Tony Hancock
Born
May 12, 1924
Died
June 25, 1968 (44 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
High-profile during the 1950s and early 1960s, he had a major success with his BBC series Hancock's Half Hour, first broadcast on radio from 1954, then on television from 1956, in which he soon formed a strong professional and personal bond with comic actor Sid James. Although Hancock's decision to cease working with James when it became known in early 1960 disappointed many at the time, his last BBC series in 1961 contains some of his best remembered work ("The Blood Donor"). After breaking with his scriptwriters Ray Galton and Alan Simpson later that year, his career took a downward course.
Known For
Hancock: Very Nearly an Armful
Self (Archival Footage)
2023
Tony Hancock: From East Cheam to Earls Court
Self (Archive)
1985
The Glass Box
Self (archival footage) · (1 episode)
1985
To See Such Fun
1977
Hancock Down Under
Tony Hancock
1972
Hancock at the Royal Festival Hall
Self
1966
The Wrong Box
Detective
1966
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
Harry Popperwell
1965
The Punch and Judy Man
Walter Pinner
1963
The Rebel
Anthony Hancock
1961
Face to Face: Tony Hancock
Self
1960
Christmas Night with the Stars
(14 episodes)
1958
The Government Inspector
Hlestakov
1958
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
1957
Hancock's Half Hour
(63 episodes)
1956
Orders Are Orders
Lt. Wilfred Cartroad
1954