Writing
John Mortimer
Born April 21, 1923 · Hampstead, London, United Kingdom · Died January 16, 2009
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
7.7
The Innocents
Additional Writing
8.5
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Theatre Play
7.3
Bunny Lake Is Missing
Screenplay
6.9
Tea with Mussolini
Screenplay
8.5
Brideshead Revisited
Writer
6.5
The Running Man
Screenplay
6.6
John and Mary
Screenplay
6.1
Don Quixote
Writer
8.4
Rumpole of the Bailey
Writer, Creator
6.4
Question Time
Self - Panellist
5.5
Ferry to Hong Kong
Dialogue
6.2
The Dock Brief
Writer
6.1
Guns of Darkness
Screenplay
5.8 TMDB
Rumpole's Return
Writer
7.9
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
Self
6.4
Lunch Hour
Screenplay, Producer
7.8
Play for Today
Writer
6.4
Cider with Rosie
Writer
6.3
Brown on Resolution
1935 · Movie
8.2
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Writer
Filmography
- 2013Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham GreeneSelfMovie
- 2008Truly, Madly, Cheaply! British B MoviesSelf (as Sir John Mortimer)Movie
- 2006Betjeman and MeSeries
- 2000Don QuixoteWriterMovie
- 1999Tea with MussoliniScreenplayMovie
- 1998Cider with RosieWriterMovie
- 1998The Garden PartySeries
- 1994Under the HammerWriterSeries
- 1991Titmuss RegainedWriterSeries
- 1989Summer's LeaseNovel, Screenplay, CreatorSeries
- 1988The Modern World: Ten Great WritersSelfSeries
- 1987MaschenkaWriterMovie
- 1986The Life and Loves of a She-DevilSelfSeries
- 1986Paradise PostponedWriterMovie
- 1984A Voyage Round My FatherWriterMovie
- 1984EdwinWriterMovie
- 1981Brideshead RevisitedWriterSeries
- 1981UnityScriptMovie
- 1980Rumpole's ReturnWriterMovie
- 1980The Trial of Lady ChatterleySelfMovie
- 1979Question TimeSelf - PanellistSeries
- 1978Will ShakespeareWriter, CreatorSeries
- 1978The South Bank ShowSeries
- 1975Rumpole of the BaileyWriter, CreatorSeries
- 1975Rumpole of the BaileyWriterMovie
- 1975Shades of GreeneWriterSeries
- 1974PlayhouseAdaptationSeries
- 1972BermondseyWriterMovie
- 1972KnightsbridgeWriterMovie
- 1972King's Cross Lunch HourWriterMovie
- 1972Mill HillWriterMovie
- 1970Play for TodayWriterSeries
- 1969John and MaryScreenplayMovie
- 1969Plays of TodayWriterSeries
- 1968A Flea in Her EarWriterMovie
- 1968Infidelity Took PlaceWriterMovie
- 1967ITV PlayhouseWriterSeries
- 1967One Pair of EyesSeries
- 1967Der Mann aus dem BootshausNovelMovie
- 1966Poslední přestávkaOriginal StoryMovie
- 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreWriterSeries
- 1965Bunny Lake Is MissingScreenplayMovie
- 1964The Wednesday PlayWriterSeries
- 1963The Running ManScreenplayMovie
- 1962The Dock BriefWriterMovie
- 1962Guns of DarknessScreenplayMovie
- 1962Lunch HourScreenplay, ProducerMovie
- 1961The InnocentsAdditional WritingMovie
- 1961The EncyclopaedistWriterMovie
- 1961They Met in a CityWriterSeries
- 196124 Hours in a Woman's LifeTeleplayMovie
- 1959Back to BackWriterMovie
- 1959Ferry to Hong KongDialogueMovie
- 1958Das PflichtmandatOriginal StoryMovie
- 1957The Dock BriefWriterMovie
- 1957Theatre NightWriterSeries
- 1956Armchair TheatreWriterSeries
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsTheatre PlaySeries
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameWriterSeries
- 1938The Ware CaseYouth (uncredited)Movie
- 1935Me and MarlboroughMinor RoleMovie
- 1935Brown on ResolutionMovie