Alan Bennett
Known for: Writing
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.
Filmography
Series
Family Guy
Alan Bennett (voice)
1999
Series
Play for Today
Denis Midgley
1970
Series
The South Bank Show
Self
1978
Series
Omnibus
Self
1967
Series
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Osric
1969
Film '72
Self
1971
Series
BBC2 Play of the Week
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1977
Series
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self
1976
Series
Remembers…
Self
2022
Series
A Dance to the Music of Time
Sillery
1997
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Osric
1951
Film
The Lady in the Van
Alan Bennett (2014)
2015
Series
Fortunes of War
Lord Pinkrose
1987
Film
In Love and War
Porter
1996
Film
The Madness of King George
2nd MP
1994
Series
Tempo
Self
1961
Series
Meg and Mog
Owl
2003
Breaking Up
Mr. Posner
1986
Series
Talking Heads
Graham Whittaker
1988
Film
Dreamchild
Mock Turtle (voice)
1985
Film
Long Shot
Neville's Doctor
1978
Film
The Wind in the Willows
Mole (voice)
1995
Ashenden
Grantly Caypor
1991
Film
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
Hector
2013
Film
Hamlet
Osric
1970
Film
The Willows in Winter
Mole
1996
Film
Little Dorrit
The Bishop
1987
Film
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Self
2004
Film
Every Home Should Have One
Defence Solicitor
1970
Film
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
Self - Various Roles
1982
Film
The Importance of Being Morrissey
Self
2003
Film
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Justice Shallow
1982
Series
Building Sights
Self - Presenter
1988
Film
Pleasure at Her Majesty's
Self
1976
Film
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Narrator (voice)
1978
Film
The Young Visiters
Narrator (voice)
2003
Film
Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook
Self
1995
Julie Walters and Friends
1991
Film
Innes Lloyd: The Producer
Self
2025
Film
Selling Hitler
Hugh Trevor-Roper
1993
Film
A Visit from Miss Prothero
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1978
The Glass Box
Self (archival footage)
1985
Film
Intensive Care
Denis Midgley
1982
Film
Afternoon Off
Mr Petty
1979
Film
Julie Walters and Friends
1991
Film
Alice in Wonderland
Mouse
1966
Film
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse
Timmy Willie (voice)
1996
Film
Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War
2022
On the Margin
1966
Film
Thora Hird Tribute
Self, Denis Midgley (archive footage, uncredited)
2003
The Drinking Party
Eryximachus
1965
Series
The Abbey with Alan Bennett
Self
1995
Film
Alan Bennett's Diaries
Himself
2016
Film
Stewart Lee: Tornado
Self
2022
Film
The Native Hue of Resolution
2013
Film
Did I Say Hairdressing? I Meant Astrophysics
(voice)
1998
Film
Beyond the Fringe
Various Characters
1964
Film
Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time
Mole (voice)
2013
My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment
2012
Film
Talking Heads
1988
Film
Stop All the Clocks: W.H. Auden in an Age of Anxiety
Himself
2017
Film
Dinner at Noon
Himself - Presenter
1988
Film
Alan Bennett: 90 Years On
2024
Film
Being Alan Bennett
Himself
2009
Film
Books: The Last Chapter?
Self
2011
Portrait or Bust
Himself
1994