Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

53

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-06-30

Day of Death

2013-12-31 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Bristol, England, UK

Also Known As

John Fortune

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

Match Point

Match Point

A Very Open Prison

A Very Open Prison

Acting

Saving Grace

2000

Saving Grace

as

Melvyn

The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka

1999

The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka

as

2nd Official

Between Iraq and a Hard Place

2003

Between Iraq and a Hard Place

as

Bloodbath at the House of Death

1984

Bloodbath at the House of Death

as

John Harrison

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

1982

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

as

Self - Various Roles

Giving Tongue

1996

Giving Tongue

as

The Cobblers of Umbridge

1973

The Cobblers of Umbridge

as

Phil Cobbler

Match Point

2005

Match Point

as

John the Chauffeur

Don't Leave Me This Way

1993

Don't Leave Me This Way

as

George Saunders

Timon of Athens

1981

Timon of Athens

as

Poet

2003

Calendar Girls

as

Frank

Rory Bremner: From Blair to Here

Rory Bremner: From Blair to Here

as

George Parr

England, My England

1995

England, My England

as

Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon

The End of Arthur's Marriage

1965

The End of Arthur's Marriage

as

Server

Life After Life

1990

Life After Life

as

Detective Inspector Curtin

Maybe Baby

2000

Maybe Baby

as

Acupuncturist

The Tailor of Panama

2001

The Tailor of Panama

as

Maltby

Giving Tongue

1996

Giving Tongue

as

Chief Executive

The Light Princess

1978

The Light Princess

as

Prince

A Very Open Prison

1995

A Very Open Prison

as

Prime Minister

Take a Girl Like You

1970

Take a Girl Like You

as

Sir Gerald

The Drinking Party

1965

The Drinking Party

as

Phaedrus

Jumbo

1976

Jumbo

as

Dick Thompson

The Demon Lover

1986

The Demon Lover

as

Eric Farnham

Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe

2002

Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe

as

Self

Murder Most Horrid

Murder Most Horrid

as

Squire Thorpe

The Bill

The Bill

as

Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money

Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money

as

Various

The Secret Policeman's Ball

The Secret Policeman's Ball

as

Self

Yes Minister

Yes Minister

as

Bremner, Bird and Fortune

Bremner, Bird and Fortune

as

New Tricks

New Tricks

as

Mel Simons

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

Hi-de-Hi!

Hi-de-Hi!

as

Max Tewkesbury

The BBC Television Shakespeare

The BBC Television Shakespeare

as

A Series Of Bird's

A Series Of Bird's

as

The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret

The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret

as

Magistrate

Spine Chillers

Spine Chillers

as

Frank

Campion

Campion

as

Dr. Brian Kingston

Comedy Showcase

Comedy Showcase

as

Magistrate

Love Soup

Love Soup

as

Have I Got News for You

Have I Got News for You

as

Self

Queen's Nose

Queen's Nose

as

Sir Vivian

Production

Crew

Rentadick

1972

Rentadick

as

Directing