Christopher Hewett Biography ((?)-2001)

Full name, Christopher Michael Hewett; born April 5, in Worthing, England; son of Christopher Fitzsimon (a company director) and Eleanor Joyce (an actress; professional name, Rhoda Cleighton; maiden name, Watts) Hewett. Addresses: AGENT--Paul Wolfowitz, 59 E. 54th Street, New York, NY 10022.

Nationality: English
Gender: Male
Birth Details: April 5,; Worthing, England
Death Details: August 3, 2001; Los Angeles, California

Famous Works

Credits
LONDON DEBUT--Khadja, The Merry Widow, His Majesty's Theatre, 1943.
BROADWAY DEBUT--Bystander and Zoltan Karpathy, My Fair Lady, Mark Hellinger Theatre, 1956.
Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
Prosecuting Counsel, The Rest Is Silence, Prince of Wales' Theatre, London, 1944.
hotel manager, The Millionairess, Q Theatre, London, 1944.
Norwood Beverly, On Monday Next, Comedy Theatre, London, 1948.
Pinky Harris, Wish You Were Here, Casino Theatre, London, 1953.
Archangel Raphael, Tobias and the Angel, Broadway Congregational Church,New York City, 1957.
Mr. Collins, First Impressions, Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1959.
Roberts, Unsinkable Molly Brown, Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, 1960.
Uncle Edward, Roar Like a Dove, Westport Country Playhouse, Westport, CT,1960.
Barnaby, Kean, Broadway Theatre, New York City, 1961.
Tom Orbell, The Affair, Henry Miller's Theatre, New York City, 1962.
Sir, The Roar of the Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd, Coconut Grove Playhouse, Coconut Grove, FL, then Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, NJ, both 1966.
Father St. Albans, Hadrian VII, Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City, 1967.
Max Detweiler, Sound of Music, and Sir Edward Ramsey, The King and I, both City Center Theatre, New York City, 1967.
Kolinsky, Show Me Where the Good Times Are, Edison Theatre, New York City, 1970.
Max Detweiler, The Sound of Music, Jones Beach Theatre, Long Island, NY,1970.
Lord Porteous, The Circle, and Sir Anthony Absolute, The Rivals, both Roundabout Theatre, New York City, 1974.
O'Dwyer, Trelawney of the Wells, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City,1975.
Malvolio, Music Is, St. James Theatre, New York City, 1976.
Finian, Finian's Rainbow, Jones Beach Theatre, 1977.
Scrooge, A Christmas Carol, Queens Festival, Queens, NY, 1977.
Wazir, Kismet, Shaftesbury Theatre, London, 1978.
Sir Rodney Blessington, New Jerusalem, Public Theatre, New York City, 1979.
Also appeared in Sweeter and Lower, Ambassadors' Theatre, London, 1944; Sweetest and Lowest, Ambassadors' Theatre, 1946; Slings and Arrows, Comedy Theatre, 1948; See You Later, Watergate Theatre, London, 1951; The New Moon, Paper Mill Playhouse, 1983; in Sweethearts in Concert; and with the Oxford Playhouse, Oxford, U.K., 1940-42.
PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK; ALL AS DIRECTOR,UNLESS INDICATED After the Show, Watergate Theatre, London, 1950.
See You Again, Watergate Theatre, 1952.
assistant director, Cockles and Champagne, Saville Theatre, London, 1954.
Almost Crazy, Longacre Theatre, New York City, 1955.
Shoestring Revue, President Theatre, New York City, 1955.
A to Z, Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1960.

The Boys from Syracuse, Theatre Four, New York City, then Drury Lane Theatre, London, both 1963.
Glad Tidings, Coconut Grove Playhouse, Coconut Grove, FL, then Cape Playhouse, Dennis, MA, both 1964.
I Married an Angel, My Fair Lady, and Camelot, all Storrowton Music Fair,West Springfield, MA, 1964.
Affairs of State and Gigi, both Royal Poinciana Playhouse, Palm Beach, FL, then Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, NJ, 1965.
Rattle of a Simple Man, Royal Poinciana Playhouse, then Huntington Hartford Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, both 1965.
Bell, Book, and Candle, Paper Mill Playhouse, 1965.
The Warm Peninsula, Royal Poinciana Playhouse, 1966.
Where's Charley?, City Center Theatre, New York City, 1966.
Quality Street, Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, PA, 1966.
(also co-producer) By Jupiter, Theatre Four, 1967.
The 5.07, Royal Poinciana Playhouse, 1967.
Peg, Westbury Music Fair, Westbury, NY, 1967.
No Sex, Please, We're British, Ritz Theatre, New York City, 1973.
Credits; MAJOR TOURS
Fred Graham, Kiss Me Kate, U.K. cities, 1952.
Roberts, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, U.S. cities, 1960.
Mr. Darling/Captain Hook, Peter Pan, U.S. cities, 1981.
Credits; ALL AS DIRECTOR
Ziegfeld Follies, U.S. cities, 1956.
Annie Get Your Gun, U.S. cities, 1965.
The Marriage-Go-Round, U.S. cities, 1965.
Lady in the Dark, U.S. cities, 1965.
Beyond the Fringe and Camelot, both U.S. cities, 1966.
Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
Mike, Pool of London, Universal, 1951.
Inspector Talbot, The Lavender Hill Mob, Universal, 1951.
Roger De Bris, The Producers, Embassy, 1968.
acting coach, Ratboy, Warner Brothers, 1986.
Also appeared in Man with a Million (also known as The Million Pound Note), United Artists, 1954.
Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SERIES
Federov, Ivan the Terrible, CBS, 1976.
Lawrence, Fantasy Island, ABC, 1983-84.
title role, Mr. Belvedere, ABC, 1985--.
Credits; EPISODIC
The Merry Widow, CBS, 1955.
Kraft Television Theatre, NBC, 1955.
Robert Montgomery Presents, NBC, 1956.
Ed Sullivan Show, CBS, 1959.
Also Alfred Hitchcock Presents, CBS; The Defenders, CBS; Perry Mason, CBS; Dr. Kildare, NBC; Omnibus, CBS; Armstrong Circle Theatre.
Credits; MOVIES
Anatole, Massarati and the Brain, 1982.
Credits; SPECIALS
Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, 1987.
Credits; PRINCIPAL RADIO APPEARANCES; SERIES
Wellbeck Doom, Home at Eight, 1951-52.
Credits; SPECIALS
Hold Everything, 1950.

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