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name: "Hywel Bennett"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/hywel-bennett"
fi1m_id: "hywel-bennett"
imdb_id: "nm0071799"
tmdb_id: 51969
wikidata_id: "Q5962726"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "8 April 1944"
died: "25 July 2017"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-07T10:26:28.137838+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Hywel Bennett

## Identity

Hywel Bennett

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/hywel-bennett
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** hywel-bennett
- **IMDb ID:** nm0071799
- **TMDB ID:** 51969
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5962726
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hywel_Bennett, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5962726, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0071799/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/51969

Actor. Born 8 April 1944 in Garnant, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK. Died 25 July 2017.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 8 April 1944, Garnant, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK
- **Died:** 25 July 2017
- **Active:** 1970–1979
- **Also known as:** Hywel Thomas Bennett
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hywel_Bennett, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5962726, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0071799/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/51969

## Biography

Hywel Thomas Bennett (8 April 1944 – 25 July 2017) was a Welsh actor. Born in Garnant, Carmarthenshire, he moved to London as a child and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art after early work with the National Youth Theatre. He made his screen debut in the mid-1960s and appeared in several films opposite Hayley Mills, including *The Family Way* (1966).

Bennett played Ricki Tarr in the BBC serial *Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy* (1979) and appeared in *Play for Today*. He became best known for the title role of the philosophical layabout James Shelley in the ITV sitcom *Shelley* (1979–1992). Other television credits include Mr Croup in *Neverwhere* (1996) and roles in *Doctor Who*, *The Twilight Zone* and *Casualty*. He retired from acting in 2007.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, theguardian.com, telegraph.co.uk, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy* (1979), Fi1m 88, as Ricki Tarr — [page](https://film.one/tv/tinker-tailor-soldier-spy-1979.md)

## Complete filmography (74)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Dangerous Liaisons* (2007), as Reginald Conway
- *Jam and Jerusalem* (2006), series, as Dr. Mike Vine
- *Celebrity Stitch Up* (2005), series, Actor
- *The Final Quest* (2004), as Ronno
- *The Second Quest* (2004), as Ronno
- *One for the Road* (2003), as Richard Stevens
- *Lloyd & Hill* (2003), as Dr. Freddie Marks
- *High Hopes* (2002), series, Actor
- *The Quest* (2002), as Ronno
- *Nasty Neighbours* (2000), as The Boss
- *Lock, Stock...* (2000), series, as Deep Throat
- *Married 2 Malcolm* (2000), as Reg
- *Vatel* (2000), as Colbert
- *Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)* (2000), series, Actor
- *Mary, Mother of Jesus* (1999), as Herod
- *Misery Harbour* (1999), as The Captain
- *Harpur and Iles: Protection* (1997), as ACC Desmond Iles
- *Neverwhere* (1996), series, as Mr. Croup
- *Frontiers* (1996), series, as DS Eddie Spader
- *Karaoke* (1996), series, as Arthur 'Pig' Mallion
- *Deadly Advice* (1994), as Dr Crippen
- *Frank Stubbs Promotes* (1993), series, as Clive Riley
- *Trust Me* (1992), as Ralph
- *Virtual Murder* (1992), series, as Harold Bingham
- *The Other Side Of Paradise* (1992), series, as Purvis
- *Murder Most Horrid* (1991), series, as Clancy
- *A Mind To Kill* (1991), as Dr. Gareth D. Lewis
- *Screen One* (1989), series, as Ralph
- *The Return of Shelley* (1988), series, Actor
- *The Modern World: Ten Great Writers* (1988), series, as Professor
- *Deadline* (1987), as Mike Jessop
- *Tickets for the Titanic* (1987), series, as Brian Stebbings
- *Casualty* (1986), series, as Paul Lawson — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/casualty.md)
- *Frankie and Johnnie* (1986), as Allan Blakeston
- *Absent Friends* (1985), as John
- *The Twilight Zone* (1985), series, as Grant (segment "Devil's Alphabet")
- *Theatre Night* (1985), series, as John
- *Screen Two* (1985), series, as Allan Blakeston
- *Murder Elite* (1985), as Jimmy Fowler
- *The Bill* (1984), series, Actor
- *Robin of Sherwood* (1984), series, as King Arthur (voice)
- *Natural World* (1983), series, Actor
- *The Critic* (1982), as Mr. Puff / Mr. King
- *Artemis '81* (1981), as Gideon Harlax
- *Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy* (1979), series, as Ricki Tarr — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/tinker-tailor-soldier-spy-1979.md)
- *Shelley* (1979), series, Actor
- *Coming Out* (1979), as Harry Essendorf
- *Malice Aforethought* (1979), series, as Dr Edmund Bickleigh
- *Strangers* (1978), series, as Jack Slater
- *Pennies from Heaven* (1978), series, as Tom
- *The Sweeney* (1975), series, as Steven Castle — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sweeney.md)
- *Three's One* (1973), as Tony
- *The Love Ban* (1973), as Mick Goonahan
- *Alice's Adventures in Wonderland* (1972), as Duckworth
- *Endless Night* (1972), as Michael Rogers
- *Percy* (1971), as Edwin Anthony
- *Play for Today* (1970), series, as Tony
- *The Buttercup Chain* (1970), as France
- *Loot* (1970), as Dennis
- *The Virgin Soldiers* (1969), as Brigg
- *Twisted Nerve* (1968), as Martin (Georgie) Durnley
- *Il marito è mio e l'ammazzo quando mi pare* (1968), as Leonardo
- *Romeo and Juliet* (1967), as Romeo
- *Death of a Teddy Bear* (1967), as Oliver Treefe
- *The Family Way* (1966), as Arthur Fitton
- *Where the Buffalo Roam* (1966), Actor
- *A Month in the Country* (1966), Actor
- *BBC Play of the Month* (1965), series, as Mr King / Mr Puff, Romeo Montague
- *Doctor Who: The Chase* (1965), as Rynian
- *Redcap* (1964), series, as Brown
- *The Wednesday Play* (1964), series, as Willy Turner, Oliver Treefe
- *Theatre 625* (1964), series, as Lipstrob, Beliayev
- *Julius Ceasar* (1964), as Octavius Ceasar
- *Doctor Who* (1963), series, as Rynian — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who.md)

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