John Fortune
Known for Acting · 52 credits
- Born
- 1939-06-30
- Died
- 2013-12-31
- 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
TV Shows (27)
Have I Got News for You
1990
as Self
The Bill
1984
Playhouse
1974
as Dick Thomson
New Tricks
2004
as Mel Simons
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Squire Thorpe
Yes Minister
1980
Hi-de-Hi!
1980
as Max Tewkesbury
Bremner, Bird and Fortune
1999
Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life
1964
Rory Bremner...Who Else?
1993
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976
as Self
The Queen's Nose
1995
as Sir Vivian
Spine Chillers
2003
as Frank
Comedy Showcase
2007
as Magistrate
Love Soup
2005
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
2010
as Magistrate
Campion
1989
as Dr. Brian Kingston
Armchair Theatre
1956
as George Potter
Joking Apart
1993
as Clement
First Among Equals
1986
as Clive Reynolds
Rory Bremner
1989
A Series of Bird's
1967
Hardwicke House
1987
as Psychologist
Campaign
1988
as Warren Greenbank
Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money
2008
as Various
Dig This Rhubarb
1963
Well Anyway
1976
Movies (25)
Match Point
2005
as John the Chauffeur
The Tailor of Panama
2001
as Maltby
Calendar Girls
2003
as Frank
Saving Grace
2000
as Melvyn
Don't Leave Me This Way
1993
as George Saunders
The Demon Lover
1986
as Eric Farnham
Giving Tongue
1996
as Chief Executive
Jumbo
1976
as Dick Thompson
The Light Princess
1978
as Prince
Bloodbath at the House of Death
1984
as John Harrison
Maybe Baby
2000
as Acupuncturist
Timon of Athens
1981
as Poet
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982
as Self - Various Roles
England, My England
1995
as Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon
The Robbie Coltrane Special
1989
as Self
A Very Open Prison
1995
as Prime Minister
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
1999
as 2nd Official
The Drinking Party
1965
as Phaedrus
Take a Girl Like You
1970
as Sir Gerald
The Cobblers of Umbridge
1973
as Phil Cobbler
Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe
2002
as Self
Life After Life
1990
as Detective Inspector Curtin
The End of Arthur's Marriage
1965
as Server
Rory Bremner: From Blair to Here
as George Parr
Between Iraq and a Hard Place
2003
About John Fortune
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. With 52 credits spanning from 1956 to 2010, John Fortune has appeared in 25 films and 27 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Fortune Movies
- Match Point (2005) — as John the Chauffeur
- The Tailor of Panama (2001) — as Maltby
- Calendar Girls (2003) — as Frank
- Saving Grace (2000) — as Melvyn
- Don't Leave Me This Way (1993) — as George Saunders
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