Tony Hancock

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Born
12 May 1924
Born In
Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Died
24 June 1968 (aged 44)
Anthony John Hancock, best known as Tony Hancock (12th May 1924 – 25th June 1968) was a major figure in British television and radio comedy in the 1950s and 1960s. He was both loved and admired by his public, and when he appeared on stage in the late fifties/early sixties, playing in 2,000+ seater theatres, his star burned brightly, and audiences flocked to see him. Considered by many to be (together with his scriptwriters - Ray Galton & Alan Simpson, and producer Dennis Main-Wilson), the originator(s) of the British 'sitcom', his radio 'Half Hours', and lat… read more
Anthony John Hancock, best known as Tony Hancock (12th May 1924 – 25th June 1968) was a major figure in British television and radio comedy in the 1950s and 1960s. He was both loved and admired by his public, and when he appeared on stage in the late fifties/early sixties, playing in 2,000+ s… read more
Anthony John Hancock, best known as Tony Hancock (12th May 1924 – 25th June 1968) was a major figure in British television and radio comedy in the 1950s and 1960s. He was both loved and admired by his public, and when he appeared on stage in the late fifties/early sixties, playing in 2,000+ seater theatres, his star burned brightly, and audiences flocked to see h… read more

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Top Tracks

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1 Play track Comedy Essentials The Blood Donor
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2 Volume Four The Emigrant
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3 Volume Four Hancock In The Police
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4 Volume Four The stolen petrol
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5 Volume Four The Expresso Bar
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6 Play track The Very Best Of Tony Hancock (Remastered) A Sunday Afternoon at Home
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7 Hancock's Half Hour Volume 3 (Vintage Beeb) Hancock's Half Hour Volume 3 (Vintage Beeb)
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Albums

  1. 529 listeners

    1 Jan 1965 · 2 tracks

    It's Hancock
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  2. 232 listeners

    30 Apr 2011 · 9 tracks

    Comedy Essentials
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  3. 223 listeners

    1988 · 4 tracks

    Hancock's Half Hour
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  4. 83 listeners

    22 Aug 2010 · 8 tracks

    Tony Hancock Sketches
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