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.

Most Famous Work

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Rumpole of the Bailey

(1975) Creator

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Play for Today

(1970) Writer

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Thirty-Minute Theatre

(1965) Writer

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Brideshead Revisited

(1981) Writer

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

(1951) Writer

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Tea with Mussolini

(1999) Screenplay

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The Innocents

(1961) Additional Writing

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Life of Shakespeare

(1978) Writer

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2013	Self	Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene 2013-01-01 Movie
2008	Himself (as Sir John Mortimer)	Truly, Madly, Cheaply! British B Movies 2008-06-21 Movie
2006	N/A	Betjeman and Me 2006-08-14 TV Show
1998	N/A	The Garden Party 1998-07-11 TV Show
1979	Self - Panellist	Question Time 1979-09-25 TV Show
1938	Youth (uncredited)	The Ware Case 1938-12-02 Movie
1935	Minor Role	Me and Marlborough 1935-07-22 Movie
	N/A	Brown on Resolution 1935-05-15 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2000	Writer	Don Quixote 2000-04-09 Movie
1999	Screenplay	Tea with Mussolini 1999-03-25 Movie
1998	Writer	Cider with Rosie 1998-12-26 Movie
1989	Novel	Summer's Lease 1989-11-01 TV Show
	Screenplay	Summer's Lease 1989-11-01 TV Show
1987	Writer	Maschenka 1987-03-05 Movie
1986	Writer	Paradise Postponed 1986-06-15 Movie
1984	Writer	A Voyage Round My Father 1984-04-19 Movie
	Writer	Edwin 1984-01-01 Movie
1981	Writer	Brideshead Revisited 1981-10-12 TV Show
1980	Writer	Rumpole's Return 1980-12-30 Movie
1978	Writer	Life of Shakespeare 1978-06-13 TV Show
1975	Writer	Rumpole of the Bailey 1975-12-17 TV Show
	Writer	Rumpole of the Bailey 1975-12-16 Movie
	Writer	Shades of Greene 1975-09-09 TV Show
1972	Writer	Bermondsey 1972-06-19 Movie
1970	Writer	Play for Today 1970-10-15 TV Show
1969	Screenplay	John and Mary 1969-12-14 Movie
1968	Writer	A Flea In Her Ear 1968-11-27 Movie
1966	Original Story	Poslední přestávka 1966-01-17 Movie
1965	Writer	Thirty-Minute Theatre 1965-10-07 TV Show
	Screenplay	Bunny Lake Is Missing 1965-10-03 Movie
1963	Screenplay	The Running Man 1963-10-01 Movie
1962	Writer	Trial and Error 1962-09-25 Movie
	Screenplay	Guns of Darkness 1962-07-19 Movie
	Screenplay	Lunch Hour 1962-01-01 Movie
1961	Writer	The Encyclopaedist 1961-04-11 Movie
	Teleplay	Twenty-Four Hours in a Woman's Life 1961-03-20 Movie
1959	Writer	Back to Back 1959-11-02 Movie
	Dialogue	Ferry to Hong Kong 1959-10-29 Movie
1958	Original Story	Das Pflichtmandat 1958-07-24 Movie
1951	Writer	Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951-12-24 TV Show
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Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1981	Script	Unity 1981-03-20 Movie
1961	Additional Writing	The Innocents 1961-12-15 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Creator

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1978	Creator	Will Shakespeare 1978-06-13 TV Show
1975	Creator	Rumpole of the Bailey 1975-12-17 TV Show
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Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1962	Producer	Lunch Hour 1962-01-01 Movie
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