Donald Hewlett
| Donald Hewlett | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Donald Marland Hewlett 30 August 1920 Northenden, Manchester, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 4 June 2011 (aged 90) (pneumonia) Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1954–1995 |
| Spouse(s) | Christine Pollon 1947 (dissolved); Diana Greenwood 1956 (dissolved); Thérèse McMurray 1979-2011 (his death) |
| Children | 5 children |
Donald Hewlett (30 August 1920 – 4 June 2011) 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.
Hewlett 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.
Hewlett was educated at Clifton College in Bristol followed by St John's College, Cambridge where he was part of the Footlights Revue. During World War II he served in the Royal Navy as a meteorologist and was stationed for several years in Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands where he was a founder member of the Kirkwall Arts Club. He was later posted to Singapore.
Following 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. His first film acting role was the part of Lincoln Green in Orders are Orders (1954).
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