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Biography
Alan Bennett is an English actor, author, playwright, and screenwriter. He has received numerous awards and honours including four BAFTA Awards, four Laurence Olivier Awards, and two Tony Awards. In 2005, he received the Society of London Theatre Special Award.
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Awards & recognition
- Bodley Medal · 2008
- Tony Award — Best Play · 2006
- Hawthornden Prize · 1989
- Ackerley Prize
- Critics' Circle Award — Distinguished Service to the Arts
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- Laurence Olivier Awards
- Society of London Theatre Special Award
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1995 · nominated
Filmography16 titles
The Merry Wives of Windsor
1982as Justice Shallow
1982as Justice Shallow
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
2020Writer
2020Writer
Family Guy
1999as Alan Bennett (voice)
1999as Alan Bennett (voice)
The Madness of King George
1994as 2nd MP
1994as 2nd MP
The Willows in Winter
1996as Mole
1996as Mole
Prick Up Your Ears
1987Screenplay
1987Screenplay
The History Boys
2006Author, Screenplay
2006Author, Screenplay
Dreamchild
1985as Mock Turtle (voice)
1985as Mock Turtle (voice)
The Choral
2025Writer
2025Writer
A Private Function
1984Screenplay, Story
1984Screenplay, Story
The Lady in the Van
2015as Alan Bennett (2014)
2015as Alan Bennett (2014)
Little Dorrit
1987as The Bishop
1987as The Bishop
An Englishman Abroad
1983Writer
1983Writer
A Dance to the Music of Time
1997as Sillery
1997as Sillery
In Love and War
1996as Porter
1996as Porter
Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War
2022
2022