Norman Cohen
Biography
Norman Cohen (11 June 1936 in Dublin – 26 October 1983 in Van Nuys, California) was an Irish film director and producer, best known for directing two feature films based on television comedy programmes, Till Death Us Do Part (1969) and Dad's Army (1971). He was also a director of several of the Confessions of... sex comedy series: Confessions of a Pop Performer (1975), Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976) and Confessions from a Holiday Camp (1977).
In addition to those films, he also produced as well as directed the adaptation of Spike Milligan's Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (1973),[1][2] and the comedy sequel Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers (1977). Cohen's first film production was The London Nobody Knows (1967) narrated by James Mason and his final film was Burning Rubber (1981).
In the Fall of 1982 he directed his only stage production; Woody Allen's "Play It Again, Sam" at Theatr Clwyd (National Theatre of Wales). The cast included; Nic d'avirro, Julia St. John, Julie Richmond, Sara Mason, Carl Davis, Jennifer Franks, and starred Trent Richards (aka Richard Trent) as Allen. The production later toured to Cardiff, Wales where it ran at the Sherman Theatre.
Norman died after suffering a heart attack in 1983.
Directing (13 movies)

Dad's Army
1971

Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall
1973

Confessions of a Driving Instructor
1976

Confessions of a Pop Performer
1975

Till Death Us Do Part
1969

The London Nobody Knows
1968

Confessions from a Holiday Camp
1977

Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
1977

London in the Raw
1964

Burning Rubber
1981

Brendan Behan's Dublin
1966

The Lion's Share
1985
Look at Life: There Ought to Be a Law
1968
| Title | Year | Job | 
|---|---|---|
| Breath of Life | 1963 | Producer | 
| Brendan Behan's Dublin | 1966 | Producer | 
| The London Nobody Knows | 1968 | Producer | 
| Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall | 1973 | Writer | 
| Hail | 1973 | Executive Producer | 
| Confessions of a Window Cleaner | 1974 | Executive Producer | 
| Thin Ice | 1981 | Producer | 
| The Lion's Share | 1985 | Writer |