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Overview

Date of Birth:

12 May 1924, Hall Green, Birmingham, England, UK more

Date of Death:

25 June 1968, Bellevue Hill, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia more

Mini Biography:

Tony Hancock was born in Birmingham, England, the son of John and Lillian... more

Trivia:

Born at 11:00am-BST

STARmeter:

Up 2% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. more

NewsDesk:

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Alternate Names:

Anthony Hancock

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Tony Hancock Special (1972) (TV)	Tony	1972	-	6.5 (11)

2.	"Hancock's" (1967)	Tony Hancock (unknown episodes)	1967	-	-

3.	The Wrong Box (1966)	Detective	1966	-	7.0 (1,158)

4.	Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes (1965)	Harry Popperwell	1965	-	6.9 (2,413)
	AKAs: Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
5.	"Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium" (1955)	(1 episode, 1964)	1964	-	-
	AKAs: Sunday Night at the London Palladium (UK: short title) 1 TV episode: "Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium: (#10.7)"
6.	"Hancock" (1963)	(13 episodes, 1963)	1963	-	6.2 (11)
	13 TV episodes: "Hancock: The Escort (#1.13)" "Hancock: The Writer (#1.12)" "Hancock: The Reporter (#1.11)" "Hancock: The Politician (#1.10)" "Hancock: The Night Out (#1.9)" 8 episodes not shown.
7.	The Punch and Judy Man (1963)	Wally Pinner	1963	-	6.0 (122)

8.	"Hancock's Half Hour" (1956)	Anthony Aloysius Hancock / Prince Nicolai (63 episodes, 1956-1961)	1961	-	8.8 (98)
	63 TV episodes: "Hancock's Half Hour: The Succession: Son and Heir (#7.6)" Anthony Aloysius Hancock "Hancock's Half Hour: The Blood Donor (#7.5)" Anthony Aloysius Hancock "Hancock's Half Hour: The Lift (#7.4)" Anthony Aloysius Hancock "Hancock's Half Hour: The Radio Ham (#7.3)" Anthony Aloysius Hancock "Hancock's Half Hour: The Bowmans (#7.2)" Anthony Aloysius Hancock 58 episodes not shown.
9.	"Hancock" (1961)	Tony Hancock (6 episodes, 1961)	1961	-	8.7 (34)
	6 TV episodes: "Hancock: The Succession: Son and Heir (#1.6)" Tony Hancock "Hancock: The Blood Donor (#1.5)" Tony Hancock "Hancock: The Lift (#1.4)" Tony Hancock "Hancock: The Radio Ham (#1.3)" Tony Hancock "Hancock: The Bowmans (#1.2)" Tony Hancock 1 episode not shown.
10.	The Rebel (1961)	Anthony Hancock	1961	-	6.8 (297)
	AKAs: Call Me Genius (USA)
11.	The Government Inspector (1958) (TV)	Hlestakov	1958	-	-

12.	Pantomania: Babes in the Wood (1957) (TV)	Aladdin / Robin Hood	1957	-	-

13.	"Jack Hylton Presents" (1956)	In 'The Lighthouse Keeper' sketch (1 episode, 1956)	1956	-	-
	1 TV episode: "Jack Hylton Presents: (1956-12-06)" In 'The Lighthouse Keeper' sketch
14.	Orders Are Orders (1954)	Lt. Wilfred Cartroad	1954	-	5.5 (37)

15.	"The Lighter Side" (1951)	The Civil Servant (1 episode, 1951)	1951	-	-
	1 TV episode: "The Lighter Side: Food (#1.1)" The Civil Servant
16.	Flotsam's Follies (1950) (TV)	(sketch 'Conjuror, The')	1950	-	-

17.	"Kaleidoscope" (1946)	George Knight (segment "Fools Rush In") (unknown episodes)	1946	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Hancock at the Royal Festival Hall (1966) (TV)	(writer)	1966	-	-

2.	The Punch and Judy Man (1963)	(screenplay) (story idea)	1963	-	6.0 (122)

3.	The Rebel (1961)	(writer)	1961	-	6.8 (297)
	AKAs: Call Me Genius (USA)

Producer View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	"Hancock" (1963)	producer (unknown episodes)	1963	-	6.2 (11)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"The Eamonn Andrews Show" (1964)	Himself (1 episode, 1968)	1968	-	-
	1 TV episode: "The Eamonn Andrews Show: (1968-01-14)" Himself
2.	"The Frost Programme" (1966)	Himself (2 episodes, 1967)	1967	-	-
	2 TV episodes: "The Frost Programme: (1967-01-20)" Himself "The Frost Programme: (1967-01-19)" Himself
3.	Secombe and Friends (1966) (TV)	Himself	1966	-	-

4.	Hancock at the Royal Festival Hall (1966) (TV)	Himself	1966	-	-

5.	"Late Night Lineup" (1964)	Himself (2 episodes, 1965-1966)	1966	-	-
	2 TV episodes: "Late Night Lineup: (1966-09-16)" Himself "Late Night Lineup: (1965-10-06)" Himself
6.	"The Blackpool Show" (1966)	Himself (unknown episodes)	1966	-	-

7.	"Open House" (1964)	Himself (1 episode, 1964)	1964	-	-
	1 TV episode: "Open House: (1964-05-12)" Himself
8.	"Scene at 6:30" (1963)	(1 episode, 1963)	1963	-	-
	1 TV episode: "Scene at 6:30: (1963-07-22)"
9.	"Picture Parade" (1956)	Himself (1 episode, 1961)	1961	-	7.1 (5)
	1 TV episode: "Picture Parade: (1961-03-07)" Himself
10.	"Face to Face" (1959)	Himself (1 episode, 1960)	1960	-	-
	1 TV episode: "Face to Face: Tony Hancock (#1.12)" Himself
11.	"A Christmas Night with the Stars" (1958)	Himself (1 episode, 1958)	1958	-	5.2 (7)
	1 TV episode: "A Christmas Night with the Stars: (1958-12-25)" Himself
12.	"The Tony Hancock Show" (1956)	Himself / Various Characters (12 episodes, 1956-1957)	1957	-	-
	AKAs: Jack Hylton Presents: The Tony Hancock Show (UK: complete title) 12 TV episodes: "The Tony Hancock Show: (#2.6)" Himself/Various Characters "The Tony Hancock Show: (#2.5)" Himself/Various Characters "The Tony Hancock Show: Weather or Not (#2.4)" Himself/Various Characters "The Tony Hancock Show: The Further Adventures of Hancock (#2.3)" Himself/Various Characters "The Tony Hancock Show: Honneur et fidélite (#2.2)" Himself/Various Characters 7 episodes not shown.
13.	New to You (1948) (TV)	Himself	1948	-	-


1.	Ian Hislop Goes Off the Rails (2008) (TV)	Himself

2.	"The Comedy Map of Britain"
	1 TV episode: Episode #2.6 (2008) (uncredited) Himself
3.	"Arena"
	1 TV episode: The Archers (2007) Joshua - The Bowmans
4.	Kenneth Williams: In His Own Words (2006) (TV)	(uncredited) Tony Hancock

5.	"Tory! Tory! Tory!" (2006)	(uncredited) Tony Hancock

6.	Comedy Heroes (2005) (TV)	Hancock

7.	The Comedians' Comedian (2005) (TV)

8.	The Truth About 60s TV (2004) (TV)	(uncredited) Himself

9.	"Behind the Laughter" (2003)	Himself

10.	The Unforgettable John Le Mesurier (2001) (TV)	(uncredited) Tony Hancock

11.	The 100 Greatest TV Characters (2001) (TV)	(uncredited) Hancock

12.	The 100 Greatest TV Ads (2000) (TV)

13.	The Unforgettable Hattie Jacques (2000) (TV)

14.	Sir John Mills' Moving Memories (2000) (V)	Himself

15.	The Very Best of Sid James (1996) (V)

16.	"Chasing Rainbows - A Nation and Its Music"
	1 TV episode: Outsiders? Music on the Margins (1986) Himself
17.	"Omnibus"
	1 TV episode: From East Cheam to Earls Court (1985) Himself
18.	To See Such Fun (1977)	Himself

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