Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

96

Gender

Male

Birthday

1936-11-22

Day of Death

2022-12-24 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Nottingham, England, UK

Also Known As

John Bird

Biography

John Michael Bird was an English actor, director, writer and satirist.

Known For

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

High Tide

High Tide

The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew

Acting

Jabberwocky

1977

Jabberwocky

as

1st Herald

Bejewelled

1991

Bejewelled

as

Eustace

The Alf Garnett Saga

1972

The Alf Garnett Saga

as

Willis

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

1989

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

as

Self

Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook

1995

Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook

as

Self

Winter Solstice

2003

Winter Solstice

as

Barry

The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka

1999

The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka

as

1st Official

Take a Girl Like You

1970

Take a Girl Like You

as

Dick Thompson

Circles Of Deceit

1990

Circles Of Deceit

as

George

The Breaking of Bumbo

1970

The Breaking of Bumbo

as

Jock

Between Iraq and a Hard Place

2003

Between Iraq and a Hard Place

as

30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!

1968

30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!

as

Herbert Greenslade

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

1982

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

as

Self - Various Roles

The Best House in London

1969

The Best House in London

as

Home Secretary

Giving Tongue

1996

Giving Tongue

as

Lord Jessop

Timon of Athens

1981

Timon of Athens

as

Painter

Blue Remembered Hills

1979

Blue Remembered Hills

as

Raymond

Red, White, and Zero

1979

Red, White, and Zero

as

Man on Train

A Promise of Bed

1969

A Promise of Bed

as

Taxi Driver

A Walk in the Forest

1980

A Walk in the Forest

as

Desmond Hughes

High Tide

1980

High Tide

as

Cyril

Rory Bremner: From Blair to Here

Rory Bremner: From Blair to Here

as

Interviewer

Alice in Wonderland

1966

Alice in Wonderland

as

Frog Footman

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

1976

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

as

Berger

Mrs. Capper's Birthday

1985

Mrs. Capper's Birthday

as

Maurice

The Taming of the Shrew

1980

The Taming of the Shrew

as

Pedant

Blue Money

1985

Blue Money

as

Harry Diamond

King Lear

1982

King Lear

as

Duke of Albany

The Last Window Cleaner

1979

The Last Window Cleaner

as

Captain Wigmore

The Falklands Factor

1983

The Falklands Factor

as

Lord North

After the Dance

1992

After the Dance

as

John Reid

The Children Of Dynmouth

1987

The Children Of Dynmouth

as

Commander Abigail

Fothergill

1981

Fothergill

as

HG Wells

Scarfe's Follies

1988

Scarfe's Follies

as

A Dandy in Aspic

1968

A Dandy in Aspic

as

Murder Most Horrid

Murder Most Horrid

as

Duncan Jupp

Chambers

Chambers

as

Absolute Power

Absolute Power

as

Martin McCabe

Jonathan Creek

Jonathan Creek

as

D.I. Nathan Gallo

A Very Peculiar Practice

A Very Peculiar Practice

as

Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money

Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money

as

Various

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

as

George Linacre

The Secret Policeman's Ball

The Secret Policeman's Ball

as

Self

Bremner, Bird and Fortune

Bremner, Bird and Fortune

as

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾

as

Anna Lee

Anna Lee

as

Adrian Wesley

Yes, Prime Minister

Yes, Prime Minister

as

With Bird Will Travel

With Bird Will Travel

as

Joint Account

Joint Account

as

Educating Marmalade

Educating Marmalade

as

Mr Atkins

Celebrity Mastermind

Celebrity Mastermind

as

Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life

Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life

as

Rory Bremner

Rory Bremner

as

Rory Bremner...Who Else?

Rory Bremner...Who Else?

as

Well Anyway

Well Anyway

as

Famous, Rich and Homeless

Famous, Rich and Homeless

as

After That, This

After That, This

as

A Series of Bird's

A Series of Bird's

as

Piccadilly Palace

Piccadilly Palace

as

A Bit of Fry & Laurie

A Bit of Fry & Laurie

as

Performance

Performance

as

John Reid

Oxbridge Blues

Oxbridge Blues

as

Clive

The Real Dad's Army

The Real Dad's Army

as

Narrator

Jonathan Creek

Jonathan Creek

as

Horace Greeley

Sooty & Co.

Sooty & Co.

as

Self

Lytton's Diary

Lytton's Diary

as

Jacko

Dick Turpin

Dick Turpin

as

Gooch

A Very Peculiar Practice

A Very Peculiar Practice

as

Ernest Hemingway

El C.I.D.

El C.I.D.

as

Douglas Bromley

In the Red

In the Red

as

Controller, Radio 4

World in Ferment

World in Ferment

as

Gerald Pikestaff

One Foot in the Grave

One Foot in the Grave

as

Lewis Atterbury

Have I Got News for You

Have I Got News for You

as

Self - Team Captain

Armchair Thriller

Armchair Thriller

as

Cyril (uncredited)

Armchair Thriller

Armchair Thriller

as

Cyril

Playhouse

Playhouse

as

H.G. Wells

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

Raymond

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

Captain Wigmore

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

Desmond Hughes

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

Lord North

Omnibus

Omnibus

as

Self

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

as

St John Beachwood

Cluedo

Cluedo

as

Professor Plum

The Dangerous Brothers

The Dangerous Brothers

as

Filthy Rich & Catflap

Filthy Rich & Catflap

as

Dingo Wucker

Home to Roost

Home to Roost

as

FG Fielding

A Little Princess

A Little Princess

as

Mr. Carmichael

Shadow of the Noose

Shadow of the Noose

as

Mr. Justice Hawkins

Full House

Full House

as

Actor in Sketches

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

as

The Man

Production

Crew

Directing