Personal Info
Birth date
1922-01-26 (103 Years)
Day of death
1996-11-26
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Also known as
-Michael Bentine
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.
Filmography
Great Performances
5.762
Overview:
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.The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
Overview:
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.The Filth and the Fury
6.899
Overview:
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).Pebble Mill
3.1
Overview:
Pebble Mill was a re-launched version of the 1970s daily chat show Pebble Mill (also known as Pebble Mill At One for a while) which aired on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The series premiered on October 14, 1991. The show was a mixture of celebrity guests and music. Alan Titchmarsh was a presenter on the show throughout it's complete run. Other presenters included Judi Spiers, Gloria Hunniford and Ross King.Raising a Riot
6.5
Overview:
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.The Hollywood Palace
4.5
Overview:
The Hollywood Palace is an hour-long American television variety show that was broadcast weekly on ABC from January 4, 1964 to February 7, 1970. Originally titled The Saturday Night Hollywood Palace, it began as a mid-season replacement for The Jerry Lewis Show, another variety show which had lasted only three months. It was staged in Hollywood at the former Hollywood Playhouse on Vine Street, which was renamed The Hollywood Palace during the show's duration and is today known as Avalon Hollywood. A little-known starlet named Raquel Welch was cast during the first season as the "Billboard Girl", who placed the names of the acts on a placard.Down Among the Z Men
5.1
Overview:
The Goon Show hits the big screen. Professor Pure Heart absent-mindedly loses the top secret formula in Harry Jones' Grocery Shop. "Bats of the Yard", as Harry calls himself, finds it and attempts to return it to the Professor.Look at Life: Funny Business Is No Joke
NYR
Overview:
A peek behind the scenes at the business of the comedian and how it is being expanded for film and television.The Sandwich Man
6.1
Overview:
A man with a sandwich-board (advert) wanders around London meeting many strange characters.We Joined the Navy
5.6
Overview:
Lt Commander Badger, RN: an exceptionally likeable fellow, the Artful Bodger has one besetting sin a shining honesty which compels him to say the right thing at entirely the wrong time! When untimely remarks to some new recruits are splashed across the tabloids, the rush is on to find him a new posting somewhere far away.Six Fifty-Five Special
NYR
Overview:
Sally James and guest presenters invite established stars and newcomers to contribute to a lively half-hour of music and conversation.It's a Square World
NYR
Overview:
It's a Square World was a groundbreaking British comedy show starring Michael Bentine and produced by the BBC. It ran from 1960 till 1964. The series led Bentine to a BAFTA award in 1962 for Light Entertainment and a compilation show, screened by the BBC in 1963, won that year's Press Prize at the Rose d'Or Festival in Montreux. The shows were devised and written by Michael Bentine and John Law. Some sketches were released on an LP.Rentadick
3.818
Overview:
Armitage runs a chemical company that is on the verge of producing a gas that causes temporary disability. Clearly the military want it but it is also sought by a group of Japanese. Both Armitage and Madam Greenfly hire different people in the same detective agency to guard the gas and steal it respectively... confusion, double crosses and hilarity ensue...Alice in Wonderland
NYR
Overview:
Anglia Television's 5 episode adaption of Lewis Caroll's Alice in Wonderland was inspired and based upon an early production put on by the famous Da Silva Puppets group at the Norwich Puppet Theatre.I Only Arsked
6.4
Overview:
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.Lights Out... and the Stars Appear
NYR
Overview:
Here is a short film produced by the UK 9.5mm film club 'Group 9.5' to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the 9.5mm 'home movie' film size in 1972. Entitled "Lights Out ... And The Stars Appear", (the title is based on a Pathescope advertisement fron the 1930s), it describes the start and history of this unique film gauge originally developed by the French Pathe-Freres company.Bachelor of Arts
NYR
Overview:
An artist from Continental Europe arrives in England and proceeds to cause havoc.Michael Bentine's Potty Time
5.5
Overview:
Michael Bentine's Potty Time was a long-running British children's show, starring Michael Bentine, and directed and produced by Leon Thau for Thames Television on ITV. It ran from 1973 to 1980. The episodes consisted largely of distinctive, bearded puppets, comically re-enacting famous historical situations. The Potties' faces were always obscured by facial hair, with only their noses protruding. They were operated from beneath and had two distinct sizes - approximately two feet and one foot tall. All of the Potty characters were designed by Bentine, who also provided all of their voices. Their operators were from The Barry Smith Theatre of Puppets. In 2001, it was voted into 71st place in Channel 4's 100 Greatest Kids' TV shows poll. Several Region 2 DVDs of the series have been released by Network DVD.Spike
NYR
Overview:
Spike personally tells the story of his life from India, World War II to The Goons and his Q seriesForces' Sweetheart
5
Overview:
Forces sweetheart, Judy James, is back in town and that means various admirers are showing up at the hotel where she stays.The Paranormal Peter Sellers
NYR
Overview:
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.Mildred
NYR
Overview:
Meet Mildred. A delightfully dotty older lady who’s carefree attitude means you need to be careful around her. Not the most obvious route into a sponsored film about BP’s air fuelling operation, but these are not the most obvious scriptwriters. Michael Bentine was embarking on “It’s a Square World” and Dick Lester would go on to direct features with The Beatles, and films in the Superman franchise.Acting
2001The Paranormal Peter Sellers as Self (archive footage)
2000The Filth and the Fury as Self (archive footage)
1998The Garden Party (1 Episode) as Unknown
1996Spike as Himself
1991Pebble Mill (1 Episode) as Self
1987Daytime Live (1 Episode) as Unknown
1985Alice in Wonderland (5 Episodes) as March Hare
1981Six Fifty-Five Special (1 Episode) as Self
1976Tell Me Another (2, 1 Episode) as Guest, Himself
1973Michael Bentine's Potty Time (6, 72 Episode) as Self, Unknown
1972Rentadick as Husein
1972Michael Bentine Time (13 Episodes) as Self
1972Lights Out... and the Stars Appear as Narrator (voice)
1971Bachelor of Arts as Miklos Durti
1971Great Performances (1 Episode) as Self
1967Look at Life: Funny Business Is No Joke as Self
1966All Square (14 Episodes) as Self
1966The Sandwich Man as The Sandwich Man
1964The Hollywood Palace (1 Episode) as Self
1963We Joined the Navy as Psychologist
1961It's a Square World (56 Episodes) as Unknown
1960Mildred as Voice
1958After Hours (28 Episodes) as Unknown
1958I Only Arsked as Fred
1957Yes, It's The Cathode-Ray Tube Show! (6 Episodes) as Unknown
1955Raising a Riot as The Professor
1953Forces' Sweetheart as John Robinson
1952Down Among the Z Men as Prof. Osrick Pureheart
1948The Ed Sullivan Show (3 Episodes) as Self
1946The Laughing Lady as Unknown
Creator
1973Michael Bentine's Potty Time ... Creator
1957Yes, It's The Cathode-Ray Tube Show! ... Creator
Crew
1960Mildred ... Script