Harold Pinter

Characters played by Harold Pinter

Uncle Benny — The Tailor of Panama (2001)

Harry's late uncle and former partner in scams. Harry's criminal background is connected to the schemes they once carried out together.

Career Overview

Harold Pinter has 97 screen credits in a career dating back to 1960. Their work is anchored in the The Modesty Blaise Collection universe with 1 titles. Signature works include Sleuth, The Comfort of Strangers, The Handmaid's Tale. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Writing
Gender: male
Known Credits: 97
Birth Date: 1930-10-10
Birth Place: Hackney, London, England, UK

Known For

Associated Universes

The Modesty Blaise Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Natasha Richardson (2 collaborations)
Dirk Bogarde (2 collaborations)
Michael Caine (1 collaborations)
Jude Law (1 collaborations)
Carmel O'Sullivan (1 collaborations)
Kenneth Branagh (1 collaborations)
Christopher Walken (1 collaborations)
Rupert Everett (1 collaborations)
Helen Mirren (1 collaborations)
Manfredi Aliquò (1 collaborations)

Credits

writing (62 credits)
- The Servant
  original film writer
  
  writing
  
  2026
- The Collection
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2026
- Retrógrado
  original story
  
  writing
  
  2024
- The Collection
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2019
- The New World Order
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2019
- National Theatre Live: No Man's Land
  theatre play
  
  writing
  
  2016
- A Walk By Waiting
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2016
- Talk Show
  theatre play
  
  writing
  
  2011
- Harold Pinter: A Celebration
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2010
- Sleuth
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2007
- Working with Pinter
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2007
- Celebration
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2007
- Le Gardien
  author
  
  writing
  
  2007
- Art, Truth and Politics
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2005
- The Caretaker
  author
  
  writing
  
  2004
- Victoria Station
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2003
- The Dwarfs
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2002
- Against the War
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1999
- The Dumb Waiter
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1999
- Landscape
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1995
- The Trial
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1993
- Party Time
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1992
- Old Times
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1991
- The Comfort of Strangers
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1990
- The Handmaid's Tale
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1990
- The Heat of the Day
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1989
- Reunion
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1989
- Mountain Language
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1988
- The Birthday Party
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1987
- Basements
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1987
- Turtle Diary
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1985
- One for the Road
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1985
- The Dumb Waiter
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1985
- A Kind of Alaska
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1984
- Betrayal
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1983
- Landscape
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1983
- The Hothouse
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1982
- The French Lieutenant's Woman
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1981
- The Caretaker
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1981
- No Man's Land
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1978
- The Last Tycoon
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1976
- The Collection
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1976
- Old Times
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1975
- The Homecoming
  theatre play
  
  writing
  
  1973
- Monologue
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1973
- Birthday
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1973
- The Go-Between
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1971
- Last to Go
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1969
- The Birthday Party
  theatre play
  
  writing
  
  1968
- The Basement
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1967
- A Night Out
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1967
- Accident
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1967
- A Slight Ache
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1967
- Modesty Blaise
  co-writer
  
  writing
  
  1966
- Tea Party
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1965
- The Caretaker
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1964
- Kolleksjonen
  author
  
  writing
  
  1963
- The Servant
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1963
- The Lover
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1963
- The Dumb Waiter
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1961
- Night School
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1960
- A Night Out
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1960
actors (28 credits)
- Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- Harold Pinter: A Celebration
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- Sleuth
  Man on T.V.
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Working with Pinter
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Art, Truth and Politics
  self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Catastrophe
  The Director
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- One for the Road
  Nicolas
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- The Tailor of Panama
  Uncle Benny
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- Wit
  Mr. Bearing
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- Mansfield Park
  Sir Thomas Bertram
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- Against the War
  himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- Mojo
  Sam Ross
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- Michael Redgrave: My Father
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- Breaking the Code
  John Smith
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1996
- The Birthday Party
  Nat Goldberg
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1987
- Turtle Diary
  Man in Bookshop
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1985
- Poets Against the Bomb
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1981
- Rogue Male
  Saul Abrahams
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1976
- The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
  Steven Hench
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1970
- Last to Go
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1969
- The Basement
  Stott
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1967
- Accident
  Bell - TV Producer
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1967
- In Camera
  Garcin
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1964
- The Caretaker
  Man
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1964
- The Servant
  People in Restaurant: Society Man
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1963
- This Week in Britain #199: The Caretaker
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1962
- A Night Out
  Seeley
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1960
directing (7 credits)
- Landscape
  director
  
  directing
  
  1995
- Party Time
  director
  
  directing
  
  1992
- Mountain Language
  director
  
  directing
  
  1988
- The Hothouse
  director
  
  directing
  
  1982
- The Rear Column
  director
  
  directing
  
  1980
- Die Geburtstagsfeier
  director
  
  directing
  
  1978
- Butley
  director
  
  directing
  
  1974