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	STARmeter SEE RANK Up 20,259 this week View rank on IMDbPro » John Bird (I) Actor \| Writer \| Producer Trivia: He studied at Cambridge University and, while there, joined the Royal Court Theatre, London, as assistant to the director. He later became associate artistic director of the Royal Court Theatre. See more trivia » Born: November 22, 1936 in Nottingham, England, UK
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"El C.I.D."

El C.I.D. (1990)

Jabberwocky

Jabberwocky (1977)

"Rory Bremner, Who Else?"

Rory Bremner, Who Else? (1993)

"Rory Bremner"

Rory Bremner (1989)

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Actor (108 titles)

2012 Bert & Dickie
Lord Aberdare

2008 Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money (TV series)
Various

1999-2007 Bremner, Bird and Fortune (TV series)
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

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2003-2005 Absolute Power (TV series)
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

See all 12 episodes »

2005 Bremner, Bird and Fortune: A Bunch of Counts (TV movie)
Various

2003 Winter Solstice (TV movie)
Barry

2003 Trust Me, I'm a Prime Minister (TV movie)

2000 My Government and I (TV movie)
Various Roles

2000 Chambers (TV series)
John Fuller-Carp

2000 Jonathan Creek (TV series)
D.I. Nathan Gallo

– The Three Gamblers (2000) … D.I. Nathan Gallo

1999 The Strange Case of Delphina Potocka or The Mystery of Chopin
1st Official

1998 In the Red (TV series)
Controller, Radio 4

– Episode #1.3 (1998) … Controller, Radio 4

1996 Murder Most Horrid (TV series)
Duncan Jupp

– A Life or Death Operation (1996) … Duncan Jupp

1996 Giving Tongue (TV movie)
Lord Jessop

1995 The Long Johns (TV series)
Various Characters

1995 Our Hands in Your Safe (TV movie)

1995 One Foot in the Grave (TV series)
Lewis Atterbury

– The Exterminating Angel (1995) … Lewis Atterbury

1995 The Best of Rory Bremner (video)

1994 Paris (TV series)
Psychiatrist

– L'insanité (1994) … Psychiatrist

1994 Anna Lee (TV series)
Adrian Wesley

– Diversion (1994) … Adrian Wesley

1993 To Play the King (TV mini-series)
Bryan Brynford-Jones

– Episode #1.3 (1993) … Bryan Brynford-Jones

– Episode #1.2 (1993) … Bryan Brynford-Jones

1993-1998 Rory Bremner, Who Else? (TV series)
Various

– Episode #1.1 (1993) … Various

1993 Cluedo (TV series)
Prof. Plum

– Publish and Be Damned (1993) … Prof. Plum

– Where There's a Will (1993) … Prof. Plum

– The Hanged Man (1993) … Prof. Plum

– The Word, the Flesh and the Devil (1993) … Prof. Plum

– Seven Deadly Sinners (1993) … Prof. Plum

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1992 Performance (TV series)
John Reid

– After the Dance (1992) … John Reid

1990-1992 El C.I.D. (TV series)
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

See all 19 episodes »

1991 Bejewelled (TV movie)
Eustace

1989-1990 Joint Account (TV series)
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

See all 16 episodes »

1987-1990 Screen Two (TV series)

– Circles of Deceit (1990)

– The Children of Dynmouth (1987)

1990 Inspector Morse (TV series)
Linacre

– The Sins of the Fathers (1990) … Linacre

1989-1992 Rory Bremner (TV series)
Various

1985-1989 Home to Roost (TV series)
F G Fielding / FG Fielding

– Front Runner (1989) … FG Fielding

– Small Change (1985) … F G Fielding

1989 Shadow of the Noose (TV mini-series)
Mr. Justice Hawkins

– Noblesse Oblige (1989) … Mr. Justice Hawkins

1988 A Fish Called Wanda
Clerk of the Magistrate's Court (uncredited)

1988 Dramarama (TV series)
Dudley Roberts

– Forever Young (1988) … Dudley Roberts

1988 Small World (TV mini-series)
Hermann Pabst

– Throbbing and Waiting (1988) … Hermann Pabst

1988 Yes, Prime Minister (TV series)
Simon Monk

– The Patron of the Arts (1988) … Simon Monk

1988 The First Kangaroos
Jupes

1988 Going Undercover
Professor Borg

1987 Emmerdale (TV series)
Bishop Gardiner

1987 In Sickness and in Health (TV series)
the Consultant

– Christmas Special (1987) … the Consultant

1987 A Little Princess (TV mini-series)
Mr. Carmichael

– Episode #1.6 (1987) … Mr. Carmichael

– Episode #1.5 (1987) … Mr. Carmichael

– Episode #1.4 (1987) … Mr. Carmichael

1987 Filthy Rich & Catflap (TV series)
Dingo Wucker

– Episode #1.6 (1987) … Dingo Wucker

1987 The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole (TV series)
Courtney Elliot

– Episode #1.5 (1987) … Courtney Elliot

1986 Saturday Live (TV series)
(1986)

1986 God's Chosen Car Park (TV movie)
Frank Frankenham

1986 Help! (TV series)
Wilf Rigby

– History in the Making (1986) … Wilf Rigby

1986 A Very Peculiar Practice (TV series)
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

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1986 Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger (video)
(segment "Babysitter")

1985 Mrs. Capper's Birthday (TV movie)
Maurice

1985 Travelling Man (TV series)

– Last Lap (1985)

– Hustler (1985)

1985 C.A.T.S. Eyes (TV series)
Lord Richie

– Cross My Palm with Silver (1985) … Lord Richie

1985 Blue Money (TV movie)
Harry Diamond

1985 Lytton's Diary (TV series)
Jacko

– Tricks of the Trade (1985) … Jacko

1984 Oxbridge Blues (TV series)
Clive

– That Was Tory (1984) … Clive

1984 Jane (TV series)
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

– 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 Sark (1984) … Mr. Atkins

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1984 Budgeting (video short)
Ron Scroggs

1979-1983 Play for Today (TV series)
Captain Wigmore / Desmond Hughes / Lord North / …

– 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 (Marmalade's Dad)

– Marmalade at the Albert Hall (1983) … Mr. Atkins (Marmalade's Dad)

– The Nativity Play (1982) … Mr. Atkins (Marmalade's Dad)

– Short Sharp Shock (1982) … Mr. Atkins (Marmalade's Dad)

– Nanny (1982) … Mr. Atkins (Marmalade's Dad)

– Marmalade in Venice (1982) … Mr. Atkins (Marmalade's Dad)

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1983 Video Stars (TV movie)
Cedric Shade

1982 King Lear (TV movie)
Duke of Albany

1982 A.J. Wentworth, BA (TV series)
Major Faggott

– The Outsider (1982) … Major Faggott

1982 Playhouse: The Combination (TV movie)
Dr. Hughes-Jones

1981 Timon of Athens (TV movie)
Painter

1981 BBC2 Playhouse (TV series)

– Fothergill (1981)

1980 The Taming of the Shrew (TV movie)
Pedant

1980 Dick Turpin (TV series)
Gooch

– The Godmother (1980) … Gooch

1980 Armchair Thriller (TV series)
Cyril

– High Tide: Part 4 (1980) … Cyril

– High Tide: Part 3 (1980) … Cyril

– High Tide: Part 2 (1980) … Cyril

1980 Depreciation and Inflation (video short)
Ron Scroggs

1980 Cost, Profit, and Break-Even (video short)
Ron Scroggs

1978 Crown Court (TV series)

– Scalped: Part 1 (1978)

1977 Jabberwocky
1st Herald

1977 The Galton & Simpson Playhouse (TV series)
The Man

– Variations on a Theme (1977) … The Man

1976 Well Anyway (TV series)
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

See all 7 episodes »

1976 The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
Berger

1976 Shades of Greene (TV series)
Maling

– Alas! Poor Maling (1976) … Maling

1975 The Punch Review (TV series)

1975 Dawson's Weekly (TV series)
Reverend Michael Ffoulkes

– The Clerical Error (1975) … Reverend Michael Ffoulkes

1975 The Melting Pot (TV series)
Mr. Rembrandt

1975 Benjamin Franklin (TV mini-series)
William Whateley

– The Rebel (1975) … William Whateley

1975 After That, This (TV series)
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 Full House (TV series)
Actor in sketches

– Episode dated 17 March 1973 (1973) … Actor in sketches

– Episode dated 17 February 1973 (1973) … Actor in sketches

– Episode dated 10 February 1973 (1973) … Actor in sketches

1973 But Seriously, It's Sheila Hancock (TV series)

– Episode #1.6 (1973)

1972 Grubstreet (TV series)

1972 The Alf Garnett Saga
Willis

1972 Beyond a Joke (TV series)
Various Roles

1971 Private Eye TV (TV movie)

1970-1971 Jackanory (TV series)
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

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1971 Kate (TV series)
Benjamin

– Good and Proper (1971) … Benjamin

1970 Take a Girl Like You
Dick Thompson

1970 If It Moves, File It (TV series)
Quick

– Current Affairs (1970) … Quick

– Grandmothers (1970) … Quick

– Lost and Found (1970) … Quick

– Man Eating Plant (1970) … Quick

– Surveillance (1970) … Quick

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1970 The Breaking of Bumbo
Jock

1970 This, That and the Other!
Taxi Driver

1970 Step Laughing Into the Grave (TV movie)

1970 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
Edgar

– The Pretenders (1970) … Edgar

1969 World in Ferment (TV series)
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

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1969 The Best House in London
Home Secretary

1968 With Bird Will Travel (TV series)

1968 A Dandy in Aspic
Henderson

1968 30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia
Herbert Greenslade

1967 A Series of Bird's (TV series)

– Lucid Intervals (1967)

– Urban Renewal (1967)

– Back to the Front (1967)

– The Eric Giddings Story 2: The Plot Thins (1967)

– The Eric Giddings Story (1967)

See all 8 episodes »

1966 Alice in Wonderland (TV movie)
Frog Footman

1966 The Late Show (TV series)

1965 My Father Knew Lloyd George (TV movie)
Various Roles

1965 Comedy Playhouse (TV series)
Barnaby Spoot

– Barnaby Spoot and the Exploding Whoopee Cushion (1965) … Barnaby Spoot

1964-1965 Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life (TV series)
Various Characters

– Episode #1.62 (1965) … Various Characters

– Episode #1.47 (1965)

– Episode #1.41 (1965) … Various Characters

– Episode #1.1 (1964) … Various Characters

1963 What's Going on Here? (TV movie)

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1988) He acted in N.F. Simpson's play, "One Way Pendulum," at the Old Vic Theatre in London, England with Brenda Bruce, Graham Crowden, Kathryn Pogson, and John Fortune in the cast. Jonathan Miller was director. See more »

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Trivia:

He studied at Cambridge University and, while there, joined the Royal Court Theatre, London, as assistant to the director. He later became associate artistic director of the Royal Court Theatre. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio