
Alan Bennett
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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
Credits

The Madness of King George (1994)
as 2nd MP

Dreamchild (1985)
as Mock Turtle (voice)

In Love and War (1996)
as Porter

The Young Visiters (2003)
as Narrator (voice)

The Lady in the Van (2015)
as Alan Bennett (2014)

The Wind in the Willows (1995)
as Mole

Hamlet (1970)
as Osric

The Merry Wives of Windsor (1982)
as Justice Shallow

Innes Lloyd: The Producer (2025)
as Self

Pleasure at Her Majesty's (1976)
as Self

Little Dorrit (1987)
as The Bishop

The Willows in Winter (1996)
as Mole

Alice in Wonderland (1966)
as Mouse

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse (1996)
as Timmy Willie (voice)

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage (2013)
as Hector

Stewart Lee: Tornado (2022)
as Self

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982)
as Self - Various Roles

The Native Hue of Resolution (2013)
Actor

Every Home Should Have One (1970)
as Defence Solicitor

Julie Walters and Friends (1991)
Actor

Beyond the Fringe (1964)
as Various Characters

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? (2004)
as Self

Selling Hitler (1993)
as Hugh Trevor-Roper

Alan Bennett's Diaries (2016)
as Himself

A Visit from Miss Prothero (1978)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Intensive Care (1982)
as Denis Midgley

Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1978)
as Narrator (voice)

Afternoon Off (1979)
as Mr Petty
The Drinking Party (1965)
as Eryximachus

Thora Hird Tribute (2003)
as Self, Denis Midgley (archive footage, uncredited)

Long Shot (1978)
as Neville's Doctor

Dinner at Noon (1988)
as Himself - Presenter
Portrait or Bust (1994)
as Himself

Talking Heads (1988)
Actor

Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook (1995)
as Self

The Importance of Being Morrissey (2003)
as Self

Being Alan Bennett (2009)
as Himself

Alan Bennett: 90 Years On (2024)
Actor

Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time (2013)
as Mole (voice)

Books: The Last Chapter? (2011)
as Self
My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment (2012)
Actor

Did I Say Hairdressing? I Meant Astrophysics (1998)
as (voice)

Stop All the Clocks: W.H. Auden in an Age of Anxiety (2017)
as Himself

Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War (2022)
Actor





