John Mortimer: movies and TV shows
John Mortimer has 68 credits in the archive: 38 films and 30 TV series, from 1935 to 2013. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1935 – 2013 · busiest year: 1961 (4 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene | Self | Film | 1.0 | 90 |
| 2008 | Truly, Madly, Cheaply! British B Movies | Himself (as Sir John Mortimer) | Film | 5.0 | 85 |
| 2006 | Betjeman and Me | TV | — | 83 | |
| 2000 | Don Quixote | Film | 6.3 | 77 | |
| 1999 | Tea with Mussolini | Film | 6.4 | 76 | |
| 1998 | The Garden Party | TV | — | 75 | |
| 1998 | Cider with Rosie | Film | 5.6 | 75 | |
| 1994 | Under the Hammer | TV | — | 71 | |
| 1991 | Titmuss Regained | TV | 8.0 | 68 | |
| 1989 | Summer's Lease | TV | 7.3 | 66 | |
| 1989 | Summer's Lease | TV | 7.3 | 66 | |
| 1989 | Summer's Lease | TV | 7.3 | 66 | |
| 1988 | The Modern World: Ten Great Writers | Self | TV | 8.0 | 65 |
| 1987 | Maschenka | Film | 9.0 | 64 | |
| 1986 | The Life and Loves of a She-Devil | Self | TV | 7.2 | 63 |
| 1986 | Paradise Postponed | Film | 7.0 | 63 | |
| 1984 | A Voyage Round My Father | Film | 7.4 | 61 | |
| 1984 | Edwin | Film | 8.0 | 61 | |
| 1981 | Brideshead Revisited | TV | 7.8 | 58 | |
| 1981 | Unity | Film | 9.0 | 58 | |
| 1980 | The Trial of Lady Chatterley | Self | Film | — | 57 |
| 1980 | Rumpole's Return | Film | 5.8 | 57 | |
| 1979 | Question Time | Self - Panellist | TV | 5.9 | 56 |
| 1978 | Life of Shakespeare | TV | — | 55 | |
| 1978 | Life of Shakespeare | TV | — | 55 | |
| 1978 | Will Shakespeare | TV | 10.0 | 55 | |
| 1978 | Will Shakespeare | TV | 10.0 | 55 | |
| 1975 | Rumpole of the Bailey | TV | 7.1 | 52 | |
| 1975 | Rumpole of the Bailey | TV | 7.1 | 52 | |
| 1975 | Shades of Greene | TV | 8.5 | 52 | |
| 1975 | Rumpole of the Bailey | Film | 8.0 | 52 | |
| 1974 | Playhouse | TV | 7.0 | 51 | |
| 1972 | Mill Hill | Film | 4.0 | 49 | |
| 1972 | Bermondsey | Film | — | 49 | |
| 1972 | Knightsbridge | Film | — | 49 | |
| 1972 | King's Cross Lunch Hour | Film | 7.0 | 49 | |
| 1970 | Play for Today | TV | 6.6 | 47 | |
| 1969 | Plays of Today | TV | — | 46 | |
| 1969 | John and Mary | Film | 5.9 | 46 | |
| 1968 | Infidelity Took Place | Film | — | 45 | |
| 1968 | A Flea in Her Ear | Film | 6.5 | 45 | |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse | TV | 7.0 | 44 | |
| 1967 | One Pair of Eyes | TV | 7.0 | 44 | |
| 1967 | Der Mann aus dem Bootshaus | Film | 10.0 | 44 | |
| 1966 | Poslední přestávka | Film | — | 43 | |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | TV | 4.2 | 42 | |
| 1965 | Bunny Lake Is Missing | Film | 7.2 | 42 | |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play | TV | 5.2 | 41 | |
| 1963 | The Running Man | Film | 6.7 | 40 | |
| 1962 | Guns of Darkness | Film | 6.2 | 39 | |
| 1962 | The Dock Brief | Film | 6.6 | 39 | |
| 1962 | Lunch Hour | Film | 6.8 | 39 | |
| 1962 | Lunch Hour | Film | 6.8 | 39 | |
| 1961 | The Innocents | Film | 7.5 | 38 | |
| 1961 | They Met in a City | TV | 7.0 | 38 | |
| 1961 | 24 Hours in a Woman's Life | Film | 5.0 | 38 | |
| 1961 | The Encyclopaedist | Film | — | 38 | |
| 1959 | Ferry to Hong Kong | Film | 5.6 | 36 | |
| 1959 | Back to Back | Film | 8.0 | 36 | |
| 1958 | Das Pflichtmandat | Film | — | 35 | |
| 1957 | Theatre Night | TV | — | 34 | |
| 1957 | The Dock Brief | Film | — | 34 | |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | TV | 6.0 | 33 | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | TV | 7.8 | 32 | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | TV | 8.8 | 28 | |
| 1938 | The Ware Case | Youth (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 15 |
| 1935 | Brown on Resolution | Film | 6.3 | 12 | |
| 1935 | Me and Marlborough | Minor Role | Film | 5.6 | 12 |