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Colin Bennett

Colin Bennett

Actor · Died February 23, 2024, aged 79 · England, UK

Colin Bennett was an English television actor, best known for playing Mr Bennett, stooge to Tony Hart in his shows Hartbeat and Take Hart. Also on TV, he appeared as Zarquon in The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and hosted Night Shift from 1992 to 1999. His film credits included Brian and Charles, and Ben Wheatley's adaptation of Rebecca. He died on 23rd February, 2024.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 25, 1944
Died
February 23, 2024 (aged 79)
From
England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Down 17% in 30 days

What are Colin Bennett's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
40%
Bonds
33%
Self
18%
Society
8%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Melancholic
2
Absurd
1
Contemplative
1
Dread
1
Other
2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Colin Bennett's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Colin Bennett's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

15 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • William Tell(2024)

    as Melchtal’s Father

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Ocean Deep(2023)

    as Glen

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Change(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Alan

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • York Witches Society(2022)

    as Priest

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Brian and Charles(2022)

    as Arthur

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Industry(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter Stevens

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Rebecca(2020)

    as Ben's Father

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Starwatch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Computer

  • A Killing on the Exchange (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 3 episodes · as Nathaniel Mustard

  • Success Is the Best Revenge(1984)

    as Usher

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 2 episodes · as Seth Neddermeyer

  • The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Zarquon

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Oppenheimer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 2 episodes · as Seth Neddermeyer

  • She Loves Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Ensemble

  • Last of the Summer Wine(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Lester

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 64th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 15 titles from 1973 to 2025; peak year 2021.

Biggest box office

Brian and Charles (2022)

$861K worldwide

Highest rated

Brian and Charles (2022)

Midcredits 72nd

Film career

19732025

Peak 2021 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting15 of 15: 15 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score47th

By decade

1970s2 · acting1980s6 · acting2020s7 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Colin Bennett's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 34th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 13th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

13thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

18thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Ocean Deep (2023)

69th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Brian and Charles (2022)

Midcredits 72nd · 64% liked

Reviewers score the acting 52/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Colin Bennett work with?

People who share at least 2 of Colin Bennett's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Liza Bolton shares the most, 2.

Directors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers