Alan Bennett
Known for Writing · 65 credits
- Born
- 1934-05-09 (age 92)
- Place of birth
- Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
Biography
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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Known For
TV Shows (21)
Family Guy
1999
as Alan Bennett (voice)
Omnibus
1967
as Self
Play for Today
1970
as Denis Midgley
The South Bank Show
1978
as Self
Film '72
1971
as Self
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Remembers…
2022
as Self
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Osric
Building Sights
1988
as Self - Presenter
Meg and Mog
2003
as Owl
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Osric
Tempo
1961
as Self
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976
as Self
A Dance to the Music of Time
1997
as Sillery
Fortunes of War
1987
as Lord Pinkrose
Talking Heads
1988
as Graham Whittaker
Ashenden
1991
as Grantly Caypor
The Abbey with Alan Bennett
1995
as Self
The Glass Box
1985
as Self (archival footage)
Julie Walters and Friends
1991
On the Margin
1966
Movies (44)
The Madness of King George
1994
as 2nd MP
Dreamchild
1985
as Mock Turtle (voice)
In Love and War
1996
as Porter
The Young Visiters
2003
as Narrator (voice)
The Lady in the Van
2015
as Alan Bennett (2014)
The Wind in the Willows
1995
as Mole
Hamlet
1970
as Osric
The Merry Wives of Windsor
1982
as Justice Shallow
Innes Lloyd: The Producer
2025
as Self
Pleasure at Her Majesty's
1976
as Self
Little Dorrit
1987
as The Bishop
The Willows in Winter
1996
as Mole
Alice in Wonderland
1966
as Mouse
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
Stewart Lee: Tornado
2022
as Self
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982
as Self - Various Roles
The Native Hue of Resolution
2013
Every Home Should Have One
1970
as Defence Solicitor
Julie Walters and Friends
1991
Beyond the Fringe
1964
as Various Characters
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004
as Self
Selling Hitler
1993
as Hugh Trevor-Roper
Alan Bennett's Diaries
2016
as Himself
A Visit from Miss Prothero
1978
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Intensive Care
1982
as Denis Midgley
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
1978
as Narrator (voice)
Afternoon Off
1979
as Mr Petty
The Drinking Party
1965
as Eryximachus
Thora Hird Tribute
2003
as Self, Denis Midgley (archive footage, uncredited)
Long Shot
1978
as Neville's Doctor
Dinner at Noon
1988
as Himself - Presenter
Portrait or Bust
1994
as Himself
Talking Heads
1988
Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook
1995
as Self
The Importance of Being Morrissey
2003
as Self
Being Alan Bennett
2009
as Himself
Alan Bennett: 90 Years On
2024
Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time
2013
as Mole (voice)
Books: The Last Chapter?
2011
as Self
My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment
2012
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
Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War
2022
About Alan Bennett
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 Yea… With 65 credits spanning from 1951 to 2025, Alan Bennett has appeared in 44 films and 21 TV shows.
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Most Popular Alan Bennett Movies
- The Madness of King George (1994) — as 2nd MP
- Dreamchild (1985) — as Mock Turtle (voice)
- In Love and War (1996) — as Porter
- The Young Visiters (2003) — as Narrator (voice)
- The Lady in the Van (2015) — as Alan Bennett (2014)
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