Tony Benn

Tony Benn

Birthday: April 3, 1925 in Marylebone, London, England, UK

Deathday: March 14, 2014

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

Sicko

Sicko

Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford

Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford

Unlawful Killing

Unlawful Killing

The Atom: A Love Affair

The Atom: A Love Affair

Timeshift

Timeshift

Self - Postmaster General

Timeshift

Timeshift

Laissez-faire

Laissez-faire

Self (archive footage)

Tony Benn: Labour's Lost Leader

Tony Benn: Labour's Lost Leader

Self (Archive Footage)

Tony Benn: Will and Testament

Tony Benn: Will and Testament

We Are Many

We Are Many

The Spirit of '45

The Spirit of '45

Himself - Contributor

Margaret Thatcher: The Woman Who Changed Britain

Margaret Thatcher: The Woman Who Changed Britain

Creating Freedom: The Lottery of Birth

Creating Freedom: The Lottery of Birth

Paul O Grady's Working Britain

Paul O Grady's Working Britain

London: The Modern Babylon

London: The Modern Babylon

Self - Interviewee

Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford

Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford

Margaret Thatcher: The Iron Lady

Margaret Thatcher: The Iron Lady

Ethos

Ethos

Heath vs Wilson: The 10-Year Duel

Heath vs Wilson: The 10-Year Duel

13 Hours That Saved Britain

13 Hours That Saved Britain

Unlawful Killing

Unlawful Killing

Entertaining the Troops

Entertaining the Troops

The Story of British Pathe

The Story of British Pathe

In Confidence

In Confidence

Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out

Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out

Timewatch

Timewatch

Beyond A Joke

Beyond A Joke

The Week We Went To War

The Week We Went To War

Democracy Now!

Democracy Now!

The 60s: The Beatles Decade

The 60s: The Beatles Decade

GMTV

GMTV

Sicko

Sicko

Taking Liberties

Taking Liberties

HARDtalk

HARDtalk

The Book Show

The Book Show

The Late Edition

The Late Edition

Daily Politics

Daily Politics

The Sunday Edition

The Sunday Edition

Folk Britannia

Folk Britannia

Timeshift

Timeshift

Newsnight

Newsnight

Banned in the UK

Banned in the UK

Turning Points of History

Turning Points of History

30 Minutes

30 Minutes

The Mark Steel Lectures

The Mark Steel Lectures

Trust Me - I'm a Politician

Trust Me - I'm a Politician

Designing The Decades

Designing The Decades

Later... with Jools Holland

Later... with Jools Holland

This Week

This Week

The Battle of Orgreave

The Battle of Orgreave

Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy

Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy

Cabinet Confidential

Cabinet Confidential

Missing Presumed Wiped

Missing Presumed Wiped

Clarkson's Car Years

Clarkson's Car Years

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

American Masters

American Masters

Machine Gun: History Down the Barrel of a Gun

Machine Gun: History Down the Barrel of a Gun

The Scar

The Scar

Himself (uncredited)

How to Be Prime Minister

How to Be Prime Minister

The Sunday Programme

The Sunday Programme

Westminster: Behind Closed Doors with Tony Benn

Westminster: Behind Closed Doors with Tony Benn

Odd Man Out: A Film Portrait of Enoch Powell

Odd Man Out: A Film Portrait of Enoch Powell

Harold Wilson: A Life

Harold Wilson: A Life

Anyone for Pennis?

Anyone for Pennis?

The Wilderness Years

The Wilderness Years

Wasted Windfall

Wasted Windfall

The Late Show

The Late Show

The Big Story

The Big Story

How We Used To Live

How We Used To Live

Thatcher: The Downing Street Years

Thatcher: The Downing Street Years

A Week in Politics

A Week in Politics

Clive Anderson Talks Back

Clive Anderson Talks Back

Blackpool Wakes

Blackpool Wakes

Arena

Arena

After Dark

After Dark

Open Air

Open Air

Wogan

Wogan

Open To Question

Open To Question

Beyond and Behind the Vote

Beyond and Behind the Vote

News from Durham

News from Durham

The Red and the Blue

The Red and the Blue

Self (uncredited)

Open Space

Open Space

Shades

Shades

Self (archive footage)

Question Time

Question Time

Self - Panellist

Friday Night, Saturday Morning

Friday Night, Saturday Morning

The Money Programme

The Money Programme

Weekend World

Weekend World

Late Night Line-Up

Late Night Line-Up

Horizon

Horizon

One Pair of Eyes

One Pair of Eyes

World in Action

World in Action

This Week

This Week

Panorama

Panorama

The Atom: A Love Affair

The Atom: A Love Affair

Laissez-faire

Laissez-faire

Self (archive footage)

Tony Benn: Labour's Lost Leader

Tony Benn: Labour's Lost Leader

Self (Archive Footage)

Tony Benn: Will and Testament

Tony Benn: Will and Testament

We Are Many

We Are Many

The Spirit of '45

The Spirit of '45

Himself - Contributor

Margaret Thatcher: The Woman Who Changed Britain

Margaret Thatcher: The Woman Who Changed Britain

Creating Freedom: The Lottery of Birth

Creating Freedom: The Lottery of Birth

London: The Modern Babylon

London: The Modern Babylon

Self - Interviewee

Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford

Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford

Margaret Thatcher: The Iron Lady

Margaret Thatcher: The Iron Lady

Ethos

Ethos

Heath vs Wilson: The 10-Year Duel

Heath vs Wilson: The 10-Year Duel

13 Hours That Saved Britain

13 Hours That Saved Britain

Unlawful Killing

Unlawful Killing

Entertaining the Troops

Entertaining the Troops

Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out

Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out

Sicko

Sicko

Taking Liberties

Taking Liberties

Trust Me - I'm a Politician

Trust Me - I'm a Politician

The Battle of Orgreave

The Battle of Orgreave

Cabinet Confidential

Cabinet Confidential

Missing Presumed Wiped

Missing Presumed Wiped

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

The Scar

The Scar

Himself (uncredited)

How to Be Prime Minister

How to Be Prime Minister

Westminster: Behind Closed Doors with Tony Benn

Westminster: Behind Closed Doors with Tony Benn

Odd Man Out: A Film Portrait of Enoch Powell

Odd Man Out: A Film Portrait of Enoch Powell

Harold Wilson: A Life

Harold Wilson: A Life

Anyone for Pennis?

Anyone for Pennis?

Blackpool Wakes

Blackpool Wakes

Beyond and Behind the Vote

Beyond and Behind the Vote

News from Durham

News from Durham

The Red and the Blue

The Red and the Blue

Self (uncredited)

Shades

Shades

Self (archive footage)

Timeshift

Timeshift

Self - Postmaster General

Timeshift

Timeshift

Paul O Grady's Working Britain

Paul O Grady's Working Britain

The Story of British Pathe

The Story of British Pathe

In Confidence

In Confidence

Timewatch

Timewatch

Beyond A Joke

Beyond A Joke

The Week We Went To War

The Week We Went To War

Democracy Now!

Democracy Now!

The 60s: The Beatles Decade

The 60s: The Beatles Decade

GMTV

GMTV

HARDtalk

HARDtalk

The Book Show

The Book Show

The Late Edition

The Late Edition

Daily Politics

Daily Politics

The Sunday Edition

The Sunday Edition

Folk Britannia

Folk Britannia

Timeshift

Timeshift

Newsnight

Newsnight

Banned in the UK

Banned in the UK

Turning Points of History

Turning Points of History

30 Minutes

30 Minutes

The Mark Steel Lectures

The Mark Steel Lectures

Designing The Decades

Designing The Decades

Later... with Jools Holland

Later... with Jools Holland

This Week

This Week

Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy

Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy

Clarkson's Car Years

Clarkson's Car Years

American Masters

American Masters

Machine Gun: History Down the Barrel of a Gun

Machine Gun: History Down the Barrel of a Gun

The Sunday Programme

The Sunday Programme

The Wilderness Years

The Wilderness Years

Wasted Windfall

Wasted Windfall

The Late Show

The Late Show

The Big Story

The Big Story

How We Used To Live

How We Used To Live

Thatcher: The Downing Street Years

Thatcher: The Downing Street Years

A Week in Politics

A Week in Politics

Clive Anderson Talks Back

Clive Anderson Talks Back

Arena

Arena

After Dark

After Dark

Open Air

Open Air

Wogan

Wogan

Open To Question

Open To Question

Open Space

Open Space

Question Time

Question Time

Self - Panellist

Friday Night, Saturday Morning

Friday Night, Saturday Morning

The Money Programme

The Money Programme

Weekend World

Weekend World

Late Night Line-Up

Late Night Line-Up

Horizon

Horizon

One Pair of Eyes

One Pair of Eyes

World in Action

World in Action

This Week

This Week

Panorama

Panorama