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.

Known For

Dallas

Perry Mason

The A-Team

The Rifleman

The Andy Griffith Show

The Love Boat

All Movies (62)

Looking Back to the Future2009 · as Self
Looking Back at the Future2006 · as Himself
Night of the Wolf2002 · as Carl Casey
K-PAX2001 · as Babbling Man
Patch Adams1998 · as Truck Driver
Ed Wood1994 · as Cameraman Bill
Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force1989 · as Bartender
Cutting Class1989 · as Officer Fondulac
Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders1989 · as Chief of Police
They Live1988 · as Foreman
Lady Mobster1988 · as Sal Borolo
Man Against the Mob1988 · as Capt. Necker
Off the Mark1987 · as Coach Elam
Destination: America1987 · as Tom Beller
Sunday Drive1986 · as Norman
The Transformers: The Movie1986 · as Kranix (voice)
Back to the Future1985 · as Lou
Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story1985 · as Ray Arcel
California Girls1985 · as Mr. Pegem
Victor/Victoria1982 · as Man in Hotel with Shoes (uncredited)
Desperate Lives1982 · as Coach
Borderline1980 · as Willie Lambert
Back to the Planet of the Apes1980 · as Zako
Cloud Dancer1980 · as Dr. Putman
Flamingo Road1980 · as Pete
Samurai1979 · as Lt. Al DeNisco
No Other Love1979 · as Les Hollister
Ring of Passion1978 · as Max Machon
Semi-Tough1977 · as Coach Alvin Parks
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden1977 · as McPherson
Terror on the 40th Floor1974 · as Capt. Parker
Cry Panic1974 · as Doc Potter
Kansas City Bomber1972 · as Horrible Hank Hopkins
Where Does It Hurt?1972 · as Katzen
Ben1972 · as Policeman
Stand Up and Be Counted1972 · as Businessman
The Trackers1971 · as Pete Dilworth
Cannon1971 · as Mitchell
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children1970 · as Sheriff Glenn
Tora! Tora! Tora!1970 · as Major Truman Landon
The Pigeon1969 · as Carl
The Great Bank Robbery1969 · as The Great Gregory - Balloonist
All the Loving Couples1969 · as Mitch Burnett
Killers Three1968 · as Guthrie
Fever Heat1968 · as Herbert Hupgrove
The Devil's Brigade1968 · as MP Lieutenant
Chubasco1968 · as Frenchy
Good Times1967 · as Warren
First to Fight1967 · as Sergeant Schmidtmer
The Wild Angels1966 · as Medic
Red Line 70001965 · as Pat
Andy1965 · as Andy Chadakis
The Patsy1964 · as Bully at the Gym
Bedtime Story1964 · as Dubin
Man's Favorite Sport?1964 · as John Screaming Eagle
The Sword in the Stone1963 · as Kay (voice)
The Nutty Professor1963 · as Football Player
Secret of Deep Harbor1961 · as Barney Haines
Portrait of a Mobster1961 · as Bo Wetzel
Operation Bottleneck1961 · as Cpl. Lester 'Merc' Davenport
The Walking Target1960 · as Sam Russo
The Power of the Resurrection1958 · as Gate Guard

All TV Shows (141)

Tracey Takes On...1996
JAG1995 · as Mr. Platt
Bodies of Evidence1992
TV 1011988 · as Ralphie
21 Jump Street1987
Sledge Hammer!1986 · as Roscoe
The Hogan Family1986
Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Mercer Hawthorne
Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Bart Klapper
Hunter1984 · as Jerry Walsh
Hunter1984 · as Mike, Missing Persons
Hunter1984 · as Mike, Missing Persons (uncredited)
The Rousters1983 · as Jackson Cobb
Hardcastle and McCormick1983
Webster1983
The A-Team1983 · as Ed Maloney
The A-Team1983 · as Mickey Stern
Matt Houston1982
Matt Houston1982 · as Sheriff Tim Keeler
Silver Spoons1982
Cagney & Lacey1982 · as Dan Cobbin
Nero Wolfe1981
Falcon Crest1981 · as Det. Bitterman
The Fall Guy1981
Code Red1981 · as Robert Melton
Hill Street Blues1981 · as Art Eastland
Enos1980
Stone1980
California Fever1979
Trapper John, M.D.1979
The Facts of Life1979
Vega$1978
Dallas1978 · as Senator Orloff
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?1977
The Love Boat1977 · as Ralph
Young Dan'l Boone1977
The All-New Super Friends Hour1977
Eight Is Enough1977
Hunter1977
Quincy, M.E.1976
Charlie's Angels1976 · as Louis Fluellen
Charlie's Angels1976 · as P. J. Wilkes
Charlie's Angels1976 · as Jake Barnett
Electra Woman and Dyna Girl1976 · as Professor Frank Heflin
Alice1976
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman1976 · as Coach Leroy Fedders
One Day at a Time1975
Starsky & Hutch1975
Switch1975 · as Barney
Fay1975 · as Al Cassidy
Bronk1975
Planet of the Apes1974
The Rockford Files1974 · as Roland Eddy
The Manhunter1974
Devlin1974
Kojak1973 · as Foster
Super Friends1973
Super Friends1973 · as Aquaman (voice)
Barnaby Jones1973 · as Timmer
Kung Fu1972 · as Sheriff Crossman
The Streets of San Francisco1972
The Streets of San Francisco1972 · as Sgt. Dan Healy
The Rookies1972
McMillan & Wife1971 · as Randy Baine
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law1971 · as Henry Grover
Cannon1971
Dan August1970 · as Benjamin Marsh
Love, American Style1969 · as Paul
Love, American Style1969 · as Barry
Love, American Style1969 · as Bernie
To Rome with Love1969
Medical Center1969
The Mod Squad1968
The Mod Squad1968 · as Parker
The Mod Squad1968 · as Russ Barry
Adam-121968 · as Sgt. John Hardwick
Adam-121968 · as Charley Baker
Hawaii Five-O1968 · as Cameron
Mannix1967
Mannix1967 · as Travers
Mannix1967 · as Lou Griswold
The Danny Thomas Hour1967 · as Marshak
The Guns of Will Sonnett1967
Rango1967
Family Affair1966
Run, Buddy, Run1966
Batman1966 · as Henchman #1
The F.B.I.1965 · as Norman Frome
The F.B.I.1965 · as Worth
Hogan's Heroes1965 · as Sergeant Krebs
Honey West1965 · as Ben Fancher
Honey West1965 · as Artie Dixon
The Big Valley1965 · as Jeff Bowden
The Cara Williams Show1964
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters1963 · as Broken Mouth
My Favorite Martian1963 · as Detective Harris
Burke's Law1963 · as Mark Hodges
Temple Houston1963 · as Carlton Owens
The Dakotas1963
Combat!1962 · as Pfc. Cooper
Combat!1962 · as Pvt. Buford
Saints and Sinners1962 · as Frank Donelli
Everglades1961
Ben Casey1961
Dr. Kildare1961 · as Bernie (uncredited)
Cain's Hundred1961 · as Fred Jackson
The Andy Griffith Show1960 · as Tom Strongbow
The Andy Griffith Show1960 · as Hank
My Three Sons1960
Mr. Lucky1959 · as Mitch
Mr. Lucky1959 · as Devil
Not for Hire1959
The Untouchables1959 · as Barry Carlton
The Untouchables1959 · as John Henry Whitmore
Philip Marlowe1959
Hennesey1959 · as Seaman Herman Pulaski
Bonanza1959 · as Teller
The Lawless Years1959
Man with a Camera1958
77 Sunset Strip1958 · as Rene
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse1958
Lawman1958 · as Charley - Townsman
The Rifleman1958 · as Duff
The Texan1958 · as Ryan
Leave It to Beaver1957 · as Water Dept. Worker
Perry Mason1957 · as Darrel Reed
The Thin Man1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective1957 · as Ben Regan
Panic!1957
The 20th Century Fox Hour1955 · as Frank Fallom
Gunsmoke1955 · as Purlie Loftus
Gunsmoke1955 · as Deke Franklin
Gunsmoke1955 · as Berber
Gunsmoke1955 · as Amos Potter
Gunsmoke1955 · as Tom Hart
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp1955 · as Johnny Ringo
The Wonderful World of Disney1954 · as Norman
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin1954
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin1954 · as Black Cloud
Lassie1954
The Jack Benny Program1950 · as Man with Iron Bar