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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alan Bennett, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movies & TV Shows
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Family Guy (1999) — Alan Bennett (voice)
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The Lady in the Van (2015) — Alan Bennett (2014)
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The Madness of King George (1994) — 2nd MP
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In Love and War (1996) — Porter
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Alice in Wonderland (1966) — Mouse
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The Wind in the Willows (1995) — Mole
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Dreamchild (1985) — Mock Turtle (voice)
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Every Home Should Have One (1970) — Defence Solicitor
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The Willows in Winter (1996) — Mole
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Little Dorrit (1987) — The Bishop
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Fortunes of War (1987) — Lord Pinkrose
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Stewart Lee: Tornado (2022) — Self
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Play for Today (1970) — Denis Midgley
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The Young Visiters (2003) — Narrator (voice)
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Omnibus (1967) — Self
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Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) — Osric
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The Importance of Being Morrissey (2003) — Self
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The South Bank Show (1978) — Self
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A Dance to the Music of Time (1997) — Sillery
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Talking Heads (1988) — Graham Whittaker
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The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982) — Self - Various Roles
- Film '72 (1971) — Self
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Beyond the Fringe (1964) — Various Characters
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Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time (2013) — Mole (voice)
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National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage (2013) — Hector
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Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? (2004) — Self
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Pleasure at Her Majesty's (1976) — Self
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Selling Hitler (1993) — Hugh Trevor-Roper
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The Merry Wives of Windsor (1982) — Justice Shallow
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ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) — Osric
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Innes Lloyd: The Producer (2025) — Self
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Meg and Mog (2003) — Owl
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Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook (1995) — Self
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Intensive Care (1982) — Denis Midgley
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Talking Heads (1988)
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The Native Hue of Resolution (2013)
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Alan Bennett's Diaries (2016) — Himself
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Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1978) — Narrator (voice)
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Long Shot (1978) — Neville's Doctor
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A Visit from Miss Prothero (1978) — Narrator (voice) (uncredited)