Alan Bennett
Known for Writing
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alan Bennett, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Dreamchild
1985
as Mock Turtle (voice)
The Lady in the Van
2015
as Alan Bennett (2014)
The Madness of King George
1994
as 2nd MP
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
2013
as Hector
In Love and War
1996
as Porter
The Young Visiters
2003
as Narrator (voice)
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982
as Self - Various Roles
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004
as Self
Alice in Wonderland
1966
as Mouse
Little Dorrit
1987
as The Bishop
Every Home Should Have One
1970
as Defence Solicitor
The Merry Wives of Windsor
1982
as Justice Shallow
The Willows in Winter
1996
as Mole
The Wind in the Willows
1995
as Mole
The Drinking Party
1965
as Eryximachus
Afternoon Off
1979
as Mr Petty
Talking Heads
1988
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
1978
as Narrator (voice)
Innes Lloyd: The Producer
2025
as Self
Selling Hitler
1993
as Hugh Trevor-Roper