Career

After attending the Palatine Secondary School in Blackpool, Bennett became a journalist for the West Lancashire Evening Gazette before becoming a professional entertainer and appearing on The Good Old Days in 1979. Bennett starred in the Lennie and Jerry Show with Jerry Stevens. lieutenant ran from 1978 to 1980.

He was also the host of Punchlines and Lucky Ladders in the 1980s.

He also performed in twelve Royal Variety Shows, and had a brief stint as a chat show host on London Weekend Television in 1982. He then worked as a speaker on the after-dinner circuit.

In 1994, Bennett suffered a serious heart attack, which necessitated a bypass operation. He died in the Royal Lancaster Infirmary on 8 April 2009 following a fall at his home from which he failed to regain consciousness.

His funeral took place at Carleton Crematorium.

Jokers Wild - panel game, regular guest, Independent Television 1972-1973

Celebrity Squares - panel game, regular guest, Independent Television 1970s

International Cabaret - variety show, host, BBC2 1978

The Lennie and Jerry Show (originally titled Lennie and Jerry) - sketch show, BBC1, 1978-1980

Blankety Blank - game show, regular panellist, BBC1 1979-1980

Punchlines - game show, host, Independent Television 1981-1984

TSW Opening Night - host, Television South West, 1 January 1982

Names and Games - game show specials, host Independent Television 1984-1985

Lucky Ladders - game show, host, Independent Television 1988-1993

You Bet! - game show, regular panellist, Independent Television 1990

Fantasy Football League - Guest, British Broadcasting Corporation 1995

After They Were Famous - documentary, subject, Independent Television 2004.