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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.
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- Garnant, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK
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- Deal, Kent, England, UK
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Aug 11, 2017 · Hywel Bennett obituary: fashionable young man who grew up fast Impressively versatile British actor remembered for a raft of striking film and TV characters, from a chilling psychopath in Twisted Nerve to the definitive Ricki Tarr and the sardonic lead in Shelley.
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 Seventies and...
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...
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...