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Chambers. John Fuller-Carp (John Bird). Copyright: BBC
John Bird

John Bird (I)

  • English
  • Actor and writer
Chambers. John Fuller-Carp (John Bird). Copyright: BBC

John Bird was an English actor and writer.

Year Production Role
2016 Desolation Jests
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  1. E1 - Frankie 'Flesh Eater' Harris
  2. E2 - Viktor Schmelling
  3. E3 - Lucian Bile
  4. E4 - Sydney Pynchlink
 Various
2015 John Finnemore's Double Acts - Series 1
  1. E3 - Red-Handed
 Henry
2015 Rory Bremner's Election Report Writer
2015 Rory Bremner's Election Report Permanent Secretary, Treasury
2015 Rory Bremner's Coalition Report Writer
2015 Rory Bremner's Coalition Report Ensemble Actor
2014 Jonathan Creek - Series 5
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  1. E2 - The Sinner And The Sandman
  2. E3 - The Curse Of The Bronze Lamp
 Horace Greeley
2010 Bremner, Bird And Fortune: The Daily Wind Up
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
 Writer
2010 Bremner, Bird And Fortune: The Daily Wind Up
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
 Ensemble Actor
2009 Bremner, Bird & Fortune: The Last Show Before The Recovery
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  1. E1 - The Blame Game
  2. E2 - Happy Days Are Here Again
  3. E3 - Why Didn't You Tell Me?
 Ensemble Actor
2009 Bremner, Bird & Fortune: The Last Show Before The Recovery
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  1. E1 - The Blame Game
  2. E2 - Happy Days Are Here Again
  3. E3 - Why Didn't You Tell Me?
 Writer
2008 Silly Money
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  1. E1 - Where Did All The Money Go?
  2. E2 - The China Syndrome
  3. E3 - Till Debt Us Do Part
  4. E4 - A Modest Proposal
 Writer
2008 Silly Money
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  1. E1 - Where Did All The Money Go?
  2. E2 - The China Syndrome
  3. E3 - Till Debt Us Do Part
  4. E4 - A Modest Proposal
 Various
2006 Absolute Power - 2006 Special Martin McCabe
2005 Absolute Power - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Identity Crisis
  2. E2 - The Trial
  3. E3 - Blood Bank
  4. E4 - The Nation's Favourite
  5. E5 - Spinning America
  6. E6 - The House Of Lords
 Martin McCabe
2004 Have I Got News For You - Series 27
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
2004 Absolute Power - Series 4
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  1. E1 - BBC Television
  2. E2 - The Notion Of Nation
  3. E3 - Prentiss, McCabe - And Clive?
  4. E4 - US Presidential Campaign
 Martin McCabe
2003 Absolute Power - Series 1
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  1. E1 - History Man
  2. E2 - Pope Idol
  3. E3 - Tory Woman
  4. E4 - Mr Fox
  5. E5 - Country Life
  6. E6 - Crash And Burn
 Martin McCabe
2003 The Wodehouse Notebooks Host / Presenter
2003 Bremner, Bird And Fortune: Between Iraq And A Hard Place Writer
2003 Bremner, Bird And Fortune: Between Iraq And A Hard Place Ensemble Actor
2002 Heroes Of Comedy - Series 6
  1. E3 - Spike Milligan
 Writer (Additional Material)
2002 Absolute Power - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Poking The PM
  2. E2 - Big Brother
  3. E3 - Heath Service
  4. E4 - A Difficult Client
  5. E5 - Relaunching Men
 Martin McCabe
2001 Chambers - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Conditional Fees
  2. E2 - A Pain In The Back
  3. E3 - The Bomb Scare
  4. E4 - Survival Trek
  5. E5 - The Bequest
  6. E6 - A Case With A View
 John Fuller-Carp
2001 Absolute Power - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Martin Is Bored
  2. E2 - Philosophy Is Sexy
  3. E3 - Relaunching A Literary Career
  4. E4 - The Elderly Initiative
  5. E5 - Prison Reform
  6. E6 - Out-wheezed
 Martin McCabe
2000 I Don't Believe It! - The One Foot In The Grave Story Self
2000 Rory Bremner Special: My Government And I Writer
2000 Rory Bremner Special: My Government And I Ensemble Actor
2000 Chambers - Series 1
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  1. E1 - It's Only Words
  2. E2 - Trial By Television
  3. E3 - Rent Arrears
  4. E4 - Phantom Barrister
  5. E5 - The Masons
  6. E6 - Only The Lonely
 John Fuller-Carp
2000 Rory Bremner: Blair Did It All Go Wrong? Writer
2000 Rory Bremner: Blair Did It All Go Wrong? Various
2000 Absolute Power - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Conservative Party
  2. E2 - Relaunch Of The Sun
  3. E3 - Mayor Of London
  4. E4 - The Church Of England
  5. E5 - Radio 3
  6. E6 - English Sporting Success
 Martin McCabe
2000 Jonathan Creek - Series 3
  1. E6 - The Three Gamblers
 Detective Inspector Nathan Gallo
1999 Bremner, Bird And Fortune - Series 1 Self
1999 In The End
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  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E3 - Episode Three
  3. E4 - Episode Four
  4. E5 - Episode Five
  5. E6 - Episode Six
 Martin Griffiths
1999 Rory Bremner: The Blair Essentials Writer
1999 Rory Bremner: The Blair Essentials Ensemble Actor
1999 Chambers - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Rent Arrears
  2. E2 - A Pain In The Back
  3. E3 - Outward Bound
  4. E4 - It's Only Words
 John Fuller-Carp
1999 Bremner, Bird And Fortune Self
1999 Bremner, Bird And Fortune Self
1999 Bremner, Bird And Fortune Self
1999 Bremner, Bird And Fortune Self
1999 Bremner, Bird And Fortune Self
1999 Bremner, Bird And Fortune Self
1999 Bremner, Bird And Fortune Self
1999 Bremner, Bird And Fortune Self
1999 Bremner, Bird And Fortune Self
1999 Bremner, Bird And Fortune Self
1999 Bremner, Bird And Fortune Self
1999 Bremner, Bird And Fortune Self
1999 Bremner, Bird And Fortune Self
1998 Rory Bremner... Who Else? - Series 7 Writer
1998 Rory Bremner... Who Else? - Series 7 Ensemble Actor
1998 The News Quiz - Series 40
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. Special - The News Quiz of the Year 1998 (Part 2)
 Guest
1998 In The Chair
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Martin McCabe
1998 Chambers - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Only The Lonely
  2. E2 - The Masons
  3. E3 - The Phantom Barrister
  4. E4 - A Case With A View
  5. E5 - Conditional Fees
 John Fuller-Carp
1998 Rory Bremner: From Blair To Here Writer
1998 Rory Bremner: From Blair To Here Ensemble Actor
1998 In The Red
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
 Controller, Radio 4
1997 Rory Bremner... Who Else? - Series 6 Writer
1997 Rory Bremner... Who Else? - Series 6 Ensemble Actor
1997 The Long Johns - Series 4 (The Long Johns Election Specials) Writer
1997 The Long Johns - Series 4 (The Long Johns Election Specials) Host / Presenter
1997 The Long Johns - Series 3 Writer
1997 The Long Johns - Series 3 Host / Presenter
1997 Bremner, Bird And Fortune: Three Men And A Vote Ensemble Actor
1996 Rory Bremner... Who Else? - Series 5 Writer
1996 Rory Bremner... Who Else? - Series 5 Ensemble Actor
1996 Have I Got News For You - Series 11
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
1996 Murder Most Horrid - Series 3
  1. E2 - Life or Death Operation
 Duncan Jupp
1996 Chambers - Series 1
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  1. E1 - QC at Any Cost
  2. E3 - The Cab Rank Rule
  3. E4 - Trial By Television
  4. E5 - The American
 John Fuller-Carp
1996 Rory Bremner... Who Else? - Series 4 Writer
1996 Rory Bremner... Who Else? - Series 4 Ensemble Actor
1996 The Long Johns - Series 2 Writer
1996 The Long Johns - Series 2 Host / Presenter
1996 Mightier Than The Sword
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  1. E2 - Virginia Woolf
  2. E3 - Samuel Beckett
  3. E4 - Shakespeare
  4. E5 - D. H. Lawrence
 Ensemble Actor
1995 Rory Bremner... Who Else? - Series 3 Writer
1995 Rory Bremner... Who Else? - Series 3 Ensemble Actor
1995 The Chamber Writer
1995 The Chamber Percy Lygoe
1995 The Long Johns - Series 1 Writer
1995 The Long Johns - Series 1 Host / Presenter
1995 Our Hands In Your Safe Writer
1995 Our Hands In Your Safe Host / Presenter
1995 Have I Got News For You - Series 9
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
1995 A Bit Of Fry & Laurie - Series 4
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
1995 In The Red
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  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E3 - Episode Three
  3. E4 - Episode Four
  4. E5 - Episode Five
  5. E6 - Episode Six
  6. E7 - Episode Seven
 Controller of Radio 4
1995 One Foot In The Grave - Series 5
  1. E5 - The Exterminating Angel
 Lewis Atterbury
1994 Paris
  1. E6 - L'Insanitie
 Dr. Flue
1994 Rory Bremner... Who Else? - Series 2 Writer
1994 Rory Bremner... Who Else? - Series 2 Ensemble Actor
1994 Mr Finchley - Mr Finchley Goes To Paris
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Mr Barker
1994 Rory Bremner... Who Else? - 1994 Special Writer
1994 Rory Bremner... Who Else? - 1994 Special Ensemble Actor
1993 Rory Bremner... Who Else? - Series 1 Writer
1993 Rory Bremner... Who Else? - Series 1 Ensemble Actor
1993 Mr Finchley - Mr Finchley Takes The Road
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  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E4 - Episode Four
  3. E5 - Episode Five
 Horace Blain
1992 A Word In Your Era
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Napoleon
1990 Joint Account - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
  9. E9 - Episode Nine
  10. E10 - Episode Ten
 Ned Race
1989 Home To Roost - Series 4
  1. E2 - Front Runner
 F G Fielding
1989 Joint Account - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Ned Race
1988 Whose Line Is It Anyway?
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
1988 Yes, Prime Minister - Series 2
  1. E6 - The Patron Of The Arts
 Simon Monk
1987 In Sickness & In Health - Series 3
  1. Special - Christmas Special
 Consultant
1987 The Mistress - Series 2
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Dr. Jameson
1987 Filthy Rich & Catflap
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 John Bird
1987 The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole - The Growing Pains Of Adrian Mole
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E3 - Episode Three
  3. E5 - Episode Five
 Courtney Elliot
1986 A Very Peculiar Practice - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
 Ernest Hemmingway
1985 Home To Roost - Series 1
  1. E6 - Small Change
 F G Fielding
1984 Blue Money Harry Diamond
1984 Round And Round
  1. E2 - Sex
 Dr. Fisher
1982 A.J. Wentworth, B.A.
  1. E6 - The Outsider
 Major Faggott
1982 Jane Actor
1980 The Taming Of The Shrew Pedant
1977 Variations On A Theme Man 1
1976 Well Anyway
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  1. E1 - Still
  2. E2 - On The Other Hand
  3. E3 - All The Same
  4. E4 - There Again
  5. E5 - Be That As It May
  6. E6 - Up To A Point
  7. E7 - To Change The Subject
 Writer
1976 Well Anyway
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  1. E1 - Still
  2. E2 - On The Other Hand
  3. E3 - All The Same
  4. E4 - There Again
  5. E5 - Be That As It May
  6. E6 - Up To A Point
  7. E7 - To Change The Subject
 John Dally
1975 The Melting Pot - Pilot Mr. Van Gogh
1975 The Melting Pot - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Mr. Van Gogh
1975 After That, This Ensemble Actor
1972 The Alf Garnett Saga Willis
1972 Beyond A Joke Writer
1972 Beyond A Joke Ensemble Actor
1972 Grubstreet Actor
1971 Private Eye TV Ensemble Actor
1970 If It Moves, File It Actor
1970 The Breaking Of Bumbo Jock
1969 Charge!
  1. E5 - What's that Tie You're Wearing?
 Scrumpton
1967 A Series Of Bird's Writer
1967 A Series Of Bird's Various
1966 The Late Show
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  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Writer
1966 The Late Show
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
 Self
1965 The Naughty Navy Show Ensemble Actor
1965 My Father Knew Lloyd George Writer
1965 Milligan's Wake - Series 2 Writer
1965 The Army Show Ensemble Actor
1965 Barnaby Spoot And The Exploding Whoopee Cushion Barnaby Spoot
1965 My Father Knew Lloyd George Actor

Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
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Born
Sunday 22nd November 1936
Died
Saturday 24th December 2022 (aged 86)
Nationality
English
BAFTA Television Awards 2003
Best Comedy Performance (Nominee)
Olivier Awards 2003
Best Entertainment or Comedy Play (Nominee)
BAFTA Television Awards 2002
Best Entertainment Performance (Nominee)
BAFTA Television Awards 2000
Best Entertainment Performance (Nominee)
BAFTA Television Awards 1999
Best Light Entertainment Performance (Nominee)
BAFTA Television Awards 1997
Best Light Entertainment Performance (Winner)
British Comedy Awards 1996
Best Male TV Comic (Nominee)
British Comedy Awards 1995
Best Male TV Comic (Winner)
Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards 1995
Best Light Entertainment (Winner)
BAFTA Television Awards 1966
Best Light Entertainment (Winner)
BAFTA Television Awards 1965
Best Light Entertainment Artist (Nominee)
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