ACTOR

Benny Hill

1924 - 1992

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Alfred Hawthorne "Benny" Hill (21 January 1924 – 20 April 1992) was an English comedian. He is remembered for his television programme, The Benny Hill Show, an amalgam of slapstick, burlesque and double entendre in a format that included live comedy and filmed segments, with Hill at the focus of almost every segment. Hill was a prominent figure in British television for several decades. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benny Hill has received more than 5,766,149 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Benny Hill is the 269th most popular actor (down from 225th in 2019), the 358th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 314th in 2019) and the 45th most popular British Actor.

Benny Hill is most famous for his comedy sketches and songs.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 50

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Benny Hill ranks 269 out of 13,578. Before him are Talia Shire, Giuliano Gemma, Colin Firth, John Cazale, Jean Seberg, and Nancy Reagan. After him are Virna Lisi, David Carradine, George Lazenby, Kathy Bates, Silvana Mangano, and Michael Landon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Benny Hill ranks 21. Before him are Benoit Mandelbrot, Lauren Bacall, Sergei Parajanov, Paul Feyerabend, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and Maurice Jarre. After him are Georges Charpak, Jovanka Broz, Ramiz Alia, Willard Boyle, Roger Guillemin, and Robert Solow. Among people deceased in 1992, Benny Hill ranks 16. Before him are Astor Piazzolla, Mikhail Tal, Olivier Messiaen, Giovanni Falcone, John Cage, and Barbara McClintock. After him are Anthony Perkins, Ernst Happel, Li Xiannian, Satyajit Ray, Paolo Borsellino, and Daniel Bovet.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Benny Hill ranks 358 out of 8,785. Before him are Prince Andrew, Duke of York (1960), Thomas Paine (1737), Emma Thompson (1959), Richard Wright (1943), Christopher Nolan (1970), and Colin Firth (1960). After him are Philip Larkin (1922), Anthony Burgess (1917), Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849), Joseph Merrick (1862), Theresa May (1956), and Arthur Balfour (1848).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Benny Hill ranks 45. Before him are Ian McShane (1942), Malcolm McDowell (1943), Angela Lansbury (1925), Alan Bates (1934), Emma Thompson (1959), and Colin Firth (1960). After him are Hugh Grant (1960), Kenneth Branagh (1960), Ian Holm (1931), Daniel Craig (1968), Bob Hoskins (1942), and Sam Neill (1947).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Italian Job
Professor Simon Peach
Charlie's got a 'job' to do. Having just left prison he finds one of his friends has attempted a high-risk job in Torino, Italy, right under the nose of the mafia. Charlie's friend doesn't get very far, so Charlie takes over the 'job'. Using three Mini Coopers, a couple of Jaguars, and a bus, he hopes to bring Torino to a standstill, steal a fortune in gold and escape in the chaos.
Jun 2o 19696.99 / 10
The Benny Hill Show
The Benny Hill Show is a British comedy television show that starred Benny Hill and aired in various incarnations between 15 January 1955 and 30 May 1991 in over 140 countries. The show focused on sketches that were full of slapstick, mime, parody, and double-entendre. Thames Television cancelled production of the show in 1989 due to declining ratings and large production costs at £450,000 per show.
7.2 / 10
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Toymaker
A hapless inventor finally finds success with a flying car, which a dictator from a foreign government sets out to take for himself.
Dec 17o 19686.8 / 10