About

Known credits:
35
Birthday:
1923-04-21
Place of birth:
Hampstead, London, United Kingdom
Website:
N/A

John Mortimer

Overview

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

Acting
2013 Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene Actor Self 58
Average
2008 Truly, Madly, Cheaply! British B Movies Actor Himself (as Sir John Mortimer) 58
Average
1938 The Ware Case Actor Youth (uncredited) 59
Average
1935 Me and Marlborough Actor Minor Role 58
Average
1935 Brown on Resolution Actor 59
Average

Writing
2000 Don Quixote Writing Writer 59
Average
1999 Tea with Mussolini Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
1998 Cider with Rosie Writing Writer 58
Average
1991 Titmuss Regained Writing Writer N/A
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1989 Summer's Lease Writing Novel 70
Good
1989 Summer's Lease Writing Screenplay 70
Good
1987 Maschenka Writing Writer N/A
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1986 Paradise Postponed Writing Writer 59
Average
1984 A Voyage Round My Father Writing Writer 59
Average
1984 Edwin Writing Writer 59
Average
1980 Rumpole's Return Writing Writer 59
Average
1975 Rumpole of the Bailey Writing Writer 59
Average
1972 Bermondsey Writing Writer N/A
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1969 John and Mary Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1968 A Flea In Her Ear Writing Writer 59
Average
1966 Poslední přestávka Writing Original Story N/A
N/A
1965 Bunny Lake Is Missing Writing Screenplay 62
Fair
1963 The Running Man Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1962 Trial and Error Writing Writer 59
Average
1962 Guns of Darkness Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1962 Lunch Hour Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1961 The Encyclopaedist Writing Writer N/A
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1961 24 Hours in a Woman's Life Writing Teleplay N/A
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1959 Back to Back Writing Writer N/A
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1959 Ferry to Hong Kong Writing Dialogue 58
Average
1958 Das Pflichtmandat Writing Original Story N/A
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The Dock Brief Writing Writer N/A
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Production
1962 Lunch Hour Production Producer 59
Average

Crew
1981 Unity Crew Script N/A
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1961 The Innocents Crew Additional Writing 67
Fair