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Tony Hancock

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

May 12, 1924

Died

June 25, 1968 (age 44)

Place of Birth

Hall Green, Birmingham, England, UK

Tony Hancock

Biography

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.

Tony Hancock gives blood in The Blood Donor (1961)

Video

Known For

Hancock's Half Hour
TV

Hancock's Half Hour

1956

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
Film

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

Harry Popperwell

1965

The Wrong Box
Film

The Wrong Box

Detective

1966

The Rebel
Film

The Rebel

Anthony Hancock

1961

Christmas Night with the Stars
TV

Christmas Night with the Stars

1958

Orders Are Orders
Film

Orders Are Orders

Lt. Wilfred Cartroad

1954

Hancock: Very Nearly an Armful
Film

Hancock: Very Nearly an Armful

Self (Archival Footage)

2023

The Glass Box
TV

The Glass Box

Self (archival footage)

1985

The Punch and Judy Man
Film

The Punch and Judy Man

Walter Pinner

1963

The Government Inspector
Film

The Government Inspector

Hlestakov

1958

Hancock at the Royal Festival Hall
Film

Hancock at the Royal Festival Hall

Self

1966

Face to Face: Tony Hancock
Film

Face to Face: Tony Hancock

Self

1960

Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
Film

Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1

Tony Aloysius Hancock

1957

Tony Hancock: From East Cheam to Earls Court
Film

Tony Hancock: From East Cheam to Earls Court

Self (Archive)

1985

To See Such Fun
Film

To See Such Fun

1977

Hancock Down Under
Film

Hancock Down Under

Tony Hancock

1972

Filmography

2023FilmHancock: Very Nearly an Armfulas Self (Archival Footage)1985FilmTony Hancock: From East Cheam to Earls Courtas Self (Archive)1985TVThe Glass Boxas Self (archival footage)1977FilmTo See Such Fun1972FilmHancock Down Underas Tony Hancock1966FilmHancock at the Royal Festival Hallas Self1966FilmThe Wrong Boxas Detective1965FilmThose Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutesas Harry Popperwell1963FilmThe Punch and Judy Manas Walter Pinner1961FilmThe Rebelas Anthony Hancock1960FilmFace to Face: Tony Hancockas Self1958TVChristmas Night with the Stars1958FilmThe Government Inspectoras Hlestakov1957FilmHancock's Half Hour: Volume 1as Tony Aloysius Hancock1956TVHancock's Half Hour1954FilmOrders Are Ordersas Lt. Wilfred Cartroad