Norman Gannis

Norman Elliot Gannis (August 16, 1946 - November 1, 2016) was an American actor who spent the majority of his career in Europe, mainly within the United Kingdom. He is the father of actor Shawn Gannis.

Early life
Norman Elliot Gannis was born on August 16, 1946 in, the son of Isabelle (née Johnson), a newspaper editor, and Howard Gabriel Kirkland, a sales associate for a dealership. They divorced in 1950. His mother remarried to Thomas Gannis, a physician, and they moved to.

Career
Gannis left the US in 1970 for a backpacking trip across. To pay for his living costs he would perform in plays and musicals in and would lend his voice to English-dubbed versions of Italian B-movies.