John Bird

John Bird (born 22nd November 1936 in Bulwell, Nottinghamshire) appeared in Emmerdale Farm as Bishop Gardner in March 1987.
His other acting credits in television include leading and supporting roles in Well Anyway, A Very Peculiar Practice, Joint Account, El C.I.D., Chambers and Absolute Power, with guest roles such as Crown Court, Armchair Thriller, Dick Turpin, C.A.T.S. Eyes, Filthy, Rich & Catflap, In Sickness and In Health, Yes, Prime Minister, Home to Roost, Inspector Morse, Anna Lee, One Foot in the Grave, Jonathan Creek and Midsomer Murders. Film roles include A Dandy in Aspic, Take a Girl Like You, The Seven-Per-Cent Solution, Jabberwocky and A Fish Called Wanda.
As well as acting, he is an accomplished comedian and satirist, starting out in the satire boom of the 1960s, writing and appearing in the BBC series That Was The Week That Was, of which he coined the title. He later become known for his Channel 4 sketch show Bremner, Bird and Fortune, alongside fellow comedians John Fortune and Rory Bremner.
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