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Alan Bennett
- Name: Alan Bennett
- Birthday: 1934-05-09
- Place of birth: Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
- Popularity: 1.253
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 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... Read More
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| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Stewart Lee: Tornado as Self | 2022-09-29 |
| Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War | 2022-07-01 |
| Stop All the Clocks: W.H. Auden in an Age of Anxiety as Himself | 2017-09-30 |
| Alan Bennett's Diaries as Himself | 2016-11-16 |
| The Lady in the Van as Alan Bennett (2014) | 2015-10-30 |
| The Native Hue of Resolution | 2013-12-21 |
| Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time as Mole (voice) | 2013-12-16 |
| National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage as Hector | 2013-11-02 |
| My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment | 2012-01-16 |
| Books: The Last Chapter? as Self | 2011-12-13 |
| Being Alan Bennett as Himself | 2009-12-05 |
| Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? as Self | 2004-12-09 |
| The Young Visiters as Narrator (voice) | 2003-12-26 |
| The Importance of Being Morrissey as Self | 2003-06-08 |
| Did I Say Hairdressing? I Meant Astrophysics as (voice) | 1998-01-01 |
| The Willows in Winter as Mole | 1996-12-26 |
| In Love and War as Porter | 1996-12-18 |
| The Wind in the Willows as Mole | 1995-12-24 |
| Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook as Self | 1995-12-19 |
| The Madness of King George as 2nd MP | 1994-12-28 |
| Portrait or Bust as Himself | 1994-04-04 |
| Julie Walters and Friends | 1991-12-29 |
| Selling Hitler as Hugh Trevor-Roper | 1991-06-11 |
| Dinner at Noon as Himself - Presenter | 1988-08-08 |
| Talking Heads | 1988-04-19 |
| Little Dorrit as The Bishop | 1987-12-11 |
| Dreamchild as Mock Turtle (voice) | 1985-10-04 |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor as Justice Shallow | 1982-12-28 |
| Intensive Care as Denis Midgley | 1982-11-09 |
| The Secret Policeman's Other Ball as Self - Various Roles | 1982-03-01 |
| Afternoon Off as Mr Petty | 1979-02-03 |
| Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf as Narrator (voice) | 1978-12-02 |
| Long Shot as Neville's Doctor | 1978-11-17 |
| A Visit from Miss Prothero as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 1978-01-11 |
| Pleasure at Her Majesty's as Self | 1976-12-29 |
| Every Home Should Have One as Defence Solicitor | 1970-03-05 |
| Alice in Wonderland as Mouse | 1966-12-28 |
| The Drinking Party as Eryximachus | 1965-11-14 |
| Beyond the Fringe as Various Characters | 1964-12-12 |
