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| name = Donald Hewlett | image = | imagesize = | caption = | birthname = Donald Marland Hewlett[1] | birth_date = {{Birth date |1920|8|30|df=yes}} | birth_place = Northenden, Manchester, Lancashire, England | death_date = {{Death date and age|2011|6|4|1920|8|30|df=yes}} (pneumonia) | death_place = Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, England | othername = | homepage = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1954–1995 | spouse = Christine Pollon 1947 (dissolved); Diana Greenwood 1956 (dissolved); Thérèse McMurray 1979-2011 (his death)[1] | children = 5 children }}Donald Hewlett (30 August 1920{{spaced ndash}}4 June 2011)[1] was an English actor, born in Northenden, Manchester, Lancashire, and best known for his sitcom roles as Colonel Charles Reynolds in It Ain't Half Hot Mum and Lord Meldrum in You Rang, M'Lord?, both written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft. He also had a number of parts in British film and television productions.[2] Early lifeHewlett was born into a wealthy family; his father Thomas Hewlett owned the Anchor Chemical Company which is based in Clayton, Manchester and is now a subsidiary of Air Products. He was the brother of Thomas Hewlett, Baron Hewlett. Hewlett was educated at Clifton College[3] in Bristol followed by St John's College, Cambridge where he was part of the Footlights Revue.[6] During World War II he served in the Royal Navy as a meteorologist[1] and was stationed for several years in Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands where he was a founder member of the Kirkwall Arts Club.[4][5] He was later posted to Singapore.[6] CareerFollowing his demob, Hewlett trained at RADA and gained his first professional acting job in repertory theatre at the Oxford Playhouse where he worked alongside Ronnie Barker.[6] His first film acting role was the part of Lincoln Green in Orders are Orders (1954). His television appearances included The Ronnie Corbett Show, The Ronnie Barker Playhouse, The Saint, The Avengers, The Dick Emery Show and the Doctor Who story The Claws of Axos (1971). However, he gained his most prominent role in the Croft and Perry sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974–81) as Colonel Charles Reynolds. He was cast with fellow actor Michael Knowles in another David Croft sitcom, the sci-fi parody Come Back Mrs. Noah (1977–78), and later with the successful You Rang, M'Lord? (1988–93) as George, Lord Meldrum. Hewlett was cast with Knowles again for the BBC Radio series Anything Legal in 1984. Other roles included 'Winkworth' in Morris Minor's Marvellous Motors in 1989 and The Adventures of Brigadier Wellington-Bull. His last TV appearance was in The Upper Hand in 1995.[7] Hewlett also appeared in the episode "Hello Sailor" from the classic sitcom Happy Ever After in 1977 which starred Terry Scott and June Whitfield. Hewlett made a number of film appearances including Spike Milligan's Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall, A Touch of Class, Carry On Behind and The First Great Train Robbery.[7] Hewlett's previous marriages, to Christine Pollon and Diana Greenwood, ended in divorce.[8] He had two sons and a daughter by Greenwood.[8] Having previously lived for several years in Whitstable, Kent, he lived in Fulham, SW London,{{citation needed|date=June 2011}} with his third wife Therese McMurray-Hewlett, by whom he had a son and daughter.[8] His daughter, Siobhan Hewlett, is an actress, best known for her role in Irina Palm. DeathHewlett died on 4th June 2011 after suffering a brief bout of pneumonia at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in West London aged 90.[9] He is survived by his wife Thérèse McMurray and his five children.[8] Selected television roles
Filmography
References1. ^1 {{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2011/jun/07/donald-hewlett-obituary |title=Donald Hewlett obituary |first=Anthony |last=Hayward |publisher=guardian.co.uk |date=7 June 2011 |accessdate=12 June 2011}} 2. ^[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13661352 It Ain't Half Hot Mum's Donald Hewlett dies at 90], BBC News, 5 June 2011 3. ^"Clifton College Register" Muirhead, J.A.O. p489: Bristol; J.W Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society; April, 1948 4. ^W. S. Hewison, This Great Harbour Scapa Flow, The Orcadian Ltd (kirkwall Press) 2000, {{ISBN|978-1-902957-02-9}} 5. ^The Orcadian Features - Another war {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928050919/http://www.orcadian.co.uk/features/articles/anotherwar.htm |date=28 September 2007 }} 6. ^1 2 Rob Cope, Mike Fury, You Rang M'Lord?, DAAS, 35-36 7. ^1 {{IMDb name|0382111|Donald Hewlett}} 8. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/tv-radio-obituaries/8571456/Donald-Hewlett.html|title=Donald Hewlett|publisher=|accessdate=11 October 2016}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1394717/It-Aint-Half-Hot-Mum-actor-Donald-Hewlett-dies-90-ill-time.html|title=It Ain't Half Hot Mum actor Donald Hewlett dies at 90 after being 'ill for some time'|publisher=|accessdate=11 October 2016}} External links
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