Alan Bennett
Actor
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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As Director
Filmography
The Lady in the Van
as Alan Bennett (2014) 2015
The Madness of King George
as 2nd MP 1994
In Love and War
as Porter 1996
Alice in Wonderland
as Mouse 1966
Dreamchild
as Mock Turtle (voice) 1985
The Wind in the Willows
as Mole 1995
Every Home Should Have One
as Defence Solicitor 1970
The Willows in Winter
as Mole 1996
Stewart Lee: Tornado
as Self 2022
Little Dorrit
as The Bishop 1987
The Young Visiters
as Narrator (voice) 2003
The Importance of Being Morrissey
as Self 2003
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
as Self - Various Roles 1982
Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time
as Mole (voice) 2013
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
as Hector 2013
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
as Self 2004
Beyond the Fringe
as Various Characters 1964