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Overview

Date of Birth:
22 November 1936, Nottingham, England, UK more
Trivia:
He studied at Cambridge University and, while there, joined the Royal... more
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Awards:
3 wins & 4 nominations more
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Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Writer, Miscellaneous Crew, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. "Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money" (2008) TV series .... Various
  2. "Bremner, Bird and Fortune" .... Various Characters (6 episodes, 1999-2007)
        - Episode #11.1 (2007) TV episode .... Various Characters
        - Episode #5.1 (2004) TV episode .... Various Characters
        - Episode #4.1 (2004) TV episode .... Various Characters
        - Episode #3.1 (2003) TV episode .... Various Characters
        - Episode #2.1 (2001) TV episode .... Various Characters
          (1 more)
  3. "Absolute Power" .... Martin McCabe (12 episodes, 2003-2005)
        - The House of Lords (2005) TV episode .... Martin McCabe
        - Spinning America (2005) TV episode .... Martin McCabe
        - The Nation's Favourite (2005) TV episode .... Martin McCabe
        - Blood Bank (2005) TV episode .... Martin McCabe
        - The Trial (2005) TV episode .... Martin McCabe
          (7 more)
  4. Bremner, Bird and Fortune: A Bunch of Counts (2005) (TV) .... Various
  5. Winter Solstice (2003) (TV) .... Barry
    ... aka Rosamunde Pilcher - Wintersonne (Germany)
  6. Trust Me, I'm a Prime Minister (2003) (TV)
  7. My Government and I (2000) (TV) .... Various Roles
  8. "Chambers" (2000) TV series .... John Fuller-Carp (unknown episodes)
  9. "Jonathan Creek" .... D.I. Nathan Gallo (1 episode, 2000)
        - The Three Gamblers (2000) TV episode .... D.I. Nathan Gallo

  10. In the Red (1998) (TV) .... Controller, Radio 4
  11. "Murder Most Horrid" .... Duncan Jupp (1 episode, 1996)
        - A Life or Death Operation (1996) TV episode .... Duncan Jupp
  12. Giving Tongue (1996) (TV) .... Lord Jessop
  13. "The Long Johns" (1995) TV series .... Various Characters
  14. Our Hands in Your Safe (1995) (TV)
  15. "One Foot in the Grave" .... Lewis Atterbury (1 episode, 1995)
        - The Exterminating Angel (1995) TV episode .... Lewis Atterbury
  16. The Best of Rory Bremner (1995) (V)
  17. "Paris" .... Psychiatrist (1 episode, 1994)
        - L'insanité (1994) TV episode .... Psychiatrist
  18. "Anna Lee" .... Adrian Wesley (1 episode, 1994)
        - Diversion (1994) TV episode .... Adrian Wesley
  19. "To Play the King" .... Bryan Brynford-Jones (2 episodes, 1993)
        - Episode #1.3 (1993) TV episode .... Bryan Brynford-Jones
        - Episode #1.2 (1993) TV episode .... Bryan Brynford-Jones
  20. "Rory Bremner, Who Else?" .... Various (1 episode, 1993-1998)
        - Episode #1.1 (1993) TV episode .... Various
  21. "Cluedo" .... Prof. Plum (6 episodes, 1993)
    ... aka Clue
        - Publish and Be Damned (1993) TV episode .... Prof. Plum
        - Where There's a Will (1993) TV episode .... Prof. Plum
        - The Hanged Man (1993) TV episode .... Prof. Plum
        - The Word, the Flesh and the Devil (1993) TV episode .... Prof. Plum
        - Seven Deadly Sinners (1993) TV episode .... Prof. Plum
          (1 more)
  22. "El C.I.D." .... Douglas Bromley (19 episodes, 1990-1992)
        - The Lone Stranger (1992) TV episode .... Douglas Bromley
        - Day of the Gato (1992) TV episode .... Douglas Bromley
        - Who Needs Enemies? (1992) TV episode .... Douglas Bromley
        - My Brother's Keeper (1992) TV episode .... Douglas Bromley
        - Nothing Is Forever (1992) TV episode .... Douglas Bromley
          (14 more)
  23. Bejewelled (1991) (TV) .... Eustace
  24. "Joint Account" .... Ned Race (16 episodes, 1989-1990)
        - Episode #2.10 (1990) TV episode .... Ned Race
        - Episode #2.9 (1990) TV episode .... Ned Race
        - Episode #2.8 (1990) TV episode .... Ned Race
        - Episode #2.7 (1990) TV episode .... Ned Race
        - Episode #2.6 (1990) TV episode .... Ned Race
          (11 more)
  25. "Inspector Morse" .... Linacre (1 episode, 1990)
        - The Sins of the Fathers (1990) TV episode .... Linacre

  26. "Rory Bremner" (1989) TV series .... Various (unknown episodes, 1989-1992)
  27. "Home to Roost" .... F.G. Fielding (2 episodes, 1985-1989)
        - Front Runner (1989) TV episode .... F.G. Fielding
        - Small Change (1985) TV episode .... F.G. Fielding
  28. A Fish Called Wanda (1988) (uncredited) .... Clerk of the Magistrate's Court
  29. Yellow Pages (1988) .... Professor Borg
    ... aka Going Undercover (USA)
  30. "Dramarama" .... Dudley Roberts (1 episode, 1988)
        - Forever Young (1988) TV episode .... Dudley Roberts
  31. "Small World" .... Hermann Pabst (1 episode, 1988)
        - Throbbing and Waiting (1988) TV episode .... Hermann Pabst
  32. "Yes, Prime Minister" .... Simon Monk (1 episode, 1988)
        - The Patron of the Arts (1988) TV episode .... Simon Monk
  33. The First Kangaroos (1988) .... Jupes
  34. "Emmerdale Farm" (1972) TV series .... Bishop Gardiner (unknown episodes, 1987)
    ... aka Emmerdale (UK: new title)
  35. "In Sickness and in Health" .... the Consultant (1 episode, 1987)
        - Christmas Special (1987) TV episode .... the Consultant
  36. Screen Two: Children of Dynmouth (1987) (TV)
  37. "Filthy Rich & Catflap" .... Dingo Wucker (1 episode, 1987)
        - Episode #1.6 (1987) TV episode .... Dingo Wucker
  38. "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4" .... Courtney Elliott (1 episode, 1987)
        - Episode #2.5 (1987) TV episode .... Courtney Elliott
  39. God's Chosen Car Park (1986) (TV) .... Frank Frankenham
  40. "A Very Peculiar Practice" .... Vice Chancellor Ernest Hemmingway (7 episodes, 1986)
        - Catastrophe Theory (1986) TV episode .... Vice Chancellor Ernest Hemmingway
        - The Hit List (1986) TV episode .... Vice Chancellor Ernest Hemmingway
        - Contact Tracer (1986) TV episode .... Vice Chancellor Ernest Hemmingway
        - Black Bob's Hamburger Suit (1986) TV episode .... Vice Chancellor Ernest Hemmingway
        - Wives of Great Men (1986) TV episode .... Vice Chancellor Ernest Hemmingway
          (2 more)
  41. A Little Princess (1986) (TV) .... Mr. Carmichael
  42. Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger (1986) (V) .... (segment "Babysitter")
  43. Mrs. Capper's Birthday (1985) (TV) .... Maurice
    ... aka Star Quality: Mrs. Capper's Birthday (UK)
  44. "Travelling Man" (2 episodes, 1985)
        - Last Lap (1985) TV episode
        - Hustler (1985) TV episode
  45. "C.A.T.S. Eyes" .... Lord Richie (1 episode, 1985)
        - Cross My Palm with Silver (1985) TV episode .... Lord Richie
  46. "Lytton's Diary" .... Jacko (1 episode, 1985)
        - Tricks of the Trade (1985) TV episode .... Jacko
  47. "Oxbridge Blues" .... Clive (1 episode, 1984)
        - That Was Tory (1984) TV episode .... Clive
  48. "Danger: Marmalade at Work" .... Mr. Atkins (2 episodes, 1984)
        - Marmalade's Masterpiece (1984) TV episode .... Mr. Atkins
        - 007 1/2 (1984) TV episode .... Mr. Atkins
  49. Budgeting (1984) (V) .... Ron Scroggs
  50. "Play for Today" .... Captain Wigmore / ... (4 episodes, 1979-1983)
        - The Falklands Factor (1983) TV episode .... Lord North
        - A Walk in the Forest (1980) TV episode .... Desmond Hughes
        - The Last Window Cleaner (1979) TV episode .... Captain Wigmore
        - Blue Remembered Hills (1979) TV episode .... Raymond
  51. "Educating Marmalade" .... Mr. Atkins (Marmalade's Dad) (10 episodes, 1982-1983)
        - Marmalade at the Albert Hall (1983) TV episode .... Mr. Atkins (Marmalade's Dad)
        - The Nativity Play (1982) TV episode .... Mr. Atkins (Marmalade's Dad)
        - Short Sharp Shock (1982) TV episode .... Mr. Atkins (Marmalade's Dad)
        - Nanny (1982) TV episode .... Mr. Atkins (Marmalade's Dad)
        - Marmalade in Venice (1982) TV episode .... Mr. Atkins (Marmalade's Dad)
          (5 more)
  52. King Lear (1982) (TV) .... Duke of Albany
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: King Lear (USA: video title)
  53. "A.J. Wentworth, BA" .... Major Faggott (1 episode, 1982)
        - The Outsider (1982) TV episode .... Major Faggott
  54. "Jane" (1982) TV series .... Casper Cutler (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Jane in the Dessert (UK)
  55. "Dick Turpin" .... Gooch (1 episode, 1982)
        - The Godmother (1982) TV episode .... Gooch
  56. Playhouse: The Combination (1982) (TV)
  57. Blue Money (1982) (TV) .... Harry Diamond
  58. Timon of Athens (1981) (TV) .... Painter
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Timon of Athens (USA: video title)
  59. "BBC2 Playhouse" (1 episode, 1981)
        - Fothergill (1981) TV episode
  60. The Taming of the Shrew (1980) (TV) .... Pedant
  61. "Armchair Thriller" .... Cyril (1 episode, 1980)
        - High Tide (1980) TV episode .... Cyril
  62. Depreciation and Inflation (1980) (V) .... Ron Scroggs
  63. Cost, Profit, and Break-Even (1980) (V) .... Ron Scroggs

  64. "Crown Court" (1 episode, 1978)
        - Scalped (1978) TV episode
  65. Jabberwocky (1977) .... 1st Herald
  66. "The Galton & Simpson Playhouse" (1 episode, 1977)
        - Variations on a Theme (1977) TV episode
  67. Pleasure at Her Majesty's (1976) (TV) .... Various
    ... aka Monty Python Meets Beyond the Fringe
  68. "Well Anyway" .... John Dally (7 episodes, 1976)
        - To Change the Subject (1976) TV episode .... John Dally
        - Up to a Point (1976) TV episode .... John Dally
        - Be That as It May (1976) TV episode .... John Dally
        - There Again (1976) TV episode .... John Dally
        - All the Same (1976) TV episode .... John Dally
          (2 more)
  69. The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976) .... Berger
  70. "Shades of Greene" .... Maling (1 episode, 1976)
        - Alas! Poor Maling (1976) TV episode .... Maling
  71. "The Punch Review" (1975) TV series
  72. "Dawson's Weekly" .... Reverend Michael Ffoulkes (1 episode, 1975)
        - The Clerical Error (1975) TV episode .... Reverend Michael Ffoulkes
  73. "The Melting Pot" (1975) TV series .... Mr. Rembrandt (unknown episodes)
  74. "After That, This" (1975) TV series .... Various Characters
  75. "Leeds" (5 episodes, 1972-1974)
        - Le Prix de Leeds (1974) TV episode
        - Leeds Athletic (1974) TV episode
        - The Play's the Thing (1973) TV episode
        - Deadline Leeds (1973) TV episode
        - Return to Leeds (1972) TV episode
  76. "Grubstreet" (1972) TV series
  77. The Alf Garnett Saga (1972) .... Willis
    ... aka The Garnett Saga (UK: alternative title)
  78. "Beyond a Joke" (1972) TV series .... Various Roles
  79. Private Eye TV (1971) (TV)
  80. "Jackanory" .... Storyteller (6 episodes, 1970-1971)
        - The Balloon People: Part 5 - Midsummer Night's Battle (1971) TV episode .... Storyteller
        - The Balloon People: Part 4 - Figures Round a Bonfire (1971) TV episode .... Storyteller
        - The Balloon People: Part 3 - In Charge of the Farm (1971) TV episode .... Storyteller
        - The Balloon People: Part 2 - The Lead-Footer Menace (1971) TV episode .... Storyteller
        - The Balloon People: Part 1 - Meeting the Balloonists (1971) TV episode .... Storyteller
          (1 more)
  81. Take a Girl Like You (1970) .... Dick Thompson
  82. "If It Moves, File It" .... Quick (6 episodes, 1970)
        - Current Affairs (1970) TV episode .... Quick
        - Grandmothers (1970) TV episode .... Quick
        - Lost and Found (1970) TV episode .... Quick
        - Man Eating Plant (1970) TV episode .... Quick
        - Surveillance (1970) TV episode .... Quick
          (1 more)
  83. Step Laughing Into the Grave (1970) (TV)
  84. The Breaking of Bumbo (1970) .... Jock

  85. The Best House in London (1969) .... Home Secretary
  86. "World in Ferment" (1969) TV series .... Gerald Pikestaff
  87. A Promise of Bed (1969) .... Taxi Driver
    ... aka This, That and the Other! (USA)
  88. "With Bird Will Travel" (1968) TV series
  89. A Dandy in Aspic (1968) .... Henderson
  90. 30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia (1968) .... Herbert Greenslade
  91. "A Series of Bird's" (8 episodes, 1967)
        - Lucid Intervals (1967) TV episode
        - Urban Renewal (1967) TV episode
        - Back to the Front (1967) TV episode
        - The Eric Giddings Story 2: The Plot Thins (1967) TV episode
        - The Eric Giddings Story (1967) TV episode
          (3 more)
  92. "The Wednesday Play" .... Frog Footman (1 episode, 1966)
        - Alice in Wonderland (1966) TV episode .... Frog Footman
  93. "The Late Show" (1966) TV series
  94. My Father Knew Lloyd George (1965) (TV) .... Various Roles
  95. "Comedy Playhouse" .... Barnaby Spoot (1 episode, 1965)
        - Barnaby Spoot and the Exploding Whoopee Cushion (1965) TV episode .... Barnaby Spoot
  96. "Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life" .... Various Characters (3 episodes, 1964-1965)
    ... aka Not So Much a Programme... (UK: short title)
        - Episode #1.47 (1965) TV episode
        - Episode #1.41 (1965) TV episode .... Various Characters
        - Episode #1.1 (1964) TV episode .... Various Characters
  97. What's Going on Here? (1963) (TV)
Writer:
  1. "Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money" (2008) TV series (writer)
  2. Bremner, Bird and Fortune: A Bunch of Counts (2005) (TV) (writer)
  3. Trust Me, I'm a Prime Minister (2003) (TV) (writer)
  4. Beyond Iraq and a Hard Place (2003) (TV) (writer)
  5. Between Iraq and a Hard Place (2003) (TV) (writer)

  6. "Bremner, Bird and Fortune" (1999) TV series (unknown episodes)
  7. "The Long Johns" (1995) TV series (writer)
  8. Our Hands in Your Safe (1995) (TV) (writer)
  9. "Rory Bremner, Who Else?" (1 episode, 1993)
        - Episode #1.1 (1993) TV episode (writer)

  10. "Rory Bremner" (1989) TV series (unknown episodes)

  11. "Well Anyway" (7 episodes, 1976)
        - To Change the Subject (1976) TV episode (writer)
        - Up to a Point (1976) TV episode (writer)
        - Be That as It May (1976) TV episode (writer)
        - There Again (1976) TV episode (writer)
        - All the Same (1976) TV episode (writer)
          (2 more)
  12. "After That, This" (1975) TV series (additional material)
  13. "Leeds" (5 episodes, 1972-1974)
        - Le Prix de Leeds (1974) TV episode (writer)
        - Leeds Athletic (1974) TV episode (writer)
        - The Play's the Thing (1973) TV episode (writer)
        - Deadline Leeds (1973) TV episode (writer)
        - Return to Leeds (1972) TV episode (writer)
  14. Step Laughing Into the Grave (1970) (TV) (writer)

  15. "With Bird Will Travel" (1968) TV series (writer)
  16. "A Series of Bird's" (8 episodes, 1967)
        - Lucid Intervals (1967) TV episode (writer)
        - Urban Renewal (1967) TV episode (writer)
        - Back to the Front (1967) TV episode (writer)
        - The Eric Giddings Story 2: The Plot Thins (1967) TV episode (writer)
        - The Eric Giddings Story (1967) TV episode (writer)
          (3 more)
  17. "The Late Show" (1966) TV series (writer)
  18. My Father Knew Lloyd George (1965) (TV) (writer)
  19. "Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life" (4 episodes, 1964-1965)
    ... aka Not So Much a Programme... (UK: short title)
        - Episode #1.47 (1965) TV episode (writer)
        - Episode #1.41 (1965) TV episode (writer)
        - Episode #1.38 (1965) TV episode (writer)
        - Episode #1.1 (1964) TV episode (writer)
  20. "Milligan's Wake" (1964) TV series (writer)
  21. What's Going on Here? (1963) (TV) (writer)
  22. "That Was the Week That Was" (1962) TV series (unknown episodes)
    ... aka TW3
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. The Comedy of Errors (1983) (TV) (technical coordinator)
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: The Comedy of Errors (USA: video title)
Self:
  1. Tony Blair: My Part in His Downfall (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  2. TV's 50 Greatest Stars (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  3. "The Real Dad's Army" (2006) TV series .... Narrator
  4. "Have I Got News for You" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1995-2004)
    ... aka HIGNFY (UK: short title)
    ... aka Have I Got 1992 for You (UK: rerun title)
    ... aka Have I Got Old News for You (UK: rerun title)
    ... aka Have I Got a Little Bit More News for You (UK: rerun title (longer version))
    ... aka Have I Got the 90s for You (UK: rerun title)
        - Episode #27.8 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #11.8 (1996) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #9.3 (1995) TV episode .... Himself
  5. Beyond Iraq and a Hard Place (2003) (TV) .... Himself
  6. Between Iraq and a Hard Place (2003) (TV) .... Himself
  7. "Kelly" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
        - Episode dated 8 November 2002 (2002) TV episode .... Himself

  8. "Omnibus" .... Himself (1 episode, 1995)
        - Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook (1995) TV episode .... Himself
  9. "A Bit of Fry and Laurie" .... Himself (1 episode, 1995)
        - Episode #4.1 (1995) TV episode .... Himself

  10. The Secret Policeman's Biggest Ball (1989) (TV) .... Himself
  11. Return on Investment (1986) (V) .... Ron Scroggs
  12. The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982) .... Himself/Various Roles
  13. "Friday Night, Saturday Morning" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1979-1980)
        - Episode #2.1 (1980) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #1.11 (1979) TV episode .... Himself

  14. "The South Bank Show" (1 episode)
        - The Last Laugh: John Bird and John Fortune (????) TV episode

  15. "BBC 3" .... Himself (15 episodes, 1965-1966)
        - Episode #1.24 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #1.23 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #1.22 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #1.21 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #1.20 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
          (10 more)
  16. "Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life" .... Various Characters (1 episode, 1965)
    ... aka Not So Much a Programme... (UK: short title)
        - Episode #1.38 (1965) TV episode .... Various Characters
  17. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself - Actor (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #17.3 (1963) TV episode .... Himself - Actor
  18. "That Was the Week That Was" .... Himself (1 episode, 1962)
    ... aka TW3
        - Episode #1.0 (1962) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters - Volume 2 (2005) (V) .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
Radio (c.2000-2001): Starred in BBC Radio 4 version of 'Absolute Power' (later adapted for TV). more
Genres:
Comedy | Drama | Family | Mystery more
Plot Keywords:
Character Name In Title | Satire | Based On Novel | Sitcom more

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