Acting
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 appearance in 1957 on The 20th Century Fox Hour. Alden continued to work steadily until his retirement in 2006.
Acting
- 1996Tracey Takes On...1 ep.
- 1992Bodies of Evidence1 ep.
- 1991RugratsPlastic Piggy (voice)1 ep.
- 1988TV 101Ralphie1 ep.
- 1986Sledge Hammer!Roscoe1 ep.
- 1986The Hogan Family1 ep.
- 1984HunterMike, Missing Persons (uncredited)3 ep.
- 1983The RoustersJackson Cobb13 ep.
- 1983Hardcastle and McCormick1 ep.
- 1983Webster1 ep.
- 1983The A-TeamMickey Stern2 ep.
- 1982Matt Houston3 ep.
- 1982Silver Spoons1 ep.
- 1981Nero Wolfe1 ep.
- 1981The Fall Guy2 ep.
- 1981Code RedRobert Melton1 ep.
- 1981Foul Play1 ep.
- 1980Enos1 ep.
- 1980Stone1 ep.
- 1979California Fever1 ep.
- 1979The Facts of Life1 ep.
- 1978Vega$2 ep.
- 1977What Really Happened to the Class of '65?1 ep.
- 1977Young Dan'l Boone1 ep.
- 1977The All-New Super Friends HourAquaman (voice)60 ep.
- 1977Eight Is Enough1 ep.
- 1977Hunter1 ep.
- 1976Charlie's AngelsP. J. Wilkes3 ep.
- 1976Electra Woman and Dyna GirlProfessor Frank Heflin16 ep.
- 1976Alice2 ep.
- 1976Mary Hartman, Mary HartmanCoach Leroy Fedders5 ep.
- 1975One Day at a Time1 ep.
- 1975SwitchBarney1 ep.
- 1975FayAl Cassidy10 ep.
- 1975Bronk1 ep.
- 1974Planet of the ApesZako1 ep.
- 1974The Manhunter1 ep.
- 1974Devlin16 ep.
- 1973Super FriendsAquaman (voice)31 ep.
- 1972The Streets of San FranciscoSgt. Dan Healy4 ep.
- 1972The Rookies2 ep.
- 1971McMillan & WifeRandy Baine1 ep.
- 1971Owen Marshall: Counselor at LawHenry Grover1 ep.
- 1971CannonHarry Tilden2 ep.
- 1970Dan AugustBenjamin Marsh1 ep.
- 1969Love, American StylePaul3 ep.
- 1969To Rome with Love1 ep.
- 1969Medical Center1 ep.
- 1969The Bold Ones: The New DoctorsFrank Harmon1 ep.
- 1968The Mod Squad4 ep.
- 1967Mannix3 ep.
- 1967The Danny Thomas HourMarshak1 ep.
- 1967The Guns of Will Sonnett1 ep.
- 1967Rango17 ep.
- 1966Family Affair1 ep.
- 1966Run, Buddy, Run1 ep.
- 1966BatmanHenchman #12 ep.
- 1965Hogan's HeroesSergeant Krebs2 ep.
- 1965Honey WestArtie Dixon2 ep.
- 1965The Big ValleyJeff Bowden1 ep.
- 1964The Cara Williams Show1 ep.
- 1963My Favorite MartianDetective Harris1 ep.
- 1963The Travels of Jaimie McPheetersBroken Mouth1 ep.
- 1963Temple HoustonCarlton Owens1 ep.
- 1963The Dakotas1 ep.
- 1962Combat!Pvt. Buford2 ep.
- 1962Saints and SinnersFrank Donelli1 ep.
- 1961Everglades1 ep.
- 1961Cain's HundredFred Jackson1 ep.
- 1960The Andy Griffith ShowTom Strongbow2 ep.
- 1960My Three Sons6 ep.
- 1959Mr. LuckyDevil2 ep.
- 1959Not for Hire14 ep.
- 1959The UntouchablesJohn Henry Whitmore2 ep.
- 1959Philip Marlowe1 ep.
- 1959HenneseySeaman Herman Pulaski96 ep.
- 1959The Lawless Years3 ep.
- 1958Man with a Camera1 ep.
- 1958Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse1 ep.
- 1958LawmanCharley - Townsman1 ep.
- 1957Leave It to BeaverWater Worker1 ep.
- 1957The Thin Man1 ep.
- 1957Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveBen Regan1 ep.
- 1957Panic!3 ep.
- 1955GunsmokeAmos Potter6 ep.
- 1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpJohnny Ringo3 ep.
- 1954The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin2 ep.
- 1954Lassie2 ep.
- 1950The Jack Benny ProgramMan with Iron Bar1 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2002JAGMr. Platt1 ep.
- 1998RugratsPlastic Piggy (voice)1 ep.
- 1998Tracey Takes On...1 ep.
- 1992Bodies of Evidence1 ep.
- 1990The Hogan Family1 ep.
- 1989TV 101Ralphie1 ep.
- 1986Murder, She WroteBart Klapper, Mercer Hawthorne2 ep.
- 1988Cagney & LaceyDan Cobbin1 ep.
- 198721 Jump Street1 ep.
- 1986The Wonderful World of DisneyNorman1 ep.
- 1986Sledge Hammer!Roscoe1 ep.
- 1985HunterJerry Walsh, Mike, Mike, Missing Persons (uncredited)3 ep.
- 1985Silver Spoons1 ep.
- 1985Hill Street BluesArt Eastland1 ep.
- 1983Matt HoustonSheriff Tim Keeler3 ep.
- 1984Hardcastle and McCormick1 ep.
- 1983The A-TeamEd Maloney, Mickey Stern2 ep.
- 1983Webster1 ep.
- 1983Falcon CrestDet. Bitterman3 ep.
- 1982The Fall Guy2 ep.
- 1982Trapper John, M.D.1 ep.
- 1982The Facts of Life1 ep.
- 1981Nero Wolfe1 ep.
- 1981Code RedRobert Melton1 ep.
- 1981Enos1 ep.
- 1977Charlie's AngelsJake Barnett, Louis Fluellen, P. J. Wilkes3 ep.
- 1980The Love BoatRalph1 ep.
- 1980Stone1 ep.
- 1979California Fever1 ep.
- 1979Vega$2 ep.
- 1979One Day at a Time1 ep.
- 1978Starsky & Hutch1 ep.
- 1978The Rockford FilesRoland Eddy1 ep.
- 1978Eight Is Enough1 ep.
- 1978DallasSenator Orloff1 ep.
- 1978What Really Happened to the Class of '65?1 ep.
- 1978SwitchBarney1 ep.
- 1976Alice2 ep.
- 1977Young Dan'l Boone1 ep.
- 1977Quincy, M.E.1 ep.
- 1977Hunter1 ep.
- 1976McMillan & WifeRandy Baine1 ep.
- 1976Bronk1 ep.
- 1976Mary Hartman, Mary HartmanCoach Leroy Fedders5 ep.
- 1975KojakFoster1 ep.
- 1973Adam-12Charley Baker, Sgt. John Hardwick2 ep.
- 1972The Streets of San FranciscoSgt. Dan Healy4 ep.
- 1973The Rookies2 ep.
- 1971CannonHarry Tilden3 ep.
- 1974The Manhunter1 ep.
- 1974Barnaby JonesTimmer1 ep.
- 1970MannixLou Griswold, Travers3 ep.
- 1974Planet of the Apes1 ep.
- 1972The F.B.I.Norman Frome, Worth2 ep.
- 1973Super Friends3 ep.
- 1967GunsmokeAmos Potter, Berber, Deke Franklin, Purlie Loftus6 ep.
- 1971Love, American StyleBarry, Bernie, Paul3 ep.
- 1973Kung FuSheriff Crossman1 ep.
- 1973Owen Marshall: Counselor at LawHenry Grover1 ep.
- 1972Medical Center1 ep.
- 1972The Bold Ones: The New DoctorsFrank Harmon1 ep.
- 1968The Mod SquadParker, Russ Barry4 ep.
- 1971Hawaii Five-OCameron1 ep.
- 1965Hogan's HeroesSergeant Krebs2 ep.
- 1970My Three Sons6 ep.
- 1970Dan AugustBenjamin Marsh1 ep.
- 1969To Rome with Love1 ep.
- 1969Lassie2 ep.
- 1968The Danny Thomas HourMarshak1 ep.
- 1967The Guns of Will Sonnett1 ep.
- 1967The Big ValleyJeff Bowden1 ep.
- 1966The Andy Griffith ShowHank, Tom Strongbow2 ep.
- 1966Family Affair1 ep.
- 1966Run, Buddy, Run1 ep.
- 1966BatmanHenchman #12 ep.
- 1966Honey WestArtie Dixon, Ben Fancher2 ep.
- 1965Burke's LawMark Hodges1 ep.
- 1965Ben Casey1 ep.
- 1964The Cara Williams Show1 ep.
- 1963Combat!Pfc. Cooper, Pvt. Buford2 ep.
- 1964Temple HoustonCarlton Owens1 ep.
- 1963My Favorite MartianDetective Harris1 ep.
- 1963The Travels of Jaimie McPheetersBroken Mouth1 ep.
- 1963The Dakotas1 ep.
- 1963Saints and SinnersFrank Donelli1 ep.
- 1962The RiflemanDuff1 ep.
- 1962Dr. KildareBernie (uncredited)1 ep.
- 196277 Sunset StripRene1 ep.
- 1961Everglades1 ep.
- 1961BonanzaTeller1 ep.
- 1961Cain's HundredFred Jackson1 ep.
- 1961LawmanCharley - Townsman1 ep.
- 1959The Lawless Years3 ep.
- 1961The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpJohnny Ringo3 ep.
- 1961The Jack Benny ProgramMan with Iron Bar1 ep.
- 1959Not for HireCpl. Lucius Grundy14 ep.
- 1960The UntouchablesBarry Carlton, John Henry Whitmore2 ep.
- 1959Mr. LuckyDevil, Mitch2 ep.
- 1959Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveBen Regan1 ep.
- 1959Perry MasonDarrel Reed1 ep.
- 1959The Thin Man1 ep.
- 1958The Adventures of Rin Tin TinBlack Cloud2 ep.
- 1959The TexanRyan1 ep.
- 1959Philip Marlowe1 ep.
- 1958Man with a Camera1 ep.
- 1958Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse1 ep.
- 1957Panic!Garage Attendant3 ep.
- 1957Leave It to BeaverWater Worker1 ep.
- 1957The 20th Century Fox HourFrank Fallom1 ep.
- —Foul Play1 ep.