Person

Tony Hancock

Acting · 1924–1968 · Hall Green, Birmingham, England, UK

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.

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  Hancock's Half Hour

  1956

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

  Harry Popperwell

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  The Wrong Box

  Detective

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  Christmas Night with the Stars

  1958

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  The Rebel

  Anthony Hancock

• The Glass Box

  Self (archival footage)

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  The Government Inspector

  Hlestakov

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  The Punch and Judy Man

  Walter Pinner

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  Hancock at the Royal Festival Hall

  Self

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  Hancock: Very Nearly an Armful

  Self (Archival Footage)

• 2023Hancock: Very Nearly an ArmfulSelf (Archival Footage)
• 1985Tony Hancock: From East Cheam to Earls CourtSelf (Archive)
• 1985The Glass BoxSelf (archival footage)
• 1977To See Such Fun
• 1972Hancock Down UnderTony Hancock
• 1966Hancock at the Royal Festival HallSelf
• 1966The Wrong BoxDetective
• 1965Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 MinutesHarry Popperwell
• 1963The Punch and Judy ManWalter Pinner
• 1961The RebelAnthony Hancock
• 1960Face to Face: Tony HancockSelf
• 1958Christmas Night with the Stars
• 1958The Government InspectorHlestakov
• 1957Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1Tony Aloysius Hancock
• 1956Hancock's Half Hour
• 1954Orders Are OrdersLt. Wilfred Cartroad