John Bird (actor)

John Michael Bird was an English actor, director, writer and satirist. He performed in the television satire boom of the 1960s, appearing in That Was the Week That Was. His television work included many appearances with John Fortune. Bird had an acting career in film, television, theatre and radio for over 55 years. He appeared in films including Take A Girl Like You (1970) and Jabberwocky (1977) as well as in television shows such as Joint Account, Marmalade Atkins, El C.I.D. and Chambers. He and Fortune also starred with Rory Bremner in the sketch show Bremner, Bird and Fortune (1999–2010), on Channel 4, which was nominated for BAFTA TV Awards.

22 November 1936

Born on the same birth day (22 November): Adrian Bakalli • Andrzej Żuławski • Arthur Hiller • Béla Juhos • Denise Epoté • Dieumerci Mbokani • Edward Bernays • Gabriel Torje • Jørgen Juve • Kennedy Polamalu • Mads Mikkelsen

Born in the same month (November 1936): Al Attles • Cornell Gunter • Dmitri Anosov • Don DeLillo • Freddie Garrity • H. B. Bailey • Hans van Abeelen • John Moore (Australian politician) • Luciano Fabro • Mary Travers • Ray Collins (musician) • Salim Kallas • Shizuka Kamei • Takao Saito • Virna Lisi • Yuan T. Lee