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John Hewer is a Actor British born on 13 january 1922 at Essex (United-kingdom)
John Hewer (13 January 1922 – 16 March 2008) was an English actor and manager. He was born in Leyton, London.
His television work included hosting the 1970s Canadian CTV variety series The Pig and Whistle, but he was best known for portraying the fictitious sailor Captain Birdseye, the mascot for Birds Eye frozen foods in scores of British TV commercials from 1967 to 1998.
Residing in Epping in his later years and finally Brinsworth House in Twickenham, London, Hewer died aged 86 on Sunday, 16 March 2008.
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 13 january 1922 at Essex (United-kingdom)
Death 16 march 2008 (at 86 years) at Middlesex (United-kingdom)
Birth 13 january 1922 at Essex (United-kingdom)
Death 16 march 2008 (at 86 years) at Middlesex (United-kingdom)
Biography
A stalwart of London's Players Theatre throughout his career, he appeared in many musical theatrical productions, including Sail Away and Six of One in London's West End theatre, but the highlight of his theatrical career was starring opposite Julie Andrews in The Boy Friend on Broadway in the 1950s.His television work included hosting the 1970s Canadian CTV variety series The Pig and Whistle, but he was best known for portraying the fictitious sailor Captain Birdseye, the mascot for Birds Eye frozen foods in scores of British TV commercials from 1967 to 1998.
Residing in Epping in his later years and finally Brinsworth House in Twickenham, London, Hewer died aged 86 on Sunday, 16 March 2008.
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Home Before Midnight (1979)
, 1h51Directed by Pete Walker
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors James Aubrey, Alison Elliott, Richard Todd, Mark Burns, Juliet Harmer, Debbie Linden
Roles Donelly
Rating58%
Mister Ten Per Cent (1967)
, 1h24Directed by Peter Graham Scott
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Charlie Drake, Derek Nimmo, Wanda Ventham, John Le Mesurier, Anthony Nicholls, Noël Dyson
Roles Townsend
Rating52%
Percy Pointer, a construction worker and amateur dramatist, writes a drama 'Oh My Lord' and hopes to have it professionally produced. A dishonest producer agrees to back the play, hoping that it will be a disaster, so that he can claim insurance on its failure. To Percy's distress, the first audience see the play as a slapstick comedy, not the drama he intended it to be.
Three Spare Wives (1962)
Genres Comedy
Actors Susan Stephen, John Hewer, Ferdy Mayne, Noel Purcell, Garard Green
Roles Rupert
Rating59%
Strip Tease Murder (1961)
, 1h6Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Crime
Actors John Hewer, Ann Lynn, Jean Muir
Roles Bert Black
Rating54%
Diana, a stripper, is electrocuted during a dance routine on stage at the Flamingo Club. Her husband, compere Bert Black, turns detective to investigate. He suspects Diana was murdered for a crime she didn't commit, but proving it to the satisfaction of Inspector Forbes is another matter.
Operation Stogie (1960)
Origin United-kingdom
Actors John Hewer, Anton Rodgers, Susan Stephen, Peter Illing
Law and Disorder (1958)
, 1h16Directed by Charles Crichton
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Michael Redgrave, Robert Morley, Ronald Squire, Elizabeth Sellars, Joan Hickson, Lionel Jeffries
Roles Foxy
Rating63%
Percy Brand is a crook and a veteran of various cons and schemes. His success is tempered by the fact that he is regularly sent away
Colonel March Investigates (1953)
, 1h10Directed by Cy Endfield
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Boris Karloff, Sheila Burrell, Anthony Forwood, John Hewer, Ronald Leigh-Hunt, Patricia Owens
Roles John Parrish
Rating58%
Karloff, in black eye patch and cloak, is Colonel March: head of the Department of Queer Complaints at Scotland Yard. He is an investigator of unusual criminal cases and activities. The film sees him solve a bank robbery (for which an innocent man was framed) and two murders involving complex tricks and disguises.
Assassin for Hire (1951)
, 1h7Directed by Michael McCarthy
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Crime
Actors Sydney Tafler, Ronald Howard, John Hewer, Samuel John Kydd, Martin Benson, Ewen Solon
Roles Giuseppe Riccardi
Rating58%
Antonio Riccardi, a young British criminal of Italian heritage, works as a professional contract killer in order to pay for his gifted younger brother's violin lessons so that he can escape from a life of poverty and crime. A series of mistakes lead him to wrongly believe he has killed his brother, and he confesses his crimes to the police.