Name
John Fortune
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1939-06-30
Deathday
2013-12-31 (74 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
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Chris, a former tennis pro, takes a job as an instructor and befriends his wealthy young s...
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A British spy is banished to Panama after having an affair with an ambassador's mistress. ...
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Members of a Yorkshire branch of the Women's Institute cause controversy when they pose nu...
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Unexpectedly widowed, prim and proper housewife Grace Trevethyn finds herself in dire fina...
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Sam and Lucie Bell are a married couple who seem to have it all: good looks, successful ca...
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Young Jenny heads to the South of England to start a new career as a school teacher. Even ...
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Six scientists arrive at the creepy Headstone Manor to investigate a strange phenomena whi...
- 2000 Saving Grace as Melvyn
- 1999 The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka as 2nd Official
- 2003 Between Iraq and a Hard Place
- 1984 Bloodbath at the House of Death as John Harrison
- 1982 The Secret Policeman's Other Ball as Self - Various Roles
- 1973 The Cobblers of Umbridge as Phil Cobbler
- 2005 Match Point as John the Chauffeur
- 1993 Don't Leave Me This Way as George Saunders
- 1981 Timon of Athens as Poet
- 2003 Calendar Girls as Frank
- Soon Rory Bremner: From Blair to Here as George Parr
- 1995 England, My England as Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon
- 1965 The End of Arthur's Marriage as Server
- 1990 Life After Life as Detective Inspector Curtin
- 2000 Maybe Baby as Acupuncturist
- 2001 The Tailor of Panama as Maltby
- 1996 Giving Tongue as Chief Executive
- 1978 The Light Princess as Prince
- 1995 A Very Open Prison as Prime Minister
- 1970 Take a Girl Like You as Sir Gerald
- 1965 The Drinking Party as Phaedrus
- 1976 Jumbo as Dick Thompson
- 1986 The Demon Lover as Eric Farnham
- 2002 Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe as Self
- 1989 The Robbie Coltrane Special as Self
- 1984 The Bill ( 1 episode )
- 2008 Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money ( 4 episodes ) as Various
- 1976 The Secret Policeman's Ball ( 15 episodes ) as Self
- 1980 Yes Minister ( 1 episode )
- 1999 Bremner, Bird and Fortune ( 89 episodes )
- 2004 New Tricks ( 1 episode ) as Mel Simons
- 1964 Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life ( 62 episodes )
- 1989 Rory Bremner ( 24 episodes )
- 1993 Rory Bremner...Who Else? ( 62 episodes )
- 1976 Well Anyway ( 7 episodes )
- 1980 Hi-de-Hi! ( 1 episode ) as Max Tewkesbury
- 1967 A Series of Bird's ( 8 episodes )
- 2010 The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret ( 1 episode ) as Magistrate
- 2003 Spine Chillers ( 1 episode ) as Frank
- 1989 Campion ( 2 episodes ) as Dr. Brian Kingston
- 2007 Comedy Showcase ( 1 episode ) as Magistrate
- 2005 Love Soup ( 1 episode )
- 1990 Have I Got News for You ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1995 The Queen's Nose ( 1 episode ) as Sir Vivian
- 1974 Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Dick Thomson
- 1987 Hardwicke House ( 1 episode ) as Psychologist
- 1986 First Among Equals ( 4 episodes ) as Clive Reynolds
- 1993 Joking Apart ( 1 episode ) as Clement
- 1956 Armchair Theatre ( 1 episode ) as George Potter
- 1991 Murder Most Horrid ( 1 episode ) as Squire Thorpe
- 1963 Dig This Rhubarb ( 14 episodes )
- 1988 Campaign ( 6 episodes ) as Warren Greenbank
- 1986 Breaking Up ( 4 episodes ) as Mr. Jackson
- 1978 In the Looking Glass ( 6 episodes )
