John Fortune

Born: 1939-06-30, Bristol, England, UK

Died: 2013-12-31

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.

Filmography

• Playhouse (1974)
• Yes Minister (1980)
• Match Point (2005)
• Murder Most Horrid (1991)
• Hi-de-Hi! (1980)
• Love Soup (2005)
• The Queen's Nose (1995)
• Calendar Girls (2003)
• The Tailor of Panama (2001)
• Comedy Showcase (2007)
• Saving Grace (2000)
• Bloodbath at the House of Death (1984)
• Maybe Baby (2000)
• A Very Open Prison (1995)
• The End of Arthur's Marriage (1965)
• England, My England (1995)
• The Demon Lover (1986)
• Don't Leave Me This Way (1993)
• The Cobblers of Umbridge (1973)
• Between Iraq and a Hard Place (2003)
• The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka (1999)