John Bird (actor)

John Bird (22 November 1936 – 24 December 2022) was an English satirist, actor and comedian. He is best known for his work with John Fortune.[1] Bird was born in Bulwell, Nottinghamshire, England.

John Bird
Born
John Michael Bird

(1936-11-22)22 November 1936
Bulwell, Nottinghamshire, England
Died24 December 2022(2022-12-24) (aged 86)
Midhurst, West Sussex, England
Alma materKing's College, Cambridge
OccupationActor
Years active1962–2017
Spouse(s)
Ann Stockdale
(m. 1965; div. 1970)

Bridget Simpson
(m. 1975; div. 1978)

Libby Crandon
(died 2012)

Bird is known for his works in A Dandy in Aspic (1968), 30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia (1968), This, That and the Other (1969), Take A Girl Like You (1970), Jabberwocky (1977), The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976), and Yellow Pages (1988).[2]

Bird died from complications of a stroke at Pendean House Care Home in Midhurst, West Sussex, on 24 December 2022, aged 86.[3]

Selected acting credits

Film

Television

Theatre

Radio

References

  1. "The Marx Renaissance".
  2. "The Last Laugh: John Bird and John Fortune Reviews". Archived from the original on 4 June 2011.
  3. John Bird obituary. The Times. 29 December 2022. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/john-bird-obituary-9dv223tqj. Retrieved 29 December 2022. 

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