- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- April 21, 1923
- Place of Birth
- Hampstead, London, United Kingdom
- Died
- January 16, 2009
John Mortimer
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.
Filmography
movieDangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene
2013 · Self
movieTruly, Madly, Cheaply! British B Movies
2008 · Himself (as Sir John Mortimer)
Betjeman and Me
tvBetjeman and Me
2006
movieDon Quixote
2000 · Writer
movieTea with Mussolini
1999 · Screenplay
movieCider with Rosie
1998 · Writer
The Garden Party
tvThe Garden Party
1998
tvTitmuss Regained
1991 · Writer
tvSummer's Lease
1989 · Novel, Screenplay, Creator
tvThe Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988 · Self
movieMaschenka
1987 · Writer
tvThe Life and Loves of a She-Devil
1986 · Self
Paradise Postponed
movieParadise Postponed
1986 · Writer
movieA Voyage Round My Father
1984 · Writer
movieEdwin
1984 · Writer
tvBrideshead Revisited
1981 · Writer
movieUnity
1981 · Script
movieRumpole's Return
1980 · Writer
movieThe Trial of Lady Chatterley
1980 · Self
tvQuestion Time
1979 · Self - Panellist
tvLife of Shakespeare
1978 · Writer, Creator
tvWill Shakespeare
1978 · Writer, Creator
tvRumpole of the Bailey
1975 · Writer, Creator
movieRumpole of the Bailey
1975 · Writer
tvShades of Greene
1975 · Writer
tvPlayhouse
1974 · Adaptation
movieBermondsey
1972 · Writer
movieKnightsbridge
1972 · Writer
King's Cross Lunch Hour
movieKing's Cross Lunch Hour
1972 · Writer
movieMill Hill
1972 · Writer
tvPlay for Today
1970 · Writer
movieJohn and Mary
1969 · Screenplay
Plays of Today
tvPlays of Today
1969 · Writer
movieA Flea in Her Ear
1968 · Writer
movieInfidelity Took Place
1968 · Writer
tvITV Playhouse
1967 · Writer
tvOne Pair of Eyes
1967
movieDer Mann aus dem Bootshaus
1967 · Novel
Poslední přestávka
moviePoslední přestávka
1966 · Original Story
tvThirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · Writer
movieBunny Lake Is Missing
1965 · Screenplay
tvThe Wednesday Play
1964 · Writer
movieThe Running Man
1963 · Screenplay
movieThe Dock Brief
1962 · Writer
movieGuns of Darkness
1962 · Screenplay
movieLunch Hour
1962 · Screenplay, Producer
movieThe Innocents
1961 · Additional Writing
movieThe Encyclopaedist
1961 · Writer
They Met in a City
tvThey Met in a City
1961 · Writer
movie24 Hours in a Woman's Life
1961 · Teleplay
movieBack to Back
1959 · Writer
movieFerry to Hong Kong
1959 · Dialogue
Das Pflichtmandat
movieDas Pflichtmandat
1958 · Original Story
movieThe Dock Brief
1957 · Writer
tvTheatre Night
1957 · Writer
tvArmchair Theatre
1956 · Writer
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Theatre Play
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Writer
movieThe Ware Case
1938 · Youth (uncredited)
movieMe and Marlborough
1935 · Minor Role
movieBrown on Resolution
1935