Tony Hancock

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actor comedian human radio comedian television actor

Tony Hancock was a celebrated English comedian and actor best known for his influential 1950s–60s radio and television series "Hancock's Half Hour."

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	actor → comedian → human → radio comedian → television actor →
activeYearsEnd	1968 →
activeYearsStart	1940s →
birthName	Anthony John Hancock →
burialPlace	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia →
causeOfDeath	drug overdose → suicide →
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom →
dateOfBirth	1924-05-12 →
dateOfDeath	1968-06-25 →
ethnicGroup	White British →
familyName	Hancock →
fieldOfWork	entertainment → radio comedy → television comedy →
gender	male →
genre	comedy →
givenName	Anthony →
hasGenre	satire →
influenced	British sitcoms → later British comedians →
knownFor	deadpan delivery → portrayal of the frustrated everyman →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
medium	radio → television →
name	Tony Hancock →
nationality	English →
notableShow	Hancock's Half Hour (radio series) → Hancock's Half Hour (television series) →
notableWork	Hancock's Half Hour → The Punch and Judy Man → The Rebel →
occupation	actor → comedian → radio performer → television performer →
placeOfBirth	Birmingham, England →
placeOfDeath	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia →
portrayedCharacter	Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock →
residence	London, England →
style	character-based comedy →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Hancock →	hasNotableBearer
Tony Hancock →	name