Chris Bonington

Chris Bonington

ActorCrew Aug 6 (age 92) Hampstead, London, England, UK 1967–2026 (59 year career)

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Biography

Chris Bonington, born on August 6, 1934, in Hampstead, London, is one of the most influential British mountaineers of the 20th century. He discovered climbing as a teenager, learning his craft on the crags of Wales and Scotland, before quickly making a name for himself in the Alps. By the late 1950s, he had participated in major ascents, such as the Bonatti Pillar in Les Drus in 1958. He established himself as one of the most talented members of a generation of British climbers, alongside figur…

Known For

On Ne Marche Qu'une Fois Sur La Lune

On Ne Marche Qu'une Fois Sur La Lune

Self (archive footage)

Galahad of Everest

Galahad of Everest

Self

Annapurna South Face

Annapurna South Face

Self

Great Britain, Journey to the Sources of Mountaineering

Great Britain, Journey to the Sources of Mountaineering

Self

Everest - The Hard Way

Everest - The Hard Way

When the Mountaineers Make Their Cinema

When the Mountaineers Make Their Cinema

Self

The Climbers

The Climbers

Self (Narrator)

Lakeland Rock

Lakeland Rock

Self

Filmography

Acting (38)

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Movies (36)

Frost: The Story of a Lifetime

Frost: The Story of a Lifetime

as Self

Remember the Summit

Remember the Summit

Nov 21

Great Britain, Journey to the Sources of Mountaineering

Great Britain, Journey to the Sources of Mountaineering

as Self

Everest Revisited 1924 - 2024

Everest Revisited 1924 - 2024

as Self

A Cold Embrace

A Cold Embrace

as Self (Voice)

Everest - The Hard Way

Everest - The Hard Way

Running the Wainwrights

as Self

Final Ascent: The Legend of Hamish MacInnes

Final Ascent: The Legend of Hamish MacInnes

as Self

Everest: The South West Face

Everest: The South West Face

as Himself

Bonington: Mountaineer

Bonington: Mountaineer

Magnetic Mountains

Magnetic Mountains

as Self

On Ne Marche Qu'une Fois Sur La Lune

On Ne Marche Qu'une Fois Sur La Lune

as Self (archive footage)

Towers of Temptation

Towers of Temptation

as self

The Towers of Paine

The Towers of Paine

as self

Don Whillans - Myth and Legend

Don Whillans - Myth and Legend

as Self

Haston - A Life in the Mountains

Haston - A Life in the Mountains

as Self

When the Mountaineers Make Their Cinema

When the Mountaineers Make Their Cinema

as Self

Everest: The Mystery of Mallory and Irvine

Everest: The Mystery of Mallory and Irvine

as Himself-Himalayan climber

Bonington's Secret Mountain

Bonington's Secret Mountain

as Self

The Quest

The Quest

as Self

Tempting Fate

Tempting Fate

as Self

Grappling with the Ogre

Grappling with the Ogre

as related character

Everest - Blood, Sweat and Tears

Everest - Blood, Sweat and Tears

as self

The Old Man of Hoy

The Old Man of Hoy

as Self

The Hard Face of the Ogre

as self

Galahad of Everest

Galahad of Everest

as Self

Lakeland Rock

Lakeland Rock

as Self

Everest - The Hardest Way

Everest - The Hardest Way

as self (narrator)

K2 - Triumph And Tragedy On The Savage Mountain

K2 - Triumph And Tragedy On The Savage Mountain

as Self

Incantations

Incantations

as Narrator

Raven Crag - Closing The Gap

Raven Crag - Closing The Gap

as Narrator

Dovedale Groove

Dovedale Groove

as Self

The Making of a Climbing Series

The Making of a Climbing Series

as Self

Annapurna South Face

Annapurna South Face

as Self

The Old Man of Hoy

The Old Man of Hoy

as Self

How They Climbed the Old Man of Hoy

How They Climbed the Old Man of Hoy

as Self

Television (2)

Bergwelten

Bergwelten

as Alpinist

The Climbers

The Climbers

as Self (Narrator)

Crew (1)

Movies (1)

A Dangerous Kind of Love

Technical Advisor