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Alan Bennett is an English actor, author, playwright, and screenwriter. He was born in Leeds and 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.
Born
Wednesday, 09 May 1934
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War | 2022 | |
| The Queen: 70 Glorious Years | Self | 2022 |
| An Accidental Studio | Self - Writer | 2019 |
| Armchair Britain | Self | 2018 |
| The Lady in the Van | Alan Bennett (2014) | 2015 |
| Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time | Mole (voice) / Mole | 2013 |
| Fifty Years on Stage | Hector / Hector (segment "The History Boys") | 2013 |
| Alan Bennett and the Habit of Art | Self | 2010 |
| The Many Faces of... | Self | 2009 |
| Monty Python: Almost the Truth - The Lawyer's Cut | Self | 2009 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War | 2022 | |
| The Queen: 70 Glorious Years | Self | 2022 |
| An Accidental Studio | Self - Writer | 2019 |
| Armchair Britain | Self | 2018 |
| The Lady in the Van | Alan Bennett (2014) | 2015 |
| Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time | Mole (voice) / Mole | 2013 |
| Fifty Years on Stage | Hector / Hector (segment "The History Boys") | 2013 |
| Alan Bennett and the Habit of Art | Self | 2010 |
| The Many Faces of... | Self | 2009 |
| Monty Python: Almost the Truth - The Lawyer's Cut | Self | 2009 |
| The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall | Self | 2006 |
| The 60th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Winner | 2006 |
| The Young Visiters | Narrator / Narrator (voice) | 2003 |
| Meg and Mog | Owl | 2003 |
| Imagine | Self | 2003 |
| The Importance of Being Morrissey | Self / Himself | 2003 |
| Timeshift | Himself - Interviewee (voice) | 2002 |
| Changing Stages | Interviewee | 2000 |
| Family Guy | Alan Bennett | 1999 |
| An Awfully Big Adventure | Self | 1998 |
| A Dance to the Music of Time | Sillery | 1997 |
| Funny Women | Self | 1997 |
| The Willows in Winter | Mole | 1996 |
| Westminster Abbey | Self - Host | 1995 |
| The Wind in the Willows | Mole | 1995 |
| The Madness of King George | 2nd MP | 1994 |
| The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends | Timmie Willie (voice) | 1992 |
| Julie Walters and Friends | Self | 1991 |
| Little Dorrit | The Bishop | 1987 |
| Fortunes of War | Lord Pinkrose | 1987 |
| Dreamchild | Mock Turtle / Mock Turtle (voice) | 1985 |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | Justice Shallow | 1982 |
| The Secret Policeman's Other Ball | Self / Various Roles / Himself - Various Roles | 1982 |
| Afternoon Off | Mr. Petty / Mr Petty | 1979 |
| Long Shot | Neville's doctor | 1978 |
| The South Bank Show | Self / Self - playwright | 1978 |
| Pleasure at Her Majesty's | Various / Himself | 1976 |
| Arena | Self | 1975 |
| A Day Out | And | 1972 |
| Film '72 | Self - Interviewee / Self | 1971 |
| Parkinson | Self | 1971 |
| Play for Today | Denis Midgley | 1970 |
| Every Home Should Have One | Defence Solicitor | 1970 |
| ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Osric | 1969 |
| Alice in Wonderland | Mouse | 1966 |
| Jackanory | Himself - Storyteller | 1965 |
| Call My Bluff | Self | 1965 |
| Beyond the Fringe | Various Characters | 1964 |
| The Saint | Horse Racing Spectator / Man in Hotel Bar / Reporter at Fight Templar vs Johnny Angel | 1962 |
| The Jack Paar Program | Self | 1962 |
| Camera Three | Self | 1956 |
| What's My Line? | Himself - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Allelujah | 2023 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1995 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | Nominated |
