---
name: "Norman Chancer"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/norman-chancer"
fi1m_id: "norman-chancer"
imdb_id: "nm0151259"
tmdb_id: 116123
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "27 April 1934"
died: "29 May 2019"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-04T16:27:14.357160+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Norman Chancer

## Identity

Norman Chancer

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/norman-chancer
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** norman-chancer
- **IMDb ID:** nm0151259
- **TMDB ID:** 116123
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0151259/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/116123

Actor. Born 27 April 1934 in Pennsylvania, USA. Died 29 May 2019.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 27 April 1934, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Died:** 29 May 2019
- **Active:** 1980–1983
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 6: 4 acting, 2 other
- **Average Fi1m score:** 82, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 82 (1), 1980s 80 (5)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 82 to 71 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, History 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Comedy 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 10 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $662m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0151259/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/116123

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Local Hero*](https://film.one/film/local-hero.md) (86)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Norman Chancer (1934–2019) was an American actor. He appeared in supporting roles in numerous films and television series from the 1960s onwards.

His credits include uncredited parts in *Goldfinger* (1964) and *The Great Gatsby* (1974), as well as appearances in *The Empire Strikes Back* (1980), *Outland* (1981), *Victor/Victoria* (1982), *Gandhi* (1982) and *The Legend of 1900* (1998). He played Moritz in the 1983 film *Local Hero* and featured in episodes of *Highlander: The Series* (1998) and other television productions.

*Sources: imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

### Performed in (4) — the average rests on these

- *Local Hero* (1983), Fi1m 86, as Moritz — [page](https://film.one/film/local-hero.md)
- *Gandhi* (1982), Fi1m 73, as Reporter — [page](https://film.one/film/gandhi.md)
- *Reds* (1981), Fi1m 77, as Barney — [page](https://film.one/film/reds.md)
- *The Empire Strikes Back* (1980), Fi1m 92, as Tamizander Rey — [page](https://film.one/film/the-empire-strikes-back.md)

### Also credited (2) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Superman II* (1980), Fi1m 74, as White House Aide (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/superman-ii.md)
- *Goldfinger* (1964), Fi1m 82, as Gangster (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/goldfinger.md)

## Complete filmography (26)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Legend of 1900* (1998), as Impresario
- *Selling Hitler* (1993), as Gerhard Weinberg
- *Highlander: The Series* (1992), series, as Caruso
- *Nice Work* (1989), series, as Prof. Morris Zapp
- *Love Potion* (1987), as Mr. Camden
- *Nineteen Nineteen* (1985), Actor
- *Harem* (1985), Actor
- *Dempsey and Makepeace* (1985), series, as Bologna — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/dempsey-and-makepeace.md)
- *The Lords of Discipline* (1983), as TAC Captain
- *Local Hero* (1983), as Moritz — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/local-hero.md)
- *Gandhi* (1982), as Reporter — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/gandhi.md)
- *Victor/Victoria* (1982), as Sal Andratti
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Theodoros Stamos
- *Reds* (1981), as Barney — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/reds.md)
- *Ragtime* (1981), as Gent No. 1 - Agent
- *Outland* (1981), as Officer Slater
- *Superman II* (1980), as White House Aide (uncredited) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/superman-ii.md)
- *The Empire Strikes Back* (1980), as Tamizander Rey — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/the-empire-strikes-back.md)
- *Dylan: The Life and Death of a Poet* (1978), as Prof. McLewis
- *Valentino* (1977), as Newshound
- *Alternative 3* (1977), Actor
- *Good Salary, Prospects, Free Coffin* (1975), as Police Driver
- *The Great Gatsby* (1974), as Detective at Pool
- *Sin Magazine* (1965), Actor
- *The Wednesday Play* (1964), series, as Herb Jackson
- *Goldfinger* (1964), as Gangster (uncredited) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/goldfinger.md)

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