Tony Hendra
- Acting
- July 10, 1941 · Hertfordshire, England, UK
- March 4, 2021
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Belushi · Self
- Who's Who in Mycology · Screenplay
- Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead · Self
- Whatever Happened to Spitting Image? · Self
- Snow White: The Sequel · Writer
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent · Book Publisher
- Suits · George Parkyn
- The Great White Hype · Writer
- The Cosby Mysteries
- Life with Mikey · Cookie Commercial Director
- Jumpin' Jack Flash · Hunter
- Miami Vice · Gordon Wiggins
- The Big Bang · Writer
- This Is Spinal Tap · Ian Faith
- Spinal Tap: The Final Tour · Ian Faith
- Mama Dracula · Writer
- Disco Beaver from Outer Space · Writer, Producer
- Lemmings · Producer, Writer
- The Mike Douglas Show · Self
- Kraft Music Hall · Self
- The Ed Sullivan Show · Self