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John Bird was born on November 22, 1936 in Nottingham, England. He is an actor and writer, known for Rory Bremner, Who Else? (1993), Bremner, Bird and Fortune (1999) and Jabberwocky (1977).
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Actor (125 credits)
Actor (125 credits)
2000-2014
Jonathan Creek
(TV Series)
Horace Greeley / D.I. Nathan Gallo
Horace Greeley / D.I. Nathan Gallo
- The Curse of the Bronze Lamp
(2014)
... Horace Greeley
- The Sinner and the Sandman
(2014)
... Horace Greeley
- The Three Gamblers
(2000)
... D.I. Nathan Gallo
1999-2007
Bremner, Bird and Fortune
(TV Series)
Various Characters
Various Characters
- Episode #11.1
(2007)
... Various Characters
- Episode #5.1
(2004)
... Various Characters
- Episode #4.1
(2004)
... Various Characters
- Episode #3.1
(2003)
... Various Characters
- Episode #2.1
(2001)
... Various Characters
2003-2005
Absolute Power
(TV Series)
Martin McCabe
Martin McCabe
- The House of Lords
(2005)
... Martin McCabe
- Spinning America
(2005)
... Martin McCabe
- The Nation's Favourite
(2005)
... Martin McCabe
- Blood Bank
(2005)
... Martin McCabe
- The Trial
(2005)
... Martin McCabe
2000-2001
Chambers
(TV Series)
John Fuller-Carp
John Fuller-Carp
- A Case with a View
(2001)
... John Fuller-Carp
- The Bequest
(2001)
... John Fuller-Carp
- A Pain in the Back
(2001)
... John Fuller-Carp
- The Bomb Scare
(2001)
... John Fuller-Carp
- Survival Trek
(2001)
... John Fuller-Carp
1998
In the Red
(TV Series)
Controller Radio 4 / Controller, Radio 4
Controller Radio 4 / Controller, Radio 4
- Episode #1.3
(1998)
... Controller Radio 4
- Episode #1.2
(1998)
... Controller Radio 4
- Episode #1.1
(1998)
... Controller, Radio 4
1995
One Foot in the Grave
(TV Series)
Lewis Atterbury
Lewis Atterbury
- The Exterminating Angel
(1995)
... Lewis Atterbury
1993
To Play the King
(TV Mini-Series)
Bryan Brynford-Jones
Bryan Brynford-Jones
- Episode #1.3
(1993)
... Bryan Brynford-Jones
- Episode #1.2
(1993)
... Bryan Brynford-Jones
1990-1992
El C.I.D.
(TV Series)
Douglas Bromley
Douglas Bromley
- The Lone Stranger
(1992)
... Douglas Bromley
- Day of the Gato
(1992)
... Douglas Bromley
- Who Needs Enemies?
(1992)
... Douglas Bromley
- My Brother's Keeper
(1992)
... Douglas Bromley
- Nothing Is Forever
(1992)
... Douglas Bromley
1989-1990
Joint Account
(TV Series)
Ned Race
Ned Race
- Episode #2.10
(1990)
... Ned Race
- Episode #2.9
(1990)
... Ned Race
- Episode #2.8
(1990)
... Ned Race
- Episode #2.7
(1990)
... Ned Race
- Episode #2.6
(1990)
... Ned Race
1987-1990
Screen Two
(TV Series)
George / Commander Abigail
George / Commander Abigail
- Circles of Deceit
(1990)
... George
- The Children of Dynmouth
(1987)
... Commander Abigail
1985-1989
Home to Roost
(TV Series)
FG Fielding / F G Fielding
FG Fielding / F G Fielding
- Front Runner
(1989)
... FG Fielding
- Small Change
(1985)
... F G Fielding
1989
Shadow of the Noose
(TV Mini-Series)
Mr. Justice Hawkins
Mr. Justice Hawkins
- Noblesse Oblige
(1989)
... Mr. Justice Hawkins
1987
In Sickness and in Health
(TV Series)
the Consultant
the Consultant
- Christmas Special
(1987)
... the Consultant
1987
Emmerdale Farm
(TV Series)
Bishop Gardner
Bishop Gardner
- Episode #1.1135
(1987)
... Bishop Gardner
- Episode #1.1134
(1987)
... Bishop Gardner
- Episode #1.1133
(1987)
... Bishop Gardner
- Episode #1.1132
(1987)
... Bishop Gardner
- Episode #1.1131
(1987)
... Bishop Gardner
1987
Dead Entry
(TV Series)
Bernard Dougherty
Bernard Dougherty
- File Three
(1987)
... Bernard Dougherty
- File Two
(1987)
... Bernard Dougherty
- File One
(1987)
... Bernard Dougherty
1987
A Little Princess
(TV Mini-Series)
Mr. Carmichael
Mr. Carmichael
- Episode #1.6
(1987)
... Mr. Carmichael
- Episode #1.5
(1987)
... Mr. Carmichael
- Episode #1.4
(1987)
... Mr. Carmichael
1987
The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole
(TV Series)
Courtney Elliot
Courtney Elliot
- Episode #1.5
(1987)
... Courtney Elliot
1986
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger
(Video)
(segment "Babysitter")
1986
Saturday Live
(TV Series)
(1986)
1986
Help!
(TV Series)
Wilf Rigby
Wilf Rigby
- History in the Making
(1986)
... Wilf Rigby
- A Grave Mistake
(1986)
... Wilf Rigby
1986
A Very Peculiar Practice
(TV Series)
Vice Chancellor Ernest Hemmingway
Vice Chancellor Ernest Hemmingway
- Catastrophe Theory
(1986)
... Vice Chancellor Ernest Hemmingway
- The Hit List
(1986)
... Vice Chancellor Ernest Hemmingway
- Contact Tracer
(1986)
... Vice Chancellor Ernest Hemmingway
- Black Bob's Hamburger Suit
(1986)
... Vice Chancellor Ernest Hemmingway
- Wives of Great Men
(1986)
... Vice Chancellor Ernest Hemmingway
1985
Travelling Man
(TV Series)
Jack Ormand
Jack Ormand
- Last Lap
(1985)
... Jack Ormand
- Hustler
(1985)
... Jack Ormand
1984
Jane
(TV Series)
Casper Cutler
Casper Cutler
- Episode #2.5
(1984)
... Casper Cutler
- Episode #2.4
(1984)
... Casper Cutler
- Episode #2.3
(1984)
... Casper Cutler
- Episode #2.2
(1984)
... Casper Cutler
- Episode #2.1
(1984)
... Casper Cutler
1984
Danger: Marmalade at Work
(TV Series)
Mr. Atkins
Mr. Atkins
- Shame
(1984)
... Mr. Atkins
- Airplane Atkins
(1984)
... Mr. Atkins
- What the Butler Saw
(1984)
... Mr. Atkins
- Marmalade's Masterpiece
(1984)
... Mr. Atkins
- The Cruise of the Grotty Shark
(1984)
... Mr. Atkins
1979-1983
Play for Today
(TV Series)
Lord North / Desmond Hughes / Captain Wigmore / ...
Lord North / Desmond Hughes / Captain Wigmore / ...
- The Falklands Factor
(1983)
... Lord North
- A Walk in the Forest
(1980)
... Desmond Hughes
- The Last Window Cleaner
(1979)
... Captain Wigmore
- Blue Remembered Hills
(1979)
... Raymond
1982-1983
Educating Marmalade
(TV Series)
Mr. Atkins
Mr. Atkins
- Marmalade at the Albert Hall
(1983)
... Mr. Atkins
- The Nativity Play
(1982)
... Mr. Atkins
- Short Sharp Shock
(1982)
... Mr. Atkins
- Nanny
(1982)
... Mr. Atkins
- Marmalade in Venice
(1982)
... Mr. Atkins
1981
Theatre Box
(TV Series)
Mr. Atkins / Pot Smasher
Mr. Atkins / Pot Smasher
- Marmalade Atkins in Space
(1981)
... Mr. Atkins / Pot Smasher
1980
Armchair Thriller
(TV Series)
Cyril
Cyril
- High Tide: Part 4
(1980)
... Cyril
- High Tide: Part 3
(1980)
... Cyril
- High Tide: Part 2
(1980)
... Cyril
- High Tide: Part 1
(1980)
... Cyril (uncredited)
1978
That's the Way the Money Goes
(TV Series short)
Various Characters - Seven Salesmen
Various Characters - Seven Salesmen
- A Foot in Your Door
(1978)
... Various Characters - Seven Salesmen
1976
Well Anyway
(TV Series)
John Dally
John Dally
- To Change the Subject
(1976)
... John Dally
- Up to a Point
(1976)
... John Dally
- Be That as It May
(1976)
... John Dally
- There Again
(1976)
... John Dally
- All the Same
(1976)
... John Dally
1975
Dawson's Weekly
(TV Series)
Reverend Michael Ffoulkes
Reverend Michael Ffoulkes
- The Clerical Error
(1975)
... Reverend Michael Ffoulkes
1965-1975
Comedy Playhouse
(TV Series)
Mr. Rembrandt / Barnaby Spoot
Mr. Rembrandt / Barnaby Spoot
- The Melting Pot
(1975)
... Mr. Rembrandt
- Barnaby Spoot and the Exploding Whoopee Cushion
(1965)
... Barnaby Spoot
1975
After That, This
(TV Series)
Various Characters
Various Characters
- Episode #1.6
(1975)
... Various Characters
- Episode #1.5
(1975)
... Various Characters
- Episode #1.4
(1975)
... Various Characters
- Episode #1.3
(1975)
... Various Characters
- Episode #1.2
(1975)
... Various Characters
1974-1975
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
(TV Mini-Series)
William Whateley
William Whateley
- The Statesman
(1975)
... William Whateley
- The Rebel
(1975)
... William Whateley
- The Ambassador
(1974)
... William Whateley
1974-1975
The End of the Pier Show
(TV Series)
Various Characters
Various Characters
- Queen's Rhapsody
(1975)
... Various Characters
- A Kick in the Operas
(1974)
... Various Characters
1972-1974
Leeds
(TV Series)
- Le Prix de Leeds
(1974)
- Leeds Athletic
(1974)
- The Play's the Thing
(1973)
- Deadline Leeds
(1973)
- Return to Leeds
(1972)
1973
Grubstreet
(TV Series)
Various Characters
Various Characters
- Episode #1.6
(1973)
... Various Characters
- Episode #1.5
(1973)
... Various Characters
- Episode #1.4
(1973)
... Various Characters
- Episode #1.3
(1973)
... Various Characters
- Episode #1.2
(1973)
... Various Characters
1973
Full House
(TV Series)
Actor in sketches
Actor in sketches
- Episode #1.20
(1973)
... Actor in sketches
- Episode #1.19
(1973)
... Actor in sketches
- Episode #1.15
(1973)
... Actor in sketches
- Episode #1.14
(1973)
... Actor in sketches
1973
But Seriously, It's Sheila Hancock
(TV Series)
Various Characters
Various Characters
- Episode #1.6
(1973)
... Various Characters
1972
Beyond a Joke
(TV Series)
Various Roles
Various Roles
- Episode #1.6
(1972)
... Various Roles
- Episode #1.5
(1972)
... Various Roles
- Episode #1.4
(1972)
... Various Roles
- Episode #1.3
(1972)
... Various Roles
- Episode #1.2
(1972)
... Various Roles
1970-1971
Jackanory
(TV Series)
Storyteller
Storyteller
- The Balloon People: Part 5 - Midsummer Night's Battle
(1971)
... Storyteller
- The Balloon People: Part 4 - Figures Round a Bonfire
(1971)
... Storyteller
- The Balloon People: Part 3 - In Charge of the Farm
(1971)
... Storyteller
- The Balloon People: Part 2 - The Lead-Footer Menace
(1971)
... Storyteller
- The Balloon People: Part 1 - Meeting the Balloonists
(1971)
... Storyteller
1970
If It Moves, File It
(TV Series)
Quick
Quick
- Current Affairs
(1970)
... Quick
- Grandmothers
(1970)
... Quick
- Lost and Found
(1970)
... Quick
- Man Eating Plant
(1970)
... Quick
- Surveillance
(1970)
... Quick
1969
World in Ferment
(TV Series)
Gerald Pikestaff
Gerald Pikestaff
- Episode #1.6
(1969)
... Gerald Pikestaff
- Episode #1.5
(1969)
... Gerald Pikestaff
- Episode #1.4
(1969)
... Gerald Pikestaff
- Episode #1.3
(1969)
... Gerald Pikestaff
- Episode #1.2
(1969)
... Gerald Pikestaff
1967
A Series of Bird's
(TV Series)
- Lucid Intervals
(1967)
- Urban Renewal
(1967)
- Back to the Front
(1967)
- The Eric Giddings Story
(1967)
1966-1967
The Late Show
(TV Series)
- Episode #1.23
(1967)
- Episode #1.22
(1967)
- Episode #1.21
(1967)
- Episode #1.20
(1967)
- Episode #1.19
(1967)
1964-1965
Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life
(TV Series)
Various Characters
Various Characters
- Episode #1.62
(1965)
... Various Characters
- Episode #1.61
(1965)
- Episode #1.60
(1965)
- Episode #1.59
(1965)
- Episode #1.58
(1965)
1963
Quest
(TV Series)
Various characters
Various characters
- The Establishment, Part 2
(1963)
... Various characters
- The Establishment, Part 1
(1963)
... Various characters
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Writer (34 credits)
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Self (35 credits)
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Archive footage (4 credits)
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He acted in N.F. Simpson's play, "One Way Pendulum", at the Old Vic Theatre in England with Brenda Bruce, Graham Crowden, Kathryn Pogson, John Fortune in the cast. Directed by Jonathan Miller CBE. See more »
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