Huw Ceredig Jones was a Welsh actor, best known for portraying Reg Harries in the Welsh-language soap opera Pobol y Cwm for 29 years, from 1974 to 2003.
11 Facts About Huw Ceredig
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Huw Ceredig was born in Brynamman, Carmarthenshire, in 1942, the son of Reverend Gerallt Jones, and Elizabeth J Griffiths, a Welsh teacher.
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Huw Ceredig was a member of the renowned Cilie family of poets, and was raised in Llanuwchllyn.
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Huw Ceredig was teaching at his local primary school in Laleston, near Bridgend, when, in his early 30s, he decided to become a professional actor.
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Huw Ceredig joined the cast of Pobol y Cwm at the outset, and remained a popular fixture in the show for almost 30 years.
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Huw Ceredig played the father of Rhys Ifans and Llyr Ifans, "Fatty Lewis", in the film Twin Town.
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Huw Ceredig was seen in other television roles in Emmerdale, Heartbeat and Z-Cars.
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Huw Ceredig, who became a household name in Wales, was a gregarious man with a remarkable gift for forging firm friendships.
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Huw Ceredig was a devotee of The Turf, and at one period was the part-owner of a racehorse.
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Huw Ceredig was married to Margaret, and they had two daughters.
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Huw Ceredig died following a long term illness at Morriston Hospital in Cwmrhydyceirw, Swansea, on 16 August 2011 at the age of 69.