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name: "John Bird"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-bird"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "22 November 1936"
died: "24 December 2022"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 82
updated: "2026-09-16T21:40:11.338910+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# John Bird

Actor. Born 22 November 1936 in Nottingham, England, UK. Died 24 December 2022.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 22 November 1936, Nottingham, England, UK
- **Died:** 24 December 2022
- **Active:** 1986–1990
- **Also known as:** John Michael Bird

## Biography

John Bird (1936–2022) was an English actor, satirist, writer and director. Born in Bulwell, Nottingham, he studied at King's College, Cambridge, where he was involved with the Footlights dramatic club. He began his career in the 1960s television satire boom, appearing in *That Was the Week That Was* and forming a long partnership with John Fortune.

Bird appeared in numerous films and television series over more than five decades. His credits include *Jabberwocky* (1977), *The Seven-Per-Cent Solution* (1976), *Yes, Prime Minister* (1986) and *A Very Peculiar Practice* (1986–88), in which he played Vice-Chancellor Ernest Hemmingway. He was also known for his work with Rory Bremner in the sketch series *Bremner, Bird and Fortune* (1993–2010). He received two BAFTA awards.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *One Foot in the Grave* (1990), Fi1m 83, as Lewis Atterbury — [page](https://film.one/tv/one-foot-in-the-grave.md)
- *A Very Peculiar Practice* (1986), Fi1m 82, as Vice-Chancellor Ernest Hemmingway — [page](https://film.one/tv/a-very-peculiar-practice.md)

## Also known for

- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), St John Beachwood
- *Jabberwocky* (1977), 1st Herald
- *Inspector Morse* (1987), George Linacre
- *Yes, Prime Minister* (1986), Simon Monk
- *A Bit of Fry & Laurie* (1989)
- *The Seven-Per-Cent Solution* (1976), Berger
- *To Play the King* (1993), Bryan Brynford-Jones
- *Alice in Wonderland* (1966), Frog Footman

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