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Born:
1934-05-09

Birthplace:
Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK

Credits:
64 Total Roles

Alan Bennett

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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

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 Innes Lloyd: The Producer MOVIE Self
2024 Alan Bennett: 90 Years On MOVIE Self
2022 Stewart Lee: Tornado MOVIE Self
2022 Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War MOVIE Self
2022 Remembers… TV Self
2017 Stop All the Clocks: W.H. Auden in an Age of Anxiety MOVIE Himself
2016 Alan Bennett's Diaries MOVIE Himself
2015 The Lady in the Van MOVIE Alan Bennett (2014)
2013 The Native Hue of Resolution MOVIE Self
2013 Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time MOVIE Mole (voice)

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