Michael Bentine
Acting
Biography
Michael Bentine CBE (born Michael James Bentin; 26 January 1922 – 26 November 1996) was a British comedian, actor and founding member of the Goons. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Bentine, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: January 26, 1922
Place of Birth: Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Known For
Tell Me Another
Personal anecdotes as told to Dick Hills.
Tell Me Another
Personal anecdotes as told to Dick Hills.
The Laughing Lady
A musical set during the French Revolution.
The Filth and the Fury
Julien Temple's second documentary profiling punk rock pioneers the Sex Pistols is an enlightening, entertaining trip back to a time when the punk movement was just discovering itself. Featuring archival footage, never-before-seen performances, rehearsals, and recording sessions as well as interviews with group members who lived to tell the tale--including the one and only John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten).
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
Raising a Riot
Commander Peter Kent of the Royal Navy and his wife May have three children, ranging form five to eleven years: Peter, Anne and Fusty. Kent comes home after three years abroad with no idea how to handle the children. When Mary has to fly to Canada, Peter takes his children to his father's new country home, which turns out to be a windmill. They end up clashing with an American family in the neighborhood.
I Only Arsked
A group of misfit soldiers are desperately trying to fiddle themselves some leave. Instead they wrangle a posting to the British Middle-East protectorate of Darawa. Their frustrations and disappointment at landing one of the harshest territories is compensated when they discover a secret passage to the King's harem.
The Sandwich Man
A man with a sandwich-board (advert) wanders around London meeting many strange characters.
The Paranormal Peter Sellers
This documentary revealed Peter Sellers obsession with the occult. Sellers was a highly superstitious man who consulted fortune tellers, clairvoyants and mediums to help him make key decisions in his life and work. Many of Sellers important decisions were influenced by Maurice Woodruff - a clairvoyant and astrologer based in London. Advice from the other side was taken on his marriage to Britt Ekland, accepting film roles such as Inspector Clouseau and dealing with his near fatal heart attack.
Great Performances
The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as March Hare
as Self
as Guest
as Himself
as Self
as Husein
as Self
as The Sandwich Man
as Self
as Psychologist
as Fred
as The Professor
as John Robinson
as Prof. Osrick Pureheart
as Self