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Benny Hill

Acting · 1924–1992 · Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK

Biography

Alfred Hawthorne "Benny" Hill (21 January 1924 – 20 April 1992) was an English comedian, actor and scriptwriter. He's best remembered for his TV program, The Benny Hill Show, a comedy-variety show whose amalgam of slapstick, burlesque, double entendre and innuendo in a format that included both live and filmed segments, featured Hill himself at the focus of almost every segment.

Known for

Filmography

2025The Cancellation of Benny HillSelf (Archival)
2006Is Benny Hill Still Funny?Self (Archival)
2006I Was A Hill's AngelSelf - Archive
2003Le Meilleur de Benny Hill - L'intégraleBenny Hill
2000Benny Hill: The Lost Years - Bennies from HeavenVarious
2000Benny Hill: The Lost Years - Benny and the JestsVarious
2000Benny Hill: The Lost Years - The Good, the Bawd and the BennyVarious
2000The Filth and the FurySelf (archive footage)
1994Benny Hill - UnseenVarious/Archive footage
1992Benny Hill: The World's Favorite ClownHimself
1991Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her VoiceSelf (archive footage)
1991Benny Hill's World Tour: New York!Writer
1989Just Like That!Self
1986A Tribute to Tommy CooperSelf
1980Benny Hill Show
1977Benny Hill Down UnderHost / Various
1974The Best of Benny HillHimself
1971Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)Ernie Price
1970Eddie in AugustEddie
1969The Benny Hill Show
1969The WaitersWaiter
1969The Italian JobProfessor Simon Peach
1968Chitty Chitty Bang BangToymaker
1965Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 MinutesFire Chief Perkins
1964A Midsummer Night's DreamBottom
1962Benny Hill
1960Light Up the Sky!Syd McCaffey
1956Who Done It?Hugo Dill

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