Acting · Bristol, England, UK · Born June 30, 1939
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.
TVThe Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
2010
as Magistrate
Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money
2008
as Various
TVComedy Showcase
2007
as Magistrate
MovieMatch Point
2005
as John the Chauffeur
TVLove Soup
2005
TVNew Tricks
2004
as Mel Simons
MovieCalendar Girls
2003
as Frank
TVSpine Chillers
2003
as Frank
MovieBetween Iraq and a Hard Place
2003
MoviePeter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe
2002
as Self
MovieThe Tailor of Panama
2001
as Maltby
MovieMaybe Baby
2000
as Acupuncturist
MovieSaving Grace
2000
as Melvyn
TVBremner, Bird and Fortune
1999
MovieThe Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
1999
as 2nd Official
Giving Tongue
1996
as Chief Executive
MovieA Very Open Prison
1995
as Prime Minister
TVThe Queen's Nose
1995
as Sir Vivian
MovieEngland, My England
1995
as Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon
Rory Bremner...Who Else?
1993
MovieDon't Leave Me This Way
1993
as George Saunders
TVJoking Apart
1993
as Clement
TVMurder Most Horrid
1991
as Squire Thorpe
MovieLife After Life
1990
as Detective Inspector Curtin
TVHave I Got News for You
1990
as Self
MovieThe Robbie Coltrane Special
1989
as Self
Rory Bremner
1989
TVCampion
1989
as Dr. Brian Kingston
Campaign
1988
as Warren Greenbank
TVHardwicke House
1987
as Psychologist
TVFirst Among Equals
1986
as Clive Reynolds
MovieThe Demon Lover
1986
as Eric Farnham
TVThe Bill
1984
MovieBloodbath at the House of Death
1984
as John Harrison
MovieThe Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982
as Self - Various Roles
MovieTimon of Athens
1981
as Poet
TVYes Minister
1980
TVHi-de-Hi!
1980
as Max Tewkesbury
MovieThe Light Princess
1978
as Prince
Well Anyway
1976
MovieJumbo
1976
as Dick Thompson
TVThe Secret Policeman's Ball
1976
as Self
TVPlayhouse
1974
as Dick Thomson
MovieThe Cobblers of Umbridge
1973
as Phil Cobbler
MovieTake a Girl Like You
1970
as Sir Gerald
A Series of Bird's
1967
MovieThe End of Arthur's Marriage
1965
as Server
The Drinking Party
1965
as Phaedrus
Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life
1964
Dig This Rhubarb
1963
TVArmchair Theatre
1956
as George Potter
Rory Bremner: From Blair to Here
as George Parr
