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Colin Bennett is an English actor. His television roles have included "Mr Bennett", the accident prone caretaker for
Tony Hart
Norman Antony Hart (15 October 1925 – 18 January 2009),Debrett's People of Today 2008, Debrett's Peerage Ltd, 2007. known professionally as Tony Hart, was an English artist best known for his work in educating children in art through his role ...
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children's programmes ''
Take Hart
''Take Hart'' is a British children's television programme about art, presented by Tony Hart. It took over from ''Vision On'', and ran from 1977 until 1983. The programme featured Hart and the animated Plasticine character Morph, and other cha ...
'' (1977–1983) and ''
Hartbeat
''Hartbeat'' is a Children's BBC television arts programme presented by Tony Hart. It was broadcast between 1984 and 1993. The series was a follow on from ''Take Hart'' and taught children how to design art features and use everyday items to ma ...
'' (1984–1989). He also portrayed the father in the 1985
Yellow Pages
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Hornby
Hornby may refer to:
Places In England
* Hornby, Lancashire
* Hornby, Hambleton, village in North Yorkshire
* Hornby, Richmondshire, village in North Yorkshire Elsewhere
* Hornby, Ontario, community in the town of Halton Hills, Ontario, Canad ...
advert ''Signal Box'' - although only in a later edit in which he thanked the son for his present.
Among other TV duties, he presented ''
Night Shift'' and ''
You Should Be So Lucky
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'', as well as appearing in ''
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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'' as
Zarquon. He also made a guest appearance in
Last of the Summer Wine
''Last of the Summer Wine'' is a British sitcom created and written by Roy Clarke and originally broadcast by the BBC from 1973 to 2010. It premiered as an episode of ''Comedy Playhouse'' on 4 January 1973, and the first series of episodes foll ...
in 1999. He wrote a couple of TV series including ''
Captain Zep - Space Detective'' and ''
Luna
Luna commonly refers to:
* Earth's Moon, named "Luna" in Latin
* Luna (goddess), the ancient Roman personification of the Moon
Luna may also refer to:
Places Philippines
* Luna, Apayao
* Luna, Isabela
* Luna, La Union
* Luna, San Jose
Roma ...
'' before moving into the production field. He has a background in acting in and directing plays notably in 1978 appearing in, and directing, a
musical version of The Point! alongside
Davy Jones and
Mickey Dolenz. Bennett later worked with Dolenz on ''Luna''.
In 1987, Bennett's play, ''Hancock's Finest Hour'' about
Tony Hancock
Anthony John Hancock (12 May 1924 – 25 June 1968) 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, ...
(with
Jim McManus in the starring role) was staged at the Boulevard Theatre in London. The play was revived in 2008 with
Paul Henry in the title role.
Biography
Bennett graduated RADA in 1973 where he was named most promising actor of the year. Bennett runs a production company,
An Acquired Taste TV Corp
An, AN, aN, or an may refer to:
Businesses and organizations
* Airlinair (IATA airline code AN)
* Alleanza Nazionale, a former political party in Italy
* AnimeNEXT, an annual anime convention located in New Jersey
* Anime North, a Canadian a ...
, and has been making broadcast television for about 17 years. He retired from acting in 2002, reportedly suffering from ill health,
but has since resumed acting.
References
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British television writers
British television producers
Living people
Alumni of RADA
British male television actors
British male television writers
Year of birth missing (living people)
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