Benny Hill

Comedian

Name at birth: Alfred Hawthorn Hill

As Benny Hill, Alfred Hill appeared in comedy revues on stage, on the radio and, in 1949, on the television show Hi, There. In 1955 he started The Benny Hill Show, featuring skits and songs from the bottoms-and-bosoms school of British humor. Hill also appeared occasionally in films, including Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang. In the 1970s The Benny Hill Show made it to the U.S. and Hill became an international star of TV comedy until his show was cancelled in 1989.