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John Fortune

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Jun 30, 1939 (87 years old)

Place of Birth

Bristol, England, UK

Biography

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

Acting
2010The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd MargaretMagistrate
2008Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly MoneyVarious
2007Comedy ShowcaseMagistrate
2005Match PointJohn the Chauffeur
2005Love Soup
2004New TricksMel Simons
2003Between Iraq and a Hard Place
2003Calendar GirlsFrank
2003Spine ChillersFrank
2002Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the UniverseSelf
2001The Tailor of PanamaMaltby
2000Saving GraceMelvyn
2000Maybe BabyAcupuncturist
1999The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka2nd Official
1999Bremner, Bird and Fortune
1996Giving TongueChief Executive
1995England, My EnglandEdward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon
1995A Very Open PrisonPrime Minister
1995Queen's NoseSir Vivian
1993Don't Leave Me This WayGeorge Saunders
1993Rory Bremner...Who Else?
1993Joking ApartClement
1991Murder Most HorridSquire Thorpe
1990Life After LifeDetective Inspector Curtin
1990Have I Got News for YouSelf
1989The Robbie Coltrane SpecialSelf
1989Rory Bremner
1989CampionDr. Brian Kingston
1987Hardwicke HousePsychologist
1986The Demon LoverEric Farnham
1986First Among EqualsClive Reynolds
1984Bloodbath at the House of DeathJohn Harrison
1984The Bill
1982The Secret Policeman's Other BallSelf - Various Roles
1981Timon of AthensPoet
1980Yes Minister
1980Hi-de-Hi!Max Tewkesbury
1978The Light PrincessPrince
1976JumboDick Thompson
1976The Secret Policeman's BallSelf
1976Well Anyway
1974PlayhouseDick Thomson
1973The Cobblers of UmbridgePhil Cobbler
1970Take a Girl Like YouSir Gerald
1967A Series of Bird's
1965The End of Arthur's MarriageServer
1965The Drinking PartyPhaedrus
1964Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life
1956Armchair TheatreGeorge Potter
-Rory Bremner: From Blair to HereGeorge Parr
Writing
2006Coup!Writer
1999Bremner, Bird and FortuneWriter
1973The Cobblers of UmbridgeWriter
1967A Series of Bird'sWriter
-Rory Bremner: From Blair to HereWriter
Crew
1972RentadickAdditional Dialogue