Alan Bennett
Alan Bennett (born 9 May 1934) is an English playwright, screenwriter and author. Born in Leeds, he attended Oxford University where he studied history and performed with The Oxford Revue. He stayed to teach and research medieval history at the university for several years. His collaboration as writer and performer with Dudley Moore, Jonathan Miller and Peter Cook in the satirical revue Beyond the Fringe at the 1960 Edinburgh Festival brought him instant fame. He gave up academia, and turned to writing full time, his first stage play Forty Years On being produced in 1968. His output includes The Madness of George III and its film incarnation The Madness of King George, the series of monologues Talking Heads, the play The History Boys, and popular audio books, including his readings of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Winnie-the-Pooh. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alan Bennett, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2022 · Stewart Lee: Tornado as Self
- 2022 · Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War as
- 2017 · Stop All the Clocks: W.H. Auden in an Age of Anxiety as Himself
- 2016 · Alan Bennett's Diaries as Himself
- 2015 · The Lady in the Van as Alan Bennett (2014)
- 2013 · The Native Hue of Resolution as
- 2013 · Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time as Mole (voice)
- 2013 · National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage as Hector
- 2012 · My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment as
- 2011 · Books: The Last Chapter? as Self
- 2009 · Being Alan Bennett as Himself
- 2004 · Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? as Self
- 2003 · The Young Visiters as Narrator (voice)
- 2003 · Meg and Mog as Owl
- 2003 · The Importance of Being Morrissey as Self
- 1999 · Family Guy as Alan Bennett (voice)
- 1998 · Did I Say Hairdressing? I Meant Astrophysics as (voice)
- 1997 · A Dance to the Music of Time as Sillery
- 1996 · The Willows in Winter as Mole
- 1996 · In Love and War as Porter
- 1995 · The Abbey with Alan Bennett as Self
- 1995 · The Wind in the Willows as Mole
- 1995 · Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook as Self
- 1994 · The Madness of King George as 2nd MP
- 1994 · Portrait or Bust as Himself
- 1991 · Julie Walters and Friends as
- 1991 · Julie Walters and Friends as
- 1991 · Ashenden as Grantly Caypor
- 1991 · Selling Hitler as Hugh Trevor-Roper
- 1991 · Selling Hitler as Hugh Trevor-Roper
- 1988 · Building Sights as Self - Presenter
- 1988 · Dinner at Noon as Himself - Presenter
- 1988 · Talking Heads as Graham Whittaker
- 1988 · Talking Heads as
- 1987 · Little Dorrit as The Bishop
- 1987 · Fortunes of War as Lord Pinkrose
- 1985 · Dreamchild as Mock Turtle (voice)
- 1985 · The Glass Box as Self (archival footage)
- 1982 · The Merry Wives of Windsor as Justice Shallow
- 1982 · Intensive Care as Denis Midgley
- 1982 · The Secret Policeman's Other Ball as Self - Various Roles
- 1979 · Afternoon Off as Mr Petty
- 1978 · BBC Television Shakespeare as
- 1978 · Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf as Narrator (voice)
- 1978 · Long Shot as Neville's Doctor
- 1978 · The South Bank Show as Self
- 1978 · A Visit from Miss Prothero as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1976 · Pleasure at Her Majesty's as Self
- 1976 · The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
- 1970 · Play for Today as Denis Midgley
- 1970 · Every Home Should Have One as Defence Solicitor
- 1966 · Alice in Wonderland as Mouse
- 1966 · On the Margin as
- 1965 · The Drinking Party as Eryximachus
- 1964 · Beyond the Fringe as Various Characters
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Osric