Tony Hendra
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 10, 1941, Hertfordshire, England, UK
- Died
- March 4, 2021
- Movies
- 15
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2020 | Belushi | Self (archive footage) |
| 2015 | Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead | Self |
| 2010 | Whatever Happened to Spitting Image? | Self (archive footage) |
| 1999 | Suits | George Parkyn |
| 1993 | Life with Mikey | Cookie Commercial Director |
| 1986 | Jumpin' Jack Flash | Hunter |
| 1984 | This Is Spinal Tap | Ian Faith |
| 1981 | Spinal Tap: The Final Tour | Ian Faith |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2016 | Who's Who in Mycology | Screenplay |
| 2007 | Snow White: The Sequel | Writer |
| 1996 | The Great White Hype | Writer |
| 1984 | The Big Bang | Writer |
| 1980 | Mama Dracula | Writer |
| 1979 | Disco Beaver from Outer Space | Producer, Writer |
| 1973 | Lemmings | Producer, Writer |
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