Alan Bennett
Writing

Alan Bennett

May 9, 1934 (91 years old) Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK

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

Family Guy

Family Guy

1999 • TV

Omnibus

Omnibus

1967 • TV

Play for Today

Play for Today

1970 • TV

The South Bank Show

The South Bank Show

1978 • TV

Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

1978 • Movie

Long Shot

Long Shot

1978 • Movie

Movie Credits (78)

Acting

1978

Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

as Narrator (voice)

1978

Long Shot

as Neville's Doctor

1966

Alice in Wonderland

as Mouse

2003

The Young Visiters

as Narrator (voice)

1996

In Love and War

as Porter

2015

The Lady in the Van

as Alan Bennett (2014)

1979

Afternoon Off

as Mr Petty

1965

The Drinking Party

as Eryximachus

1994

The Madness of King George

as 2nd MP

1995

The Wind in the Willows

as Mole

1970

Every Home Should Have One

as Defence Solicitor

2022

Stewart Lee: Tornado

as Self

1985

Dreamchild

as Mock Turtle (voice)

1996

The Willows in Winter

as Mole

1987

Little Dorrit

as The Bishop

2004

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

as Self

2009

Being Alan Bennett

as Himself

1993

Selling Hitler

as Hugh Trevor-Roper

2013

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

as Hector

2013

The Native Hue of Resolution

Crew

1975

Sunset Across the Bay

Writer

1983

An Englishman Abroad

Writer

1972

A Day Out

Writer

1978

A Visit from Miss Prothero

Writer

1986

The Insurance Man

Writer

1988

Dinner at Noon

Writer

1991

A Question of Attribution

Writer

1994

Portrait or Bust

Writer

1990

102 Boulevard Haussmann

Writer

1979

The Old Crowd

Writer

TV Credits (31)

Acting

1999

Family Guy

as Alan Bennett (voice)

1 episodes

1967

Omnibus

as Self

1 episodes

1970

Play for Today

as Denis Midgley

1 episodes

1978

The South Bank Show

as Self

1 episodes

1977

BBC2 Play of the Week

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1 episodes

1961

Tempo

as Self

1 episodes

1976

The Secret Policeman's Ball

as Self

15 episodes

1997

A Dance to the Music of Time

as Sillery

4 episodes

1988

Talking Heads

as Graham Whittaker

1 episodes

1991

Selling Hitler

as Hugh Trevor-Roper

5 episodes

1987

Fortunes of War

as Lord Pinkrose

4 episodes

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Osric

1 episodes

2003

Meg and Mog

as Owl

52 episodes

1991

Ashenden

as Grantly Caypor

1 episodes

1991

Julie Walters and Friends

1 episodes

1988

Building Sights

as Self - Presenter

1 episodes

1985

The Glass Box

as Self (archival footage)

1 episodes

1995

The Abbey with Alan Bennett

as Self

3 episodes

1966

On the Margin

6 episodes

Crew

1970

Play for Today

Writer

1985

Screen Two

Writer

1982

Objects of Affection

Writer

2020

Alan Bennett's Talking Heads

Writer

1988

Talking Heads

Writer

1988

Talking Heads

Director

2000

Telling Tales

Writer

1977

BBC2 Play of the Week

Writer

1988

Talking Heads

Creator

1991

Julie Walters and Friends

Creator

Personal Info

Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 9, 1934 (91 years old)
Place of Birth
Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
Popularity
0.6

Career Stats

78
Movies
31
TV Shows