John Fortune

Known for: Acting

Born: 1939-06-30 – 2013-12-31 (aged 74)

From: 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.

Filmography (52)

TV★ 6.8
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
2010
as Magistrate
TV
Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money
2008
as Various
TV★ 7.0
Comedy Showcase
2007
as Magistrate
MOVIE★ 7.4
Match Point
2005
as John the Chauffeur
TV★ 8.6
Love Soup
2005
TV★ 7.3
New Tricks
2004
as Mel Simons
MOVIE★ 6.5
Calendar Girls
2003
as Frank
TV★ 7.0
Spine Chillers
2003
as Frank
MOVIE★ 10.0
Between Iraq and a Hard Place
2003
MOVIE
Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe
2002
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Tailor of Panama
2001
as Maltby
MOVIE★ 5.4
Maybe Baby
2000
as Acupuncturist
MOVIE★ 6.5
Saving Grace
2000
as Melvyn
TV★ 7.5
Bremner, Bird and Fortune
1999
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
1999
as 2nd Official
MOVIE★ 3.3
Giving Tongue
1996
as Chief Executive
MOVIE★ 8.5
A Very Open Prison
1995
as Prime Minister
TV★ 7.2
The Queen's Nose
1995
as Sir Vivian
MOVIE★ 6.5
England, My England
1995
as Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon
TV★ 8.0
Rory Bremner...Who Else?
1993
MOVIE★ 7.3
Don't Leave Me This Way
1993
as George Saunders
TV★ 7.0
Joking Apart
1993
as Clement
TV★ 6.9
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Squire Thorpe
MOVIE
Life After Life
1990
as Detective Inspector Curtin
TV★ 7.2
Have I Got News for You
1990
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Robbie Coltrane Special
1989
as Self
TV
Rory Bremner
1989
TV★ 6.3
Campion
1989
as Dr. Brian Kingston
TV
Campaign
1988
as Warren Greenbank
TV★ 5.2
Hardwicke House
1987
as Psychologist
TV★ 7.0
First Among Equals
1986
as Clive Reynolds
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Demon Lover
1986
as Eric Farnham
TV★ 6.8
The Bill
1984
MOVIE★ 5.3
Bloodbath at the House of Death
1984
as John Harrison
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982
as Self - Various Roles
MOVIE★ 8.5
Timon of Athens
1981
as Poet
TV★ 8.3
Yes Minister
1980
TV★ 7.1
Hi-de-Hi!
1980
as Max Tewkesbury
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Light Princess
1978
as Prince
TV
Well Anyway
1976
MOVIE
Jumbo
1976
as Dick Thompson
TV★ 5.0
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976
as Self
TV★ 7.0
Playhouse
1974
as Dick Thomson
MOVIE
The Cobblers of Umbridge
1973
as Phil Cobbler
MOVIE★ 5.8
Take a Girl Like You
1970
as Sir Gerald
TV★ 9.0
A Series of Bird's
1967
MOVIE★ 5.6
The End of Arthur's Marriage
1965
as Server
MOVIE
The Drinking Party
1965
as Phaedrus
TV★ 9.0
Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life
1964
TV
Dig This Rhubarb
1963
TV★ 6.0
Armchair Theatre
1956
as George Potter
MOVIE★ 7.0
Rory Bremner: From Blair to Here
—
as George Parr