Perry Benson
English actor
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Perry Benson (born 9 April 1961) is a British character actor, having had regular roles in British television sitcoms You Rang, M'Lord? (1988–1993), Oh, Doctor Beeching! (1995–1997) and Operation Good Guys (1997–2000). Other credits include Scum (1979), Love, Honour and Obey (2000), Alien Autopsy (2006), This Is England (2006), Mum & Dad (2008), Vinyl (2012), Get Santa (2014), Benidorm (2014-2015), Accident Man (2018), and Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday (2022). Benson is the brother of the actress Kim Benson.
Film career
Benson has appeared in the British films Quadrophenia (1979), Scum (1979),[1] Love, Honour and Obey (2000),[1] Alien Autopsy (2006), This Is England (2006),[1] Somers Town (2008),[1] and Mum & Dad (2008).[1] He had a lead role in Stars of the Roller State Disco, a 1984 made-for-TV play by Alan Clarke.[2]
Benson also appeared as Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook in the 1986 biopic Sid And Nancy.[1] In 1987, he played Trevor in the Hi-de-Hi! episode "Tell It to the Marines".[3]
Benson appears as a policeman in the video for Goldie Looking Chain's single "Guns Don't Kill People Rappers Do". Benson also appeared alongside Pauline Quirke, Robert Lindsay and Daniela Denby-Ashe, as a bank robber in the 2008 episode "Let's Not Be Heisty" of the BBC sitcom My Family.[1] He is best known for his regular roles in British television sitcoms You Rang, M'Lord? (1988–1993), Oh, Doctor Beeching! (1995–1997) and Operation Good Guys (1997–2000).[4]
Benson appeared alongside Jimmy Nail in the BBC TV show Parents of the Band, written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais.[4] He also starred in the vampire film Dead Cert, directed by Steven Lawson.[5]
In 2012 (released 2013 in the UK), he played an ageing rock star alongside Phil Daniels and Keith Allen in Sara Sugarman's film Vinyl.[6]
In 2014, he starred as Clive Dyke in the ITV sitcom Benidorm, alongside Hannah Waddingham who played his wife Tonya.[7] He left the show in 2015, after appearing in 14 episodes.[7]
Television roles
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Grange Hill | Boy on Stairs |
| 1980 | Going Out | Sammy Lee |
| 1983 | Blackadder | Pigeon Vendor |
| 1984 | Dream Stuffing | Keith |
| The Young Ones | Spaz | |
| 1987 | Filthy, Rich and Catflap | Freddy Gorgeous |
| Hi-de-Hi! (episode titled "Tell It to the Marines") | Trevor | |
| 1988–1993 | You Rang, M'Lord? | Henry Livingstone |
| 1989 | The Bill | Harry Thompson |
| 1991–1992 | The Real McCoy | Various roles |
| 1995–1997 | Oh, Doctor Beeching! | Ralph |
| 1997–2000 | Operation Good Guys | Bones |
| 1999 | 15 Storeys High | Man with a horse in his flat |
| 2000 | 15 Storeys High | Ping Pong obsessed twin |
| 2001 | AllStarz StarStreet | Mr Benson |
| 2004 | Top Buzzer | Boring Dave |
| 2008 | My Family | Gary |
| 2009 | Misfits | Beverly Morgan |
| 2010 | Doctor Who "The Eleventh Hour" | Ice Cream Man |
| This is England '86 | Meggy | |
| Excluded (BBC Drama) | Steve Heston | |
| 2013 | Man Down | Mr. Harringey |
| 2014–2015 | Benidorm | Clive Dyke |
| 2015 | This Is England '90 | Meggy |
| 2016 | Morgana Robinson's The Agency | Natalie Cassidy's father |
| 2018 | Sick of It | Delivery Man (Series 1 Episode 1) |
| 2019 | Don't Forget the Driver | Videoblogging Passenger |
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | The Class of Miss MacMichael | Timmy | |
| 1979 | Scum | Formby | |
| 1979 | Quadrophenia | ||
| 1982 | The Island of Adventure | Jack Trent | |
| 1986 | Sid And Nancy | Paul | |
| 1998 | Final Cut | Tony | |
| 2000 | Love, Honour and Obey | Perry 'Fat Alan' | |
| 2001 | Last Resort | Immigration Officer | |
| 2006 | Alien Autopsy | Trading Standards Officer | |
| 2006 | This is England | Meggy | |
| 2008 | Somers Town | Graham Cutler | |
| 2008 | Mum & Dad | Dad | |
| 2011 | Outside Bet | Sefton Wallace | |
| 2011 | Anuvahood | Brian | |
| 2012 | Vinyl | Robbie | |
| 2014 | Get Santa | Jimbo | |
| 2018 | Accident Man | Finicky Fred | |
| 2021 | Me, Myself and Di | Martin | |
| 2022 | Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday | Finicky Fred |