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- Birth nameHywel Thomas Bennett
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Hywel Bennett was born on April 8, 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 July 25, 2017 in Deal, Kent, England, UK.
- SpousesSandra Layne Fulford(1998 - July 25, 2017) (his death)Cathy McGowan(January 17, 1970 - 1988) (divorced, 1 child)
- RelativesAlun Lewis(Sibling)Amelia Warner(Niece or Nephew)
- Appeared three times in films with Hayley Mills. The first was his breakthrough role in The Family Way (1966); the second was Twisted Nerve (1968) and the third was Endless Night (1972).
- Godfather of actress Hayley Mills's firstborn son, Crispian Mills.
- Retired from acting in 2007 after being diagnosed with a congenital heart defect (amidst rumours of being 'difficult' due to a prodigious alcohol intake).
- His London stage debut and acting debut was as Ophelia in "Hamlet" at the opening of the Queen's Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue. The production was staged by the Youth Theatre. It was traditional for men to play female roles in Shakespeare's time, and at 15, Bennett's voice hadn't broken yet. In later years he played the title Dane himself in a South African production.
- While he was born in Garnant in the Amman Valley in South Wales his family moved to London when he was 5 where he went to Henry Thornton Grammar School in Clapham, London and trained at RADA. on a scholarship.
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