John Bird

John Bird

Known for
Acting
Born
November 22, 1936
Died
December 24, 2022 (aged 86)
Birthplace
Nottingham, England, UK

Biography

John Michael Bird was an English actor, director, writer and satirist.

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

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Rory Bremner: From Blair to Here

Rory Bremner: From Blair to Here

Movie · as Interviewer

2009
Famous, Rich and Homeless poster

Famous, Rich and Homeless

TV · 2 eps

2008
Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money

Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money

TV · as Various · 4 eps

2006
The Real Dad's Army

The Real Dad's Army

TV · as Narrator · 3 eps

2004
Bottom Mindless Violence poster

Bottom Mindless Violence

Movie · as Father (archive footage)

2003
Winter Solstice poster

Winter Solstice

Movie · as Barry

2003
Between Iraq and a Hard Place poster

Between Iraq and a Hard Place

Movie

2003
Absolute Power poster

Absolute Power

TV · as Martin McCabe · 12 eps

2003
Celebrity Mastermind poster

Celebrity Mastermind

TV · 1 ep

2000
I Don't Believe It!: The One Foot in the Grave Story

I Don't Believe It!: The One Foot in the Grave Story

Movie · as Self

2000
Chambers

Chambers

TV · 12 eps

1999
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka poster

The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka

Movie · as 1st Official

1999
Bremner, Bird and Fortune poster

Bremner, Bird and Fortune

TV · 89 eps

1998
In the Red poster

In the Red

TV · as Controller, Radio 4 · 3 eps

1997
Jonathan Creek poster

Jonathan Creek

TV · as D.I. Nathan Gallo, Horace Greeley · 1 ep

1997
Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders

TV · as St John Beachwood · 1 ep

1996
Giving Tongue

Giving Tongue

Movie · as Lord Jessop

1995
Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook poster

Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook

Movie · as Self

1994
Anna Lee poster

Anna Lee

TV · as Adrian Wesley · 1 ep

1993
Rory Bremner...Who Else?

Rory Bremner...Who Else?

TV · 62 eps

1993
Sooty & Co. poster

Sooty & Co.

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1993
To Play the King poster

To Play the King

TV · as Bryan Brynford-Jones · 4 eps

1992
After the Dance poster

After the Dance

Movie · as John Reid

1991
Bejewelled poster

Bejewelled

Movie · as Eustace

1991
Performance poster

Performance

TV · as John Reid · 1 ep

1991
Murder Most Horrid poster

Murder Most Horrid

TV · as Duncan Jupp · 1 ep

1990
Circles Of Deceit poster

Circles Of Deceit

Movie · as George

1990
El C.I.D.

El C.I.D.

TV · as Douglas Bromley · 19 eps

1990
One Foot in the Grave poster

One Foot in the Grave

TV · as Lewis Atterbury · 1 ep

1990
Have I Got News for You poster

Have I Got News for You

TV · as Self - Team Captain · 2 eps

1990
Cluedo poster

Cluedo

TV · as Professor Plum · 6 eps

1989
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball poster

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

Movie · as Self

1989
Joint Account poster

Joint Account

TV · 16 eps

1989
Rory Bremner

Rory Bremner

TV · 24 eps

1989
A Bit of Fry & Laurie poster

A Bit of Fry & Laurie

TV · 1 ep

1989
Shadow of the Noose poster

Shadow of the Noose

TV · as Mr Justice Hawkins · 1 ep

1988
Scarfe's Follies poster

Scarfe's Follies

Movie

1988
The First Kangaroos poster

The First Kangaroos

Movie · as Jupes

1987
The Children of Dynmouth poster

The Children of Dynmouth

Movie · as Commander Abigail

1987
Inspector Morse poster

Inspector Morse

TV · as George Linacre · 1 ep

1987
Filthy Rich & Catflap poster

Filthy Rich & Catflap

TV · as Dingo Wucker · 1 ep

1987
A Little Princess poster

A Little Princess

TV · as Mr Carmichael · 3 eps

1987
The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole poster

The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole

TV · as Courtney Elliot · 3 eps

1986
Yes, Prime Minister poster

Yes, Prime Minister

TV · as Simon Monk

1986
The Dangerous Brothers poster

The Dangerous Brothers

TV · 2 eps

1986
A Very Peculiar Practice poster

A Very Peculiar Practice

TV · as Vice-Chancellor Ernest Hemmingway · 7 eps

1986
Farrington of the F.O. poster

Farrington of the F.O.

TV · as VJ Lawrence · 1 ep

1985
Mrs Capper's Birthday poster

Mrs Capper's Birthday

Movie · as Maurice

1985
Blue Money poster

Blue Money

Movie · as Harry Diamond

1985
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ poster

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾

TV

1985
Home to Roost poster

Home to Roost

TV · as FG Fielding · 2 eps

1985
Screen Two poster

Screen Two

TV · as Commander Abigail · 1 ep

1985
Lytton's Diary poster

Lytton's Diary

TV · as Jacko · 1 ep

1984
Oxbridge Blues poster

Oxbridge Blues

TV · as Clive · 1 ep

1984
Danger: Marmalade at Work poster

Danger: Marmalade at Work

TV · as Mr. Atkins · 10 eps

1984
Travelling Man poster

Travelling Man

TV · as Jack Ormand · 2 eps

1983
The Falklands Factor poster

The Falklands Factor

Movie · as Lord North

1983
Video Stars poster

Video Stars

Movie · as Cedric Shade

1983
Dramarama poster

Dramarama

TV · as Dudley Roberts · 1 ep

1982
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball poster

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

Movie · as Self - Various Roles

1982
King Lear poster

King Lear

Movie · as Duke of Albany

1982
The Tractor Factor

The Tractor Factor

Movie

1982
Educating Marmalade poster

Educating Marmalade

TV · as Mr Atkins · 10 eps

1981
Timon of Athens poster

Timon of Athens

Movie · as Painter

1981
Fothergill poster

Fothergill

Movie · as HG Wells

1980
A Walk in the Forest poster

A Walk in the Forest

Movie · as Desmond Hughes

1980
High Tide poster

High Tide

Movie · as Cyril

1980
The Taming of the Shrew poster

The Taming of the Shrew

Movie · as Pedant

1979
Blue Remembered Hills poster

Blue Remembered Hills

Movie · as Raymond

1979
The Last Window Cleaner

The Last Window Cleaner

Movie · as Captain Wigmore

1979
Dick Turpin poster

Dick Turpin

TV · as Gooch · 1 ep

1979
Friday Night, Saturday Morning poster

Friday Night, Saturday Morning

TV · 2 eps

1978
Armchair Thriller poster

Armchair Thriller

TV · as Cyril (uncredited) · 1 ep

1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare poster

The BBC Television Shakespeare

TV · as Pedant · 1 ep

1978
The South Bank Show poster

The South Bank Show

TV · 1 ep

1977
Jabberwocky poster

Jabberwocky

Movie · as 1st Herald

1977
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse poster

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

TV · as The Man · 1 ep

1976
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution poster

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

Movie · as Berger

1976
The Secret Policeman's Ball poster

The Secret Policeman's Ball

TV · as Self · 15 eps

1976
Well Anyway

Well Anyway

TV · 7 eps

1975
After That, This

After That, This

TV · 6 eps

1975
Shades of Greene poster

Shades of Greene

TV · as Maling · 1 ep

1974
Playhouse poster

Playhouse

TV · as H.G. Wells · 1 ep

1973
Grubstreet

Grubstreet

TV · 6 eps

1972
The Alf Garnett Saga poster

The Alf Garnett Saga

Movie · as Willis

1972
Full House

Full House

TV · as Actor in Sketches · 22 eps

1970
Take a Girl Like You poster

Take a Girl Like You

Movie · as Dick Thompson

1970
The Breaking of Bumbo poster

The Breaking of Bumbo

Movie · as Jock

1970
Play for Today poster

Play for Today

TV · as Raymond, Captain Wigmore, Desmond Hughes, Lord North · 1 ep

1970
If It Moves, File It

If It Moves, File It

TV · as Quick · 6 eps

1969
The Best House in London poster

The Best House in London

Movie · as Home Secretary

1969
A Promise of Bed poster

A Promise of Bed

Movie · as Taxi Driver

1969
World in Ferment

World in Ferment

TV · as Gerald Pikestaff · 6 eps

1968
30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia! poster

30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!

Movie · as Herbert Greenslade

1968
Red, White, and Zero poster

Red, White, and Zero

Movie · as Man on Train

1968
A Dandy in Aspic poster

A Dandy in Aspic

Movie

1968
With Bird Will Travel

With Bird Will Travel

TV · 6 eps

1967
A Series of Bird's

A Series of Bird's

TV · 8 eps

1967
Piccadilly Palace

Piccadilly Palace

TV · 1 ep

1967
Omnibus poster

Omnibus

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1966
Alice in Wonderland poster

Alice in Wonderland

Movie · as Frog Footman

1964
Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life

Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life

TV · 62 eps