John Bird

Comedian

John Bird was born in Bulwell, England, United Kingdom on November 22nd, 1936 and is the Comedian. At the age of 87, John Bird biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

Date of Birth
November 22, 1936
Nationality
United Kingdom
Place of Birth
Bulwell, England, United Kingdom
Age
87 years old
Zodiac Sign
Sagittarius
Profession
Comedian
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John Bird Career

Bird acted straight and comic roles in several television series and in films such as Red and Blue (1967), 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). During the 1970s, when Idi Amin was at the height of his infamy, Bird starred on a popular recording (The Collected Broadcasts of Idi Amin) based on Alan Coren's anti-Idi Punch columns.

In 1975, Bird took the part of Mr Rembrandt, described as "Van Gogh's son, also an illegal [Pakistani] immigrant", in The Melting Pot. This was a sitcom written by Spike Milligan and Neil Shand, which was cancelled by the BBC after just one episode had been broadcast. Bird, in blackface, played an African Chief in a commercial for Benson & Hedges cigarettes.

Bird played Raymond, a nervous boy who stuttered in Dennis Potter's play Blue Remembered Hills which was broadcast in 1979. He played the Director of the British National Theatre in an episode of the BBC situation comedy Yes, Prime Minister transmitted in 1988. During 1989–90, he played opposite Hannah Gordon in the 16-episode bank sitcom Joint Account. From 1981 to 1984, Bird made his mark in the world of children's entertainment when he took on the role of Mr Humphrey Atkins, the roguish father of Marmalade Atkins (played by Charlotte Coleman) for Thames Television.

In 1982 Bird performed the Duke of Albany in the BBC Television Shakespeare production of King Lear. In 1984, Bird played the part of Jack Ormand, a local gang boss, in the tenth episode of the Granada TV series Travelling Man. From 1990–92, he starred in eighteen episodes of the television detective series, El C.I.D., set in Spain. The series was serious rather than comedy-based, and co-starred Alfred Molina in the first two series and Amanda Redman in the third. In 1993, Bird featured as Professor Plum in the fourth series of Cluedo and appeared as a newspaper editor in the political drama To Play the King.

Also in 1993, Bird was the guest star in the Sooty & Co. episode 'Voice Problems'.

Bird starred as barrister John Fuller-Carp in the BBC radio and television sitcom Chambers. He has also starred in the BBC Radio 4 and BBC Two series Absolute Power with Stephen Fry.

Bird has also guest-starred in two television series by writer David Renwick, namely in three episodes of Jonathan Creek, as well as in one episode of One Foot in the Grave. He also featured in Renwick's 2016 BBC Radio 4 show Desolaton Jests.

He is known in the UK for his work with John Fortune and Rory Bremner in Bremner, Bird and Fortune, which won several awards. In the series of sketches with John Fortune, known as The Long Johns, one of the two men interviewed the other in the guise of a senior figure such as a politician, businessman or government consultant, invariably called George Parr. For one of these sketches ("The Last Laugh"), which was recorded for The South Bank Show and broadcast on 14 October 2007, they were afterwards credited with having been among the first to predict the seriousness of the financial crisis of 2007–2008.

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John Bird, the late Bremner, Bird, and Fortune actor, leaves a $1.2 million fortune to his two stepsons

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 19, 2023
Following his death in December 2022, comedian John Bird (pictured) has left almost £1.2 million to his two stepsons, according to his will. Bird, who became well-known for his satirical television appearances, was best known for his Channel 4 sketch show Bremner, Bird, Fortune. On Christmas Eve last year, the comedian, who has not been revealed, died at a care home near his house in Midhurst, West Sussex. He requested that his body be cremated but left no specifics in the will as to what should be done with his ashes. Bird left a £10,000 legacy to King's College, Cambridge, where he earned an English degree after leaving college and left the remainder of his fortune to his stepsons.

Fury as historic church replaces its 19th century Gothic door

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 7, 2023
Fury has erupted among conservationists after a historic church replaced its 19th century Gothic door (left) with a modern glass porch (right) in order to make it more'more welcoming.' Since the 13th century building was restored in 1827, the classic studded Gothic door at the Church of St Mary the Virgin in Petworth, West Sussex, has been in use. However, the original portal, which has been described as being of 'the highest historical importance,' has been taken down and a light oak, glass, and metal 'porch' has been installed in its place as part of a scheme to create a 'brighter and more welcoming atmosphere' for parishoners.

Annabel Croft, a former tennis player, discusses her struggle with becoming homeless

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 15, 2009
The founder of the Big Issue was chastised with tears, vile abuse, and the possibility of a stabbing: the former tennis star reveals how she became homeless on London's streets.