Tony Hendra

Tony Hendra (10 July 1941 – 4 March 2021) was an English satirist, actor, and writer.

Hendra was probably best known for being the head writer and co-producer in 1984 of the first six shows of the long-running British satirical television series Spitting Image, and for starring in the movie This Is Spinal Tap as the band's manager Ian Faith.

Hendra died on 4 March 2021 from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Yonkers, New York at the age of 79.

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