John Bird
Biography
John Michael Bird was an English actor, director, writer and satirist.
Known For
Midsomer Murders
1997
Play for Today
1970
Play for Today
1970
Play for Today
1970
Play for Today
1970
Have I Got News for You
1990
Have I Got News for You
1990
Screen Two
1985
The South Bank Show
1978
Omnibus
1967
Playhouse
1974
Inspector Morse
1987
Filmography
Midsomer Murders
as St John Beachwood · 1997
Play for Today
as Captain Wigmore · 1970
Play for Today
as Lord North · 1970
Play for Today
as Desmond Hughes · 1970
Play for Today
as Raymond · 1970
Have I Got News for You
as Self - Team Captain · 1990
Have I Got News for You
as Self · 1990
Screen Two
as Commander Abigail · 1985
The South Bank Show
· 1978
Omnibus
as Self · 1967
Playhouse
as H.G. Wells · 1974
Inspector Morse
as George Linacre · 1987
Performance
as John Reid · 1991
Jonathan Creek
as D.I. Nathan Gallo · 1997
Jonathan Creek
as Horace Greeley · 1997
Celebrity Mastermind
· 2003
The BBC Television Shakespeare
as Pedant · 1978
To Play the King
as Bryan Brynford-Jones · 1993
Murder Most Horrid
as Duncan Jupp · 1991
Dick Turpin
as Gooch · 1979
Bremner, Bird and Fortune
· 1999
Dramarama
as Dudley Roberts · 1983
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
· 1989
One Foot in the Grave
as Lewis Atterbury · 1990
Travelling Man
as Jack Ormand · 1984
Cluedo
as Professor Plum · 1990
Sooty & Co.
as Self · 1993
Yes, Prime Minister
· 1986
Yes, Prime Minister
as Simon Monk · 1986
The Secret Policeman's Ball
as Self · 1976
Lytton's Diary
as Jacko · 1985
Absolute Power
as Martin McCabe · 2003
A Very Peculiar Practice
as Vice-Chancellor Ernest Hemmingway · 1986
Friday Night, Saturday Morning
· 1979
Home to Roost
as FG Fielding · 1985
Full House
as Actor in Sketches · 1972
Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life
· 1964
Shadow of the Noose
as Mr Justice Hawkins · 1989
Anna Lee
as Adrian Wesley · 1994
Rory Bremner...Who Else?
· 1993
A Little Princess
as Mr Carmichael · 1987
Shades of Greene
as Maling · 1975
Oxbridge Blues
as Clive · 1984
Filthy Rich & Catflap
as Dingo Wucker · 1987
Farrington of the F.O.
as VJ Lawrence · 1986
In the Red
as Controller, Radio 4 · 1998
El C.I.D.
as Douglas Bromley · 1990
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾
· 1985
Rory Bremner
· 1989
The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole
as Courtney Elliot · 1987
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
as The Man · 1977
Armchair Thriller
as Cyril · 1978
Armchair Thriller
as Cyril (uncredited) · 1978
A Series of Bird's
· 1967
Educating Marmalade
as Mr Atkins · 1982
Jabberwocky
as 1st Herald · 1977
The Real Dad's Army
as Narrator · 2006
Joint Account
· 1989
A Dandy in Aspic
· 1968
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
as Berger · 1976
Danger: Marmalade at Work
as Mr. Atkins · 1984
Chambers
· 2000
The Dangerous Brothers
· 1986
Piccadilly Palace
· 1967
Famous, Rich and Homeless
· 2009
World in Ferment
as Gerald Pikestaff · 1969
Bejewelled
as Eustace · 1991
Take a Girl Like You
as Dick Thompson · 1970
Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money
as Various · 2008
The Alf Garnett Saga
as Willis · 1972
The Breaking of Bumbo
as Jock · 1970
Winter Solstice
as Barry · 2003
With Bird Will Travel
· 1968
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
as Self - Various Roles · 1982
Red, White, and Zero
as Man on Train · 1968
Blue Remembered Hills
as Raymond · 1979
If It Moves, File It
as Quick · 1970
The Best House in London
as Home Secretary · 1969
After That, This
· 1975
The Taming of the Shrew
as Pedant · 1980
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
as Self · 1989
I Don't Believe It!: The One Foot in the Grave Story
as Self · 2000
Alice in Wonderland
as Frog Footman · 1966
Video Stars
as Cedric Shade · 1983
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
as 1st Official · 1999
A Walk in the Forest
as Desmond Hughes · 1980
30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!
as Herbert Greenslade · 1968
King Lear
as Duke of Albany · 1982
High Tide
as Cyril · 1980
The Children of Dynmouth
as Commander Abigail · 1987
Well Anyway
· 1976
After the Dance
as John Reid · 1992
Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook
as Self · 1995
Timon of Athens
as Painter · 1981
Bottom Mindless Violence
as Father (archive footage) · 2004
Scarfe's Follies
· 1988
A Promise of Bed
as Taxi Driver · 1969
The Falklands Factor
as Lord North · 1983
Giving Tongue
as Lord Jessop · 1996
Blue Money
as Harry Diamond · 1985
The Last Window Cleaner
as Captain Wigmore · 1979
Rory Bremner: From Blair to Here
as Interviewer
Mrs Capper's Birthday
as Maurice · 1985
Between Iraq and a Hard Place
· 2003
The First Kangaroos
as Jupes · 1988
Fothergill
as HG Wells · 1981
Circles Of Deceit
as George · 1990
The Tractor Factor
· 1982