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In his early life he toured America as a clown with a circus. During World War I he was a courier, initially on horseback, then on motorcycle. After the war he took up acting and eventually worked as stage producer in the now defunct Tower Theatre, London. He subsequently pursued a career as an architect, only taking up his acting career again following retirement.
He played the recurring character Mr Blewitt in Dad`s Army from 1969 to 1977.
Bennett portrayed "Young Mr. Grace" in Are You Being Served? as the very old, frugal and slightly absent minded owner of Grace Brothers department store. Many of the show`s earlier premises were based on cutting back measures that he instituted, which was met by the usual disdain of the store`s staff. But by the end of each episode, his character would once again fall in favour of the staff`s good "graces", by his allowing a compromise of the situation that never quite satisfied the staff, and then announcing "You`ve all done very well"(his catchphrase).

Education: No record, but he did teach English in the evenings at a small college prior to becoming an actor.

Early Career: series "Dad`s Army", "Whack-O!"

AYBS Years: "Jesus of Nazareth" (very small role as a Pharisee); "O Happy Band"

Other Credits: "The Rose and the Ring"