Acting

John Fortune

Born 1939-06-30 · Bristol, England, UK

Died 2013-12-31

John Fortune was an English satirist, comedian, writer, and actor, best known for his work with John Bird and Rory Bremner on the TV series Bremner, Bird and Fortune. He was educated at Bristol Cathedral School and King's College, Cambridge, where he was to meet and form a lasting friendship with John Bird.

Credits

Newest first

The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
as Magistrate
2010
Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money
as Various
2008
Comedy Showcase
as Magistrate
2007
Coup!
Writer
2006
Match Point
as John the Chauffeur
2005
Love Soup
2005
New Tricks
as Mel Simons
2004
Calendar Girls
as Frank
2003
Spine Chillers
as Frank
2003
Between Iraq and a Hard Place
2003
Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe
as Self
2002
The Tailor of Panama
as Maltby
2001
Maybe Baby
as Acupuncturist
2000
Saving Grace
as Melvyn
2000
Bremner, Bird and Fortune
1999
Bremner, Bird and Fortune
Writer
1999
Bremner, Bird and Fortune
Creator
1999
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
as 2nd Official
1999
Giving Tongue
as Chief Executive
1996
A Very Open Prison
as Prime Minister
1995
The Queen's Nose
as Sir Vivian
1995
England, My England
as Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon
1995
Rory Bremner...Who Else?
1993
Don't Leave Me This Way
as George Saunders
1993
Joking Apart
as Clement
1993
Murder Most Horrid
as Squire Thorpe
1991
Life After Life
as Detective Inspector Curtin
1990
Have I Got News for You
as Self
1990
The Robbie Coltrane Special
as Self
1989
Rory Bremner
1989
Campion
as Dr. Brian Kingston
1989
Campaign
as Warren Greenbank
1988
Hardwicke House
as Psychologist
1987
Breaking Up
as Mr. Jackson
1986
First Among Equals
as Clive Reynolds
1986
The Demon Lover
as Eric Farnham
1986
The Bill
1984
Round And Round
Writer
1984
Bloodbath at the House of Death
as John Harrison
1984
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
as Self - Various Roles
1982
Roger Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Writer
1981
Timon of Athens
as Poet
1981
Yes Minister
1980
Hi-de-Hi!
as Max Tewkesbury
1980
The Light Princess
as Prince
1978
In the Looking Glass
1978
The South Bank Show
1978
Well Anyway
1976
Jumbo
as Dick Thompson
1976
The Secret Policeman's Ball
as Self
1976
Playhouse
as Dick Thomson
1974
The Cobblers of Umbridge
as Phil Cobbler
1973
The Cobblers of Umbridge
Writer
1973
Rentadick
Additional Dialogue
1972
Take a Girl Like You
as Sir Gerald
1970
A Series of Bird's
1967
A Series of Bird's
Writer
1967
A Series of Bird's
Creator
1967
The End of Arthur's Marriage
as Server
1965
The Drinking Party
as Phaedrus
1965
Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life
1964
Dig This Rhubarb
1963
Armchair Theatre
as George Potter
1956
Rory Bremner: From Blair to Here
as George Parr
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Rory Bremner: From Blair to Here
Writer
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