John Fortune
Born: 1939-06-30 in Bristol, England, UK
Died: 2013-12-31
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2010
- The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret as Magistrate
2008
- Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money as Various
2007
- Comedy Showcase as Magistrate
2006
- Coup! ... (Writer)
2005
- Match Point as John the Chauffeur
- Love Soup
2004
- New Tricks as Mel Simons
2003
- Spine Chillers as Frank
- Calendar Girls as Frank
- Between Iraq and a Hard Place
2002
2001
- The Tailor of Panama as Maltby
2000
- Saving Grace as Melvyn
- Maybe Baby as Acupuncturist
1999
- Bremner, Bird and Fortune
- The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka as 2nd Official
1996
- Giving Tongue as Chief Executive
1995
- The Queen's Nose as Sir Vivian
- England, My England as Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon
- A Very Open Prison as Prime Minister
1993
- Joking Apart as Clement
- Rory Bremner...Who Else?
- Don't Leave Me This Way as George Saunders
1991
- Murder Most Horrid as Squire Thorpe
1990
- Have I Got News for You as Self
- Life After Life as Detective Inspector Curtin
1989
- Campion as Dr. Brian Kingston
- Rory Bremner
- The Robbie Coltrane Special as Self
1987
- Hardwicke House as Psychologist
1986
- First Among Equals as Clive Reynolds
- The Demon Lover as Eric Farnham
1984
- The Bill
- Bloodbath at the House of Death as John Harrison
1982
- The Secret Policeman's Other Ball as Self - Various Roles
1981
- Timon of Athens as Poet
1980
- Yes Minister
- Hi-de-Hi! as Max Tewkesbury
1978
- The Light Princess as Prince
1976
- The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
- Well Anyway
- Jumbo as Dick Thompson
1974
- Playhouse as Dick Thomson
1973
- The Cobblers of Umbridge as Phil Cobbler
1972
- Rentadick ... (Additional Dialogue)
1970
- Take a Girl Like You as Sir Gerald
1967
1965
- The End of Arthur's Marriage as Server
- The Drinking Party as Phaedrus
1956
- Armchair Theatre as George Potter