Writing · Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK · Born May 9, 1934
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.
MovieInnes Lloyd: The Producer
2025
as Self
MovieAlan Bennett: 90 Years On
2024
MovieStewart Lee: Tornado
2022
as Self
MovieEric Ravilious: Drawn to War
2022
TVRemembers…
2022
as Self
MovieStop All the Clocks: W.H. Auden in an Age of Anxiety
2017
as Himself
MovieAlan Bennett's Diaries
2016
as Himself
MovieThe Lady in the Van
2015
as Alan Bennett (2014)
MovieThe Native Hue of Resolution
2013
MovieMouse and Mole at Christmas Time
2013
as Mole (voice)
MovieNational Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
2013
as Hector
My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment
2012
MovieBooks: The Last Chapter?
2011
as Self
MovieBeing Alan Bennett
2009
as Himself
MovieRemember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004
as Self
MovieThe Young Visiters
2003
as Narrator (voice)
TVMeg and Mog
2003
as Owl
MovieThe Importance of Being Morrissey
2003
as Self
MovieThora Hird Tribute
2003
as Self, Denis Midgley (archive footage, uncredited)
TVFamily Guy
1999
as Alan Bennett (voice)
MovieDid I Say Hairdressing? I Meant Astrophysics
1998
as (voice)
TVA Dance to the Music of Time
1997
as Sillery
MovieThe Willows in Winter
1996
as Mole
MovieThe World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse
1996
as Timmy Willie (voice)
MovieIn Love and War
1996
as Porter
TVThe Abbey with Alan Bennett
1995
as Self
MovieThe Wind in the Willows
1995
as Mole
MovieSome Interesting Facts About Peter Cook
1995
as Self
MovieThe Madness of King George
1994
as 2nd MP
Portrait or Bust
1994
as Himself
MovieSelling Hitler
1993
as Hugh Trevor-Roper
MovieJulie Walters and Friends
1991
Julie Walters and Friends
1991
Ashenden
1991
as Grantly Caypor
TVBuilding Sights
1988
as Self - Presenter
MovieDinner at Noon
1988
as Himself - Presenter
MovieTalking Heads
1988
TVTalking Heads
1988
as Graham Whittaker
MovieLittle Dorrit
1987
as The Bishop
TVFortunes of War
1987
as Lord Pinkrose
MovieDreamchild
1985
as Mock Turtle (voice)
The Glass Box
1985
as Self (archival footage)
MovieThe Merry Wives of Windsor
1982
as Justice Shallow
MovieIntensive Care
1982
as Denis Midgley
MovieThe Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982
as Self - Various Roles
MovieAfternoon Off
1979
as Mr Petty
MovieMe! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
1978
as Narrator (voice)
MovieLong Shot
1978
as Neville's Doctor
TVThe South Bank Show
1978
as Self
MovieA Visit from Miss Prothero
1978
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
TVBBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
MoviePleasure at Her Majesty's
1976
as Self
TVThe Secret Policeman's Ball
1976
as Self
Film '72
1971
as Self
MovieHamlet
1970
as Osric
TVPlay for Today
1970
as Denis Midgley
MovieEvery Home Should Have One
1970
as Defence Solicitor
TVITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Osric
TVOmnibus
1967
as Self
MovieAlice in Wonderland
1966
as Mouse
On the Margin
1966
The Drinking Party
1965
as Eryximachus
MovieBeyond the Fringe
1964
as Various Characters
TVTempo
1961
as Self
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Osric
