John Mortimer

John Mortimer

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

21/04/1923

Day of Death

16/01/2009
(86) years old

Place of Birth

Hampstead, London, United Kingdom

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 atto... Read More

Filmography

Cast

2008

Truly, Madly, Cheaply! British B Movies

as Himself (as Sir John Mortimer)

1938

The Ware Case

as Youth (uncredited)

1935

Me and Marlborough

as Minor Role

Crew

2000

Don Quixote

as Writer

1999

Tea with Mussolini

as Screenplay

1998

Cider with Rosie

as Writer

1987

Maschenka

as Writer

1986

Paradise Postponed

as Writer

1984

Edwin

as Writer

1981

Unity

as Script

1980

Rumpole's Return

as Writer

1972

Bermondsey

as Writer

1972

Knightsbridge

as Writer

1972

Mill Hill

as Writer

1969

John and Mary

as Screenplay

1968

A Flea in Her Ear

as Writer

1966

Poslední přestávka

as Original Story

1965

Bunny Lake Is Missing

as Screenplay

1963

The Running Man

as Screenplay

1962

The Dock Brief

as Writer

1962

Guns of Darkness

as Screenplay

1962

Lunch Hour

as Producer

1962

Lunch Hour

as Screenplay

1961

The Innocents

as Additional Writing

1961

The Encyclopaedist

as Writer

1959

Back to Back

as Writer

1959

Ferry to Hong Kong

as Dialogue

1958

Das Pflichtmandat

as Original Story

1957

The Dock Brief

as Writer