Person

John Fortune

Acting · 1939–2013 · 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.

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  Have I Got News for You

  Self

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  The Bill

  1984

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  Playhouse

  Dick Thomson

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  New Tricks

  Mel Simons

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  Murder Most Horrid

  Squire Thorpe

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  Yes Minister

  1980

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  Campion

  Dr. Brian Kingston

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  Match Point

  John the Chauffeur

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  Hi-de-Hi!

  Max Tewkesbury

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  Love Soup

  2005

• 2010The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd MargaretMagistrate
• 2008Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly MoneyVarious
• 2007Comedy ShowcaseMagistrate
• 2006Coup!Writer
• 2005Match PointJohn the Chauffeur
• 2005Love Soup
• 2004New TricksMel Simons
• 2003Calendar GirlsFrank
• 2003Spine ChillersFrank
• 2003Between Iraq and a Hard Place
• 2002Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the UniverseSelf
• 2001The Tailor of PanamaMaltby
• 2000Maybe BabyAcupuncturist
• 2000Saving GraceMelvyn
• 1999Bremner, Bird and Fortune
• 1999The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka2nd Official
• 1996Giving TongueChief Executive
• 1995A Very Open PrisonPrime Minister
• 1995The Queen's NoseSir Vivian
• 1995England, My EnglandEdward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon
• 1993Rory Bremner...Who Else?
• 1993Don't Leave Me This WayGeorge Saunders
• 1993Joking ApartClement
• 1991Murder Most HorridSquire Thorpe
• 1990Life After LifeDetective Inspector Curtin
• 1990Have I Got News for YouSelf
• 1989The Robbie Coltrane SpecialSelf
• 1989Rory Bremner
• 1989CampionDr. Brian Kingston
• 1988CampaignWarren Greenbank
• 1987Hardwicke HousePsychologist
• 1986First Among EqualsClive Reynolds
• 1986The Demon LoverEric Farnham
• 1984The Bill
• 1984Round And RoundWriter
• 1984Bloodbath at the House of DeathJohn Harrison
• 1982The Secret Policeman's Other BallSelf - Various Roles
• 1981Timon of AthensPoet
• 1980Yes Minister
• 1980Hi-de-Hi!Max Tewkesbury
• 1978The Light PrincessPrince
• 1976Well Anyway
• 1976JumboDick Thompson
• 1976The Secret Policeman's BallSelf
• 1974PlayhouseDick Thomson
• 1973The Cobblers of UmbridgePhil Cobbler
• 1972RentadickAdditional Dialogue
• 1970Take a Girl Like YouSir Gerald
• 1967A Series of Bird's
• 1965The End of Arthur's MarriageServer
• 1965The Drinking PartyPhaedrus
• 1964Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life
• 1963Dig This Rhubarb
• 1956Armchair TheatreGeorge Potter
• —Rory Bremner: From Blair to HereGeorge Parr