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Alan Bennett is an award-winning dramatist and screenwriter who is best known as a member of Beyond the Fringe (a satirical review that was a hit on both the London stage and on Broadway and featured fellow members Peter Cook, Jonathan Miller and Dudley Moore) and for his plays The Madness of King George and The History Boys. Bennett and Miller also collaborated on the TV sketch show On the Margin... See full bio »

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Hide HideActor (34 titles)
2013 Family Guy (TV series)
Alan Bennett
Brian's Play (2013) … Alan Bennett (voice)
 
2003-2004 Meg and Mog (TV series)
Owl
Mog and the Milk (2004) … Owl
Meg's Kite (2004) … Owl
Owl's Birthday (2004) … Owl
Meg and the Cowboy (2004) … Owl
Mog and the Kitten (2004) … Owl
 
2003 The Young Visiters (TV movie)
Narrator (voice)
 
1997 A Dance to the Music of Time (TV mini-series)
Sillery
Post War (1997) … Sillery
The Twenties (1997) … Sillery
 
1996 The Willows in Winter (TV movie)
Mole (voice)
 
1996 In Love and War
Porter
 
1995 The Wind in the Willows (TV movie)
Mole (voice)
 
1995 The Story Store (TV series) (voice)
 
1995 The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (TV series)
Timmie Willie
The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse (1995) … Timmie Willie (voice)
 
1991 Ashenden (TV mini-series)
Grantly Caypor
 
1991 Selling Hitler (TV mini-series)
Sir Hugh 'Hugo' Trevor-Roper
 
1988 Talking Heads (TV mini-series)
Graham Whittaker
A Chip in the Sugar (1988) … Graham Whittaker
 
1988 Little Dorrit
The Bishop
 
1987 Fortunes of War (TV mini-series)
Lord Pinkrose
 
1986 Breaking Up (TV series)
Mr. Posner
 
1985 Dreamchild
Mock Turtle (voice)
 
1982 Play for Today (TV series)
Denis Midgley
Intensive Care (1982) … Denis Midgley
 
1979 Afternoon Off (TV movie)
Stanley
 
1978 Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf (TV movie)
Narrator (voice)
 
1978 Long Shot
Neville's doctor
 
1978 BBC2 Play of the Week (TV series)
Narrator
A Visit from Miss Protheroe (1978) … Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1972 A Day Out (TV movie) (as Alan)
 
1970 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
Osric
Hamlet (1970) … Osric
 
1970 Not Only... But Also (TV series)
Episode #3.7 (1970)
 
1970 Every Home Should Have One
Defence Solicitor (uncredited)
 
1966 Alice in Wonderland (TV movie)
Mouse
 
1966 On the Margin (TV series)
Episode #1.6 (1966)
Episode #1.5 (1966)
Episode #1.4 (1966)
Episode #1.3 (1966)
Episode #1.2 (1966)
 
1965 My Father Knew Lloyd George (TV movie)
Various Roles
 
1965 Sunday Night (TV series documentary)
Eryximachus
The Drinking Party (1965) … Eryximachus
 
1965 Famous Gossips (TV series)
Augustus Hare
Augustus Hare: The Years with Mother (1965) … Augustus Hare
 
1964 Chronicle (TV series)
A Trip to the Moon (1964)
 
Show ShowWriter (30 titles)
2010 National Theatre Live (TV series)
The Habit of Art (2010) (play)
 
2006 The History Boys (play / screenplay)
 
2000 Telling Tales (TV series) (written by)
 
1998 Talking Heads 2 (TV mini-series)
Waiting for the Telegram (1998) (writer)
Nights in the Gardens of Spain (1998) (writer)
The Outside Dog (1998) (writer)
Playing Sandwiches (1998) (writer)
The Hand of God (1998) (writer)
 
1994 The Madness of King George (play "The Madness of George III" / screenplay)
 
1994 Portrait or Bust (TV documentary) (written by)
 
1991 Julie Walters and Friends (TV movie) (written by)
 
1991 Screen One (TV series)
A Question of Attribution (1991) (play / screenplay)
 
1986-1990 Screen Two (TV series)
102 Boulevard Haussmann (1990) (writer)
The Insurance Man (1986) (written by)
 
1988 Byline (TV series documentary)
Dinner at Noon (1988) (written by)
 
1988 Talking Heads (TV mini-series)
A Cream Cracker Under the Settee (1988) (writer)
Her Big Chance (1988) (writer)
Soldiering On (1988) (writer)
Bed Among the Lentils (1988) (writer)
A Lady of Letters (1988) (writer)
 
1984 A Private Function (story / written by)
 
1983 An Englishman Abroad (TV movie)
 
1982 Objects of Affection (TV series)
Say Something Happened (1982) (written by)
Marks (1982) (writer)
Rolling Home (1982) (writer)
A Woman of No Importance (1982) (by)
Our Winnie (1982) (by)
 
1975-1982 Play for Today (TV series)
Intensive Care (1982) (writer)
Sunset Across the Bay (1975) (by)
 
1979 All Day on the Sands (TV movie)
 
1979 One Fine Day (TV movie)
 
1979 Afternoon Off (TV movie)
 
1979 The Old Crowd (TV movie)
 
1978 Doris and Doreen (TV movie)
 
1978 BBC2 Play of the Week (TV series)
A Visit from Miss Protheroe (1978) (by)
 
1977 Premiere (TV series)
A Little Outing (1977) (writer)
 
1977 A Little Outing (TV movie)
 
1976 Pleasure at Her Majesty's (TV documentary)
 
1972 A Day Out (TV movie) (by)
 
1966 On the Margin (TV series)
Episode #1.6 (1966) (writer)
Episode #1.5 (1966) (writer)
Episode #1.4 (1966) (writer)
Episode #1.3 (1966) (writer)
Episode #1.2 (1966) (writer)
 
1965 My Father Knew Lloyd George (TV movie) (additional material)
 
1964 Beyond the Fringe (TV documentary)
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
2000 Telling Tales (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1998 Talking Heads 2 (TV mini-series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
Waiting for the Telegram (1998) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1999 The End of the Affair (production assistant)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1988 Talking Heads (TV mini-series)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2011 Time Shift (TV series documentary) (thanks - 1 episode)
 
Show ShowSelf (39 titles)
2012 My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment (TV documentary)
 
2011 Time Shift (TV series documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
The Golden Age of Trams: A Streetcar Named Desire (2011) … Himself - Interviewee (voice)
 
2010 Alan Bennett and the Habit of Art (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Being Alan Bennett (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Mark Lawson Talks to... (TV series)
Himself
Alan Bennett (2009) … Himself
 
2007 James Ravilious: A World in Pictures (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2007 Pass It On: The History Boys on Screen (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1979-2007 The South Bank Show (TV series documentary)
Himself
W.H. Auden (2007) … Himself
Alan Bennett (2005) … Himself
 
2006 The Secret Policeman's Ball (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 A Taste of My Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
Alan Bennett (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Breakfast with the Arts (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 11 June 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 9 May 2006 (2006) … Himself - Guest
 
2002 Christmas Under Fire (TV documentary)
Himself - Narrator (voice)
 
2002 The Importance of Being Morrissey (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Changing Stages (TV series documentary)
Interviewee
Between Brecht and Beckett (2000) … Interviewee
 
2000 Telling Tales (TV series)
Himself
 
1999 Heroes of Comedy (TV series documentary)
Himself
Thora Hird (1999) … Himself
 
1998 Funny Women (TV series documentary)
Himself
Patricia Routledge (1998) … Himself
 
1997 The Works (TV series documentary)
Himself
Michael Grade: The Last Showman (1997) … Himself
 
1995 Westminster Abbey (TV documentary)
Himself - Host
 
1995 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Everyman (TV series documentary)
Himself - Introduction
Thank God It's Sunday (1995) … Himself - Introduction
 
1994 Portrait or Bust (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1992 The Laurence Olivier Awards 1992 (TV movie)
Himself
 
1991 Julie Walters and Friends (TV movie)
Himself
 
1989 Coral Browne: Caviar for the General (TV special)
Himself
 
1988 Byline (TV series documentary)
Himself
Dinner at Noon (1988) … Himself
 
1986 The London Standard Film Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1982 The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (documentary)
Himself/Various Roles
 
1977 Russell Harty Plus (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 21 October 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1976 Pleasure at Her Majesty's (TV documentary)
Various
 
1971 Aquarius (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 16 October 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1968-1970 Call My Bluff (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 21 September 1970 (1970) … Himself
Episode dated 14 September 1970 (1970) … Himself
Episode dated 7 April 1968 (1968) … Himself
 
1965-1966 BBC 3 (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.16 (1966) … Himself
Episode #1.11 (1965) … Himself
Episode #1.9 (1965) … Himself
 
1964 Beyond the Fringe (TV documentary)
Various Characters
 
1962-1964 The Jack Paar Program (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.17 (1964) … Himself
Episode #1.22 (1963) … Himself
Episode #1.7 (1962) … Himself
 
1964 Camera Three (TV series)
Himself
Beyond the Fringe (1964) … Himself
 
1962 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Mystery Guest
Episode dated 4 November 1962 (1962) … Himself - Mystery Guest
 
1961 Tempo (TV series)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (7 titles)
2012 The Unforgettable Russell Harty (TV documentary)
Himself - Interviewee on The Russell Harty Show
 
2010 The Yorkshire Dales on Film (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2010 The South Bank Show (TV series documentary)
 
2007 A Very British Apocalypse (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Comedy Greats: Pete and Dud (video documentary)
Beyond the Fringe
 
1998 Heroes of Comedy (TV series documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Stars as Owl in "Meg", with Fay Ripley as Meg and Phil Cornwell as Mog. See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Print Biographies  | 2 Interviews  | 39 Articles  | 2 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Alan

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[at Fountains Abbey, as shots of the abbey are being shown] It's a sad fact but it has to be acknowledged that, whatever the sublimity and splendour of our great abbeys, to the droves of often apathetic visitors, the monastic life only comes alive when contemplating its toilet arrangements. Not monks stumbling down the night stairs at three in the morning to sing the first office of the day... See more »

Trivia:

As an actor, provided the voice for "Mole" in the 1996 animated version of Kenneth Graham's The Wind in the Willows. As a playwright, some years earlier, wrote a marvelous and hugely successful stage adaptation of the same book. See more »

Trademark:

Laconic, morose, dead-pan Leeds accent See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus