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John Mortimer

John Mortimer

Actor, Writer, Producer

Born April 21, 1923 in Hampstead, London, United Kingdom

Died January 16, 2009

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Sir John Clifford Mortimer CBE QC FRSL was an English barrister, dramatist, screenwriter, and author.

Mortimer was a prolific writer for the theatre, films (starting during World War II, when he wrote scripts for the Crown Film Unit), television and radio. He also wrote fiction and was a trial attorney for more than 30 years.

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1 wins and 5 nominations

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Filmography

Actor

44

Type

Year

Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene Poster

Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene Documentary2013Self

John Mortimer: A Life in Words Poster

John Mortimer: A Life in Words Documentary2009Self

Strictly Courtroom Documentary2008Self

Truly, Madly, Cheaply!: British B Movies Poster

Truly, Madly, Cheaply!: British B Movies Documentary2008Self

Burn Hollywood Burn TV Series2007Self

The Secret Life of Brian Poster

The Secret Life of Brian Documentary2007Self

Betjeman and Me: Griff Rhys Jones TV Movie2006Self

Longford Poster

Longford TV Movie2006Self

War Stories Documentary2006Self

Sunday Morning Poster

Sunday Morning TV Series2005Self

Imagine TV Series2003Self

This Week Poster

This Week TV Series2003Self

Best of British TV Series1998Self

Dear John: A Tribute to John Wells Documentary1998Self

Late Review Poster

Late Review TV Series1994Self

The ABC of Democracy Documentary1994Self

The Bookworm TV Series1994Self

Breakfast with Frost TV Series1993Self

Alistair Cooke Salute TV Special1992Self

Benny Hill: Clown Imperial Poster

Benny Hill: Clown Imperial Documentary1991Self

Ten Great Writers of the Modern World Poster

Ten Great Writers of the Modern World Mini-Series1988Self

The Life and Loves of a She-Devil Poster

The Life and Loves of a She-Devil Mini-Series1986Self

The Sonnets of William Shakespeare TV Series1984Self

Open Space Poster

Open Space TV Series1983Self

The British Academy Awards TV Special1983Self - Presenter

Wogan TV Series1982Self

The Trial of Lady Chatterley Poster

The Trial of Lady Chatterley Documentary1980Self

Friday Night, Saturday Morning Poster

Friday Night, Saturday Morning TV Series1979Self

Question Time Poster

Question Time TV Series1979Self

Rumpole of the Bailey Poster

Rumpole of the Bailey TV Series1978Diner in line at restaurant

The South Bank Show Poster

The South Bank Show TV Series1978Self

These Twenty-Five Years Mini-Series1977Self

Arena TV Series1975Self

Read All About It TV Series1974Self

But Seriously, It's Sheila Hancock TV Series1972Self

Aquarius Poster

Aquarius TV Series1970Self

The Brian Connell Interview TV Series1970Self

60 Minutes Poster

60 Minutes TV Series1968Self - Author

Omnibus TV Series1967Self

One Pair of Eyes Poster

One Pair of Eyes TV Series1967Self - Presenter

The Frost Programme TV Series1966Self

Monitor TV Series1958Self

I've Just Been Reading TV Series1956Self -Presenter

Panorama Poster

Panorama TV Series1953Self

Writer

88

Type

Year

Cekaonica Poster

Cekaonica Short Film2017

Talár a ptací zob TV Movie2003

In Love and War Poster

In Love and War TV Movie2001

Don Quixote Poster

Don Quixote TV Movie2000

Tea with Mussolini Poster

Tea with Mussolini Feature Film1999

Cider with Rosie Poster

Cider with Rosie TV Movie1998

Under the Hammer Poster

Under the Hammer TV Series1994

Titmuss Regained Poster

Titmuss Regained Mini-Series1991

Die Fledermaus Poster

Die Fledermaus TV Movie1990

Smith and Jones in Small Doses TV Series1989

Summer's Lease Poster

Summer's Lease Mini-Series1989

Maschenka Poster

Maschenka Feature Film1987

Paradise Postponed Poster

Paradise Postponed Mini-Series1986

Edwin TV Movie1984

The Ebony Tower Poster

The Ebony Tower TV Movie1984

A Voyage Round My Father Poster

A Voyage Round My Father TV Movie1982

Brideshead Revisited Poster

Brideshead Revisited Mini-Series1981

Comedy Tonight TV Movie1980

Rumpole of the Bailey Poster

Rumpole of the Bailey TV Series1978

Will Shakespeare Poster

Will Shakespeare Mini-Series1978

Beryl Reid Poster

Beryl Reid TV Series1977

Two Stars for Comfort TV Movie1977

Shades of Greene Poster

Shades of Greene TV Series1975

BBC2 Playhouse Poster

BBC2 Playhouse TV Series1974

Performance Poster

Performance TV Series1974

Das Pflichtmandat TV Movie1973

Die Anarchisten TV Movie1971

Play for Today Poster

Play for Today TV Series1970

Scheidung auf englisch TV Movie1970

ITV Saturday Night Theatre Poster

ITV Saturday Night Theatre TV Series1969

John and Mary Poster

John and Mary Feature Film1969

Plays of Today TV Series1969

A Flea in Her Ear Poster

A Flea in Her Ear Feature Film1968

A Touch of Venus Poster

A Touch of Venus TV Series1968

Beryl Reid Says Good Evening Poster

Beryl Reid Says Good Evening TV Series1968

A Flea in Her Ear Poster

A Flea in Her Ear TV Movie1967

Der Mann aus dem Bootshaus Poster

Der Mann aus dem Bootshaus TV Movie1967

Eerlijk en ongelogen TV Movie1967

ITV Playhouse Poster

ITV Playhouse TV Series1967

Podnevna pauza TV Movie1967

Der Oberkellner TV Movie1966

BBC 3 TV Series1965

Bunny Lake Is Missing Poster

Bunny Lake Is Missing Feature Film1965

Konversationslexikon TV Movie1965

Reci da sam lazov TV Movie1965

Thirty-Minute Theatre Poster

Thirty-Minute Theatre TV Series1965

A magándetektív TV Movie1964

Der Fluggast TV Movie1964

Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life TV Series1964

The Wednesday Play Poster

The Wednesday Play TV Series1964

Wat vertellen we Caroline? TV Movie1964

Back to Back Poster

Back to Back TV Movie1963

Der Privatdetektiv TV Movie1963

Frokostpause Poster

Frokostpause TV Movie1963

Lunch Hour Poster

Lunch Hour Feature Film1963

The Running Man Poster

The Running Man Feature Film1963

Ett svårt fall TV Movie1962

Guns of Darkness Poster

Guns of Darkness Feature Film1962

Ne éljek, ha nem igaz! TV Movie1962

Teatterituokio TV Series1962

Trial and Error Poster

Trial and Error Feature Film1962

Branitelj po sluzbenoj duznosti TV Movie1961

Call Me a Liar TV Movie1961

De beklaagde TV Movie1961

Mittagspause TV Movie1961

Playdate TV Series1961

The Innocents Poster

The Innocents Feature Film1961

They Met in a City TV Series1961

Twenty-Four Hours in a Woman's Life Poster

Twenty-Four Hours in a Woman's Life TV Movie1961

BBC Sunday-Night Play Poster

BBC Sunday-Night Play TV Series1960

David and Broccoli TV Movie1960

Dock Brief TV Movie1960

Festival Poster

Festival TV Series1960

Sie können's mir glauben Poster

Sie können's mir glauben TV Movie1960

En livssag Poster

En livssag TV Movie1959

Ferry to Hong Kong Poster

Ferry to Hong Kong Feature Film1959

Play of the Week Poster

Play of the Week TV Series1959

Das Pflichtmandat TV Movie1958

I Spy TV Movie1958

Television Playwright TV Series1958

The Dock Brief Poster

The Dock Brief TV Movie1957

Theatre Night Poster

Theatre Night TV Series1957

Armchair Theatre Poster

Armchair Theatre TV Series1956

Alfred Hitchcock Presents Poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV Series1955

Folio TV Series1955

ITV Play of the Week Poster

ITV Play of the Week TV Series1955

ITV Television Playhouse Poster

ITV Television Playhouse TV Series1955

Home and School Short Film1947

Producer

2

Lunch Hour Poster

Lunch Hour Feature Film1963

Trial and Error Poster

Trial and Error Feature Film1962

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