Vivian Stanshall

Actor

March 21, 1943 (51 years)

† March 5, 1995

Shillingford, Oxfordshire, England

Biography

Vivian Stanshall was an English singer-songwriter, musician, author, poet and wit, best known for his work with the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, for his exploration of the British upper classes in Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (as a radio series for John Peel, as an audio recording, as a book and as a film), and for acting as Master of Ceremonies on Mike Oldfield's album Tubular Bells.

Filmography

7.8

Do Not Adjust Your Set

Innovative and influential, and originally envisaged as children’s show, Do Not Adjust Your Set was a madcap early-evening comedy sketch show that quickly acquired a cult following with Swinging Sixties adults, who rushed home from work to see it. Written by and starring Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric Idle, with great performances and additional material by David Jason and Denise Coffey, it also provided an early showcase for the hilarious animations of Terry Gilliam, and the brilliantly bizarre musical antics of the legendary Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band.

6.6

Magical Mystery Tour

The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band

While on a coach tour, The Beatles and a few dozen friends experience strange happenings caused by magicians.

6.8

Black Joy

Warden

An innocent and unsophisticated Guyanese immigrant is exposed to the hustlin' way of life in the Brixton ghetto.

7.0

Sir Henry at Rawlinson End

Hubert Rawlinson / Narrator

Sir Henry Rawlinson attempts to exorcise the ghost of his brother Humbert, who was accidentally killed in a drunken duck-shooting incident.

7.0

Do You Remember the First Time?

An unconventional promo for the 1994 single of the same name by British band Pulp. Various celebrities are interviewed about their memories of losing their virginity, and frontman Jarvis Cocker reminisces about his.

8.0

Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind

Self - (Archive)

Documentary about the life of the Bonzo Dog Band singer.

N/A

Vivian Stanshall's Week

Self

A short documentary about a week in the life of Vivian Stanshall.

N/A

Vivian Stanshall: The Early Years

Self

The great eccentric and raconteur Vivian Stanshall performs music pieces and talks to us about his early years leading up to his time in The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band. Following Stanshall death, this program was repeated and repackaged as 'Diamond Geezer' with a tribute at the beginning from John Peel.

2.0

The Adventures of the Son of Exploding Sausage

Self

The Bonzo Dog Band freak out at the farm and strange sounds abound.

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