Norman Taviss

Acting
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Known For & Full Filmography6 Titles

#1Oh! Heavenly Dog

Movie - 1980, 2h 15m as Elderly Man

5.6 / 10
ComedyCrimeFantasy

Browning is a PI with a bad cold, who's sent to investigate a case by a mysterious client. He stumbles across the body of a young woman and is stabbed to death, and when he wakes up in heaven, they tell him he's "marginal material," and they can only decide on his final destination through one last assignment: to go back and solve his own murder. As a dog. A cute fluffy little dog (Benji). Undaunted, Browning begins to investigate the case as best he can around his canine disabilities (dialing the phone presents a special challenge) to solve the murders, save the girl, and see justice done.

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#2The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

Movie - 1974, 2h 15m as Grandfather Farber

6.1 / 10
DramaComedy

The younger son of a working-class Jewish family in Montreal, Duddy Kravitz yearns to make a name for himself in society. This film chronicles his short and dubious rise to power, as well as his changing relationships with family and friends. Along the way the film explores the themes of anti-semitism and the responsibilities which come with adulthood.

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#3Blackout

Movie - 1978, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

4.9 / 10
ActionThriller

Thriller about four sadistic criminals who, after escaping during a transfer, take over a posh Manhattan apartment complex and start looting and terrorizing its occupants during New York City's famous 1977 blackout.

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#4Hog Wild

Movie - 1980, 2h 15m as Henry Curd

3.7 / 10
Comedy

A boy, expelled from military school, returns home to his fathers disappointment. He discovers that a motorcycle gang has been terrorizing his high school, and falls in love with the girlfriend of the gang's leader. He battles the gang, and wins both the admiration of his father and the love of the girl.

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#5Sins of the Fathers

Movie - 1948, 2h 15m as Shorty

7.0 / 10
Drama

A dramatized story about a town where illegal activities are allowed to thrive, some of the politicians are dishonest, and a doctor and couple of colleagues try to help townspeople see that public health measures, especially those that might control syphilis, are necessary. Two of the most influential men in town oppose clean-up and public health efforts until their young adult children contract syphilis. Spliced into the dramatic film are segments of other educational films, including animated segments, that describe the symptoms and risks of syphilis. A butcher named Tony is excited about the birth of his first child, but the child is born dead because of a maternal syphilis infection.

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#6Lies My Father Told Me

Movie - 1975, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

4.4 / 10
Drama

A Jewish boy grows up in 1920s Montreal with a grandfather who tells stories and a father who won't work.

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