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