Alan Bennett
Known for WritingBorn 1934-05-09Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
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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Known for
The Lady in the Van
2015 · as Alan Bennett (2014)
Dreamchild
1985 · as Mock Turtle (voice)
In Love and War
1996 · as Porter
The Madness of King George
1994 · as 2nd MP
Hamlet
1970 · as Osric
The Wind in the Willows
1995 · as Mole
Little Dorrit
1987 · as The Bishop
Selling Hitler
1993 · as Hugh Trevor-Roper
The Willows in Winter
1996 · as Mole
The Merry Wives of Windsor
1982 · as Justice Shallow
The Young Visiters
2003 · as Narrator (voice)
Intensive Care
1982 · as Denis Midgley
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
2013 · as Hector
Alice in Wonderland
1966 · as Mouse
Afternoon Off
1979 · as Mr Petty
Innes Lloyd: The Producer
2025 · as Self
Talking Heads
1988
Every Home Should Have One
1970 · as Defence Solicitor