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Tony Hendra

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.


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Born:
Jul 10, 1941 In Hertfordshire, England, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
11
First Appeared:
In the series The Ed Sullivan Show 1948-06-20
Latest Project:
Movie Belushi 2020-10-14
Known For
Poster of Belushi
Poster of Suits
Poster of Miami Vice
Poster of Kraft Music Hall
Filmography
Movie Belushi Self (archive footage) 2020-10-14
Movie Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon Self 2015-01-25
Series Law & Order: Criminal Intent Unknown 2001-09-30
Movie Suits George Parkyn 1999-01-10
Series The Cosby Mysteries Unknown 1994-01-31
Movie Life with Mikey Cookie Commercial Director 1993-06-04
Movie Jumpin' Jack Flash Hunter 1986-10-09
Movie This Is Spinal Tap Ian Faith 1984-03-02
Series Miami Vice Unknown 1984-09-16
Series Kraft Music Hall Self 1958-10-08
Series The Ed Sullivan Show Unknown 1948-06-20