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.
Born: 30 June 1939 • Died: 31 December 2013
Played In
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
Magistrate
Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money
Various
Comedy Showcase
Magistrate
Match Point
John the Chauffeur
Love Soup
New Tricks
Mel Simons
Calendar Girls
Frank
Spine Chillers
Frank
Between Iraq and a Hard Place
Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe
Self
The Tailor of Panama
Maltby
Maybe Baby
Acupuncturist
Saving Grace
Melvyn
Bremner, Bird and Fortune
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
2nd Official
Giving Tongue
Chief Executive
A Very Open Prison
Prime Minister
The Queen's Nose
Sir Vivian
England, My England
Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon
Rory Bremner...Who Else?
Don't Leave Me This Way
George Saunders
Joking Apart
Clement
Murder Most Horrid
Squire Thorpe
Life After Life
Detective Inspector Curtin
Have I Got News for You
Self
The Robbie Coltrane Special
Self
Rory Bremner
Campion
Dr. Brian Kingston
Hardwicke House
Psychologist
First Among Equals
Clive Reynolds
The Demon Lover
Eric Farnham
The Bill
Bloodbath at the House of Death
John Harrison
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
Self - Various Roles
Timon of Athens
Poet
Yes Minister
Hi-de-Hi!
Max Tewkesbury
The Light Princess
Prince
Well Anyway
Jumbo
Dick Thompson
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self
Playhouse
Dick Thomson
The Cobblers of Umbridge
Phil Cobbler
Take a Girl Like You
Sir Gerald
A Series of Bird's
The End of Arthur's Marriage
Server
The Drinking Party
Phaedrus
Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life
Dig This Rhubarb
Armchair Theatre
George Potter
Rory Bremner: From Blair to Here
George Parr