Melvyn Hayes
 | This poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libelous. )Find sources: "Melvyn Hayes" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2013) |
Melvyn Hayes | |
|---|---|
| Born | Melvyn Hyams 11 January 1935 Wandsworth, London, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, voice artist |
| Years active | 1953–present |
| Television | Quatermass II (1955) It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974–1981) The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) EastEnders (2005) Drop the Dead Donkey (1998) Benidorm (2011) |
| Spouses |
|
| Children | 6, including Charlie |
| Website | http://melvynhayes.com/ |
Melvyn Hayes (
Professional career
Early life and stage roles
Born in
He has appeared in pantomimes as dames in Christmas productions of Sleeping Beauty as Nanny Nellie and Aladdin as Widow Twankey.
Film
His film roles include the young Victor Frankenstein in The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), Willem in Operation Amsterdam (1959), Cecil Biggs in Bottoms Up (1960), Jimmy in The Young Ones (1961) with Cliff Richard, Cyril in Summer Holiday (1963), again with Cliff Richard and 'Brother' Willy in Crooks in Cloisters (1964).
Voice roles
Hayes has performed voices on children's cartoons such as
Television
One of his earliest roles was in the BBC Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School. He played Edek in The Silver Sword (by Ian Serraillier) in 1957, a children's television production about Polish refugees trying to find their parent after World War II. The Human Jungle (1963) Starring Herbert Lom as Dr Richard Corder. Hayes featured in It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974–1981), as Gunner "Gloria" Beaumont for the first two series, then, after Bombardier Solomon left, he was promoted to bombardier.
Other roles include parts in
In August 2023 Hayes appeared in the BBC sitcom Not Going Out.[4]
Personal life
Hayes first married actress Rosalind Allan, with whom he has two daughters and one son. He has two daughters with his second wife, former actress and theatrical agent Wendy Padbury; their daughter, Charlie Hayes, also became an actress. He is now married to Jayne Male and lives in Ryde on the Isle of Wight. Hayes has one child with Male.[5]
He was at one time the pub landlord of the Stag Inn in the village of Offchurch in Warwickshire[6] the White Hart Tap in St Albans, Hertfordshire, and The Brantham Bull, Brantham, Suffolk.
Hayes is a member of the Grand Order of Water Rats and in 2004, was made King Rat.[citation needed]
Filmography
Film
- Adventure in the Hopfields (1953) as Ned Reilly
- Face the Music (1954) as Hotel Bellhop
- The Man Who Loved Redheads (1955) as Sydney
- Fun at St. Fanny's (1956) as Heckling Boy at Concert
- The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) as Young Victor
- Violent Playground (1958) as kid in Johnnie's gang (uncredited
- Operation Amsterdam (1959) as Willem
- No Trees in the Street (1959) as Tommy
- The Flesh and the Fiends (1960) as Daft Jamie
- Bottoms Up (1960) as Cecil Biggs
- The Young Ones (1961) as Jimmy
- The Silent Invasion (1962) as Jean
- Summer Holiday (1963) as Cyril
- Crooks in Cloisters (1964) as Willy
- Wonderful Life (1964) as Jerry
- A Walk with Love and Death (1969) as First Entertainer
- Go for a Take (1972) as Ambulance Man
- Love Thy Neighbour (1973) as Terry
- Man About the House (1974) as Nigel
- Carry On England (1976) as Gunner Shorthouse
- What's Up Superdoc! (1978) as Waiter / Pietro
- A Touch of the Sun (1979) as Ginger Rogers
- The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood (1984) as Father Luther
- Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) as Elf
- King of the Wind (1990) as Twicker
Television
- Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School (1956-57, seasons 3-4) as Harold Skinner
- The Silver Sword (1957) as Edek
- Faces of Jim
- The Human Jungle (1963)
- It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974–1981, seasons 1 & 2) as Gunner "Gloria" Beaumont
- EastEnders as Michael Rawlins
- Love Thy Neighbour
- The Thin Blue Line
- Here Come the Double Deckers(1971)
- Potter's Picture Palace (1976 & 1978)
- Drop the Dead Donkey (1998, final season)
- Benidorm (2011) as Mr Pink
- Doctor Who - The Companion Chroniclesaudio The Scorchies (2013)
- Not Going Out (2023)
- Alfred J. Kwak as voice roles (English)
- SuperTed as Skeleton
- The Dreamstone as Frizz
- Little Dracula as voice role
- Alfred J. Kwak as Dolf and others
- Pongwiffyas voice role
- Budgie the Little Helicopter as Nosey and others
Stage
- Mysteries (1950) as Assistant for The Great Massoni at The Comedy Theatre, London
- Terry's Juveniles theatrical troupe
- Sleeping Beauty Christmas pantomime as Nanny Nellie
- Aladdin Christmas pantomime as Widow Twankey
References
- ^ "Search Results for England & Wales Births 1837-2006". www.findmypast.co.uk.
- ^ Bletchly, Rachael (21 February 2021). "It Ain't Half Hot Mum's Melvyn Hayes calls on BBC to do a Windsor Davies tribute". The Mirror. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Potter's Picture Palace (TV Series 1976–1978) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/not_going_out/episodes/13/7/
- ^ The Gazillion Movies Team. "Melvyn Hayes". gazillionmovies.com. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- Coventry Evening Telegraph. Archived from the originalon 5 November 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2015 – via HighBeam Research.
External links
- Melvyn Hayes at IMDb
- Official website
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Artists | |