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Actor
John Fortune
- Born June 30, 1939 in Bristol, England, UK
- Died December 31, 2013
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.
Known for
Match Point2005
The Tailor of Panama2001
Saving Grace2000
Calendar Girls2003
Yes Minister1980
Maybe Baby2000
Bloodbath at the House of Death1984
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret2010
Filmography
- TBARory Bremner: From Blair to HereFilmGeorge Parr, Writer
- 2010The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd MargaretSeriesMagistrate
- 2008Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly MoneySeriesVarious
- 2007Comedy ShowcaseSeriesMagistrate
- 2006Coup!FilmWriter
- 2005Match PointFilmJohn the Chauffeur
- 2005Love SoupSeries
- 2004New TricksSeriesMel Simons
- 2003Calendar GirlsFilmFrank
- 2003Spine ChillersSeriesFrank
- 2003Between Iraq and a Hard PlaceFilm
- 2002Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the UniverseFilmSelf
- 2001The Tailor of PanamaFilmMaltby
- 2000Saving GraceFilmMelvyn
- 2000Maybe BabyFilmAcupuncturist
- 1999Bremner, Bird and FortuneSeriesWriter, Creator
- 1999The Strange Case of Delfina PotockaFilm2nd Official
- 1996Giving TongueFilmChief Executive
- 1995The Queen's NoseSeriesSir Vivian
- 1995England, My EnglandFilmEdward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon
- 1995A Very Open PrisonFilmPrime Minister
- 1993Joking ApartSeriesClement
- 1993Don't Leave Me This WayFilmGeorge Saunders
- 1993Rory Bremner...Who Else?Series
- 1991Murder Most HorridSeriesSquire Thorpe
- 1990Have I Got News for YouSeriesSelf
- 1990Life After LifeFilmDetective Inspector Curtin
- 1989CampionSeriesDr. Brian Kingston
- 1989The Robbie Coltrane SpecialFilmSelf
- 1989Rory BremnerSeries
- 1988CampaignSeriesWarren Greenbank
- 1987Hardwicke HouseSeriesPsychologist
- 1986The Demon LoverFilmEric Farnham
- 1986First Among EqualsSeriesClive Reynolds
- 1986Breaking UpSeriesMr. Jackson
- 1984Bloodbath at the House of DeathFilmJohn Harrison
- 1984The BillSeries
- 1984Round And RoundSeriesWriter
- 1982The Secret Policeman's Other BallFilmSelf - Various Roles
- 1981Timon of AthensFilmPoet
- 1981Roger Doesn't Live Here AnymoreSeriesWriter
- 1980Yes MinisterSeries
- 1980Hi-de-Hi!SeriesMax Tewkesbury
- 1978The South Bank ShowSeries
- 1978The Light PrincessFilmPrince
- 1978In the Looking GlassSeries
- 1976The Secret Policeman's BallSeriesSelf
- 1976JumboFilmDick Thompson
- 1976Well AnywaySeries
- 1974PlayhouseSeriesDick Thomson
- 1973The Cobblers of UmbridgeFilmPhil Cobbler, Writer
- 1972RentadickFilmAdditional Dialogue
- 1970Take a Girl Like YouFilmSir Gerald
- 1967A Series of Bird'sSeriesWriter, Creator
- 1965The End of Arthur's MarriageFilmServer
- 1965The Drinking PartyFilmPhaedrus
- 1964Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of LifeSeries
- 1963Dig This RhubarbSeries
- 1956Armchair TheatreSeriesGeorge Potter