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The Italian Job (1969) -- Comic caper movie about a plan to steal a gold shipment from the streets of Turin by creating a traffic jam.

Overview

Date of Birth:
21 January 1924, Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK (some sources say 1925) more
Date of Death:
20 April 1992, Teddington, Middlesex, England, UK more
Mini Biography:
He was born Alfred Hawthorn Hill in 1925. It was his grandfather who introduced... more
Trivia:
His simple but ingenious film-tricks are copied by many, for example "Austin... more
STARmeter: ?
Down 1% in popularity this week. See rank & trends on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(12 articles)
What to see at this year’s Fantasia Film Festival pt.2
 (From SoundOnSight. 30 June 2009, 9:11 PM, PDT)
Fantasia 2009 Line-Up Announced
 (From Dread Central. 30 June 2009, 1:35 PM, PDT)

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Writer, Soundtrack, Composer, Director, Music Department, Producer, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. Benny Hill: The Hill's Angels Years (2006) (V) .... Host/Various

  2. Benny Hill's World Tour: New York! (1991) (TV) .... Host/Various Roles
    ... aka Benny Hill: Unseen (UK)
  3. "VIP noche" (1 episode, 1990)
        - Episode dated 7 October 1990 (1990) TV episode

  4. "The Benny Hill Show" .... Host / ... (59 episodes, 1969-1989)
        - Episode #19.3 (1989) TV episode .... Host
        - Holding Out for a Hero (1989) TV episode .... Host
        - The Crook Report (1989) TV episode .... Host
        - Episode #18.2 (1988) TV episode .... Host
        - The Halitosis Kid (1988) TV episode .... Host/Various Roles
          (54 more)
  5. The Crazy World of Benny Hill (1988) (V) .... Host/Various Roles
    ... aka Benny Hill's Crazy World (USA)
  6. Video Spotlight (1985) (V) .... Host/Various Characters
    ... aka Benny Hill's Video Spotlight (UK: complete title)
    ... aka Video Spotlight: Benny Hill (USA: video box title)
  7. The Best of the Benny Hill Show: Vol. 1 (1981) (V)
    ... aka Benny Hill's Video Revue (USA)

  8. Benny Hill Down Under (1977) (TV) .... Host/Various Roles
    ... aka Benny Hill in Australia (Australia)
  9. Eddie in August (1970) (TV) .... Eddie

  10. The Waiters (1969) .... Waiter
  11. The Italian Job (1969) .... Professor Simon Peach
  12. "The Benny Hill Show" .... Host / ... (31 episodes, 1955-1968)
        - Episode #8.4 (1968) TV episode .... Host/Various Roles
        - Episode #8.3 (1968) TV episode .... Host/Various Roles
        - Episode #8.2 (1968) TV episode .... Host/Various Roles
        - The Laddyboys: Tex Cymbal (1966) TV episode .... Host/Various Roles
        - Episode #7.3 (1965) TV episode .... Host/Various Roles
          (26 more)
  13. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) .... Toymaker
    ... aka Ian Fleming's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (UK: complete title)
  14. The Benny Hill Show (1967) (TV) .... Host/Various Characters
  15. Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes (1965) .... Fire Chief Perkins
    ... aka Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
  16. "A Christmas Night with the Stars" .... Geography Teacher / ... (1 episode, 1964)
        - Episode dated 25 December 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Willie Tredder/Geography Teacher/Youth Leader/Willie's Mother/Probation Officer/Work Foreman
  17. "ITV Play of the Week" .... Bottom (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka "Play of the Week" (UK: short title)
        - A Midsummer Night's Dream (1964) TV episode .... Bottom
  18. "Benny Hill" .... Various Characters (19 episodes, 1962-1963)
        - The Taxidermist (1963) TV episode .... Various Characters
        - The Dresser (1963) TV episode .... Various Characters
        - The Trouble Maker (1963) TV episode .... Various Characters
        - Mr. Jolly (1963) TV episode .... Various Characters
        - The Visitor (1963) TV episode .... Various Characters
          (14 more)
  19. Light Up the Sky! (1960) .... Syd McGaffey
    ... aka Skywatch (USA)

  20. Pantomania: Babes in the Wood (1957) (TV) .... Minstrell
  21. "The Benny Hill Show" (1957) TV series .... Host/Various Roles
  22. Who Done It? (1956) .... Hugo Dill
  23. The Christmas Service Show (1953) (TV) .... Presenter
Writer:
  1. Benny Hill: The Hill's Angels Years (2006) (V) (writer)

  2. Benny Hill's World Tour: New York! (1991) (TV) (writer)
    ... aka Benny Hill: Unseen (UK)

  3. "The Benny Hill Show" (59 episodes, 1969-1989)
        - Episode #19.3 (1989) TV episode (writer)
        - Holding Out for a Hero (1989) TV episode (writer)
        - The Crook Report (1989) TV episode (writer)
        - Episode #18.2 (1988) TV episode (writer)
        - The Halitosis Kid (1988) TV episode (writer)
          (54 more)
  4. The Crazy World of Benny Hill (1988) (V) (writer)
    ... aka Benny Hill's Crazy World (USA)
  5. Video Spotlight (1985) (V) (writer)
    ... aka Benny Hill's Video Spotlight (UK: complete title)
    ... aka Video Spotlight: Benny Hill (USA: video box title)
  6. Benny Hill's V!deo S!deshow (1982) (V) (writer)
  7. The Best of the Benny Hill Show: Vol. 1 (1981) (V) (writer)
    ... aka Benny Hill's Video Revue (USA)

  8. Benny Hill Down Under (1977) (TV) (writer)
    ... aka Benny Hill in Australia (Australia)
  9. The Best of Benny Hill (1974) (script)
  10. Eddie in August (1970) (TV) (writer)

  11. The Waiters (1969) (writer)
  12. "The Benny Hill Show" (4 episodes, 1958-1968)
        - Episode #8.4 (1968) TV episode (writer)
        - Episode #6.0 (1964) TV episode (writer)
        - Episode #4.6 (1961) TV episode (writer)
        - Episode #3.4 (1958) TV episode (writer)
  13. "Spotlight" (1 episode, 1968)
        - Episode dated 14 April 1968 (1968) TV episode (writer)
  14. The Benny Hill Show (1967) (TV) (writer)

  15. "The Benny Hill Show" (1957) TV series (writer)
Soundtrack:
  1. Benny Hill's World Tour: New York! (1991) (TV) (writer: "New York Rap") (performer: "New York Rap")
    ... aka Benny Hill: Unseen (UK)

  2. "The Benny Hill Show" (50 episodes, 1969-1988)
        - Episode #18.2 (1988) TV episode (writer: "Star Names") (performer: "Star Names", "The Best of Times")
        - The Halitosis Kid (1988) TV episode (writer: "It's a Hard Life") (performer: "It's a Hard Life")
        - The Herd (1986) TV episode (writer: "I'll Never Know", "Those Days", "In the Papers") (performer: "I'll Never Know", "Those Days", "In the Papers")
        - Episode #17.1 (1986) TV episode (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) TV episode (writer: "Costa Coco") (performer: "Costa Coco")
          (45 more)

  3. Light Up the Sky! (1960) (performer: "Strike A Light")
    ... aka Skywatch (USA)
Composer:
  1. Benny Hill's World Tour: New York! (1991) (TV)
    ... aka Benny Hill: Unseen (UK)

  2. Video Spotlight (1985) (V)
    ... aka Benny Hill's Video Spotlight (UK: complete title)
    ... aka Video Spotlight: Benny Hill (USA: video box title)
  3. The Best of the Benny Hill Show: Vol. 1 (1981) (V)
    ... aka Benny Hill's Video Revue (USA)

  4. Benny Hill Down Under (1977) (TV)
    ... aka Benny Hill in Australia (Australia)
  5. The Best of Benny Hill (1974)
Director:
  1. "The Benny Hill Show" (2 episodes, 1975-1976)
        - Word of Sport (1976) TV episode (uncredited)
        - Gavin Blod: The Man and His Music (1975) TV episode (uncredited)
  2. Eddie in August (1970) (TV)
Music Department:
  1. "The Benny Hill Show" (original songs) (1 episode, 1985)
        - Episode #16.4 (1985) TV episode (original songs)

  2. The Best of Benny Hill (1974) (original songs)
Producer:
  1. Eddie in August (1970) (TV) (producer)
Self:
  1. Benny Hill: A Tribute (1992) .... Himself
  2. Benny Hill: The World's Favorite Clown (1991) (TV) (also archive footage) .... Himself
  3. Benny Hill: Laughter and Controversy (1991) (TV) .... Himself
  4. "Des O'Connor Tonight" .... Fred Scuttle / ... (1 episode, 1991)
        - Episode #15.3 (1991) TV episode .... Himself/Fred Scuttle/Mr. Chow Mein

  5. Cap d'any a TV3 (1989) (TV) .... Himself
  6. Live Aid (1985) (TV) (uncredited) .... Policeman

  7. The Best of Benny Hill (1974) .... Himself/Fred Scuttle/Mr. Chow Mein/Tommy Tupper/Mervyn Cruddy/Various
  8. "Top of the Pops" .... Himself - 'Ernie' video (1 episode, 1971)
    ... aka "All New Top of the Pops" (UK)
    ... aka "TOTP"
        - Episode dated 26 December 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself - 'Ernie' video

  9. "Spotlight" .... Himself - host (2 episodes, 1967-1968)
        - Episode dated 14 April 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - host
        - Episode #1.1 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - host
  10. "Thank Your Lucky Stars" .... Himself (1 episode, 1961)
        - Episode #1.2 (1961) TV episode .... Himself
  11. "The Jo Stafford Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Age of Chivalry (1961) TV episode .... Himself
  12. The Royal Variety Show (1960) (TV) .... Himself

  13. "Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium" .... Himself - Comic - Top Of The Bill (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "Sunday Night at the London Palladium" (UK: short title)
        - Episode #5.10 (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Comic - Top Of The Bill
  14. "Spectacular" .... Himself-host (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "Val Parnell's Spectacular" (UK: complete title)
        - The Benny Hill Hour (1959) TV episode .... Himself-host
  15. "What's My Line" .... Himself - Guest Celebrity (1 episode, 1954)
        - Episode dated 26 September 1954 (1954) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Celebrity
Archive Footage:
  1. Comedy Songs: The Pop Years (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  2. Morir de humor (2008) (TV)
  3. "How TV Changed Britain"
        - Women (2008) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
  4. "The Comedy Map of Britain"
        - Episode #2.6 (2008) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
        - Episode #1.6 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  5. "La tele de tu vida"
        - Episode #1.10 (2007) TV episode
  6. All the Best from Denis Norden (2007) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  7. Is Benny Hill Still Funny? (2006) (TV) .... Various Characters
  8. Fear of Fanny (2006) (TV) .... Fanny Craddrock
  9. "La rentadora"
        - Les coses de la llar (2006) TV episode
  10. "The Story of Light Entertainment"
        - The Comics (2006) TV episode
  11. Comedy Heroes (2005) (TV) .... Himself
  12. "Behind the Laughter" (2003) .... Himself
  13. The Showbiz Set (2002) (TV)
  14. Who Got Benny's Millions? (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  15. I Love Christmas (2001) (TV)
  16. The Unforgettable Benny Hill (2001) (TV) .... Himself
  17. "The Sketch Show Story" (2001) .... Himself/Various Characters
  18. Benny Hill: Laughter and Controversy (2001) (TV) .... Himself
  19. 100 Greatest TV Moments from Hell (2000) (TV) .... Himself
  20. The Filth and the Fury (2000) .... Himself
  21. "Funny Business" (1992)
  22. Alma Cogan: The Girl with the Giggle in Her Voice (1991) (TV) .... Himself
  23. Benny Hill's V!deo S!deshow (1982) (V) .... Various Characters
  24. To See Such Fun (1977) .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
Recorded several hit singles in the 1960s, including "Gather in the Mushrooms" and "Ernie the Fastest Milkman in the West." more
Publicity Listings:
3 Print Biographies | 2 Articles more
Genres:
Comedy | Music | Family | Action more
Plot Keywords:
Beautiful Woman | Character Name In Title | Pop Music | Variety more

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