John Mortimer

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Known Credits

9

Gender

Male

Birthday

1923-04-21

Deathday

2009-01-16 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Hampstead, London, United Kingdom

John Mortimer

Biography

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.

Known For

Question Time
5.1%

Question Time

Sep 25, 1979

Brown on Resolution
5.8%

Brown on Resolution

May 15, 1935

The Ware Case
6.3%

The Ware Case

Dec 2, 1938

Me and Marlborough
4.5%

Me and Marlborough

Jul 22, 1935

TGP
0.0%

The Garden Party

Jul 11, 1998

BaM
0.0%

Betjeman and Me

Aug 14, 2006

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Acting

2013
Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene as Self
2008
Truly, Madly, Cheaply! British B Movies as Himself (as Sir John Mortimer)
2006
Betjeman and Me
1998
The Garden Party
1988
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers as Self
1979
Question Time as Self - Panellist
1938
The Ware Case as Youth (uncredited)
1935
Me and Marlborough as Minor Role
1935
Brown on Resolution

Creator

1978
Will Shakespeare as Creator
1975
Rumpole of the Bailey as Creator

Crew

1981
Unity as Script
1961
The Innocents as Additional Writing

Production

1962
Lunch Hour as Producer

Writing

2000
Don Quixote as Writer
1999
Tea with Mussolini as Screenplay
1998
Cider with Rosie as Writer
1991
Titmuss Regained as Writer
1989
Summer's Lease as Novel
1989
Summer's Lease as Screenplay
1987
Maschenka as Writer
1986
Paradise Postponed as Writer
1984
A Voyage Round My Father as Writer
1984
Edwin as Writer
1981
Brideshead Revisited as Writer
1980
Rumpole's Return as Writer
1978
Life of Shakespeare as Writer
1975
Rumpole of the Bailey as Writer
1975
Rumpole of the Bailey as Writer
1975
Shades of Greene as Writer
1972
Bermondsey as Writer
1970
Play for Today as Writer
1969
John and Mary as Screenplay
1968
A Flea in Her Ear as Writer
1967
Der Mann aus dem Bootshaus as Novel
1966
Poslední přestávka as Original Story
1965
Bunny Lake Is Missing as Screenplay
1963
The Running Man as Screenplay
1962
Trial and Error as Writer
1962
Guns of Darkness as Screenplay
1962
Lunch Hour as Screenplay
1961
The Encyclopaedist as Writer
1961
24 Hours in a Woman's Life as Teleplay
1959
Back to Back as Writer
1959
Ferry to Hong Kong as Dialogue
1958
Das Pflichtmandat as Original Story
1957
The Dock Brief as Writer
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Writer
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