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Benny Hill (1924–1992)

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He was born Alfred Hawthorn Hill. It was his grandfather who introduced him to Burlesque Shows and the theatre from where the young Benny Hill was to draw much of his comic inspiration. After his national service with the army during WW2, Benny came to London, adopted the stage name Benny Hill (in homage to his all time favourite comedian Jack Benny) and began appearing in variety shows... See full bio »

Born:

Alfred Hawthorne Hill
in Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK (some sources say 1925)

Died:

(age 68) in Teddington, Middlesex, England, UK
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2006 Benny Hill: The Hill's Angels Years (video)
 
1991 Benny Hill's World Tour: New York! (TV movie)
 
1969-1989 The Benny Hill Show (TV series)
– Episode #19.3 (1989) (writer)
– Holding Out for a Hero (1989) (writer)
– The Crook Report (1989) (writer)
– Episode #18.2 (1988) (writer)
– The Halitosis Kid (1988) (writer)
See all 59 episodes »
 
1988 Benny Hill's Crazy World (video)
 
1985 Video Spotlight (video)
 
1982 Benny Hill's V!deo S!deshow (video)
 
1981 Benny Hill's Video Revue (video)
 
1977 Benny Hill Down Under (TV movie)
 
1974 The Best of Benny Hill (script)
 
1970 Eddie in August (TV short)
 
1969 The Waiters (short) (writer)
 
1958-1968 The Benny Hill Show (TV series)
– Episode #8.4 (1968) (writer)
– Episode #6.0 (1964) (writer)
– Episode #4.6 (1961) (writer)
– Episode #3.4 (1958) (writer)
 
1967 The Benny Hill Show (TV movie)
 
1967 Spotlight (TV series)
– Episode #1.1 (1967) (special material)
– Episode dated 25 July 1967 (1967) (special material)
 
1964 A Christmas Night with the Stars (TV series)
– Episode dated 25 December 1964 (1964) (script)
 
1962 Benny Hill (TV series)
– Portrait of a Bridegroom (1962) (writer)
 
1959 The Benny Hill Show (TV series)
– Episode dated 24 January 1959 (1959)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (5 titles)
1991 Benny Hill's World Tour: New York! (TV movie) (writer: "New York Rap" / performer: "New York Rap")
 
1969-1988 The Benny Hill Show (TV series)
– Episode #18.2 (1988) (writer: "Star Names" / performer: "Star Names", "The Best of Times")
– The Halitosis Kid (1988) (writer: "It's a Hard Life" / performer: "It's a Hard Life")
– The Herd (1986) (writer: "I'll Never Know", "Those Days", "In the Papers" / performer: "I'll Never Know", "Those Days", "In the Papers")
– Episode #17.1 (1986) (writer: "A Girl in Every Port" / performer: "A Girl in Every Port", "You Made Me Love You I Didn't Want To Do It")
– Carmen (1985) (writer: "Costa Coco" / performer: "Costa Coco")
See all 50 episodes »
 
1974 The Best of Benny Hill (writer: "My Garden of Love" - uncredited / performer: "My Garden of Love" - uncredited)
 
1960 Skywatch (performer: "Strike A Light")
 
1956 Who Done It? (performer: "Who Done It?" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowActor (12 titles)
1985 Video Spotlight (video)
Host/Various Characters
 
1970 Eddie in August (TV short)
Eddie
 
1969 The Waiters (short)
Waiter
 
1969 The Italian Job
Professor Simon Peach
 
1968 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Toymaker
 
1965 Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes
Fire Chief Perkins
 
1964 A Christmas Night with the Stars (TV series)
Geography Teacher / Probation Officer / Willie Tredder / …
– Episode dated 25 December 1964 (1964) … Willie Tredder/Geography Teacher/Youth Leader/Willie's Mother/Probation Officer/Work Foreman
 
1964 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Bottom
– A Midsummer Night's Dream (1964) … Bottom
 
1960 Skywatch
Syd McGaffey
 
1957 Pantomania: Babes in the Wood (TV movie)
Minstrell
 
1956 Who Done It?
Hugo Dill
 
1953 The Christmas Service Show (TV movie)
Presenter
 
Show ShowComposer (5 titles)
1991 Benny Hill's World Tour: New York! (TV movie)
 
1985 Video Spotlight (video)
 
1981 Benny Hill's Video Revue (video)
 
1977 Benny Hill Down Under (TV movie)
 
1974 The Best of Benny Hill
 
Show ShowMusic Department (2 titles)
The Benny Hill Show (TV series) (original songs - 3 episodes, 1979-1985) (composer: original songs - 1 episode, 1973)
– Episode #16.4 (1985) (original songs)
– The Police Raid in Waterloo Station (1979) (original songs)
– Leprechaun TV: Opening Night (1979) (original songs)
– Spot Black (1973) (composer: original songs)
 
1974 The Best of Benny Hill (original songs)
 
Show ShowDirector (2 titles)
1975-1976 The Benny Hill Show (TV series)
– Word of Sport (1976) (uncredited)
– Gavin Blod: The Man and His Music (1975) (uncredited)
 
1970 Eddie in August (TV short)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1970 Eddie in August (TV short) (producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (22 titles)
1992 Benny Hill: A Tribute
Himself (also archive footage)
 
1991 Benny Hill: The World's Favorite Clown (TV documentary)
Himself - Host/Various (also archive footage)
 
1991 Benny Hill: Laughter and Controversy (TV documentary)
Himself - Host/Various (also archive footage)
 
1991 Des O'Connor Tonight (TV series)
Fred Scuttle / Himself / Mr. Chow Mein
– Episode #15.3 (1991) … Himself/Fred Scuttle/Mr. Chow Mein
 
1991 Benny Hill's World Tour: New York! (TV movie)
Himself - Host/Various
 
1990 VIP noche (TV series)
– Episode dated 7 October 1990 (1990)
 
1989 Cap d'any a TV3 (TV movie)
Himself
 
1969-1989 The Benny Hill Show (TV series)
Himself - Host / Various
– Episode #19.3 (1989) … Himself - Host/Various
– Holding Out for a Hero (1989) … Himself - Host/Various
– The Crook Report (1989) … Himself - Host/Various
– Episode #18.2 (1988) … Himself - Host/Various
– The Halitosis Kid (1988) … Himself - Host/Various
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1985 Live Aid (TV special documentary)
Policeman (uncredited)
 
1977 Benny Hill Down Under (TV movie)
Himself - Host/Various
 
1971-1972 Top of the Pops (TV series)
Himself - 'Ernie' video
– Episode dated 13 January 1972 (1972)
– Episode dated 27 December 1971 (1971) … Himself - 'Ernie' video
 
1955-1968 The Benny Hill Show (TV series)
Himself - Host / Various
– Episode #8.4 (1968) … Himself - Host/Various
– Episode #8.3 (1968) … Himself - Host/Various
– Episode #8.2 (1968) … Himself - Host/Various
– The Laddyboys: Tex Cymbal (1966) … Himself - Host/Various
– Episode #7.3 (1965) … Himself - Host/Various
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1967 The Benny Hill Show (TV movie)
Himself - Host/Various
 
1967 Spotlight (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Episode #1.1 (1967) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 25 July 1967 (1967) … Himself - Host
 
1962-1963 Benny Hill (TV series)
Himself - Host / Various
– The Taxidermist (1963) … Himself - Host/Various
– The Dresser (1963) … Himself - Host/Various
– The Trouble Maker (1963) … Himself - Host/Various
– Mr. Jolly (1963) … Himself - Host/Various
– The Visitor (1963) … Himself - Host/Various
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1961 Thank Your Lucky Stars (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.2 (1961) … Himself
 
1961 The Jo Stafford Show (TV series)
Himself
– The Age of Chivalry (1961) … Himself
 
1957-1960 The Benny Hill Show (TV series)
Himself - Host / Various
– Episode dated 28 May 1960 (1960) … Himself - Host/Various
– Episode dated 30 April 1960 (1960) … Himself - Host/Various
– Episode dated 2 April 1960 (1960) … Himself - Host/Various
– Episode dated 24 January 1959 (1959) … Himself - Host/Various
– Episode dated 27 December 1958 (1958) … Himself - Host/Various
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1960 The Royal Variety Show (TV movie)
Himself
 
1956-1959 Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Comic - Top Of The Bill
– Episode #5.10 (1959) … Himself - Comic - Top Of The Bill
– Episode #2.2 (1956) … Himself
 
1959 Spectacular (TV series)
Himself-host
– The Benny Hill Hour (1959) … Himself-host
 
1954 What's My Line (TV series)
Himself - Guest Celebrity
– Episode dated 26 September 1954 (1954) … Himself - Guest Celebrity
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (34 titles)
2008 Comedy Songs: The Pop Years (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Morir de humor (TV movie)
 
2008 How TV Changed Britain (TV series documentary)
 
2007-2008 The Comedy Map of Britain (TV series documentary)
 
2007 La tele de tu vida (TV series)
 
2007 All the Best from Denis Norden (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2006 Is Benny Hill Still Funny? (TV documentary)
Various Characters
 
2006 Fear of Fanny (TV movie)
Fanny Craddrock
 
2006 La rentadora (TV series)
 
2006 The Story of Light Entertainment (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2006 Benny Hill: The Hill's Angels Years (video)
Himself - Host/Various
 
2005 Bruce Forsyth's Comedy Heroes (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Behind the Laughter (TV series documentary)
 
2003 Living Famously (TV series)
 
2002 The Showbiz Set (TV documentary)
 
2002 Who Got Benny's Millions? (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 'Dad's Army': Missing Presumed Wiped (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2001 I Love Christmas (TV documentary)
 
2001 The Unforgettable Benny Hill (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 The Sketch Show Story (TV series documentary)
 
2001 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
2000 100 Greatest TV Moments from Hell (TV special)
Himself
 
2000 The Filth and the Fury (documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Heroes of Comedy (TV series documentary)
 
1994 Paul Merton's Palladium Story (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1992 Funny Business
 
1991 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
 
1991 Alma Cogan: The Girl with the Giggle in Her Voice (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1988 Benny Hill's Crazy World (video)
Himself - Host/Various
 
1982 Benny Hill's V!deo S!deshow (video)
Himself - Host/Various
 
1981 Benny Hill's Video Revue (video)
Himself - Host/Various
 
1977 To See Such Fun (documentary)
Himself
 
1974 The Best of Benny Hill
Himself - Host/Various
 
1972 Top of the Pops (TV series)
 

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Appears as "Max" in the Adam Ant music video for "Apollo Nine". See more »

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Height:

5' 9½" (1.77 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[When asked to comment on rumours that he had sexual affairs with women who appeared on his shows]: I never yell, I never tell, but I'm grateful as hell. See more »

Trivia:

Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith, pg. 216-217. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387. See more »

Trademark:

Expert in featuring in fast moving, mute comic short subjects, with funny music, and massive persecutions at the end. See more »

Nickname:

King Leer See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius