Tony Hendra
Born: 1941-07-10 in Hertfordshire, England, UK
Died: 2021-03-04
Known For: Acting
Biography
Tony Hendra (10 July 1941 – 4 March 2021) was an English satirist, actor and writer who worked mostly in the United States. Educated at St Albans School (where he was a classmate of Stephen Hawking) and at St John's College, Cambridge, he was a member of the Cambridge University Footlights revue in 1962, alongside John Cleese, Graham Chapman and Tim Brooke-Taylor. Hendra was probably best known for being the head writer and co-producer in 1984 of the first six shows of the long-running British satirical television series Spitting Image, and for starring in the film This Is Spinal Tap as the band's manager Ian Faith. Hendra died on 4 March 2021 of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Filmography
2020
- Belushi as Self (archive footage)
2016
- Who's Who in Mycology ... (Screenplay)
2015
- Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead as Self
2007
- Snow White: The Sequel ... (Writer)
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Book Publisher
1999
- Suits as George Parkyn
1996
- The Great White Hype ... (Writer)
1994
1993
- Life with Mikey as Cookie Commercial Director
1987
- The Big Bang ... (Writer)
1986
- Jumpin' Jack Flash as Hunter
1984
- Miami Vice as Gordon Wiggins
- This Is Spinal Tap as Ian Faith
1980
- Mama Dracula ... (Writer)
1979
- Disco Beaver from Outer Space ... (Writer)
1973
- Lemmings ... (Producer)
1958
- Kraft Music Hall as Self
1948
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self