Tony Benn

Tony Benn

Known for
Acting
Born
April 3, 1925
Died
March 14, 2014 (aged 88)
Birthplace
Marylebone, London, England, UK

Biography

Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn was a British politician, writer, and diarist. He was a Member of Parliament for 47 years between the 1950 and 2001 general elections and a Cabinet minister in the Labour governments of Harold Wilson and James Callaghan in the 1960s and 1970s.

Known For

Filmography

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This Week

This Week

TV · 2 eps

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Turning Points of History

Turning Points of History

TV · 1 ep

2025
Kenny Dalglish poster

Kenny Dalglish

Movie · as Self - Politician / Activist

2019
The Atom: A Love Affair poster

The Atom: A Love Affair

Movie

2015
Laissez-faire poster

Laissez-faire

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2014
Tony Benn: Labour's Lost Leader poster

Tony Benn: Labour's Lost Leader

Movie · as Self (Archive)

2014
Tony Benn: Will and Testament

Tony Benn: Will and Testament

Movie

2014
We Are Many poster

We Are Many

Movie

2013
The Spirit of '45 poster

The Spirit of '45

Movie · as Himself - Contributor

2013
Margaret Thatcher: The Woman Who Changed Britain poster

Margaret Thatcher: The Woman Who Changed Britain

Movie

2013
Creating Freedom: The Lottery of Birth poster

Creating Freedom: The Lottery of Birth

Movie

2013
Paul O Grady's Working Britain poster

Paul O Grady's Working Britain

TV · 1 ep

2012
London: The Modern Babylon poster

London: The Modern Babylon

Movie · as Self - Interviewee

2012
Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford poster

Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford

Movie · as Self

2012
Margaret Thatcher: The Iron Lady poster

Margaret Thatcher: The Iron Lady

Movie

2011
Ethos poster

Ethos

Movie · as Self

2011
Heath vs Wilson: The 10-Year Duel poster

Heath vs Wilson: The 10-Year Duel

Movie · as Self

2011
13 Hours That Saved Britain poster

13 Hours That Saved Britain

Movie

2011
Unlawful Killing poster

Unlawful Killing

Movie

2011
Entertaining the Troops poster

Entertaining the Troops

Movie

2011
The Story of British Pathe poster

The Story of British Pathe

TV · 1 ep

2010
In Confidence

In Confidence

TV · 1 ep

2009
Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out

Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out

Movie

2009
Beyond A Joke

Beyond A Joke

TV · 1 ep

2009
The Week We Went To War poster

The Week We Went To War

TV · 1 ep

2008
The 60s: The Beatles Decade poster

The 60s: The Beatles Decade

TV · 3 eps

2007
Sicko poster

Sicko

Movie · as Self

2007
Taking Liberties poster

Taking Liberties

Movie

2006
Folk Britannia

Folk Britannia

TV · 1 ep

2006
The Book Show poster

The Book Show

TV · 1 ep

2006
The Sunday Edition

The Sunday Edition

TV · 1 ep

2005
Banned in the UK

Banned in the UK

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2005
The Late Edition

The Late Edition

TV · 1 ep

2004
30 Minutes

30 Minutes

TV · 2 eps

2003
Trust Me - I'm a Politician poster

Trust Me - I'm a Politician

Movie · as Self

2003
Strike: When Britain Went to War

Strike: When Britain Went to War

Movie

2003
Designing The Decades

Designing The Decades

TV · 1 ep

2003
This Week poster

This Week

TV · 3 eps

2003
The Mark Steel Lectures poster

The Mark Steel Lectures

TV · 1 ep

2003
Daily Politics

Daily Politics

TV · 1 ep

2002
The Battle of Orgreave poster

The Battle of Orgreave

Movie · as Self

2002
Timeshift poster

Timeshift

TV · as Self - Postmaster General · 1 ep

2002
Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy poster

Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy

TV · 1 ep

2001
Cabinet Confidential poster

Cabinet Confidential

Movie · as Self

2001
Missing Presumed Wiped poster

Missing Presumed Wiped

Movie

2001
Democracy Now! poster

Democracy Now!

TV · 1 ep

2000
Clarkson's Car Years poster

Clarkson's Car Years

TV · 1 ep

1999
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand poster

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

Movie · as Self

1999
Machine Gun: History Down the Barrel of a Gun poster

Machine Gun: History Down the Barrel of a Gun

TV · 1 ep

1997
The Scar poster

The Scar

Movie · as Himself (uncredited)

1997
HARDtalk poster

HARDtalk

TV · 1 ep

1996
How to Be Prime Minister poster

How to Be Prime Minister

Movie · as Self

1995
Westminster: Behind Closed Doors with Tony Benn

Westminster: Behind Closed Doors with Tony Benn

Movie

1995
Odd Man Out: A Film Portrait of Enoch Powell poster

Odd Man Out: A Film Portrait of Enoch Powell

Movie · as Self

1995
Harold Wilson: A Life poster

Harold Wilson: A Life

Movie · as Self

1995
Anyone for Pennis? poster

Anyone for Pennis?

Movie

1995
The Wilderness Years poster

The Wilderness Years

TV · as Self · 4 eps

1994
Wasted Windfall poster

Wasted Windfall

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1994
The Sunday Programme

The Sunday Programme

TV · 1 ep

1993
Thatcher: The Downing Street Years poster

Thatcher: The Downing Street Years

TV · 1 ep

1993
The Big Story

The Big Story

TV · 1 ep

1993
GMTV poster

GMTV

TV · 1 ep

1992
Later... with Jools Holland poster

Later... with Jools Holland

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1989
Blackpool Wakes poster

Blackpool Wakes

Movie · as Self

1989
Clive Anderson Talks Back

Clive Anderson Talks Back

TV · 1 ep

1988
The Late Show poster

The Late Show

TV · 1 ep

1987
After Dark

After Dark

TV · 1 ep

1986
Open Air

Open Air

TV · 1 ep

1986
American Masters poster

American Masters

TV · 1 ep

1984
Beyond and Behind the Vote poster

Beyond and Behind the Vote

Movie · as Himself

1984
Open To Question

Open To Question

TV · 1 ep

1983
News from Durham poster

News from Durham

Movie · as Himself

1983
The Red and the Blue poster

The Red and the Blue

Movie · as Self (uncredited)

1983
Open Space

Open Space

TV · 1 ep

1983
A Week in Politics

A Week in Politics

TV · 5 eps

1982
Shades poster

Shades

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1982
Wogan poster

Wogan

TV · 1 ep

1982
Timewatch poster

Timewatch

TV · 1 ep

1980
Newsnight poster

Newsnight

TV · 1 ep

1979
Question Time poster

Question Time

TV · as Self - Panellist · 5 eps

1979
Friday Night, Saturday Morning poster

Friday Night, Saturday Morning

TV · 1 ep

1975
Arena poster

Arena

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1972
Weekend World poster

Weekend World

TV · 9 eps

1968
How We Used To Live

How We Used To Live

TV · 1 ep

1967
One Pair of Eyes poster

One Pair of Eyes

TV · 2 eps

1966
The Money Programme poster

The Money Programme

TV · 1 ep

1964
Horizon poster

Horizon

TV · 1 ep

1964
Late Night Line-Up poster

Late Night Line-Up

TV · 2 eps

1963
World in Action poster

World in Action

TV · 9 eps

1953
Panorama poster

Panorama

TV · 5 eps