Alan Bennett
Born
May 9, 1934 (91 years old)
Known For
Writing
Place of Birth
Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
Alan Bennett 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.
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Known For
Alan Bennett: 90 Years On
2024
Stewart Lee: Tornado
Self
2022
Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War
2022
Stop All the Clocks: W.H. Auden in an Age of Anxiety
Himself
2017
Alan Bennett's Diaries
Himself
2016
The Lady in the Van
Alan Bennett (2014)
2015
The Native Hue of Resolution
2013
Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time
Mole (voice)
2013
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
Hector
2013
My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment
2012
Books: The Last Chapter?
Self
2011
Being Alan Bennett
Himself
2009
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Self
2004
The Young Visiters
Narrator (voice)
2003
Meg and Mog
Owl · (52 episodes)
2003
The Importance of Being Morrissey
Self
2003
Family Guy
Alan Bennett (voice) · (1 episode)
1999
Did I Say Hairdressing? I Meant Astrophysics
(voice)
1998
A Dance to the Music of Time
Sillery · (4 episodes)
1997
The Willows in Winter
Mole
1996
In Love and War
Porter
1996
The Abbey with Alan Bennett
Self · (3 episodes)
1995
The Wind in the Willows
Mole
1995
Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook
Self
1995
The Madness of King George
2nd MP
1994
Portrait or Bust
Himself
1994
Selling Hitler
Hugh Trevor-Roper
1993
Julie Walters and Friends
1991
Julie Walters and Friends
(1 episode)
1991
Ashenden
Grantly Caypor · (1 episode)
1991
Selling Hitler
Hugh Trevor-Roper · (5 episodes)
1991
Building Sights
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1988
Dinner at Noon
Himself - Presenter
1988
Talking Heads
1988
Talking Heads
Graham Whittaker · (1 episode)
1988
Little Dorrit
The Bishop
1987
Fortunes of War
Lord Pinkrose · (7 episodes)
1987
Dreamchild
Mock Turtle (voice)
1985
The Glass Box
Self (archival footage) · (1 episode)
1985
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Justice Shallow
1982
Intensive Care
Denis Midgley
1982
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
Self - Various Roles
1982
Afternoon Off
Mr Petty
1979
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Justice Shallow · (1 episode)
1978
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Narrator (voice)
1978
Long Shot
Neville's Doctor
1978
The South Bank Show
Self · (1 episode)
1978
A Visit from Miss Prothero
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1978
BBC2 Play of the Week
Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1977
Pleasure at Her Majesty's
Self
1976
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self · (15 episodes)
1976
Play for Today
Denis Midgley · (1 episode)
1970
Every Home Should Have One
Defence Solicitor
1970
Omnibus
Self · (1 episode)
1967
Alice in Wonderland
Mouse
1966
On the Margin
(6 episodes)
1966
The Drinking Party
Eryximachus
1965
Beyond the Fringe
Various Characters
1964
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Osric · (1 episode)
1951