Melvyn Hayes
| Melvyn Hayes | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 January 1935 London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Ethnicity | White British |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | since 1950 |
| Television | Quatermass II (1955) It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974–81) The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) The Young Ones (1961) Summer Holiday (1963) Crooks in Cloisters (1964) EastEnders (2005) Carry On England (1976) Drop the Dead Donkey (1998) Benidorm (2011) |
| Spouse | Wendy Padbury (divorced) Jayne Male (since 1984)[1] |
| Website | |
| Official site | |
Melvyn Hayes (born 11 January 1935) is an English actor probably best known for playing the effeminate Gunner (later Bombardier) "Gloria" Beaumont in the 1970s BBC sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum,
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[edit] Early life and career
Hayes attended Sir Walter St John's Grammar School, Battersea. He was also in a well known theatrical troupe called Terry's Juveniles and his acting career stretches back to 1950 when he was "disappearing twice daily for £4 per week" performing the Indian Rope Trick in Maskelyne's Mysteries at the Comedy Theatre in London. He also appeared in Repertory Theatres in Surrey, Derbyshire and the Midlands. One of his earliest roles was in the BBC [[Billy Bunter#Television|television adaptation of Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School.
His film roles include the young Victor Frankenstein in The Curse of Frankenstein 1957, Jimmy in The Young Ones with Cliff Richard (1961), Cyril in Summer Holiday, again with Cliff Richard (1963), and 'Brother' Willy in Crooks in Cloisters (1964).
He also performed voices on children's cartoons such as SuperTed, The Dreamstone, Little Dracula, Alfred J. Quack, Pongwiffy and Budgie the Little Helicopter.
Hayes is also well known for his performances as a traditional Pantomime Dame in British Christmas Pantomimes - his most recent roles being Nanny Nellie in Sleeping Beauty in Worthing, West Sussex, UK (2006) and Widow Twankey in Aladdin in Chatham (2005).
Other roles include parts in EastEnders as the character Michael Rawlins. Carry On England, Love Thy Neighbour, The Thin Blue Line, Here Come the Double Deckers, Potter's Picture Palace and the final series of Drop the Dead Donkey. He also provided the voice to several characters in the English translation of the cartoon Alfred J Kwak. In March 2011, Hayes appeared as "Mr. Pink" in the ITV1 comedy TV series Benidorm.
[edit] Personal life
He was married first to the actress Rosalind Allen with whom he had two daughters and a son; and had two further daughters with his second wife, actress and agent Wendy Padbury [2] He is now married to Jayne Male and they currently live in Sandown on the Isle of Wight. Hayes has 1 child with Jayne. Hayes was once a pub landlord in Warwickshire.[3] . He was also the landlord of The White Hart Tap in St Albans.
[edit] Other
He presented a selection of awards at the annual Isle of Wight County Press Amateur theatre awards ceremony on 9 November 2010, at the Shanklin Conservative Club.
[edit] Selected filmography
- Adventure in the Hopfields (1954)
- The Man Who Loved Redheads (1955)
- Violent Playground (1958)
- Operation Amsterdam (1959)
- No Trees in the Street (1959)
- King of the Wind (1989)
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.gazillionmovies.com/Actor/M/Me/MelvynHayes.htm
- ^ "Feature on Melvyn Hayes: "After six children maybe they won't think I'm gay"". Daily Mail (31 May 1996).
- ^ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-132290037.html
