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.
Personal Details
Movies (33)
Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene
as Self
2013
Truly, Madly, Cheaply! British B Movies
as Himself (as Sir John Mortimer)
2008
Don Quixote
Writer (Writing)
2000
Tea with Mussolini
Screenplay (Writing)
1999
Cider with Rosie
Writer (Writing)
1998
Maschenka
Writer (Writing)
1987
Paradise Postponed
Writer (Writing)
1986
A Voyage Round My Father
Writer (Writing)
1984
Edwin
Writer (Writing)
1984
Unity
Script (Crew)
1981
Rumpole's Return
Writer (Writing)
1980
The Trial of Lady Chatterley
as Self
1980
Rumpole of the Bailey
Writer (Writing)
1975
Bermondsey
Writer (Writing)
1972
Knightsbridge
Writer (Writing)
1972
King's Cross Lunch Hour
Writer (Writing)
1972
Mill Hill
Writer (Writing)
1972
John and Mary
Screenplay (Writing)
1969
A Flea in Her Ear
Writer (Writing)
1968
Der Mann aus dem Bootshaus
Novel (Writing)
1967
Poslední přestávka
Original Story (Writing)
1966
Bunny Lake Is Missing
Screenplay (Writing)
1965
The Running Man
Screenplay (Writing)
1963
The Dock Brief
Writer (Writing)
1962
Guns of Darkness
Screenplay (Writing)
1962
Lunch Hour
Screenplay (Writing)
1962
The Innocents
Additional Writing (Crew)
1961
The Encyclopaedist
Writer (Writing)
1961
24 Hours in a Woman's Life
Teleplay (Writing)
1961
Back to Back
Writer (Writing)
1959
Ferry to Hong Kong
Dialogue (Writing)
1959
Das Pflichtmandat
Original Story (Writing)
1958
The Dock Brief
Writer (Writing)
1957
TV Shows (17)
Betjeman and Me
2006
The Garden Party
1998
Titmuss Regained
Writer (Writing)
1991
Summer's Lease
Novel (Writing)
1989
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
as Self
1988
Brideshead Revisited
Writer (Writing)
1981
Question Time
as Self - Panellist
1979
Life of Shakespeare
Writer (Writing)
1978
Will Shakespeare
Creator (Creator)
1978
Rumpole of the Bailey
Writer (Writing)
1975
Shades of Greene
Writer (Writing)
1975
Playhouse
Adaptation (Writing)
1974
Play for Today
Writer (Writing)
1970
They Met in a City
Writer (Writing)
1961
Theatre Night
Writer (Writing)
1957
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Theatre Play (Writing)
1955
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Writer (Writing)
1951