Actor
Ben Elton
May 3, 1959
Already a successful comedian, Ben Elton turned to writing situation comedies during the 1980s and penned BBC classics such as "The Young Ones" (1982), "Black-Adder II" (1986), "Black Adder the Third" (1987), "Blackadder 4" (1989) and during the 1990s "The Thin Blue Line" (1995).
He provided lyrics for Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, "The Beautiful Game", which was nominated for Best Musical at the Laurence Olivier Theatre Awards in 2001 (2000 season).
Notable work
Often works with
Rowan Atkinson
9 titles together
Mr. Bean, Blackadder, Blackadder: Back & Forth
Hugh Laurie
7 titles together
Blackadder, Blackadder: Back & Forth, Maybe Baby
Stephen Fry
7 titles together
Blackadder, Blackadder: Back & Forth, The Thin Blue Line
Rik Mayall
6 titles together
Blackadder, Blackadder: Back & Forth, The Young Ones
Tony Robinson
4 titles together
Blackadder, Blackadder: Back & Forth, Blackadder: The Cavalier Years
Adrian Edmondson
4 titles together
The Young Ones, French & Saunders, Filthy Rich & Catflap
Full filmography · 34
Upstart Crow
Writer
20167.3
Blessed
Director
2005The Ben Elton Show
cast
1998
TFI Friday
cast
1996
The Thin Blue Line
as Homeless Man and Writer
19957.2
Harry Enfield and Chums
as Benny Elton
19947.2
Stark
as CD and Writer
1993
Ben Elton: The Man from Auntie
cast
1990
Mr. Bean
Writer
19908
French & Saunders
as Guest
19877.4
Filthy Rich & Catflap
as Art Exhibition Guest and Writer
19876.8
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
cast
1986