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.
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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.
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Known For
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The Mike Douglas Show
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Miami Vice
The Ed Sullivan Show
Kraft Music Hall
This Is Spinal Tap
The Cosby Mysteries
Jumpin' Jack Flash
Life with Mikey
Belushi
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Suits
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
Whatever Happened to Spitting Image?
