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Anthony John Hancock (12 May 1924 – 25 June 1968) was an English comedian and actor.

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Anthony John Hancock (12 May 1924 -- 25 June 1968) was an English comedian and actor.


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* ''Film/TheRebel'' (1961) -- Anthony Hancock
* ''Film/ThePunchAndJudyMan'' (1963) -- Wally Pinner
* ''Film/ThoseMagnificentMenInTheirFlyingMachines'' (1965) -- Harry Popperwell
* ''Film/TheWrongBox'' (1966) -- Detective
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* ''Series/HancocksHalfHour'', 63 episodes (1956-61) -- Anthony Aloysius Hancock
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He found fame with the Creator/{{BBC}} radio series ''Radio/HancocksHalfHour'' which was a smash-hit between 1954 and 1961. the radio show, which also made stars out of Creator/SidJames and Creator/KennethWilliams, transferred to the still-embryonic Creator/{{BBC}} television network.

Hancock was also a comic actor in films, such as ''Film/TheRebel'' (''Call Me Genius'' in the USA) and ''Film/ThoseMagnificentMenInTheirFlyingMachines'', and episodes of the ''Hancock'' TV series, such as ''The Blood Donor'' and ''Radio Ham'' are considered to be timeless classics of the half-hour TV comedy format.

Dogged by depression and insecurity all his life, after his career went into a decline and he had come out alive from a bad car crash, he committed suicide in 1968 at age 44 with barbiturates and vodka.

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He found fame with the Creator/{{BBC}} radio series ''Radio/HancocksHalfHour'' which was a smash-hit smash hit between 1954 and 1961. the radio show, which also made stars out of Creator/SidJames and Creator/KennethWilliams, transferred to the still-embryonic Creator/{{BBC}} television network.

Hancock was also a comic actor in films, such as ''Film/TheRebel'' (''Call Me Genius'' in the USA) USA), ''Film/ThePunchAndJudyMan'', and ''Film/ThoseMagnificentMenInTheirFlyingMachines'', and episodes of the ''Hancock'' TV series, such as ''The Blood Donor'' and ''Radio Ham'' are considered to be timeless classics of the half-hour TV comedy format.

Dogged by depression and insecurity all his life, after his career went into a decline and he had come came out alive from a bad car crash, he committed suicide in 1968 at age 44 with barbiturates and vodka.
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[[caption-width-right:225: But that's a whole armful! ]]Anthony John Hancock (1924 - 1968) was a British comedian and comic actor.

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John Hancock (1924 - (12 May 1924 – 25 June 1968) was a British an English comedian and comic actor.



Hancock was also a comic actor in films, such as 1961's ''Film/TheRebel'' (''Call Me Genius'' in the USA), and episodes of the ''Hancock'' TV series, such as ''The Blood Donor'' and ''Radio Ham'' are considered to be timeless classics of the half-hour TV comedy format.

Dogged by depression and insecurity all his life, after his career went into a decline and he had come out alive from a bad car crash, Tony Hancock committed suicide in 1968.

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Hancock was also a comic actor in films, such as 1961's ''Film/TheRebel'' (''Call Me Genius'' in the USA), USA) and ''Film/ThoseMagnificentMenInTheirFlyingMachines'', and episodes of the ''Hancock'' TV series, such as ''The Blood Donor'' and ''Radio Ham'' are considered to be timeless classics of the half-hour TV comedy format.

Dogged by depression and insecurity all his life, after his career went into a decline and he had come out alive from a bad car crash, Tony Hancock he committed suicide in 1968.1968 at age 44 with barbiturates and vodka.

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[[caption-width-right:225: But that's a whole armful! ]]Anthony John Hancock (1924 - 1968) was a comedian and comic actor in Great Britain who found fame with the Creator/{{BBC}} radio series ''Radio/HancocksHalfHour'' which was a smash-hit between 1954 and 1961. the radio show, which also made stars out of Creator/SidJames and Creator/KennethWilliams, transferred to the still-embryonic Creator/{{BBC}} television network.

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[[caption-width-right:225: But that's a whole armful! ]]Anthony John Hancock (1924 - 1968) was a British comedian and comic actor in Great Britain who actor.

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found fame with the Creator/{{BBC}} radio series ''Radio/HancocksHalfHour'' which was a smash-hit between 1954 and 1961. the radio show, which also made stars out of Creator/SidJames and Creator/KennethWilliams, transferred to the still-embryonic Creator/{{BBC}} television network.



Dogged by depression and insecurity all his life, after his career went into a decline and he had come out alive from a bad car crash, Tony Hancock committed suicide in 1968.

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Dogged by depression and insecurity all his life, after his career went into a decline and he had come out alive from a bad car crash, Tony Hancock committed suicide in 1968.1968.
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Hancock was also a comic actor in films, such as 1961's ''Film/TheRebel'' ("Call Me Genius'' in the USA), and episodes of the ''Hancock'' TV series, such as ''The Blood Donor'' and ''Radio Ham'' are considered to be timeless classics of the half-hour TV comedy format.

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Hancock was also a comic actor in films, such as 1961's ''Film/TheRebel'' ("Call (''Call Me Genius'' in the USA), and episodes of the ''Hancock'' TV series, such as ''The Blood Donor'' and ''Radio Ham'' are considered to be timeless classics of the half-hour TV comedy format.
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[[caption-width-right:225: But that's a whole armful! ]]Anthony John Hancock (1924 - 1968) was a comedian and comic actor in Great Britain who found fame with the Creator/{{BBC}} radio series ''Hancock's Half-Hour'' which was a smash-hit between 1954 and 1961. the radio show, which also made stars out of Creator/SidJames and Creator/KennethWilliams, transferred to the still-embryonic Creator/{{BBC}} television network.

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[[caption-width-right:225: But that's a whole armful! ]]Anthony John Hancock (1924 - 1968) was a comedian and comic actor in Great Britain who found fame with the Creator/{{BBC}} radio series ''Hancock's Half-Hour'' ''Radio/HancocksHalfHour'' which was a smash-hit between 1954 and 1961. the radio show, which also made stars out of Creator/SidJames and Creator/KennethWilliams, transferred to the still-embryonic Creator/{{BBC}} television network.
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[[caption-width-right:225: But that's a whole armful! ]]Anthony John Hancock (1924 - 1968) was a comedian and comic actor in Great Britain who found fame with the Creator/{{BBC}} radio series ''Hancock's Half-Hour'' which was a smash-hit between 1954 and 1961. the radio show, which also made stars out of Creator/SidJames and Creator/KennethWilliams, transferred to the still-embryonic Creator/{{BBC}} television network.

Hancock was also a comic actor in films, such as 1961's ''Film/TheRebel'' ("Call Me Genius'' in the USA), and episodes of the ''Hancock'' TV series, such as ''The Blood Donor'' and ''Radio Ham'' are considered to be timeless classics of the half-hour TV comedy format.

Dogged by depression and insecurity all his life, after his career went into a decline and he had come out alive from a bad car crash, Tony Hancock committed suicide in 1968.

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