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Biography

Born

5/3/1959, London, England

Birth Name

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (7)

Role
- Ben Elton, the Man from Auntie
  Himself/Various roles
  - S 2: Ep 1 2-3
    2/10/94
- Stark
  Colin "CD" Dobson
  - S 1: Ep 3 Episode 3
    12/22/93
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode 2
    12/15/93
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode 1
    12/8/93
- Friday Night Live
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode 1
    2/19/88
- Comic Relief
  Presenter
- Saturday Live
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 10 Steven Wright
    3/29/86
  - S 1: Ep 9 Peter Cook
    3/22/86
  - S 1: Ep 7 Ben Elton
    3/8/86
  - S 1: Ep 3 Pamela Stephenson
    2/8/86
  - S 1: Ep 2 Lenny Henry
    2/1/86
- O.T.T.
  Naked Baloon Dancer
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Worst of O.T.T./ Show Thirteen
    4/3/82
  - S 1: Ep 10 Show Ten
    3/13/82
  - S 1: Ep 2 Show Two
    1/1/82
- Friday Night Live
  Presenter
  - S 1: Ep 11 Episode 11
Recurring Role (6)

Role
- The Young Ones
  Man in Commercial
  - S 2: Ep 6 Summer Holiday
    6/19/84
- The Young Ones
  Recurring Role
  - S 2: Ep 5 Time
    6/12/84
  - S 2: Ep 3 Nasty
    5/29/84
  - S 1: Ep 2 Oil
    11/16/82
- The Young Ones
  Grange Hill Student
  - S 2: Ep 4 Sick
    6/5/84
- The Young Ones
  Kendal Mintcake
  - S 2: Ep 1 Bambi
    5/8/84
- The Young Ones
  Voice of the Cat/DJ
  - S 1: Ep 6 Flood
    12/14/82
- The Young Ones
  Baz
  - S 1: Ep 1 Demolition
    11/9/82
Guest Star (38)

Role
- Dave's One Night Stand
  Himself (headline act)
  - S 1: Ep 1 Ben Elton
    10/10/10
- Live from Studio Five
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 61 Monday 7/12/09
    12/7/09
- Loose Women
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 58 Thursday 19th November
    11/19/09
- The Charlotte Church Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 8 2006 Christmas Special
    12/22/06
- Parkinson
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 11 Daniel Craig, Ben Elton, Robin Williams
    12/2/06
  - S 3: Ep 4 Gordan Ramsay, Ben Elton, Rod Stewart
    10/29/05
- Rove Live
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 22 July 11th, 2006 - Elmo's cute burp
    7/11/06
  - S 5: Ep 39 November 9, 2004
    11/9/04
  - S 4: Ep 5 March 11, 2003
    3/11/03
- Question Time
  Himself
  - S 26: Ep 8 Series 26, Episode 8
    11/4/04
  - S 24: Ep 9 Series 24, Episode 9
    11/7/02
- Britain's Best Sitcom
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Blackadder
    1/17/04
- Parkinson (1998)
  Himself
  - S 10: Ep 4 Clint Eastwood, Jennifer Saunders, Ben Elton, Sheryl Crow
    10/11/03
  - S 7: Ep 10 Ben Elton, Queen, Charlotte Uhlenbroek, Barry Manilow
    5/18/02
  - S 6: Ep 7 Robbie Coltrane, Ben Elton, Samuel L. Jackson, Diana Krall
    11/17/01
  - S 4: Ep 2 Ben Elton, Andrew Lloyd-Webber, David Ginola
    9/15/00
- Micallef Tonight
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 6 Delta Goodrem/ Ben Elton/ George Greegan/ No-One Else
    6/16/03
- Comedy from Merton to Enfield
  Himself (archive footage)
  - S 1: Ep 3 Ben Elton
    5/15/03
- Top of the Pops (UK)
  Guest Presenter
  - S 40: Ep 9 7th March 2003
    3/7/03
- RI:SE
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 163 show #163
    12/11/02
- Ruby (2002)
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 7 Ben Elton, Ed Byrne, Paul McKenna
    12/6/02
- The Monday Dump
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 12 November 11 2002
    11/11/02
- That's Esther
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 9 Ben Elton
    8/4/02
- V Graham Norton
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 24 June 6th 2002
    6/6/02
- Breakfast with Frost
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 3 21 January 2001
    1/21/01
- The Best Of British
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 2 Ronnie Corbett
    12/19/00
  - S 2: Ep 3 Ben Elton
    11/5/99
  - S 1: Ep 4 Lenny Henry
    12/16/98
- The South Bank Show
  Himself
  - S 24: Ep 1 Andrew Lloyd Webber, Ben Elton
    10/1/00
  - S 12: Ep 20 Ben Elton
    3/5/89
- The Richard Blackwood Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 6 Episode 11
    6/7/00
- Clive Anderson All Talk
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 5 Ben Elton, Imran Khan
    9/30/99
  - S 3: Ep 5 Ben Elton, George Hamilton, Edward Heath
    11/29/98
  - S 2: Ep 7 Ben Elton, Neil Hamilton
    11/13/97
  - S 1: Ep 1 Ben Elton, Eddie Murphy
    10/6/96
- Comic Relief
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 6 RND 1999 - The Record Breaker
    3/12/99
  - S 1: Ep 10 RND 1995 - Behind the Nose
    3/17/95
  - S 1: Ep 3 RND 1989 - A Night of Comic Relief 2
    3/10/89
- TFI Friday
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 11 Ben Elton, Natalie Imbruglia, Paul Weller, Finley Quaye.
    11/21/97
  - S 2: Ep 23 Ben Elton, Delia Smith, Sneaker Pimps, Beck, Kula Shaker.
    2/28/97
  - S 2: Ep 2 Terry Venables, Ben Elton, Skin, Skunk Anansie, Mansun, Electronic, The Cardigans.
    9/20/96
- Light Lunch
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 25 Episode 84
    11/7/97
  - S 1: Ep 10 What's Been Going on This Week Then?
    4/4/97
- Men Behaving Badly (UK)
  Presenter
  - S 5: Ep 8 Comic Relief Special 1997
    3/14/97
- Omnibus (UK)
  Himself
  - S 30: Ep 9 What A Relief!: Ten Years Of Comic Relief
    4/29/96
  - S 20: Ep 3 Comic Relief
    4/25/86
- The Thin Blue Line
  Homeless Man
  - S 1: Ep 7 Yuletide Spirit
    12/26/95
- Live and Kicking
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 21 Episode 50
    2/11/95
  - S 2: Ep 6 Episode 35
    10/29/94
- Harry Enfield and Chums
  Ben Elton
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode 1
    11/11/94
- Frontline (Australia)
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 13 This Night of Nights
    8/1/94
- Pebble Mill
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 68 Episode 118
    4/8/92
- Aspel & Company
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 12 Robin Day, Ben Elton, Warren Mitchell
    4/28/90
- Comic Relief
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Comic Relief's Nose At Ten
    12/31/88
- French & Saunders
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 4 (Ben Elton)
    3/25/88
- The Last Resort (1987)
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 7 Episode 21
    10/30/87
- Blackadder
  Anarchist
  - S 3: Ep 4 Sense and Senility
    10/8/87
- Happy Families (1985)
  Roland
  - S 1: Ep 5 Roxanne
    11/14/85
Writer (11)

Role
- Blackadder
  Writer
  - S 4: Ep 8 Blackadder Back & Forth
    12/31/99
  - S 4: Ep 6 Plan F: Goodbyeee
    11/2/89
  - S 4: Ep 5 Plan E: General Hospital
    10/26/89
  - S 4: Ep 4 Plan D: Private Plane
    10/19/89
  - S 4: Ep 3 Plan C: Major Star
    10/12/89
  - + 15 More Credits
- The Thin Blue Line
  Writer
  - S 2: Ep 7 The Green Eyed Monster
    12/23/96
  - S 2: Ep 6 Road Rage
    12/19/96
  - S 2: Ep 5 Come on You Blues
    12/12/96
  - S 2: Ep 4 Alternative Culture
    12/5/96
  - S 2: Ep 3 Fly on the Wall
    11/28/96
  - + 3 More Credits
- Thin Blue Line
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 6 Kids Today
    12/18/95
  - S 1: Ep 5 Night Shift
    12/11/95
  - S 1: Ep 4 Rag Week
    12/4/95
  - S 1: Ep 3 Honey Trap
    11/27/95
  - S 1: Ep 2 Fire and Terror
    11/20/95
  - + 1 More Credits
- Stark
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 3 Episode 3
    12/22/93
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode 2
    12/15/93
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode 1
    12/8/93
- Mr. Bean
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 1 Mr. Bean
    1/1/90
- Filthy, Rich and Catflap
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 6 Smear Campaign
    2/11/87
  - S 1: Ep 5 Breakfast Television
    2/4/87
  - S 1: Ep 4 A Death in the Family
    1/28/87
  - S 1: Ep 3 Dinner Party
    1/21/87
  - S 1: Ep 2 Game Show
    1/14/87
  - + 1 More Credits
- Lenny Henry Tonite
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pratt Outta Hell
    9/4/86
- Saturday Live
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 8 Fascinating Aida
    3/15/86
- Happy Families (1985)
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 6 Reunion
    11/21/85
  - S 1: Ep 5 Roxanne
    11/14/85
  - S 1: Ep 4 Joyce
    11/7/85
  - S 1: Ep 3 Madeleine
    10/31/85
  - S 1: Ep 2 Cassie
    10/24/85
  - + 1 More Credits
- Spitting Image
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 7 #7
    5/13/84
  - S 1: Ep 6 #6
    4/15/84
- The Young Ones
  Writer
Producer (2)

Role
- The Thin Blue Line
  Producer
  - S 1: Ep 7 Yuletide Spirit
    12/26/95
- Thin Blue Line
  Producer
  - S 1: Ep 6 Kids Today
    12/18/95
  - S 1: Ep 5 Night Shift
    12/11/95
  - S 1: Ep 4 Rag Week
    12/4/95
  - S 1: Ep 3 Honey Trap
    11/27/95
  - S 1: Ep 2 Fire and Terror
    11/20/95
  - + 1 More Credits
Creator (2)

Role
- The Thin Blue Line
  Creator
  - S 1: Ep 7 Yuletide Spirit
    12/26/95
- Thin Blue Line
  Creator
  - S 1: Ep 6 Kids Today
    12/18/95
  - S 1: Ep 4 Rag Week
    12/4/95
  - S 1: Ep 3 Honey Trap
    11/27/95
  - S 1: Ep 2 Fire and Terror
    11/20/95
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Queen's Birthday Present
    11/13/95
Story Editor (1)

Role
- Girls on Top
  Story Editor
  - S 1: Ep 1 Four Play
    10/23/85

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