Colin Bennett (actor)

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Colin Jack Bennett (15 February 1944 – 23 February 2024) was an English actor. His television roles have included "Mr Bennett", the accident prone caretaker for

Yellow Pages/Hornby
advert Signal Box - although only in a later edit in which he thanked the son for his present.

Among other television duties, he presented

Captain Zep - Space Detective and Luna before moving into the production field. He has a background in acting in and directing plays notably in 1978 appearing in, and directing, a musical version of The Point! alongside Davy Jones and Mickey Dolenz.[1] Bennett later worked with Dolenz on Luna.[2]

In 1987, Bennett's play, Hancock's Finest Hour about Tony Hancock (with Jim McManus in the starring role) was staged at the Boulevard Theatre in London.[3][4][5] The play was revived in 2008 with Paul Henry in the title role.[6]

Biography

Bennett graduated RADA in 1973[7] where he was named most promising actor of the year.[8] Bennett ran a production company, An Acquired Taste TV Corp, and broadcast for television for about 17 years. He retired from acting in 2002, reportedly suffering from ill health,[9] but later resumed acting.

In March 2024, Bennett’s son Tom Bennett announced on X that his father had died two weeks previously, on 23 February.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ Hepple, Peter (5 January 1978). "Mermaid - The Point". The Stage. No. 5047. p. 9. Retrieved 28 April 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ West, Roy (22 January 1983). "Luna is set to take off". Liverpool Echo. No. 31966. p. 2. Retrieved 28 April 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Lad's Finest Role". Hayes & Harlington Gazette. 8 January 1987. p. 26. Retrieved 28 April 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ Werson, Gerard (5 February 1987). "Boulevard - Hancock's Finest Hour". The Stage. No. 5521. p. 12. Retrieved 28 April 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Colin Leads a Prolific Double Life". Sandwell Evening Mail. 27 February 1987. p. 17. Retrieved 28 April 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ Griffin, Jon (7 March 2008). "Paul Henry to play Tony Hancock for Birmingham's Maverick Theatre". birminghammail. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Colin Bennett — RADA". www.rada.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  8. ^ Zola, Bela (11 April 1973). "Jumping for Joy". Daily Mirror. No. 21535. p. 5. Retrieved 28 April 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ Wallis, Sarah; Smith, Rory (28 May 2007). "100 children's TV stars .. where are they now?". The Daily Mirror. p. 24 – via Proquest.
  10. ^ Bennett, Tom (8 March 2024). "My Dad (Mr Bennett) sadly passed away 2 weeks ago today. He had two sons Tom and Adam. Was married to Lesley beloved wife". X. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  11. ^ "BBC star Colin Bennett dies as EastEnders star son Tom Bennett shares emotional tribute". The Mirror. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.

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