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Hywel Thomas Bennett (8 April 1944 – 24 July 2017) was a Welsh film and television actor. He had a lead role in The Family Way (1966) and played the titular "thinking man's layabout" James Shelley in the television sitcom Shelley (1979–1992).
Aug 3, 2017 · Actor Hywel Bennett, known for his roles in Shelley and EastEnders, has died aged 73, his agent has confirmed. The Carmarthenshire-born actor's roles included 1960s films The Family Way, with...
Hywel Bennett was born on 8 April 1944 in Garnant, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for Neverwhere (1996), Percy (1971) and Twisted Nerve (1968). He was married to Sandra Layne Fulford and Cathy McGowan. He died on 25 July 2017 in Deal, Kent, England, UK.
Aug 11, 2017 · For a time in the late 1960s, the name of Hywel Bennett ranked alongside that of David Hemmings as the epitome of the ultra-fashionable leading man. In 1969, he was described by Roger Ebert as “one of England's best young actors” but, as Bennett subsequently reflected, by the early 1970s he found himself “with nowhere to go”.
Aug 4, 2017 · Hywel Bennett was an actor best known for starring in the Sixties film Virgin Soldiers and for taking the title role of Shelley in the television series broadcast in the late...
Aug 3, 2017 · Shelley star Hywel Bennett has died at the age of 73, his former agent has confirmed. Best known for portraying James Shelley in the popular 1980s series, the Carmarthenshire-born star rose...
Hywel Bennett was born on April 8, 1944 in Garnant, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for Neverwhere (1996), Percy (1971) and Twisted Nerve (1968). He was married to Sandra Layne Fulford and Cathy McGowan. He died on July 25, 2017 in Deal, Kent, England, UK.
Aug 3, 2017 · Hywel Bennett, the Welsh actor, who has died aged 73, started out in films as a working-class “pretty boy” in the mould of David Hemmings, but became best known for his role as an over-educated...
Among his many impressive performances, Hywel Bennett joked that his finest came not on stage or screen, but one night in a Manchester backstreet.
Hywel Thomas Bennett (8 April 1944 – 25 July 2017) was a Welsh actor. Bennett was known for his recurring title role as James Shelley in the television sitcom Shelley (1979–84), and its sequel The Return of Shelley (1988–92).
