Deceased

When Did John Bird Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 86

Also known asJohn Michael BirdGenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn22/11/1936Born inNottingham, England, UKDied24/12/2022 (aged 86)Died inMidhurstWikidataQ6221952 ↗TMDb#172310 ↗

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.

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Filmography72 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2009	Famous, Rich and HomelessSeries	—	73
2008	Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly MoneySeries	Various	72
2004	Bottom Mindless ViolenceMovie	Father (archive footage)	68
2003	Celebrity MastermindSeries	—	67
2003	Winter SolsticeMovie	Barry	67
2003	Absolute PowerSeries	Martin McCabe	67
2000	I Don't Believe It!: The One Foot in the Grave StoryMovie	Self	64
1999	Bremner, Bird and FortuneSeries	—	63
1998	In the RedSeries	Controller, Radio 4	62
1997	Midsomer MurdersSeries	St John Beachwood	61
1997	Jonathan CreekSeries	Horace Greeley	61
1996	Giving TongueMovie	Lord Jessop	60
1995	Some Interesting Facts About Peter CookMovie	Self	59
1993	To Play the KingSeries	Bryan Brynford-Jones	57
1992	After the DanceMovie	John Reid	56
1991	PerformanceSeries	John Reid	55
1991	Murder Most HorridSeries	Duncan Jupp	55
1991	BejewelledMovie	Eustace	55
1990	One Foot in the GraveSeries	Lewis Atterbury	54
1990	CluedoSeries	Professor Plum	54
1990	Have I Got News for YouSeries	Self - Team Captain	54
1990	Circles Of DeceitMovie	George	54
1989	Shadow of the NooseSeries	Mr Justice Hawkins	53
1989	A Bit of Fry & LaurieSeries	—	53
1989	The Secret Policeman’s Biggest BallMovie	Self	53
1989	Joint AccountSeries	—	53
1988	The First KangaroosMovie	Jupes	52
1988	Scarfe's FolliesMovie	—	52
1987	Inspector MorseSeries	George Linacre	51
1987	A Little PrincessSeries	Mr Carmichael	51
1987	The Children of DynmouthMovie	Commander Abigail	51
1986	Yes, Prime MinisterSeries	—	50
1986	A Very Peculiar PracticeSeries	Vice-Chancellor Ernest Hemmingway	50
1986	The Dangerous BrothersSeries	—	50
1985	Screen TwoSeries	Commander Abigail	49
1985	Home to RoostSeries	FG Fielding	49
1985	Lytton's DiarySeries	Jacko	49
1985	Mrs Capper's BirthdayMovie	Maurice	49
1985	The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾Series	—	49
1985	Blue MoneyMovie	Harry Diamond	49
1984	Danger: Marmalade at WorkSeries	Mr. Atkins	48
1984	Oxbridge BluesSeries	Clive	48
1984	Travelling ManSeries	Jack Ormand	48
1983	DramaramaSeries	Dudley Roberts	47
1982	Educating MarmaladeSeries	Mr Atkins	46
1982	King LearMovie	Duke of Albany	46
1982	The Secret Policeman's Other BallMovie	Self - Various Roles	46
1981	Timon of AthensMovie	Painter	45
1980	The Taming of the ShrewMovie	Pedant	44
1980	High TideMovie	Cyril	44
1979	Dick TurpinSeries	Gooch	43
1979	Friday Night, Saturday MorningSeries	—	43
1979	The Last Window CleanerMovie	Captain Wigmore	43
1979	Blue Remembered HillsMovie	Raymond	43
1978	Armchair ThrillerSeries	Cyril	42
1978	The BBC Television ShakespeareSeries	Pedant	42
1976	The Seven-Per-Cent SolutionMovie	Berger	40
1976	The Secret Policeman's BallSeries	Self	40
1975	Shades of GreeneSeries	Maling	39
1974	PlayhouseSeries	H.G. Wells	38
1972	The Alf Garnett SagaMovie	Willis	36
1970	Play for TodaySeries	Captain Wigmore	34
1970	Take a Girl Like YouMovie	Dick Thompson	34
1969	The Best House in LondonMovie	Home Secretary	33
1969	A Promise of BedMovie	Taxi Driver	33
1968	A Dandy in AspicMovie	—	32
1968	30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!Movie	Herbert Greenslade	32
1968	Red, White, and ZeroMovie	Man on Train	32
1967	OmnibusSeries	Self	31
1966	Alice in WonderlandMovie	Frog Footman	30
1964	Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of LifeSeries	—	28
0	Rory Bremner: From Blair to HereMovie	Interviewer	—