Alan Bennett

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1934-05-09 (90 years old)

Place of Birth Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK

Alan Bennett

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.

Known For

Writer

The Choral

as Writer

2023
Allelujah

as Writer

2015
2006
The History Boys

as Screenplay

2006
2000
Telling Tales

as Writer

1998
Talking Heads 2

as Writer

1994
1994
1994
1991
A Life in Death

as Writers' Assistant

1988
Dinner at Noon

as Writer

1988
Talking Heads

as Writer

1988
Talking Heads

as Writer

1987
Prick Up Your Ears

as Screenplay

1986
1985
Screen Two

as Writer

1984
1984
A Private Function

as Screenplay

1983
1982
Intensive Care

as Writer

1982
1979
The Old Crowd

as Writer

1979
1979
Afternoon Off

as Writer

1979
One Fine Day

as Writer

1978
1977
A Little Outing

as Writer

1975
1972
A Day Out

as Writer

1970
Play for Today

as Writer

1964

Actor

2016
2015
The Lady in the Van

as Alan Bennett (2014)

2009
2003
The Young Visiters

as Narrator (voice)

2003
1999
Family Guy

as Alan Bennett (voice)

1996
In Love and War

as Porter

1994
Portrait or Bust

as Himself

1991
Selling Hitler

as Hugh Trevor-Roper

1991
Ashenden

as Grantly Caypor

1991
Selling Hitler

as Hugh Trevor-Roper

1988
Dinner at Noon

as Himself - Presenter

1988
Talking Heads

as Graham Whittaker

1987
Little Dorrit

as The Bishop

1987
Fortunes of War

as Lord Pinkrose

1985
Dreamchild

as Mock Turtle (voice)

1985
The Glass Box

as Self (archival footage)

1982
The Merry Wives of Windsor

as Justice Shallow

1982
Intensive Care

as Denis Midgley

1982
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

as Self - Various Roles

1979
Afternoon Off

as Mr Petty

1978
1978
Long Shot

as Neville's Doctor

1978
A Visit from Miss Prothero

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1970
Every Home Should Have One

as Defence Solicitor

1970
Play for Today

as Denis Midgley

1966
1965
The Drinking Party

as Eryximachus

1964
Beyond the Fringe

as Various Characters

Creator

2000
Telling Tales

as Creator

1988
Talking Heads

as Creator

Producer

2023
Allelujah

as Executive Producer

1998
Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet

as Executive Producer

Director

1988
Talking Heads

as Director

1988
Talking Heads

as Director

Crew

1986
Man and Music

as Presenter