Earmarked for on-screen military service having come to the cinema via The Army Game, the generously-chinned Liverpudlian nevertheless amassed a varied career in his time. Steward on board the Titanic, strip show bouncer in Doctor in Love, fire engine thief in Go to Blazes, germ warfare custodian in The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer. Been there, done that, our Norm.
FINEST HOUR: As, well, ‘Norm’, managing The Beatles (just about) in A Hard Day’s Night.
