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Hywel Bennett Biography (1944-)

Born April 8, 1944, in Wales; son of Gorden and Sarah Gwen (maiden name, Lewis) Bennett; brother of Alun Lewis (an actor); married Cathy McGowan (an actress), 1970 (divorced); children: Emma. Addresses: Office: James SharkeyAssociates, 15 Golden Sq., Suite 3, London W1R 3AG, England.; Contact: 5 Rosehill Rd., London SW 18, England.

Nationality

British

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, director

Birth Details

April 8, 1944

Wales, England

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Leonardo, Il marito e mio l'ammazzo quando mi pare (also knownas Drop Dead, My Love), Clesi Cinemtografica, 1966
• Arthur Fitton, The Family Way, Warner Bros., 1966
• Martin Durnley and Georgie Clifford, Twisted Nerve, National General, 1968
• Private Brigg, The Virgin Suicides, Columbia, 1969
• France, The Buttercup Chain, Columbia, 1970
• Dennis, Loot, Cinevision, 1970
• Edwin Anthony, Percy, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1971
• Michael, Endless Night (also known as Agatha Christie's Endless Nights), 1971
• Duckworth, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1972
• Mick Goonahan, The Love Ban (also known as Anyone for Sex? and It's a 2'6" Above the Ground World), British Lion, 1973
• Jimmy Fowler, Murder Elite, 1985
• Mike Jessop, Deadline (also known as Witness in the War Zone and War Zone), Skouras/CineTel, 1987
• Dr. Lewis, A Mind to Kill, 1991
• Dr. Crippen, Deadly Advice, 1993
• Reg, Married 2 Malcolm, Marie Hoy Film & Television, 1998
• The captain, Misery Harbour (also known as Flugten fra Jante), 1999
• The boss, Nasty Neighbours, First Hand Films, 1999
• Colbert, Vatel, Miramax, 2000
• Television Appearances
• Series
• James Shelley, Shelley, BBC, 1980-81
• James Shelley, The Return of Shelley, BBC, 1981-82
• Movies
• Gideon Harlax, Artemis 81, 1981
• Allan Blakeston, Frankie and Johnnie, 1985
• John, Absent Friends, 1985
• Purvis, The Other Side of Paradise, 1992
• Dickie Beaumont, Hospital!, 1997
• ACC Desmond Iles, Harpur and Iles, 1997
• Herod, Mary, Mother of Jesus, 1999
• Miniseries
• Tom, Pennies from Heaven, BBC, then PBS, 1979
• Ricki Tarr, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, BBC, then Great Performances, PBS, 1980
• Dr. Edmund Bickleigh, Malice Afterthought, BBC, then Mystery!, PBS, 1980
• The Modern World: Ten Great Writers, 1988
• Mr. Croup, NeverWhere, 1996
• Specials
• Willy Turner, Where the Buffalo Roam (also known as Wednesday Play: Where the Buffalo Roam), 1966
• Romeo, Romeo and Juliet (also known as Play of the Month: Romeoand Juliet), 1967
• Three's One (also known as Play for Today: Three's One), 1973
• Coming Out (also known as Play for Today: Coming Out), 1979
• Arthur "Pig" Mallion, Karaoke, Bravo, 1996
• Arthur "Pig" Mallion, Cold Lazarus, Bravo, 1996
• Episodic
• Brown, "Nightwatch," Redcap, 1965
• Rynian, "The Chase," Doctor Who, 1965
• Steven Castle, "Sweet Smell of Succession," The Sweeney, 1976
• Jack Slater, "Silver Lining," Strangers, 1978
• Pennies from Heaven, 1979
• Grant, "Devil's Alphabet," The Twilight Zone, 1986
• Richard Jay also known as Dick Jowett, "Charity Begins at Home (Parts 1 & 2)," Boon, 1988
• Harold Bingham, "A Bone to Pick," Virtual Murder, 1992
• "Life in the Fast Lane," Casualty, 1993
• Clive Riley, "Book," Frank Stubbs Promotes, 1993
• Clancy, "Smashing Bird," Murder Most Horrid, 1994
• Pete Tyler, "Catch a Falling Star," The Bill, 2000
• Also appeared as voice of King Arthur, "The Inheritance," Robin of Sherwood (animated).
• Other Television Appearances
• Appeared in The Idiot, Unman, Wittering and Zigo, A Month in the Country, Death of a Teddy Bear, The Consultant, and The Critic.
• Stage Appearances
• (London debut) Ophelia, Hamlet, Youth Theatre, Queen's Theatre, 1959
• Scott of the Antarctic, Terra Nova, Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, England, 1965
• Wally, The Gift, Vanbrugh Theatre Club, London, 1965
• Lennie, A Smashing Day, Arts Theatre, 1966
• Puck, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1967
• Prince Hal, Henry IV (Parts I & II), Mermaid Theatre, London,1970
• Marc Antony, Julius Caesar, Young Vic Theatre, London, 1972
• Barkke, Bakke's Night of Fame, Dolphin Theatre Company, Shaw Theatre, London, 1972
• Stanley, The Birthday Party, Gardner Center, Brighton, England, 1973
• Danny, Night Must Fall, Sherman Theatre, Cardiff, Wales, 1974, then Shaw Theatre, 1975
• Jimmy Porter, Look Back in Anger, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, England, 1974
• Toad, Toad Hall, Birmingham Repertory, Birmingham, England, 1975
• Simmon, Otherwise Engaged, Comedy Theatre, London, 1978
• Terra Nova, Chichester, 1979
• Andreas Capodistriou and Inspector Bowden, The Case of the Oily Levantine, Her Majesty's Theatre, London, 1980
• Tim, Fly Away Home, Lyric Studio Theatre, London, 1983
• Marlow, She Stoops to Conquer, National Theatre Company, LytteltonTheatre, London, 1984
• Andrey Prozorov, Three Sisters, Albery Theatre, London, 1987
• Long John Silver, Treasure Island, Edinburgh Festival, 1990
• Major Tours
• Wormwood, Dear Wormwood, U.K. cities, 1965
• Title role, Hamlet, South African cities, 1974
• Konstantin, The Seagull, Birmingham Repertory Company, 1974
• Marlow, She Stoops to Conquer, National Theatre Company, U.K. cities, 1984
• Stage Director
• Gaslight, Lincoln, England, 1971
• The Promise, Sheffield, England, 1974
• A Lily in Little India, Coventry, England, 1974
• I Have Been Here Before, Cardiff, Wales, 1975
• Move Over Mrs. Markham, Leatherhead, Surrey, England, 1975
• Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Leatherhead, 1975
• A Man for All Seasons, Birmingham, England, 1976