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John Bird
British satirist, actor and comedian · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Lived 1936 to 2022 · aged 86
John Michael Bird was an English actor, director, writer and satirist. He performed in the television satire boom of the 1960s, appearing in That Was the Week That Was. His television work included many appearances with John Fortune.
John Bird is read about 97 times a day, in 7 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 20 September 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
2022Died24 December 20222004
Bottom Mindless ViolenceFilm, Father (archive footage)2003
Absolute PowerSeries, Martin McCabe2000I Don't Believe It!: The One Foot in the Grave StoryFilm1996Giving TongueFilm, Lord Jessop1993
Sooty & Co.Series1992
After the DanceFilm, John Reid1991
Murder Most HorridSeries, Duncan Jupp
BejewelledFilm, 1991Eustace1989
A Bit of Fry & LaurieSeries
The Secret Policeman's Biggest BallFilm, 19891987
Filthy Rich & CatflapSeries, Dingo Wucker
The Children of DynmouthFilm, 1987Commander Abigail1985
Screen TwoSeries, Commander Abigail1983
DramaramaSeries, Dudley Roberts
The Falklands FactorFilm, 1983Lord North1981
FothergillFilm, HG Wells1979
Blue Remembered HillsFilm, Raymond1978
The BBC Television ShakespeareSeries, Pedant1977
JabberwockyFilm, 1st Herald1974
PlayhouseSeries, H.G. Wells1972
The Alf Garnett SagaFilm, Willis1969
A Promise of BedFilm, Taxi Driver1967
OmnibusSeries1966
Alice in WonderlandFilm, Frog Footman1936Born22 November 1936
Bottom Mindless ViolenceFilm, Father (archive footage)2003Absolute PowerSeries, Martin McCabe2000I Don't Believe It!: The One Foot in the Grave StoryFilm1996Giving TongueFilm, Lord Jessop1993Sooty & Co.Series1992After the DanceFilm, John Reid1991Murder Most HorridSeries, Duncan JuppBejewelledFilm, 1991Eustace1989A Bit of Fry & LaurieSeriesThe Secret Policeman's Biggest BallFilm, 19891987Filthy Rich & CatflapSeries, Dingo WuckerThe Children of DynmouthFilm, 1987Commander Abigail1985Screen TwoSeries, Commander Abigail1983DramaramaSeries, Dudley RobertsThe Falklands FactorFilm, 1983Lord North1981FothergillFilm, HG Wells1979Blue Remembered HillsFilm, Raymond1978The BBC Television ShakespeareSeries, Pedant1977JabberwockyFilm, 1st Herald1974PlayhouseSeries, H.G. Wells1972The Alf Garnett SagaFilm, Willis1969A Promise of BedFilm, Taxi Driver1967OmnibusSeries1966Alice in WonderlandFilm, Frog Footman1936Born22 November 1936People around John
Close ties
Jonathan Miller Directed Alice in Wonderland (1966)- John Fortune Also in Take a Girl Like You and Timon of Athens
Colin Bucksey Directed High Tide and The Falklands Factor
John Cleese Directed A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Warren Mitchell Also in The Best House in London (1969)- Derek Deadman Also in Jabberwocky and The Taming of the Shrew
- Stuart Burge Directed Circles Of Deceit and After the Dance
Terence Rigby Also in High Tide and The Falklands Factor
Michael Palin Also in A Fish Called Wanda and Jabberwocky
Christopher Lloyd Duets: Professor Plum
David McCallum Duets: Professor Plum
Tom Baker Duets: Professor Plum- Jane Lapotaire Also in Circles Of Deceit and Giving Tongue
Warren Clarke Also in The Breaking of Bumbo and Giving Tongue- Charles Crichton Directed A Fish Called Wanda (1989)
Dennis Waterman Also in A Promise of Bed and The First Kangaroos
Clare Holman Also in Circles Of Deceit and Giving Tongue
Ian Lavender Duets: Professor Plum
John Sharp Also in Red, White, and Zero and Jabberwocky
Kristoffer Tabori Duets: Professor Plum- Max Wall Also in Jabberwocky and Mrs Capper's Birthday
Simon Williams Also in The Breaking of Bumbo and Jabberwocky- Ben Aris Also in The Falklands Factor and Video Stars
John Franklyn-Robbins Also in The Taming of the Shrew and Fothergill
Filmography 40
116 credits on file
Television 24
About this person
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1936 to 2022 · aged 86
