Actor

John Fortune

June 30, 1939 · 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.

Notable work

7.4
Match Point (2005)
as John the Chauffeur
6
The Tailor of Panama (2001)
as Maltby
6.5
Saving Grace (2000)
as Melvyn
6.5
Calendar Girls (2003)
as Frank

Often works with

Paul Brooke
3 titles together
Saving Grace, Campion, Joking Apart
Penelope Wilton
2 titles together
Match Point, Calendar Girls
Mina Anwar
2 titles together
Maybe Baby, Love Soup
Sheila Hancock
2 titles together
New Tricks, Take a Girl Like You
Ronald Lacey
2 titles together
Take a Girl Like You, Armchair Theatre
Nicholas Courtney
2 titles together
Take a Girl Like You, The End of Arthur's Marriage

Full filmography · 44

Rory Bremner: From Blair to Here
as George Parr and Writer
Upcoming
Coup!
Writer
2006
Match Point
as John the Chauffeur
20057.4
Calendar Girls
as Frank
20036.5
Between Iraq and a Hard Place
cast
2003
The Tailor of Panama
as Maltby
20016
Maybe Baby
as Acupuncturist
20005.4
Saving Grace
as Melvyn
20006.5
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
as 2nd Official
1999
Giving Tongue
as Chief Executive
1996
A Very Open Prison
as Prime Minister
1995
England, My England
as Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon
1995