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Kirkland, Dennis, 1942-2006

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Personal name headingKirkland, Dennis, 1942-2006
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Associated countryGreat Britain Ireland
Birth date19421202
Death date20060216
Place of birthNorth Shields (England)
Place of deathLondon (England)
Field of activityTelevision comedies
AffiliationThames Television
Profession or occupationTelevision producers and directors
Found inBenny Hill show (Television program). Benny Hill [videorecording], 2013: container (producer, Dennis Kirkland)
IMDb, Sept. 10, 2014 (Dennis Kirkland (born December 2, 1942 in North Shields, Northumberland, England; died February,16 2006 in London, England) was one of Britain's top television comedy producers and directors and best-known for his long association with Benny Hill. He joined Thames TV in 1968 and quickly worked his way up from children's programmes to become a leading comedy director and producer. After Billy Hill's death in 1992, Kirkland continued working in television both in the UK and Ireland until ill health forced him to retire in 2005. )