John Normington

John Normington was born on Jan 28, 1937 in UK. John Normington's big-screen debut came with Sexton Blake - Season 3 directed by Peter Croft in 1968, strarring Billy John. John Normington is known for Atonement directed by Joe Wright, Saoirse Ronan stars as Briony Tallis, aged 13 and Ailidh Mackay as Singing Housemaid. The upcoming new movie John Normington plays is Atonement which will be released on Jan 11, 2008.

John Normington was a distinguished English actor and a veteran of stage and screen. He also trained as an opera singer at the Northern School of Music. He made his theatrical debut in the 1950 production of "The Happiest Days of Your Life". He later became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company (1962-1966).Perhaps his most prominent and enduring film role was in the classic British comedy Porc royal (1984), where he holds his own among a heavyweight supporting cast that included Maggie Smith, Denholm Elliott, Richard Griffiths, Alison Steadman, Jim Carter and Pete Postlethwaite. His television appearances were also vast. He is fondly remembered by science fiction fans for his role as the scheming villain Morgus in one of the most popular Docteur Who (1963) serials ever produced, Docteur Who: The Caves of Androzani: Part One (1984).He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2004 but continued working, making his final screen appearance in Reviens-moi (2007), which was released in the UK following his death. Tributes were paid by Old Vic artistic director Kevin Spacey, National Theatre artistic director Nicholas Hytner and Royal Shakespeare Company artistic director Michael Boyd. Normington was gay and was survived by John Anderson, his partner of almost 40 years.