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.
176 acting credits
Acting · 176
JAG
1995
Perry Mason
1957
Dallas
1978
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Mannix
1967
Falcon Crest
1981
Bonanza
1959
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
The Love Boat
1977
The A-Team
1983
Hill Street Blues
1981
Batman
1966
Charlie's Angels
1976
Love, American Style
1969
Lassie
1954
The Rifleman
1958
Hawaii Five-O
1968
Adam-12
1968
The Rockford Files
1974
Quincy, M.E.
1976
21 Jump Street
1987
Hogan's Heroes
1965
Hunter
1984
Dr. Kildare
1961
My Three Sons
1960
Combat!
1962
The Facts of Life
1979
The F.B.I.
1965
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Ben Casey
1961
The Untouchables
1959
The Big Valley
1965
Medical Center
1969
Lawman
1958
Burke's Law
1963
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
1976
Alice
1976
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Barnaby Jones
1973
Cannon
1971
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Leave It to Beaver
1957
The Rookies
1972
The Fall Guy
1981
Back to the Future
1985
Kojak
1973
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Gunsmoke
1955
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Matt Houston
1982
Vega$
1978
Switch
1975
One Day at a Time
1975
The Texan
1958
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
My Favorite Martian
1963
The Jack Benny Program
1950
Family Affair
1966
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
The Mod Squad
1968
Eight Is Enough
1977
McMillan & Wife
1971
Silver Spoons
1982
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Super Friends
1973
The Hogan Family
1986
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Sledge Hammer!
1986
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
Honey West
1965
Cain's Hundred
1961
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
Tracey Takes On...
1996
Mr. Lucky
1959
Webster
1983
Code Red
1981
The All-New Super Friends Hour
1977
Bronk
1975
The Thin Man
1957
They Live
1988
The Lawless Years
1959
TV 101
1988
The Dakotas
1963
Planet of the Apes
1974
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954
Man with a Camera
1958
Nero Wolfe
1981
The Manhunter
1974
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Dan August
1970
Panic!
1957
Hunter
1977
Hennesey
1959
Patch Adams
1998
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
1963
Saints and Sinners
1962
Enos
1980
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
The Nutty Professor
1963
The Sword in the Stone
1963
K-PAX
2001
Temple Houston
1963
The Transformers: The Movie
1986
Bodies of Evidence
1992
The Danny Thomas Hour
1967
To Rome with Love
1969
Philip Marlowe
1959
The Cara Williams Show
1964
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977
Rango
1967
Everglades
1961
Ed Wood
1994
Not for Hire
1959
Run, Buddy, Run
1966
The Rousters
1983
Fay
1975
California Fever
1979
Devlin
1974
Stone
1980
Ben
1972
Young Dan'l Boone
1977
Borderline
1980
The Devil's Brigade
1968
Victor/Victoria
1982
Red Line 7000
1965
Electra Woman and Dyna Girl
1976
Looking Back to the Future
2009
Kung Fu
1972
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
1977
Semi-Tough
1977
Man's Favorite Sport?
1964
Destination: America
1987
Samurai
1979
Cutting Class
1989
California Girls
1985
The Wild Angels
1966
Lady Mobster
1988
Bedtime Story
1964
Kansas City Bomber
1972
Back to the Planet of the Apes
1980
The Patsy
1964
Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story
1985
Desperate Lives
1982
The Pigeon
1969
Cannon
1971
Man Against the Mob
1988
Sunday Drive
1986
No Other Love
1979
The Great Bank Robbery
1969
The Trackers
1971
Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders
1989
Cloud Dancer
1980
First to Fight
1967
Terror on the 40th Floor
1974
Stand Up and Be Counted
1972
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
1970
Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force
1989
Killers Three
1968
Ring of Passion
1978
Good Times
1967
Off the Mark
1987
Chubasco
1968
Night of the Wolf
2002
Operation Bottleneck
1961
Portrait of a Mobster
1961
The Power of the Resurrection
1958
The Walking Target
1960
Flamingo Road
1980
Looking Back at the Future
2006
All the Loving Couples
1969
Where Does It Hurt?
1972
Andy
1965
Cry Panic
1974
Secret of Deep Harbor
1961
Fever Heat
1968