Acting
Tony Hancock
Born 1924-05-12
Hall Green, Birmingham, England, UK
Department: Acting
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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Tony Hancock
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Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
1965
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The Wrong Box
1966
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Hancock's Half Hour
1956
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The Rebel
1961
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The Punch and Judy Man
1963
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Orders Are Orders
1954
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Christmas Night with the Stars
1958
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Hancock: Very Nearly an Armful
2023
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Hancock at the Royal Festival Hall
1966
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Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
1957
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (18 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Hancock: Very Nearly an Armful | Self (Archival Footage) | Movie | 2023 |
 | Tony Hancock: From East Cheam to Earls Court | Self (Archive) | Movie | 1985 |
| The Glass Box | Self (archival footage) | TV Series | 1985 | |
 | To See Such Fun | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1977 |
 | Hancock Down Under | Tony Hancock | Movie | 1972 |
 | Hancock at the Royal Festival Hall | Self | Movie | 1966 |
| Hancock at the Royal Festival Hall | Writer | Movie | 1966 |
 | The Wrong Box | Detective | Movie | 1966 |
 | Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes | Harry Popperwell | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Punch and Judy Man | Walter Pinner | Movie | 1963 |
| The Punch and Judy Man | Screenplay | Movie | 1963 |
 | The Rebel | Anthony Hancock | Movie | 1961 |
 | Face to Face: Tony Hancock | Self | Movie | 1960 |
 | Christmas Night with the Stars | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1958 |
 | The Government Inspector | Hlestakov | Movie | 1958 |
 | Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1 | Tony Aloysius Hancock | Movie | 1957 |
 | Hancock's Half Hour | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Orders Are Orders | Lt. Wilfred Cartroad | Movie | 1954 |