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Jim Norton (born 4 January 1938; age 86) is an Irish actor who played Albert Einstein in the Star Trek: The Next Generation the fourth and sixth season episodes "The Nth Degree" and "Descent". For "The Nth Degree" he filmed his scenes on Monday 4 February 1991 on Paramount Stage 9 and for "Descent" in April 1993.

He is probably best known for his recurring role as the menacing Bishop Leonard "Len" Brennan in three episodes of the British/Irish comedy series Father Ted (1995-1998). He also had a minor appearance in 2002's Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, as one of Mr. Dursley's guests.

Norton also appeared in Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992, also starred Michael McKean, Barry Kivel, Rosalind Chao, Shay Duffin, Sam Anderson, Ellen Albertini Dow, Chip Heller and Aaron Lustig), and American History X (1998, with Avery Brooks, Jennifer Lien, Debra Wilson, Antonio David Lyons, Randy J. Goodwin, Kiante Elam, Paul E. Short, and Denney Pierce).

Norton guest-starred on the second-season episode "The Club" of Frasier, starring Kelsey Grammer, and which also guest-starred W. Morgan Sheppard. He appeared in four episodes of Babylon 5 from 1994 to 1996 (starring Andreas Katsulas, Bill Mumy and Caitlin Brown and guest starring David Warner, Kate McNeil, Mark Rolston, David L. Crowley and Walter Koenig).

He also appeared in such British TV series as Colditz (with Jeremy Kemp), Fall of Eagles (with Patrick Stewart), 1990, Play for Today, Rumpole of the Bailey (with Rosalyn Landor), Agatha Christie's Poirot, Lovejoy, Holby City and Midsomer Murders.

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