Quick Facts
Born:
1924-05-12
Birthplace:
Hall Green, Birmingham, England, UK
Credits:
16 Total Roles
Tony Hancock
Acting
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Biography
Anthony John Hancock was an English comedian and actor. High-profile during the 1950s and early 1960s, he had a major success with his BBC series Hancock's Half Hour, first broadcast on radio from 1954, then on television from 1956, in which he soon formed a strong professional and personal bond with comic actor Sid James. Although Hancock's decision to cease working with James when it became known in early 1960 disappointed many at the time, his last BBC series in 1961 contains some of his best remembered work ("The Blood Donor"). After breaking with his scriptwriters Ray Galton and Alan Simpson later that year, his career took a downward course.
Known For
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
Harry Popperwell
The Wrong Box
Detective
The Rebel
Anthony Hancock
The Punch and Judy Man
Walter Pinner
Hancock's Half Hour
Self
Orders Are Orders
Lt. Wilfred Cartroad
Face to Face: Tony Hancock
Self
The Government Inspector
Hlestakov
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Hancock: Very Nearly an Armful MOVIE | Self (Archival Footage) |
| 1985 | Tony Hancock: From East Cheam to Earls Court MOVIE | Self (Archive) |
| 1985 | The Glass Box TV | Self (archival footage) |
| 1977 | To See Such Fun MOVIE | Self |
| 1972 | Hancock Down Under MOVIE | Tony Hancock |
| 1966 | Hancock at the Royal Festival Hall MOVIE | Self |
| 1966 | The Wrong Box MOVIE | Detective |
| 1965 | Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes MOVIE | Harry Popperwell |
| 1963 | The Punch and Judy Man MOVIE | Walter Pinner |
| 1961 | The Rebel MOVIE | Anthony Hancock |