Acting
Norman Alden
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.
Movies with Norman Alden
Back to the Future
1985
They Live
1988
The Sword in the Stone
1963
The Transformers: The Movie
1986
Patch Adams
1998
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
K-PAX
2001
Victor/Victoria
1982
Ed Wood
1994
The Nutty Professor
1963
The Devil's Brigade
1968
Killers Three
1968
Cutting Class
1989
Borderline
1980
Semi-Tough
1977
The Wild Angels
1966
Ben
1972
Kansas City Bomber
1972
Bedtime Story
1964
The Patsy
1964
Man's Favorite Sport?
1964
The Trackers
1971
Red Line 7000
1965
Ring of Passion
1978
The Great Bank Robbery
1969
No Other Love
1979
First to Fight
1967
California Girls
1985
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
1977
Desperate Lives
1982
Where Does It Hurt?
1972
Looking Back at the Future
2006
Lady Mobster
1988
Flamingo Road
1980
The Pigeon
1969
Cloud Dancer
1980
Off the Mark
1987
Sunday Drive
1986
Looking Back to the Future
2009
Terror on the 40th Floor
1974
Portrait of a Mobster
1961
Cry Panic
1974
Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force
1989
Stand Up and Be Counted
1972
The Power of the Resurrection
1958
Cannon
1971
Good Times
1967
Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story
1985
Back to the Planet of the Apes
1980
Destination: America
1987
Night of the Wolf
2002
Samurai
1979
Fever Heat
1968
Man Against the Mob
1988
Chubasco
1968
Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders
1989
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
1970
The Walking Target
1960
Andy
1965
Secret of Deep Harbor
1961
Operation Bottleneck
1961
All the Loving Couples
1969
TV Shows with Norman Alden
JAG
1995
Perry Mason
1957
Dallas
1978
The Rifleman
1958
Murder, She Wrote
1984
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
Mannix
1967
Bonanza
1959
The A-Team
1983
21 Jump Street
1987
The Love Boat
1977
Falcon Crest
1981
Lassie
1954
Hawaii Five-O
1968
Leave It to Beaver
1957
Batman
1966
Adam-12
1968
Charlie's Angels
1976
My Three Sons
1960
Hogan's Heroes
1965
Cannon
1971
Hill Street Blues
1981
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Family Affair
1966
Love, American Style
1969
Burke's Law
1963
The Rockford Files
1974
Combat!
1962
The Untouchables
1959
Ben Casey
1961
Alice
1976
Cagney & Lacey
1982
One Day at a Time
1975
Lawman
1958
Dr. Kildare
1961
The Fall Guy
1981
The Facts of Life
1979
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Silver Spoons
1982
The Big Valley
1965
Hunter
1984
The F.B.I.
1965
The Rookies
1972
The Texan
1958
Gunsmoke
1955
Medical Center
1969
Kojak
1973
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Switch
1975
Sledge Hammer!
1986
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
1976
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
McMillan & Wife
1971
Vega$
1978
The Jack Benny Program
1950
Honey West
1965
Super Friends
1973
Barnaby Jones
1973
Matt Houston
1982
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Mr. Lucky
1959
Eight Is Enough
1977
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
The Manhunter
1974
The Mod Squad
1968
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
My Favorite Martian
1963
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
Cain's Hundred
1961
The Hogan Family
1986
The Dakotas
1963
TV 101
1988
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
Tracey Takes On...
1996
Nero Wolfe
1981
Webster
1983
Philip Marlowe
1959
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Everglades
1961
Enos
1980
The Thin Man
1957
Planet of the Apes
1974
Bronk
1975
Panic!
1957
Dan August
1970
Hunter
1977
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954
The Lawless Years
1959
Temple Houston
1963
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
1963
Devlin
1974
Code Red
1981
Saints and Sinners
1962
The Danny Thomas Hour
1967
Hennesey
1959
Bodies of Evidence
1992
To Rome with Love
1969
The All-New Super Friends Hour
1977
The Rousters
1983
Run, Buddy, Run
1966
The Cara Williams Show
1964
Man with a Camera
1958
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977
Rango
1967
Electra Woman and Dyna Girl
1976
California Fever
1979
Stone
1980
Not for Hire
1959
Kung Fu
1972
Fay
1975
Young Dan'l Boone
1977