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Alan Bennett

Alan Bennett

Known For Writing
Birthday May 09, 1934 (91)
Birthplace Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Sep 01, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Alan Bennett 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

Filmography

The Lady in the Van

The Lady in the Van

2015

as Alan Bennett (2014)

Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time

Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time

2013

as Mole (voice)

The Young Visiters

The Young Visiters

2003

as Narrator (voice)

The Willows in Winter

The Willows in Winter

1996

as Mole

In Love and War

In Love and War

1996

as Porter

Selling Hitler

Selling Hitler

1991

as Hugh Trevor-Roper

Little Dorrit

Little Dorrit

1987

as The Bishop

Dreamchild

Dreamchild

1985

as Mock Turtle (voice)

Intensive Care

Intensive Care

1982

as Denis Midgley

The Merry Wives of Windsor

The Merry Wives of Windsor

1982

as Justice Shallow

Afternoon Off

Afternoon Off

1979

as Mr Petty

A Visit from Miss Prothero

A Visit from Miss Prothero

1978

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Long Shot

Long Shot

1978

as Neville's Doctor

Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

1978

as Narrator (voice)

Every Home Should Have One

Every Home Should Have One

1970

as Defence Solicitor

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

1966

as Mouse

Beyond the Fringe

Beyond the Fringe

1964

as Various Characters

Allelujah

Allelujah

2023

Writer

The Lady in the Van

The Lady in the Van

2015

Writer

The History Boys

The History Boys

2006

Author, Screenplay

Talking Heads 2

Talking Heads 2

1998

Writer

Portrait or Bust

Portrait or Bust

1994

Writer

The Madness of King George

The Madness of King George

1994

Theatre Play, Screenplay

Dinner at Noon

Dinner at Noon

1988

Writer

Talking Heads

Talking Heads

1988

Writer

Prick Up Your Ears

Prick Up Your Ears

1987

Screenplay

The Insurance Man

The Insurance Man

1986

Writer

A Private Function

A Private Function

1984

Screenplay, Story

An Englishman Abroad

An Englishman Abroad

1983

Writer

Intensive Care

Intensive Care

1982

Writer

The Old Crowd

The Old Crowd

1979

Writer

One Fine Day

One Fine Day

1979

Writer

All Day on the Sands

All Day on the Sands

1979

Writer

Afternoon Off

Afternoon Off

1979

Writer

Doris and Doreen

Doris and Doreen

1978

Writer

Sunset Across the Bay

Sunset Across the Bay

1975

Writer

A Day Out

A Day Out

1972

Writer

Beyond the Fringe

Beyond the Fringe

1964

Writer

Talking Heads

Talking Heads

1988

Director

Allelujah

Allelujah

2023

Executive Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Meg and Mog

as Owl

Episodes: 52

First Aired: Oct 27, 2003

Fortunes of War

as Lord Pinkrose

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Oct 11, 1987

Selling Hitler

as Hugh Trevor-Roper

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jun 11, 1991

A Dance to the Music of Time

as Sillery

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 09, 1997

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Osric

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Play for Today

as Denis Midgley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1970

Talking Heads

as Graham Whittaker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 19, 1988

Ashenden

as Grantly Caypor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 17, 1991

Family Guy

as Alan Bennett (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 31, 1999

The Secret Policeman's Ball

as Self

Episodes: 15

First Aired: Apr 01, 1976

On the Margin

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 09, 1966

The Abbey with Alan Bennett

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Dec 25, 1995

The South Bank Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 14, 1978

The BBC Television Shakespeare

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 03, 1978

Julie Walters and Friends

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 29, 1991

The Glass Box

as Self (archival footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 09, 1985

Building Sights

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 01, 1988

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