1. Norman Rossington was an English actor best remembered for his roles in The Army Game, the Carry On films and the Beatles' film A Hard Day's Night.
12 Facts About Norman Rossington
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Norman Rossington went on to train at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, by the mid-1950s appearing on the stage in plays such as a London Old Vic tour of the US in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Salad Days, being one of the original cast.
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Norman Rossington went on to appear in Carry On Sergeant, the first Carry On film, as well as Carry On Nurse and Carry On Regardless.
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Norman Rossington played notable serious roles in Saint Joan and the classic 1960 British "New Wave" film Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, playing alongside Albert Finney in the latter's first starring role.
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In 1962 Norman Rossington played the uncredited role of Corporal Jenkins in Lawrence of Arabia, and later appeared in The Longest Day, Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines, Tobruk playing Alfie and The Charge of the Light Brigade.
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Norman Rossington is the only performer to work in both a Beatles film, in A Hard Day's Night, and an Elvis Presley film, Double Trouble.
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Norman Rossington remembered Presley during filming as a 'quiet man who sat by himself in a corner and who would often borrow my newspaper.
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Norman Rossington told the stories from The Adventures of Portland Bill.
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Norman Rossington made many appearances in the West End, with roles in Peter Pan, My Fair Lady, Annie Get Your Gun, Tony Weller in Pickwick: The Musical, Guys and Dolls, and in Beauty and the Beast.
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Norman Rossington did some radio, returning to the part of Big Jim in the BBC Radio 4 version of Big Jim and the Figaro Club.
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Norman Rossington gave his hobbies as woodwork, skiing, golf and languages.
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Early in his life, Norman Rossington was married to an actress for three years and then divorced.