Tony Hancock
Actor
- Born
- May 12, 1924 · Hall Green, Birmingham, England, UK
- Died
- June 25, 1968 (age 44)
Anthony John Hancock was an English comedian and actor. High-profile during the 1950s and early 1960s, he had a major success with his BBC series Hancock's Half Hour, first broadcast on radio from 1954, then on television from 1956, in which he soon formed a strong professional and personal bond with comic actor Sid James. Although Hancock's decision to cease working with James when it became known in early 1960 disappointed many at the time, his last BBC series in 1961 contains some of his best remembered work ("The Blood Donor"). After breaking with his scriptwriters Ray Galton and Alan Simpson later that year, his career took a downward course.
Known for
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
June 16, 1965
The Wrong Box
June 19, 1966
The Rebel
March 7, 1961
The Punch and Judy Man
April 8, 1963
Orders Are Orders
October 1, 1954
Hancock Down Under
January 25, 1972
Hancock at the Royal Festival Hall
October 15, 1966
Face to Face: Tony Hancock
February 17, 1960
The Government Inspector
February 9, 1958
Hancock: Very Nearly an Armful
January 14, 2023
To See Such Fun
November 1, 1977
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
December 16, 1957
Acting13
- 2023Hancock: Very Nearly an Armful as Self (Archival Footage)
- 1985Tony Hancock: From East Cheam to Earls Court as Self (Archive)
- 1977To See Such Fun
- 1972Hancock Down Under as Tony Hancock
- 1966Hancock at the Royal Festival Hall as Self
- 1966The Wrong Box as Detective
- 1965Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes as Harry Popperwell
- 1963The Punch and Judy Man as Walter Pinner
- 1961The Rebel as Anthony Hancock
- 1960