John Bird

John Bird

Known for Acting · 93 credits

Born
1936-11-22
Died
2022-12-24
Place of birth
Nottingham, England, UK

Biography

John Michael Bird was an English actor, director, writer and satirist.

Known For

TV Shows (57)

Midsomer Murders
TV

Midsomer Murders

1997

as St John Beachwood

Have I Got News for You
TV

Have I Got News for You

1990

as Self - Team Captain

Play for Today
TV

Play for Today

1970

as Raymond / Desmond Hughes / Captain Wigmore / Lord North

Omnibus
TV

Omnibus

1967

as Self

Inspector Morse
TV

Inspector Morse

1987

as George Linacre

Playhouse
TV

Playhouse

1974

as H.G. Wells

Screen Two
TV

Screen Two

1985

as Commander Abigail

Performance
TV

Performance

1991

as John Reid

Jonathan Creek
TV

Jonathan Creek

1997

as D.I. Nathan Gallo / Horace Greeley

Celebrity Mastermind
TV

Celebrity Mastermind

2003

Murder Most Horrid
TV

Murder Most Horrid

1991

as Duncan Jupp

Bremner, Bird and Fortune
TV

Bremner, Bird and Fortune

1999

Dramarama
TV

Dramarama

1983

as Dudley Roberts

One Foot in the Grave
TV

One Foot in the Grave

1990

as Lewis Atterbury

Dick Turpin
TV

Dick Turpin

1979

as Gooch

Cluedo
TV

Cluedo

1990

as Professor Plum

The Secret Policeman's Ball
TV

The Secret Policeman's Ball

1976

as Self

A Bit of Fry & Laurie
TV

A Bit of Fry & Laurie

1989

Yes, Prime Minister
TV

Yes, Prime Minister

1986

A Very Peculiar Practice
TV

A Very Peculiar Practice

1986

as Vice-Chancellor Ernest Hemmingway

Home to Roost
TV

Home to Roost

1985

as FG Fielding

Lytton's Diary
TV

Lytton's Diary

1985

as Jacko

Sooty & Co.
TV

Sooty & Co.

1993

as Self

Travelling Man
TV

Travelling Man

1984

as Jack Ormand

El C.I.D.
TV

El C.I.D.

1990

as Douglas Bromley

Filthy Rich & Catflap
TV

Filthy Rich & Catflap

1987

as Dingo Wucker

Armchair Thriller
TV

Armchair Thriller

1978

as Cyril / Cyril (uncredited)

Anna Lee
TV

Anna Lee

1994

as Adrian Wesley

Friday Night, Saturday Morning
TV

Friday Night, Saturday Morning

1979

Oxbridge Blues
TV

Oxbridge Blues

1984

as Clive

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
TV

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

1977

as The Man

Shadow of the Noose
TV

Shadow of the Noose

1989

as Mr Justice Hawkins

Absolute Power
TV

Absolute Power

2003

as Martin McCabe

In the Red
TV

In the Red

1998

as Controller, Radio 4

Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life
TV

Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life

1964

A Little Princess
TV

A Little Princess

1987

as Mr Carmichael

Rory Bremner...Who Else?
TV

Rory Bremner...Who Else?

1993

To Play the King
TV

To Play the King

1993

as Bryan Brynford-Jones

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾
TV

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾

1985

Full House
TV

Full House

1972

as Actor in Sketches

The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole
TV

The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole

1987

as Courtney Elliot

A Series of Bird's
TV

A Series of Bird's

1967

The Dangerous Brothers
TV

The Dangerous Brothers

1986

Rory Bremner
TV

Rory Bremner

1989

Chambers
TV

Chambers

2000

Educating Marmalade
TV

Educating Marmalade

1982

as Mr Atkins

Farrington of the F.O.
TV

Farrington of the F.O.

1986

as VJ Lawrence

Famous, Rich and Homeless
TV

Famous, Rich and Homeless

2009

Danger: Marmalade at Work
TV

Danger: Marmalade at Work

1984

as Mr. Atkins

World in Ferment
TV

World in Ferment

1969

as Gerald Pikestaff

Joint Account
TV

Joint Account

1989

Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money
TV

Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money

2008

as Various

Well Anyway
TV

Well Anyway

1976

After That, This
TV

After That, This

1975

Piccadilly Palace
TV

Piccadilly Palace

1967

The Real Dad's Army
TV

The Real Dad's Army

2006

as Narrator

With Bird Will Travel
TV

With Bird Will Travel

1968

Movies (36)

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
Movie

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

1976

as Berger

Jabberwocky
Movie

Jabberwocky

1977

as 1st Herald

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
Movie

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

1982

as Self - Various Roles

Alice in Wonderland
Movie

Alice in Wonderland

1966

as Frog Footman

A Dandy in Aspic
Movie

A Dandy in Aspic

1968

King Lear
Movie

King Lear

1982

as Duke of Albany

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
Movie

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

1989

as Self

The Falklands Factor
Movie

The Falklands Factor

1983

as Lord North

The Alf Garnett Saga
Movie

The Alf Garnett Saga

1972

as Willis

Giving Tongue
Movie

Giving Tongue

1996

as Lord Jessop

Timon of Athens
Movie

Timon of Athens

1981

as Painter

Bejewelled
Movie

Bejewelled

1991

as Eustace

Take a Girl Like You
Movie

Take a Girl Like You

1970

as Dick Thompson

Red, White, and Zero
Movie

Red, White, and Zero

1968

as Man on Train

High Tide
Movie

High Tide

1980

as Cyril

Scarfe's Follies
Movie

Scarfe's Follies

1988

The Best House in London
Movie

The Best House in London

1969

as Home Secretary

The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
Movie

The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka

1999

as 1st Official

The Breaking of Bumbo
Movie

The Breaking of Bumbo

1970

as Jock

Bottom Mindless Violence
Movie

Bottom Mindless Violence

2004

as Father (archive footage)

Fothergill
Movie

Fothergill

1981

as HG Wells

Winter Solstice
Movie

Winter Solstice

2003

as Barry

30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!
Movie

30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!

1968

as Herbert Greenslade

Blue Remembered Hills
Movie

Blue Remembered Hills

1979

as Raymond

After the Dance
Movie

After the Dance

1992

as John Reid

Mrs Capper's Birthday
Movie

Mrs Capper's Birthday

1985

as Maurice

The Taming of the Shrew
Movie

The Taming of the Shrew

1980

as Pedant

Blue Money
Movie

Blue Money

1985

as Harry Diamond

Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook
Movie

Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook

1995

as Self

The Children of Dynmouth
Movie

The Children of Dynmouth

1987

as Commander Abigail

The Last Window Cleaner
Movie

The Last Window Cleaner

1979

as Captain Wigmore

Circles Of Deceit
Movie

Circles Of Deceit

1990

as George

A Promise of Bed
Movie

A Promise of Bed

1969

as Taxi Driver

Rory Bremner: From Blair to Here
Movie

Rory Bremner: From Blair to Here

as Interviewer

Between Iraq and a Hard Place
Movie

Between Iraq and a Hard Place

2003

A Walk in the Forest
Movie

A Walk in the Forest

1980

as Desmond Hughes

About John Bird

John Michael Bird was an English actor, director, writer and satirist. With 93 credits spanning from 1964 to 2009, John Bird has appeared in 36 films and 57 TV shows.

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