John Fortune
24 movies · 29 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jun 30, 1939
- Died
- Dec 31, 2013 (age 74)
- 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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
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★ 7.4 Match Point
2005 · Film
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★ 6.0 The Tailor of Panama
2001 · Film
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★ 6.5 Saving Grace
2000 · Film
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★ 6.5 Calendar Girls
2003 · Film
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★ 8.3 Yes Minister
1980 · TV
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★ 5.5 Maybe Baby
2000 · Film
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★ 5.3 Bloodbath at the House of Death
1984 · Film
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★ 6.8 The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
2010 · TV
John Fortune: movies and TV shows
Acting (49)
- Upcoming Rory Bremner: From Blair to Here
as George Parr
- 2010
- 2008
- 2007
- 2005 Match Point
as John the Chauffeur
- 2005
- 2004
- 2003 Calendar Girls
as Frank
- 2003
- 2003
- 2001 The Tailor of Panama
as Maltby
- 2000 Maybe Baby
as Acupuncturist
- 2000 Saving Grace
as Melvyn
- 1999
- 1999 The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
as 2nd Official
- 1996 Giving Tongue
as Chief Executive
- 1995 A Very Open Prison
as Prime Minister
- 1995
- 1995 England, My England
as Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon
- 1993
- 1993 Don't Leave Me This Way
as George Saunders
- 1993
- 1991
- 1990 Life After Life
as Detective Inspector Curtin
- 1989
- 1989
- 1988
- 1987
- 1986
- 1986
- 1986 The Demon Lover
as Eric Farnham
- 1984
- 1984 Bloodbath at the House of Death
as John Harrison
- 1981 Timon of Athens
as Poet
- 1980
- 1980
- 1978 The Light Princess
as Prince
- 1978
- 1976
- 1976 Jumbo
as Dick Thompson
- 1974
- 1973 The Cobblers of Umbridge
as Phil Cobbler
- 1970 Take a Girl Like You
as Sir Gerald
- 1967
- 1965 The End of Arthur's Marriage
as Server
- 1965 The Drinking Party
as Phaedrus
- 1964
- 1963
- 1956
Behind the camera (8)
- Upcoming
- 2006 Coup!
Writer
- 1999
- 1984
- 1981
- 1973 The Cobblers of Umbridge
Writer
- 1972 Rentadick
Additional Dialogue
- 1967
Talk shows and appearances (6)
- 2002
- 1990 Have I Got News for You
2 episodes
- 1989
- 1982
- 1978 The South Bank Show
1 episode
- 1976 The Secret Policeman's Ball
15 episodes