Tony Hancock
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
ActingBirthday
May 12, 1924Deathday
June 25, 1968Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
14Cast credits
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
Harry PopperwellOrders Are Orders
Lt. Wilfred CartroadThe Rebel
Anthony HancockThe Punch and Judy Man
Walter PinnerThe Wrong Box
DetectiveThe Government Inspector
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
To See Such Fun
Hancock: Very Nearly an Armful
Self (Archival Footage)Hancock Down Under
Tony HancockHancock at the Royal Festival Hall
SelfFace to Face: Tony Hancock
Self