Alan Bennett
Alan Bennett
Alan Bennett is a distinguished British screenwriter, playwright and occasionally an actor. In the latter capacity, Bennett is best known as one of the "Beyond the Fringe" comedy troupe, where he was the most unobtrusive member of the lively group that included Dudley Moore, Peter Cook, and Jonathan Miller. He also wrote for the show. Bennet is the son of a Yorkshire butcher. As a young man he won a scholarship to Oxford. As a writer, Bennett is highly regarded for his ability to create detailed, memorable character sketches of complicated men. His work has appeared on stage, screen, and television. Among his better known films is his in-depth portrait of the notorious spy Guy Burgess, An Englishman Abroad (1983). ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Alan Bennett:
- In Love and War with Sandra Bullock , Chris O'Donnell , MacKenzie Astin , Emilio Bonucci , Ingrid Lacey , Margot Steinberg , Kaethe Cherney , Carlo Croccolo , Gil Filar , Colin R. Fox , Kay Hawtrey , Philippe Leroy , Joseph Long , Doreen Mantle , Vincenzo Ricotta , George Rossi , Terence Sach , Avery Saltzman , Elena Smirnowa , Colin Stinton , Richard Blackburn , Richard Fitzpatrick , Rodger Barton , Tara Hugo , Ian Kelly , Vincenzo Nicoli , Rocco Quarzell , Bruce Lidington , Nicholas Brooks , Matthew Sharp , Noah Reid , Tom Goodman-Hill , Mindy Lee Raskin , Rebecca Craig , Gigi Vivan , Giuseppe Bonato , Allegra DiCarpegna , Diane Witter , Tracy Hostmyer , Lauren Booth , Frances Riddelle , Wendi Peters , Laura Nardi , Maria Petrucci , Valeria Fabbri , Quinto Rolman , Raph Taylor , Todd Curran , Tim McDonell , Reno Porcaro , Bruno Majean , Roseline Garland , Laura Martelli , Cyril Taylor , Milan Rosandic
- The Madness of King George with Nigel Hawthorne , Helen Mirren , Ian Holm , Rupert Everett , Rupert Graves , Amanda Donohoe , John Wood , Julian Rhind-Tutt , Roger Ashton-Griffiths , Selina Cadell , Anthony Calf , Jim Carter , Jeremy Child , Janine Duvitski , Joanna Hall , Roger Hammond , David Leon , Russell Martin , Geoffrey Palmer , Struan Rodger , Nicholas Selby , Cyril Shaps , Barry Stanton , Peter Woodthorpe , Julian Wadham , Robert Swann
- Return of the Jedi with Mark Hamill , Harrison Ford , Carrie Fisher , Billy Dee Williams , Anthony Daniels , Peter Mayhew , Ian McDiarmid , David Prowse , James Earl Jones , Alec Guinness , Frank Oz , Sebastian Shaw , Kenny Baker , Michael Pennington , Kenneth Colley , Michael Carter , Denis Lawson , Tim Rose , Dermot Crowley , David Barclay , Adam Bareham , Caroline Blakiston , Jeremy Bulloch , Debbie Lee Carrington , Tony Cox , Claire Davenport , Warwick Davis , Malcolm Dixon , Phil Fondacaro , Peter Mandell , Pip Miller , Toby Philpott , Jack Purvis , Kiran Shah , Felix Silla , Femi Taylor , Michael Edmonds , Ray Armstrong , Danny Blackner , Peter Burroughs , Margarita Fernandez , Paul Grant , Lars Green , Andrew Herd , Katie Purvis , Nicholas Read , Linda Spriggs , Bill Lytle , Dave Emann , Mary Selway , Annie Arbogast , Mike Cottrell , Dan Frishman , John Pedrick , Daniel Rodgers , Trevor Jones , Tom Mannion , Richard Jones , Kevin Thompson , Michael Gilden , J.J. Jackson
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