John Mortimer

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1923-04-21

Deathday 2009-01-16 (85 years old)

Place of Birth Hampstead, London, United Kingdom

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.

Known For

Writer

The Dock Brief

as Writer

2000
Don Quixote

as Writer

1999
Tea with Mussolini

as Screenplay

1998
1991
1989
1989
Summer's Lease

as Screenplay

1987
Maschenka

as Writer

1986
1984
Edwin

as Writer

1981
1980
1978
1975
1975
1975
1972
Bermondsey

as Writer

1970
Play for Today

as Writer

1969
John and Mary

as Screenplay

1968
1966
Poslední přestávka

as Original Story

1965
Bunny Lake Is Missing

as Screenplay

1965
1963
The Running Man

as Screenplay

1962
Trial and Error

as Writer

1962
Guns of Darkness

as Screenplay

1962
Lunch Hour

as Screenplay

1961
1959
Ferry to Hong Kong

as Dialogue

1959
Back to Back

as Writer

1958
Das Pflichtmandat

as Original Story

1951

Actor

2008
Truly, Madly, Cheaply! British B Movies

as Himself (as Sir John Mortimer)

1979
Question Time

as Self - Panellist

1938
The Ware Case

as Youth (uncredited)

1935
Me and Marlborough

as Minor Role

Crew

1981
Unity

as Script

1961
The Innocents

as Additional Writing

Creator

1978
Will Shakespeare

as Creator

1975

Producer

1962
Lunch Hour

as Producer