Alan Bennett
Birthday
1934/05/09 (91 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
Also know as
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Biography
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 ...Read more
Acting
(1996) In Love and War
as Porter
(2004) Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
as Self
(1964) Beyond the Fringe
as Various Characters
(1976) Pleasure at Her Majesty's
as Self
(1982) The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
as Self - Various Roles
(1995) Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook
as Self
(1996) The Willows in Winter
as Mole
(1995) The Wind in the Willows
as Mole
(2022) Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War
as ---
(1993) Selling Hitler
as Hugh Trevor-Roper
(2022) Stewart Lee: Tornado
as Self
(2011) Books: The Last Chapter?
as Self
(1982) Intensive Care
as Denis Midgley
(1979) Afternoon Off
as Mr Petty
(1988) Talking Heads
as ---
(1994) The Madness of King George
as 2nd MP
(2013) Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time
as Mole (voice)
(1987) Little Dorrit
as The Bishop
(1966) Alice in Wonderland
as Mouse
(2003) The Young Visiters
as Narrator (voice)
(1985) Dreamchild
as Mock Turtle (voice)
(2013) The Native Hue of Resolution
as ---
(2016) Alan Bennett's Diaries
as Himself
(2003) The Importance of Being Morrissey
as Self
(2013) National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
as Hector
(1978) Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
as Narrator (voice)
(2012) My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment
as ---
(2009) Being Alan Bennett
as Himself
(1970) Every Home Should Have One
as Defence Solicitor
(1978) Long Shot
as Neville's Doctor
(1978) A Visit from Miss Prothero
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
(1994) Portrait or Bust
as Himself
(1988) Dinner at Noon
as Himself - Presenter
(1998) Did I Say Hairdressing? I Meant Astrophysics
as (voice)
(2015) The Lady in the Van
as Alan Bennett (2014)
(1982) The Merry Wives of Windsor
as Justice Shallow
(1991) Julie Walters and Friends
as ---
(1965) The Drinking Party
as Eryximachus
(2017) Stop All the Clocks: W.H. Auden in an Age of Anxiety
as Himself
(2024) Alan Bennett: 90 Years On
as ---
(2003) Thora Hird Tribute
as Self, Denis Midgley (archive footage, uncredited)
(2025) Innes Lloyd: The Producer
as Self
(1978) The South Bank Show
as Self
(1976) The Secret Policeman's Ball
as Self
(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Osric
(1966) On the Margin
as ---
(1970) Play for Today
as Denis Midgley
(1997) A Dance to the Music of Time
as Sillery
(1988) Talking Heads
as Graham Whittaker
(1991) Ashenden
as Grantly Caypor
(1991) Julie Walters and Friends
as ---
(1985) The Glass Box
as Self (archival footage)
(2003) Meg and Mog
as Owl
(1995) The Abbey with Alan Bennett
as Self
(1991) Selling Hitler
as Hugh Trevor-Roper
(1999) Family Guy
as Alan Bennett (voice)
(1988) Building Sights
as Self - Presenter
(1967) Omnibus
as Self
(1977) BBC2 Play of the Week
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
(1961) Tempo
as Self
(1987) Fortunes of War
as Lord Pinkrose