Tony Hancock
Gender: Male
Birthday: 1924-05-12 - 1968-06-25
Place of Birth: Hall Green, Birmingham, England, UK
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.
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Known For
1956Hancock's Half Hour
1965Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
1958Christmas Night with the Stars
1966The Wrong Box
The Glass Box
1963The Punch and Judy Man
2023Hancock: Very Nearly an Armful
1961The Rebel
1957Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
1960Face to Face: Tony Hancock
2001Great Comedy Moments
1977To See Such Fun
1985Tony Hancock: From East Cheam to Earls Court
1954Orders Are Orders
1972Hancock Down Under
1966Hancock at the Royal Festival Hall
1958