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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Filmography

View Hancock's Half Hour
Hancock's Half Hour

Hancock's Half Hour

1956Series
7.3
View Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

1965Film
6.8
View The Wrong Box
The Wrong Box

The Wrong Box

1966Film
6.4
View The Rebel
The Rebel

The Rebel

1961Film
7.8
View Christmas Night with the Stars
Christmas Night with the Stars

Christmas Night with the Stars

1958Series0
View The Punch and Judy Man
The Punch and Judy Man

The Punch and Judy Man

1963Film
7.8
View Hancock: Very Nearly an Armful
Hancock: Very Nearly an Armful

Hancock: Very Nearly an Armful

2023Film
8.0
View Orders Are Orders
Orders Are Orders

Orders Are Orders

1954Film
6.4
View The Glass Box
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The Glass Box

1985Series0
View Tony Hancock: From East Cheam to Earls Court
Tony Hancock: From East Cheam to Earls Court

Tony Hancock: From East Cheam to Earls Court

1985Film0
View Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1

Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1

1957Film0
View To See Such Fun
To See Such Fun

To See Such Fun

1977Film0