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John Fortune

John Fortune

Born: 1939-06-30 • Bristol, England, UK

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
Match Point poster
Match Point
2005 • John the Chauffeur
Calendar Girls poster
Calendar Girls
2003 • Frank
Between Iraq and a Hard Place poster
Between Iraq and a Hard Place
2003
Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe poster
Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe
2002 • Self
The Tailor of Panama poster
The Tailor of Panama
2001 • Maltby
Maybe Baby poster
Maybe Baby
2000 • Acupuncturist
Saving Grace poster
Saving Grace
2000 • Melvyn
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka poster
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
1999 • 2nd Official
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Giving Tongue
1996 • Chief Executive
A Very Open Prison poster
A Very Open Prison
1995 • Prime Minister
England, My England poster
England, My England
1995 • Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon
Don't Leave Me This Way poster
Don't Leave Me This Way
1993 • George Saunders
Life After Life poster
Life After Life
1990 • Detective Inspector Curtin
The Robbie Coltrane Special poster
The Robbie Coltrane Special
1989 • Self
The Demon Lover poster
The Demon Lover
1986 • Eric Farnham
Bloodbath at the House of Death poster
Bloodbath at the House of Death
1984 • John Harrison
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball poster
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982 • Self - Various Roles
Timon of Athens poster
Timon of Athens
1981 • Poet
The Light Princess poster
The Light Princess
1978 • Prince
Jumbo poster
Jumbo
1976 • Dick Thompson
The Cobblers of Umbridge poster
The Cobblers of Umbridge
1973 • Phil Cobbler
Take a Girl Like You poster
Take a Girl Like You
1970 • Sir Gerald
The End of Arthur's Marriage poster
The End of Arthur's Marriage
1965 • Server
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The Drinking Party
1965 • Phaedrus
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Rory Bremner: From Blair to Here
— • George Parr