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Tony Hancock

May 12, 1924 - Jun 25, 1968 (44 years old) in

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

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Hancock's Half Hour
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Christmas Night with the Stars
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The Wrong Box
Detective
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Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
Harry Popperwell
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The Glass Box
Self (archival footage)
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The Rebel
Anthony Hancock
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The Punch and Judy Man
Walter Pinner
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Orders Are Orders
Lt. Wilfred Cartroad
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Hancock: Very Nearly an Armful
Self (Archival Footage)
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Tony Hancock: From East Cheam to Earls Court
Self (Archive)

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