- He was considered for the main guest role of Solon in the Doctor Who (1963) serial "The Brain of Morbius".
- His first ambition was to be an architect.
- Son-in-law of John Mortimer and Penelope Mortimer.
- He and John Cater acted together in both I, Claudius (1976) and The House on Garibaldi Street (1979). In the former, Cater's character worked undercover to cause someone to be executed and Bennett's character was a physician. In the latter, Bennett's character worked undercover to cause someone to be executed and Cater's character was a physician.
- Beaten by Alan Badel to the part of Romeo in a production of Romeo and Juliet at the Old Vic in 1951.
- He was considered for the roles of Dr. Hans Fallada and Dr. Bukovsky in Lifeforce (1985).
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