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.
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 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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Filmography (Movies)
Innes Lloyd: The Producer
Character:Self
Release Date:24/03/2025
Alan Bennett: 90 Years On
Character:
Release Date:13/12/2024
Stewart Lee: Tornado
Character:Self
Release Date:29/09/2022
Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War
Character:
Release Date:01/07/2022
Stop All the Clocks: W.H. Auden in an Age of Anxiety
Character:Himself
Release Date:30/09/2017
Alan Bennett's Diaries
Character:Himself
Release Date:16/11/2016
The Lady in the Van
Character:Alan Bennett (2014)
Release Date:30/10/2015
The Native Hue of Resolution
Character:
Release Date:21/12/2013
Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time
Character:Mole (voice)
Release Date:16/12/2013
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
Character:Hector
Release Date:02/11/2013
My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment
Character:
Release Date:16/01/2012
Books: The Last Chapter?
Character:Self
Release Date:13/12/2011
Being Alan Bennett
Character:Himself
Release Date:05/12/2009
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Character:Self
Release Date:09/12/2004
The Young Visiters
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:26/12/2003
The Importance of Being Morrissey
Character:Self
Release Date:08/06/2003
Thora Hird Tribute
Character:Self, Denis Midgley (archive footage, uncredited)
Release Date:30/03/2003
Did I Say Hairdressing? I Meant Astrophysics
Character:(voice)
Release Date:01/01/1998
The Willows in Winter
Character:Mole
Release Date:26/12/1996
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse
Character:Timmy Willie (voice)
Release Date:26/12/1996
In Love and War
Character:Porter
Release Date:18/12/1996
The Wind in the Willows
Character:Mole
Release Date:24/12/1995
Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook
Character:Self
Release Date:19/12/1995
The Madness of King George
Character:2nd MP
Release Date:28/12/1994
Portrait or Bust
Character:Himself
Release Date:04/04/1994
Selling Hitler
Character:Hugh Trevor-Roper
Release Date:20/04/1993
Julie Walters and Friends
Character:
Release Date:29/12/1991
Dinner at Noon
Character:Himself - Presenter
Release Date:08/08/1988
Talking Heads
Character:
Release Date:19/04/1988
Little Dorrit
Character:The Bishop
Release Date:11/12/1987
Dreamchild
Character:Mock Turtle (voice)
Release Date:04/10/1985
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Character:Justice Shallow
Release Date:28/12/1982
Intensive Care
Character:Denis Midgley
Release Date:09/11/1982
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
Character:Self - Various Roles
Release Date:01/03/1982
Afternoon Off
Character:Mr Petty
Release Date:03/02/1979
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:02/12/1978
Long Shot
Character:Neville's Doctor
Release Date:17/11/1978
A Visit from Miss Prothero
Character:Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:11/01/1978
Pleasure at Her Majesty's
Character:Self
Release Date:29/12/1976
Every Home Should Have One
Character:Defence Solicitor
Release Date:05/03/1970
Alice in Wonderland
Character:Mouse
Release Date:28/12/1966
The Drinking Party
Character:Eryximachus
Release Date:14/11/1965
Beyond the Fringe
Character:Various Characters
Release Date:12/12/1964
Television Appearances
Meg and Mog
Character:Owl
Family Guy
Character:Alan Bennett (voice)
A Dance to the Music of Time
Character:Sillery
The Abbey with Alan Bennett
Character:Self
Julie Walters and Friends
Character:
Ashenden
Character:Grantly Caypor
Selling Hitler
Character:Hugh Trevor-Roper
Building Sights
Character:Self - Presenter
Talking Heads
Character:Graham Whittaker
Fortunes of War
Character:Lord Pinkrose
The Glass Box
Character:Self (archival footage)
The South Bank Show
Character:Self
BBC2 Play of the Week
Character:Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Character:Self
Play for Today
Character:Denis Midgley
Omnibus
Character:Self
On the Margin
Character:
Tempo
Character:Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Osric
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