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Director
John Mortimer
Writing
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 44
TMDB ID: 65251
IMDb ID: nm0607876
Known for: Writing
Born: April 21, 1923
Died: January 16, 2009
Age: 85
Place of birth: Hampstead, London, United Kingdom
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1935 - 2013
Years active: 79
Average TMDB rating: 6.97
Wikidata: Q973713
Frequent jobs
Writer (30)Screenplay (7)Adaptation (1)Additional Writing (1)Dialogue (1)Novel (1)Script (1)Teleplay (1)
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.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with John Mortimer.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with John Mortimer.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with John Mortimer.
Writer
Knightsbridge
1972 • Movie
Additional Writing
The Innocents
1961 • Movie
Brown on Resolution
1935 • Movie
Screenplay
Bunny Lake Is Missing
1965 • Movie
Writer
Mill Hill
1972 • Movie
Screenplay
John and Mary
1969 • Movie
Writer
Edwin
1984 • Movie
Screenplay
Tea with Mussolini
1999 • Movie
Writer
Bermondsey
1972 • Movie
Writer
Infidelity Took Place
1968 • Movie
Writer
Cider with Rosie
1998 • Movie
Writer
Don Quixote
2000 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with John Mortimer.
as Self - Panellist • 1 eps
Question Time
1979 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Play for Today
1970 • Series
Adaptation • 1 eps
Playhouse
1974 • Series
Writer • 6 eps
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
ITV Playhouse
1967 • Series
Writer • 2 eps
The Wednesday Play
1964 • Series
Writer • 41 eps
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975 • Series
Theatre Play • 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 • Series
Screenplay • 4 eps
Summer's Lease
1989 • Series
Writer • 11 eps
Brideshead Revisited
1981 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Theatre Night
1957 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for John Mortimer.
Writer
Don Quixote
2000 • Movie
Screenplay
Tea with Mussolini
1999 • Movie
Writer
Cider with Rosie
1998 • Movie
Writer
Maschenka
1987 • Movie
Writer
A Voyage Round My Father
1984 • Movie
Writer
Edwin
1984 • Movie
Script
Unity
1981 • Movie
Writer
Rumpole's Return
1980 • Movie
Writer
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975 • Movie
Writer
Bermondsey
1972 • Movie
Writer
Knightsbridge
1972 • Movie
Writer
Mill Hill
1972 • Movie
Screenplay
John and Mary
1969 • Movie
Writer
A Flea in Her Ear
1968 • Movie
Writer
Infidelity Took Place
1968 • Movie
Novel
Der Mann aus dem Bootshaus
1967 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for John Mortimer.
Writer • 7 eps
Under the Hammer
1994 • Series
Writer • 3 eps
Titmuss Regained
1991 • Series
Screenplay • 4 eps
Summer's Lease
1989 • Series
Writer • 11 eps
Brideshead Revisited
1981 • Series
Writer • 6 eps
Will Shakespeare
1978 • Series
Writer • 6 eps
Life of Shakespeare
1978 • Series
Writer • 41 eps
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975 • Series
Writer • 8 eps
Shades of Greene
1975 • Series
Adaptation • 1 eps
Playhouse
1974 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Play for Today
1970 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
ITV Playhouse
1967 • Series
Writer • 6 eps
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 • Series
Writer • 2 eps
The Wednesday Play
1964 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Theatre Night
1957 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Armchair Theatre
1956 • Series
Theatre Play • 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 • Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for John Mortimer.
as Self
Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene
2013 • Movie
as Himself (as Sir John Mortimer)
Truly, Madly, Cheaply! British B Movies
2008 • Movie
as Self
The Trial of Lady Chatterley
1980 • Movie
as Youth (uncredited)
The Ware Case
1938 • Movie
as Minor Role
Me and Marlborough
1935 • Movie
Brown on Resolution
1935 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for John Mortimer.
