
John Fortune
Known for Acting · 50 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 (25)

Have I Got News for You
1990
as Self

The Bill
1984

New Tricks
2004
as Mel Simons

Playhouse
1974
as Dick Thomson

Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Squire Thorpe

Bremner, Bird and Fortune
1999

Yes Minister
1980

Campion
1989
as Dr. Brian Kingston

The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976
as Self

The Queen's Nose
1995
as Sir Vivian

The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
2010
as Magistrate

Hi-de-Hi!
1980
as Max Tewkesbury

Comedy Showcase
2007
as Magistrate

Spine Chillers
2003
as Frank

Love Soup
2005

Hardwicke House
1987
as Psychologist

Armchair Theatre
1956
as George Potter

First Among Equals
1986
as Clive Reynolds

Joking Apart
1993
as Clement
Rory Bremner...Who Else?
1993
Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life
1964
A Series of Bird's
1967
Rory Bremner
1989
Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money
2008
as Various
Well Anyway
1976
Movies (25)

Match Point
2005
as John the Chauffeur

Calendar Girls
2003
as Frank

The Tailor of Panama
2001
as Maltby

Saving Grace
2000
as Melvyn

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982
as Self - Various Roles

Maybe Baby
2000
as Acupuncturist

Take a Girl Like You
1970
as Sir Gerald

The End of Arthur's Marriage
1965
as Server

Bloodbath at the House of Death
1984
as John Harrison

Don't Leave Me This Way
1993
as George Saunders
Giving Tongue
1996
as Chief Executive

The Light Princess
1978
as Prince

The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
1999
as 2nd Official

The Demon Lover
1986
as Eric Farnham

The Cobblers of Umbridge
1973
as Phil Cobbler

A Very Open Prison
1995
as Prime Minister

Timon of Athens
1981
as Poet

England, My England
1995
as Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon

Between Iraq and a Hard Place
2003

Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe
2002
as Self

The Robbie Coltrane Special
1989
as Self

Life After Life
1990
as Detective Inspector Curtin
The Drinking Party
1965
as Phaedrus

Jumbo
1976
as Dick Thompson
Rory Bremner: From Blair to Here
as George Parr
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 50 credits spanning from 1956 to 2010, John Fortune has appeared in 25 films and 25 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Fortune Movies
- Match Point (2005) — as John the Chauffeur
- Calendar Girls (2003) — as Frank
- The Tailor of Panama (2001) — as Maltby
- Saving Grace (2000) — as Melvyn
- The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982) — as Self - Various Roles
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