Chris Bonington
Acting
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Acting Credits
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
Filmography
Remember the Summit
2026
Great Britain, Journey to the Sources of Mountaineering
2025
as Self
Everest Revisited 1924 - 2024
2024
as Self
A Cold Embrace
2024
as Self (Voice)
Everest - The Hard Way
2021
Final Ascent: The Legend of Hamish MacInnes
2019
as Self
Everest: The South West Face
2017
as Himself
Bonington: Mountaineer
2017
Magnetic Mountains
2017
as Self
On Ne Marche Qu'une Fois Sur La Lune
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Towers of Temptation
2013
as self
Bergwelten
2012
as Alpinist
The Towers of Paine
2007
as self
Don Whillans - Myth and Legend
2006
as Self
Haston - A Life in the Mountains
2005
as Self
When the Mountaineers Make Their Cinema
2000
as Self
Everest: The Mystery of Mallory and Irvine
1999
as Self - Himalayan Climber
Bonington's Secret Mountain
1999
as Self
Tempting Fate
1997
as Self
The Quest
1997
as Self
Grappling with the Ogre
1995
as related character
Everest - Blood, Sweat and Tears
1993
as self, narrator
The Hard Face of the Ogre
1992
as self
The Old Man of Hoy
1992
as Self
The Climbers
1992
as Self (Narrator)
Galahad of Everest
1991
as Self
Lakeland Rock
1990
as Self
Everest - The Hardest Way
1989
as self (narrator)
K2 - Triumph And Tragedy On The Savage Mountain
1988
as Self
The Rock Queen
1988
as Self (related character)
Raven Crag - Closing The Gap
1985
as Narrator
Incantations
1985
as Narrator
Dovedale Groove
1985
as Self
The Making of a Climbing Series
1985
as Self
Val Meets The VIPS
1973
as Self - Guest
Annapurna South Face
1971
as Self
How They Climbed the Old Man of Hoy
1967
as Self
The Old Man of Hoy
1967
as Self
Climb of Red Wall
1966
as Self