1. Donald Hewlett had other roles in British film and television productions.
14 Facts About Donald Hewlett
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Hewlett was born into a wealthy family; his father Thomas Hewlett was Conservative MP for Manchester Exchange from 1940 to 1945 and owned the Anchor Chemical Company based in Clayton, Manchester.
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Donald Hewlett was the brother of Thomas Hewlett, Baron Hewlett.
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Donald Hewlett was educated at Clifton College in Bristol followed by St John's College, Cambridge, where he studied geography and meteorology and was part of the Footlights Revue, but volunteered for the RNVR early in World War II.
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Donald Hewlett served in the Royal Navy as a lieutenant and meteorologist.
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Donald Hewlett later served in the North Atlantic aboard the light cruisers Malaya and Galatea.
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Donald Hewlett was posted to Singapore, in charge of Japanese POWs and as entertainment officer.
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Donald Hewlett was cast with Knowles again for the BBC Radio series Anything Legal in 1984.
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Donald Hewlett appeared in several episodes of The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket, playing the ship's captain when they embarked on a cruise.
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Donald Hewlett appeared in the episode "Hello Sailor" from the sitcom Happy Ever After in 1977 which starred Terry Scott and June Whitfield.
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Donald Hewlett made a number of film appearances including Spike Milligan's Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall, A Touch of Class, Carry On Behind and The First Great Train Robbery.
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Donald Hewlett had two sons and a daughter by Greenwood.
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Donald Hewlett's younger daughter, Siobhan Hewlett, is an actress, best known for her role in Irina Palm.
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Donald Hewlett died on 4 June 2011 at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in West London aged 90.