---
name: "Colin Bennett"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/colin-bennett"
fi1m_id: "colin-bennett"
imdb_id: "nm0071681"
tmdb_id: 1231954
wikidata_id: "Q5144879"
roles: []
born: "25 February 1944"
died: "23 February 2024"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 67
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-03T02:42:33.931588+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Colin Bennett

## Identity

Colin Bennett

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/colin-bennett
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** colin-bennett
- **IMDb ID:** nm0071681
- **TMDB ID:** 1231954
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5144879
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Bennett_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5144879, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0071681/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1231954

Actor. Born 25 February 1944 in England, UK. Died 23 February 2024.

## Details

- **Born:** 25 February 1944, England, UK
- **Died:** 23 February 2024
- **Active:** 2020–2023
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 67 to 65 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Comedy 2, Mystery 1, Romance 1, Science Fiction 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $0m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Bennett_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5144879, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0071681/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1231954

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Brian and Charles*](https://film.one/film/brian-and-charles.md) (74)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Colin Bennett was an English actor. He trained at RADA, graduating in 1973, and appeared in numerous British television series and films over several decades.

He was best known for playing the accident-prone caretaker Mr Bennett alongside Tony Hart in the children's programmes *Take Hart* (1977–1983) and *Hartbeat* (1984–1989). Other television credits include Zarquon in *The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy* (1981) and a guest role in *Last of the Summer Wine* (1999). He also presented *Night Shift* and wrote series including *Captain Zep – Space Detective* and *Luna*.

Bennett's later film roles included Arthur in *Brian and Charles* (2022) and Ben's Father in *Rebecca* (2020). He died on 23 February 2024.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, comedy.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The Change* (2023), Fi1m 78, as Alan — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-change.md)
- *Brian and Charles* (2022), Fi1m 74, as Arthur — [page](https://film.one/film/brian-and-charles.md)
- *Rebecca* (2020), Fi1m 49, as Ben's Father — [page](https://film.one/film/rebecca-2020.md)

## Complete filmography (15)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *William Tell* (2025), as Melchtal’s Father
- *Ocean Deep* (2023), as Glen
- *The Change* (2023), series, as Alan — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-change.md)
- *York Witches Society* (2022), as Priest
- *Brian and Charles* (2022), as Arthur — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/brian-and-charles.md)
- *Industry* (2020), series, as Peter Stevens — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/industry.md)
- *Rebecca* (2020), as Ben's Father — Fi1m 49, [page](https://film.one/film/rebecca-2020.md)
- *Starwatch* (1988), as Computer
- *A Killing on the Exchange* (1987), series, as Nathaniel Mustard
- *Success Is the Best Revenge* (1984), as Usher
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Seth Neddermeyer
- *The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy* (1981), series, as Zarquon
- *Oppenheimer* (1980), series, as Seth Neddermeyer
- *She Loves Me* (1979), as Ensemble
- *Last of the Summer Wine* (1973), series, as Lester

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