Alan Bennett
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alan Bennett, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
Dreamchild (1985)
as Mock Turtle (voice)
The Lady in the Van (2015)
as Alan Bennett (2014)
The Madness of King George (1994)
as 2nd MP
In Love and War (1996)
as Porter
Hamlet (1970)
as Osric
Julie Walters and Friends (1991)
Actor
Every Home Should Have One (1970)
as Defence Solicitor
Little Dorrit (1987)
as The Bishop
Innes Lloyd: The Producer (2025)
as Self
The Young Visiters (2003)
as Narrator (voice)
The Wind in the Willows (1995)
as Mole (voice)
Alan Bennett's Diaries (2016)
as Himself
The Merry Wives of Windsor (1982)
as Justice Shallow
The Willows in Winter (1996)
as Mole
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse (1996)
as Timmy Willie (voice)
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage (2013)
as Hector
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? (2004)
as Self
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982)
as Self - Various Roles
A Visit from Miss Prothero (1978)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Native Hue of Resolution (2013)
Actor
Stewart Lee: Tornado (2022)
as Self
The Importance of Being Morrissey (2003)
as Self
Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War (2022)
Actor
Selling Hitler (1993)
as Hugh Trevor-Roper
Pleasure at Her Majesty's (1976)
as Self
Intensive Care (1982)
as Denis Midgley
Alice in Wonderland (1966)
as Mouse
Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time (2013)
as Mole (voice)
Alan Bennett: 90 Years On (2024)
Actor
The Drinking Party (1965)
as Eryximachus
Afternoon Off (1979)
as Mr Petty
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1978)
as Narrator (voice)
My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment (2012)
Actor
Stop All the Clocks: W.H. Auden in an Age of Anxiety (2017)
as Himself
Long Shot (1978)
as Neville's Doctor
Beyond the Fringe (1964)
as Various Characters
Thora Hird Tribute (2003)
as Self, Denis Midgley (archive footage, uncredited)
Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook (1995)
as Self
Talking Heads (1988)
Actor
Books: The Last Chapter? (2011)
as Self
Portrait or Bust (1994)
as Himself
Did I Say Hairdressing? I Meant Astrophysics (1998)
as (voice)
Dinner at Noon (1988)
as Himself - Presenter
Being Alan Bennett (2009)
as Himself