Perry Benson
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Perry Benson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 April 1961 London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
Perry Benson (born 9 April 1961, London) is an English character actor best known for his regular roles in British television sitcoms You Rang, M'Lord? (1988–1993), Oh, Doctor Beeching! (1995–1997) and Operation Good Guys (1997–2000). His first television appearance was as "Boy on Stairs" in the second episode of the BBC Children's drama, Grange Hill, in 1978.
Film career[]
Benson has appeared in the British films Quadrophenia (1979), Scum (1979), Love, Honour and Obey (2000), Alien Autopsy (2006), This Is England (2006), Somers Town (2008) and Mum & Dad (2008). He had a lead role in Stars of the Roller State Disco, a 1984 made-for-TV play by Alan Clarke.
Benson also appeared as Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook in the 1986 biopic Sid And Nancy. In 1987, he played Trevor in the Hi De Hi episode "Tell It to the Marines".
Benson appears as a policeman in the video for Goldie Looking Chain's single "Guns Don't Kill People Rappers Do".
Benson appeared alongside Jimmy Nail in the BBC TV show Parents of the Band, written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais.[1] He also starred in the vampire film Dead Cert, directed by Steven Lawson.[2]
In 2013 he played an ageing rock star alongside Phil Daniels and Keith Allen in Sara Sugarman's film Vinyl.
Television roles[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Grange Hill | Boy on Stairs |
| 1980 | Going Out | Sammy Lee |
| 1983 | Blackadder | Pigeon Vendor |
| 1984 | Dream Stuffing | Keith |
| The Young Ones | Spaz | |
| 1987 | Filthy, Rich and Catflap | Freddy Gorgeous |
| Hi De Hi (episode titled "Tell It to the Marines") | Trevor | |
| 1988 to 1993 | You Rang, M'Lord? | Henry Livingstone |
| 1989 | The Bill | Harry Thompson |
| 1991 to 1992 | The Real McCoy | Various roles |
| 1995 to 1997 | Oh, Doctor Beeching! | Ralph |
| 1997 to 2000 | Operation Good Guys | Bones |
| 1999 | 15 Storeys High | Man with a horse in his flat |
| 2000 | 15 Storeys High | Ping Pong obsessed twin |
| 2009 | Misfits | Beverly Morgan |
| 2010 | Doctor Who "The Eleventh Hour" | Ice Cream Man |
| This is England '86 | Meggy | |
| Excluded (BBC Drama) | Steve Heston | |
| 2013 | Man Down | Mr. Harringey |
| 2014–2015 | Benidorm | Clive Dyke |
| 2015 | This Is England '90 | Meggy |
| 2016 | Morgana Robinson's The Agency | Natalie Cassidie's father |
| 2018 | Sick of It | Delivery Man (Series 1 Episode 1) |
| 2019 | Don't Forget the Driver | Videoblogging Passenger |
Selected filmography[]
- The Class of Miss MacMichael (1978)
- Scum (1979)
- Quadrophenia (1979)
- (1982)
- Sid And Nancy (1986)
- Love, Honour and Obey (2000)
- Last Resort (2001)
- Alien Autopsy (2006)
- This is England (2006)
- Somers Town (2008)
- Mum & Dad (2008)
- Outside Bet (2011)
- Anuvahood (2011)
- Vinyl (2013)
- Get Santa (2014)
References[]
- ^ "EyeForFilm.co.uk". Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
- ^ More cast, new poster for vampire film DEAD CERT Archived 2009-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
- Perry Benson at IMDb
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