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John Bird

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1936-11-22

Deathday: 2022-12-24 (86 years old)

Biography

John Michael Bird (22 November 1936 – 24 December 2022) was an English actor, director, writer and satirist. He performed in the television satire boom of the 1960s, appearing in That Was the Week That Was. His television work included many appearances with John Fortune. Bird had an acting career in film, television, theatre and radio for over 55 years. He appeared in films including Take A Girl Like You (1970) and Jabberwocky (1977) as well as in television shows such as Joint Account, Marmalade Atkins, El C.I.D. and Chambers. He also featured in the long-running Bremner, Bird and Fortune (1999–2010), on Channel 4, which was nominated for BAFTA TV Awards.

Filmography

all 94

TV Shows 52

Movies 42

self 10

Writer 3

John Bird

Biography

Filmography

all 94

TV Shows 52

Movies 42

self 10

Writer 3

Narrator 1

Bert & Dickie (2012)

Famous, Rich and Homeless (2009)

Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money (2008)

The Real Dad's Army (2006)

Celebrity Mastermind (2003)

Winter Solstice (2003)

Absolute Power (2003)

Between Iraq and a Hard Place (2003)

Chambers (2000)

Bremner, Bird and Fortune (1999)

The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka (1999)

In the Red (1998)

Jonathan Creek (1997)

Midsomer Murders (1997)

Giving Tongue (1996)

Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook (1995)

Anna Lee (1994)

Rory Bremner...Who Else? (1993)

Sooty & Co. (1993)

After the Dance (1992)

Murder Most Horrid (1991)

Performance (1991)

Bejewelled (1991)

Have I Got News for You (1990)

Cluedo (1990)

Circles Of Deceit (1990)

El C.I.D. (1990)

One Foot In the Grave (1990)

Rory Bremner (1989)

Joint Account (1989)

A Bit of Fry & Laurie (1989)

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball (1989)

Going Undercover (1988)

The Children Of Dynmouth (1987)

Filthy Rich & Catflap (1987)

Inspector Morse (1987)

God's Chosen Car Park (1986)

A Very Peculiar Practice (1986)

Yes, Prime Minister (1986)

Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger (1986)

The Dangerous Brothers (1986)

Mrs. Capper's Birthday (1985)

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole (1985)

The Melting Pot (1985)

Home to Roost (1985)

Blue Money (1985)

Lytton's Diary (1985)

Oxbridge Blues (1984)

Travelling Man (1984)

The Falklands Factor (1983)

Educating Marmalade (1982)

King Lear (1982)

Jane (1982)

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982)

An Audience with Dudley Moore (1981)

Timon of Athens (1981)

The Taming of the Shrew (1980)

A Walk in the Forest (1980)

High Tide (1980)

The Last Window Cleaner (1979)

Blue Remembered Hills (1979)

Dick Turpin (1979)

BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)

Armchair Thriller (1978)

Jabberwocky (1977)

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse (1977)

Pleasure at Her Majesty's (1976)

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)

Well Anyway (1976)

The Secret Policeman's Ball (1976)

After That, This (1975)

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1936-11-22

Deathday
2022-12-24 (86 years old)

Birth Place
Bulwell, United Kingdom

Citizenships
United Kingdom