John Fortune(1939-2013)

Actor
Writer
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The Increasingly Poor Decisions Of Todd Margaret: What Can Only Be Considered A Dreadful Day

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What Can Only be Considered a Dreadful Day for Todd (2010)

John Fortune was born on 30 June 1939 in Bristol, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Match Point (2005), Rory Bremner, Who Else? (1993) and The Tailor of Panama (2001). He was married to Emma Burge and Susan Waldo. He died on 31 December 2013 in the UK.

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Won 1 BAFTA Award
- 2 wins & 4 nominations total

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Known for

Match Point

7.6

John the Chauffeur

2005

Rory Bremner, Who Else?

6.4

TV Series

Various
Various (1993-1998)

The Tailor of Panama

6.1

Maltby

2001

Bremner, Bird and Fortune

7.6

TV Series

Various Characters

Credits

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Actor

The Case of Mary Ford
6.2
Short
- The Man
- 2013
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
7.5
TV Series
- Magistrate
- 2009–2010
Comedy Showcase
6.0
TV Series
- Magistrate
- 2007–2009
Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money
8.1
TV Series
- Various
- 2008
New Tricks
8.0
TV Series
- Mel Simons
- 2008
Bremner, Bird and Fortune
7.6
TV Series
- Various Characters
- 1997–2008
Love Soup
8.1
TV Series
- Geoffrey Strayhorn QC
- 2005
Match Point
7.6
- John the Chauffeur
- 2005
Bremner, Bird and Fortune: A Bunch of Counts
TV Movie
- Various
- 2005
Don't Watch That, Watch This
8.4
TV Series
- 2005
Trust Me, I'm a Prime Minister
6.4
TV Movie
- 2003
Death in Holy Orders
7.1
TV Mini Series
- Commissioner Harkness
- 2003
Calendar Girls
6.9
- Frank
- 2003
Spine Chillers
7.5
TV Series
- Frank
- 2003
Ella and the Mothers
6.7
TV Movie
- Professor Atkins
- 2002

Writer

Rory Bremner's Coalition Report
6.0
TV Movie
- written by
- 2015
Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money
8.1
TV Series
- written by
- 2008
Bremner, Bird and Fortune
7.6
TV Series
- written by
- 1997–2006
Coup!
7.1
TV Movie
- Writer
- 2006
Bremner, Bird and Fortune: A Bunch of Counts
TV Movie
- Writer
- 2005
Trust Me, I'm a Prime Minister
6.4
TV Movie
- Writer
- 2003
Beyond Iraq and a Hard Place
8.5
TV Movie
- written by
- 2003
Between Iraq and a Hard Place
8.6
TV Movie
- written by
- 2003
Rory Bremner: From Blair to Here
TV Special
- written by
- 1998
The Long Johns
TV Series
- Writer
- 1995–1997
Our Hands in Your Safe
TV Movie
- Writer
- 1995
Rory Bremner, Who Else?
6.4
TV Series
- writer
- 1993
The Good Guys
8.2
TV Series
- writer
- 1992–1993
Rory Bremner
6.2
TV Series
- writer
- 1988–1992
Round and Round
TV Series
- writer
- 1984

Additional Crew

Videos6

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The Increasingly Poor Decisions Of Todd Margaret: Where Todd And Brent Misjudge The Mood

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The Increasingly Poor Decisions Of Todd Margaret: In Which Brent Wilts Arrives

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The Increasingly Poor Decisions Of Todd Margaret: In Which Brent Wilts Arrives

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The Increasingly Poor Decisions Of Todd Margaret: What Can Only Be Considered A Dreadful Day

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The Increasingly Poor Decisions Of Todd Margaret: A Plan Is Hatched And A Date Is Not A Date

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The Increasingly Poor Decisions Of Todd Margaret: In Which Claims Are Made And A Journey Ensues

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The Increasingly Poor Decisions Of Todd Margaret: The Snooker Player, The Black Canadian

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Height
- 6′ (1.83 m)
Born
- June 30, 1939
- Bristol, England, UK
Died
- December 31, 2013
- UK(leukemia)
Spouses
Children
- Emil Fortune
Other works
Voice of "Professor Branestawm" in radio adaptation of "The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm" (BBC Radio 4, December 2001).
Publicity listings
- 1 Portrayal
- 1 Interview

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Trivia
With Rory Bremner and John Bird, their show performed at the Albery Theatre in London was nominated for a 2003 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Entertainment of 2002.

Quotes
Cambridge was a fairly public-school place and if you were a working-class boy and had an outside lavatory, the girls at Newnham thought that was very Lawrentian and sexy.