Howell Bennett Died.

[Jennykenny]

Any older folk remember him in the film The Family Way, with Hayley Mills?
Was always interested to know why this was never shown again on TV, or at least I never saw it.

[Jennykenny]

Hywel.
Sorry, auto correct keeps changing his first name.

[tonyav]

I can remember seeing it on tv many years ago, jennykenny.

[Tilly2]

I liked him.

[Tilly2]

...as 'Shelley' and in 'The Family Way'

[tonyav]

I think that the last time that I saw Hywel Bennett on tv was when he played a very nasty gangster called Jack Dalton in Eastenders.

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/showbiz-tv/hot-tv/634788/EastEnders-Hywel-Bennett-Jack-Dalton-death

[Patsy33]

Aww, I liked him. I remember Shelley and Film with Haley Mills.

[marval]

I remember him as Shelley, RIP Hywel.

[horseshoes]

....and Twisted Nerve.

[New Judge]

His brother (Alun Lewis) played Vic Windsor in Emmerdale and Daryll Stubbs (Linda Robson's imprisoned husband) in "Birds of a Feather".

I only learnt about his death today but apparently he died on July 25th. Didn't see it anywhere, press or TV. He was married to Cathy "Triffic, Triffic, Fabulous" McGowan.

[goodgoalie]

.......who is now married to Michael 'fabulous' Ball

[Mamyalynne]

RIP Hywel.


I did add my respects earlier on the Robert Hardy Obit thread.

[Postdog]

It's sometimes on Talking Pictures

[vernonk]

I don't think Michael Ball has ever married Cathy though they live together

[albaqwerty]

I remember him as Shelley.
Do not remember hearing about his passing tho.

RIP Hywel.

[hereIam]

I loved The Family Way, maybe they'll show it now he's died..

[New Judge]

Strangely I read of Hywell’s demise for the first time in the paper today. The report said “It is believed he died on July 25th”. All very odd.

[Ken4155]

While i also loved Shelley, i think his best role was as the totally inexperienced squaddie in Virgin Soldiers.

[zebo]

I was in The Family Way! They filmed a concert scene in the Victoria Hall in Bolton and we plebs made up the audience. RIP, I remember him in Shelley, vaguely.

[andy-hughes]

There was a detailed and interesting obit in the Telegraph yesterday -

it seems he missed out on the contract film career he thought he was going to get, but made a big success in theatre and on tv.

He had a medical condition which put weight on him, and led to his character actor career as a thug / dodgy cop in a number of tv roles.

Shame, he seems to have been a decent guy and a respected actor.

[hereIam]

Brilliant zebo ...