 1 ep

1975
One Day at a Time poster

One Day at a Time

TV · 1 ep

1974
Cry Panic poster

Cry Panic

Movie · as Doc Potter

1974
Terror on the 40th Floor poster

Terror on the 40th Floor

Movie · as Capt. Parker

1974
Planet of the Apes poster

Planet of the Apes

TV · as Zako · 1 ep

1974
The Manhunter poster

The Manhunter

TV · 1 ep

1974
Devlin poster

Devlin

TV · 16 eps

1974
The Rockford Files poster

The Rockford Files

TV · as Roland Eddy · 1 ep

1973
Super Friends poster

Super Friends

TV · as Aquaman (voice) · 3 eps

1973
Kojak poster

Kojak

TV · as Foster · 1 ep

1973
Barnaby Jones poster

Barnaby Jones

TV · as Timmer · 1 ep

1972
Kansas City Bomber poster

Kansas City Bomber

Movie · as Horrible Hank Hopkins

1972
Stand Up and Be Counted poster

Stand Up and Be Counted

Movie · as Businessman

1972
Ben poster

Ben

Movie · as Policeman

1972
Where Does It Hurt? poster

Where Does It Hurt?

Movie · as Katzen

1972
The Rookies poster

The Rookies

TV · 2 eps

1972
The Streets of San Francisco poster

The Streets of San Francisco

TV · as Sgt. Dan Healy · 2 eps

1972
Kung Fu poster

Kung Fu

TV · as Sheriff Crossman · 1 ep

1971
The Trackers poster

The Trackers

Movie · as Pete Dilworth

1971
Cannon poster

Cannon

Movie · as Mitchell

1971
Cannon poster

Cannon

TV · as Harry Tilden · 1 ep

1971
McMillan & Wife poster

McMillan & Wife

TV · as Randy Baine · 1 ep

1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law poster

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

TV · as Henry Grover · 1 ep

1970
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children poster

The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children

Movie · as Sheriff Glenn

1970
Tora! Tora! Tora! poster

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Movie · as Major Truman Landon

1970
Dan August poster

Dan August

TV · as Benjamin Marsh · 1 ep

1969
All the Loving Couples poster

All the Loving Couples

Movie · as Mitch Burnett

1969
The Pigeon poster

The Pigeon

Movie · as Carl

1969
The Great Bank Robbery poster

The Great Bank Robbery

Movie · as The Great Gregory - Balloonist

1969
Hawaii Five-O poster

Hawaii Five-O

TV · as Cameron · 1 ep

1969
Medical Center poster

Medical Center

TV · 1 ep

1969
To Rome with Love poster

To Rome with Love

TV · 1 ep

1969
Love, American Style poster

Love, American Style

TV · as Paul, Barry, Bernie · 1 ep

1969
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors poster

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

TV · as Frank Harmon · 1 ep

1968
Killers Three poster

Killers Three

Movie · as Guthrie

1968
Fever Heat

Fever Heat

Movie · as Herbert Hupgrove

1968
The Devil's Brigade poster

The Devil's Brigade

Movie · as MP Lieutenant

1968
Chubasco poster

Chubasco

Movie · as Frenchy

1968
The Mod Squad poster

The Mod Squad

TV · as Parker, Russ Barry · 2 eps

1968
Adam-12 poster

Adam-12

TV · as Sgt. John Hardwick, Charley Baker · 1 ep

1967
Good Times poster

Good Times

Movie · as Warren

1967
First to Fight poster

First to Fight

Movie · as Sergeant Schmidtmer

1967
Mannix poster

Mannix

TV · as Travers, Lou Griswold · 1 ep

1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett poster

The Guns of Will Sonnett

TV · 1 ep

1967
Rango poster

Rango

TV · 17 eps

1967
The Danny Thomas Hour poster

The Danny Thomas Hour

TV · as Marshak · 1 ep

1966
The Wild Angels poster

The Wild Angels

Movie · as Medic

1966
Family Affair poster

Family Affair

TV · 1 ep

1966
Batman poster

Batman

TV · as Henchman #1 · 2 eps

1966
Run, Buddy, Run poster

Run, Buddy, Run

TV · 1 ep

1965
Red Line 7000 poster

Red Line 7000

Movie · as Pat

1965
Andy poster

Andy

Movie · as Andy Chadakis

1965
The F.B.I. poster

The F.B.I.

TV · as Norman Frome, Worth · 1 ep

1965
Hogan's Heroes poster

Hogan's Heroes

TV · as Sergeant Krebs · 2 eps

1965
The Big Valley poster

The Big Valley

TV · as Jeff Bowden · 1 ep

1965
Honey West poster

Honey West

TV · as Ben Fancher, Artie Dixon · 1 ep

1964
Man's Favorite Sport? poster

Man's Favorite Sport?

Movie · as John Screaming Eagle

1964
The Patsy poster

The Patsy

Movie · as Bully at the Gym

1964
Bedtime Story poster

Bedtime Story

Movie · as Dubin

1964
The Cara Williams Show poster

The Cara Williams Show

TV · 1 ep

1963
The Sword in the Stone poster

The Sword in the Stone

Movie · as Kay (voice)

1963
The Nutty Professor poster

The Nutty Professor

Movie · as Football Player

1963
Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law

TV · as Mark Hodges · 1 ep

1963
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters poster

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters

TV · as Broken Mouth · 1 ep

1963
The Dakotas poster

The Dakotas

TV · 1 ep

1963
Temple Houston poster

Temple Houston

TV · as Carlton Owens · 1 ep

1963
My Favorite Martian poster

My Favorite Martian

TV · as Detective Harris · 1 ep

1962
Combat! poster

Combat!

TV · as Pfc. Cooper, Pvt. Buford · 1 ep

1962
Saints and Sinners poster

Saints and Sinners

TV · as Frank Donelli · 1 ep

1961
Operation Bottleneck poster

Operation Bottleneck

Movie · as Cpl. Lester 'Merc' Davenport

1961
Secret of Deep Harbor poster

Secret of Deep Harbor

Movie · as Barney Haines

1961
Portrait of a Mobster poster

Portrait of a Mobster

Movie · as Bo Wetzel

1961
Cain's Hundred poster

Cain's Hundred

TV · as Fred Jackson · 1 ep

1961
Everglades poster

Everglades

TV · 1 ep

1961
Ben Casey poster

Ben Casey

TV · 1 ep

1961
Dr. Kildare poster

Dr. Kildare

TV · as Bernie (uncredited) · 1 ep

1960
The Walking Target poster

The Walking Target

Movie · as Sam Russo

1960
The Andy Griffith Show poster

The Andy Griffith Show

TV · as Tom Strongbow, Hank · 1 ep

1960
My Three Sons poster

My Three Sons

TV · 6 eps

1959
Mr. Lucky poster

Mr. Lucky

TV · as Mitch, Devil · 1 ep

1959
Philip Marlowe poster

Philip Marlowe

TV · 1 ep

1959
The Lawless Years poster

The Lawless Years

TV · 3 eps

1959
Hennesey poster

Hennesey

TV · as Seaman Herman Pulaski · 96 eps

1959
Not for Hire

Not for Hire

TV · as Cpl. Lucius Grundy · 13 eps

1959
The Untouchables poster

The Untouchables

TV · as Barry Carlton, John Henry Whitmore · 1 ep

1959
Bonanza poster

Bonanza

TV · as Teller · 1 ep

1958
The Power of the Resurrection poster

The Power of the Resurrection

Movie · as Gate Guard

1958
Man with a Camera poster

Man with a Camera

TV · 1 ep

1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse poster

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

TV · as Denis Alexander

1958
The Texan poster

The Texan

TV · as Ryan · 1 ep

1958
The Rifleman poster

The Rifleman

TV · as Duff · 1 ep

1958
77 Sunset Strip poster

77 Sunset Strip

TV · as Rene, Lee Mallory · 1 ep

1958
Lawman poster

Lawman

TV · as Charley - Townsman · 1 ep

1957
Perry Mason poster

Perry Mason

TV · as Darrel Reed · 1 ep

1957
Leave It to Beaver poster

Leave It to Beaver

TV · as Water Worker · 1 ep

1957
The Thin Man poster

The Thin Man

TV · 1 ep

1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective poster

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

TV · as Ben Regan · 1 ep

1957
Panic! poster

Panic!

TV · as Garage Attendant · 2 eps

1955
Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke

TV · as Purlie Loftus, Deke Franklin, Berber, Amos Potter, Tom Hart · 1 ep

1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp poster

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

TV · as Johnny Ringo · 3 eps

1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour poster

The 20th Century Fox Hour

TV · as Frank Fallom · 1 ep

1955
Cheyenne poster

Cheyenne

TV · as Paul Thomas · 1 ep

1954
Lassie poster

Lassie

TV · 2 eps

1954
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin poster

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

TV · as Black Cloud · 1 ep

1954
The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney

TV · as Norman · 1 ep

1950
The Jack Benny Program poster

The Jack Benny Program

TV · as Man with Iron Bar · 1 ep