What is John Bird (actor)?
{{Infobox person | name = John Bird | image = | birth_name = John Michael Bird | birth_date = {{birth date|1936|11|22|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Bulwell]], Nottinghamshire, England | death_date = {{death date and age|2022|12|24|1936|11|22|df=y}} | death_place = [[Midhurst]], West Sussex, England | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1962–2017 | spouse = {{marriage|Ann Stockdale|1965|1970|end = divorced}}<br>{{marriage|Bridget Simpson|1975|1978|end = divorced}}<br>{{marriage|Libby Crandon||2012|end = died}} | alma_mater = [[King's College, Cambridge]] }}'''John Bird''' (22 November 1936 – 24 December 2022) was an English [[satirist]], [[actor]] and [[comedian]]. He is best known for his work with [[John Fortune]].<ref name=Prophecy>{{cite web|url=http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/james22|title=The Marx Renaissance}}</ref> Bird was born in [[Bulwell]], [[Nottinghamshire]], England. Bird is known for his works in ''[[A Dandy in Aspic]]'' (1968), ''[[30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia]]'' (1968), ''[[A Promise of Bed|This, That and the Other]]'' (1969), ''[[Take a Girl Like You (movie)|Take A Girl Like You]]'' (1970), ''[[Jabberwocky (movie)|Jabberwocky]]'' (1977), ''[[The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (movie)|The Seven-Per-Cent Solution]]'' (1976), and ''Yellow Pages'' (1988).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/the-south-bank-show/the-last-laugh-john-bird-and-john-fortune/episode/1157860/reviews.html |title=The Last Laugh: John Bird and John Fortune Reviews |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604120231/http://www.tv.com/the-south-bank-show/the-last-laugh-john-bird-and-john-fortune/episode/1157860/reviews.html |archive-date= 4 June 2011 }}</ref> Bird died from complications of a stroke at Pendean House Care Home in [[Midhurst]], West Sussex, on 24 December 2022, aged 86.<ref>{{cite news |title=John Bird obituary |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/john-bird-obituary-9dv223tqj |access-date=29 December 2022 |publisher=The Times |date=29 December 2022