Tony Hancock

Was cast in the "Disney" movie "The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin" in 1967. However, due to Hancock being in a less than ideal mental state and his excessive drinking at the time of filming, he was replaced by Harry Guardino.

He performed a one-man show at the Royal Albert Hall in 1966, where Hancock's mother was a member of the live audience. In spite of the comedian's best efforts, the critics were less than generous in their newspaper reviews.

Suffered a head injury in a car accident in 1961. As a result, the comedian's memory was compromised and he had to read his lines for the remainder of his series at the BBC.

When Tony Hancock made the move to television in 1956, he had had no experience with performing in front of the cameras. This tended to cause some tension on the set, initially.

His radio show "Hancock's Half Hour" ran from 1954 - 1959, written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson with co-stars Hattie Jacques, Kenneth Williams, Sidney James and Bill Kerr.

He appeared at the Windmill Theatre, London in 1948.

He was de-mobbed in 1946.

Tony Hancock was born in Birmingham, England, the son of John and Lillian Hancock. He was educated at Durlston Court, Swanage, and Bradfield College, Reading. He served in the R. A. F. (ground crew) during the war. In 1942 he was in the R. A. F. Gang Show.