Deceased

How Did Tony Benn Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 88

Also known asAnthony Neil Wedgwood BennGenderMaleNationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandBorn03/04/1925Born inMarylebone, London, England, UKDied14/03/2014 (aged 88)Died inLondonCausechronic lymphocytic leukemiaWikidataQ332412 ↗TMDb#226411 ↗

Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn, known between 1960 and 1963 as The Viscount Stansgate, was a British Labour Party politician and political activist who served as a Cabinet minister in the 1960s and 1970s. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bristol South East and then Chesterfield for 47 of the 51 years between 1950 and 2001. He later served as President of the Stop the War Coalition from 2001 to 2014.

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Filmography58 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2025	Kenny DalglishMovie	Self - Politician / Activist	100
2015	Laissez-faireMovie	Self (archive footage)	90
2014	We Are ManyMovie	—	89
2014	Tony Benn: Will and TestamentMovie	—	89
2014	Tony Benn: Labour's Lost LeaderMovie	Self (Archive)	89
2013	The Spirit of '45Movie	Himself - Contributor	88
2013	Creating Freedom: The Lottery of BirthMovie	—	88
2012	London: The Modern BabylonMovie	Self - Interviewee	87
2012	Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret RutherfordMovie	Self	87
2012	Margaret Thatcher: The Iron LadyMovie	—	87
2011	Heath vs Wilson: The 10-Year DuelMovie	Self	86
2011	EthosMovie	Self	86
2011	Entertaining the TroopsMovie	—	86
2011	The Story of British PatheSeries	—	86
2011	Unlawful KillingMovie	—	86
2009	Outbreak 1939: When War Broke OutMovie	—	84
2009	Beyond A JokeSeries	—	84
2008	The 60s: The Beatles DecadeSeries	—	83
2007	Taking LibertiesMovie	—	82
2007	SickoMovie	Self	82
2005	Banned in the UKSeries	Self	80
2004	30 MinutesSeries	—	79
2003	Strike: When Britain Went to WarMovie	—	78
2003	Trust Me - I'm a PoliticianMovie	Self	78
2003	Daily PoliticsSeries	—	78
2002	TimeshiftSeries	Self	77
2002	Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World EconomySeries	—	77
2001	Cabinet ConfidentialMovie	Self	76
2001	Democracy Now!Series	—	76
2001	Missing Presumed WipedMovie	—	76
1999	Paul Robeson: Here I StandMovie	Self	74
1997	HARDtalkSeries	—	72
1996	How to Be Prime MinisterMovie	Self	71
1995	The Wilderness YearsSeries	Self	70
1995	Harold Wilson: A LifeMovie	Self	70
1993	The Big StorySeries	—	68
1993	GMTVSeries	—	68
1992	Later... with Jools HollandSeries	Self	67
1989	Clive Anderson Talks BackSeries	—	64
1987	After DarkSeries	—	62
1986	American MastersSeries	—	61
1986	Open AirSeries	—	61
1984	Open To QuestionSeries	—	59
1983	The Red and the BlueMovie	Self (uncredited)	58
1983	Open SpaceSeries	—	58
1983	News from DurhamMovie	Himself	58
1982	WoganSeries	—	57
1980	NewsnightSeries	—	55
1979	Friday Night, Saturday MorningSeries	—	54
1979	Question TimeSeries	Self - Panellist	54
1975	ArenaSeries	Self	50
1972	Weekend WorldSeries	—	47
1968	How We Used To LiveSeries	—	43
1967	One Pair of EyesSeries	—	42
1964	HorizonSeries	—	39
1964	Late Night Line-UpSeries	—	39
1963	World in ActionSeries	—	38
1953	PanoramaSeries	—	28