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Howard Lew Lewis

Howard Lew Lewis

Actor · Born 1941-08-21 · London, England

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Biography

Howard Lew Lewis was an English comedian and actor best known for his roles in the 1980s sitcom Brush Strokes and Tony Robinson's children's comedy series Maid Marian and Her Merry Men. His first job was with the RAF as a a computer operator and he worked for several years in computing and telecommunications at managerial level before undertaking acting as his chosen career. He often appeared in vehicles for Ronnie Barker, including The Magnificent Evans and Open All Hour, and appeared in the first series of Blackadder. His film roles included Hal in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, a guard in Terry Gilliam's Brazil, Richard Attenborough's Chaplin, and the voice of Obelix in the 1994 animated film Asterix in America. Diabetes and dementia plagued him in later years and he was admitted into a community hospital in Edinburgh in 2017. He passed away there on 20th January 2018. Police Scotland confirmed later that month that they were investigating a complaint brought by Lewis's daughter Debora Milazzo against the hospital. She claimed that her father was given an unnecessary cocktail of high-dose sedatives and maximum-strength opiate painkillers that subsequently brought about his deat…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Brazil (1985) — Black Maria Guard
  2. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) — Hal
  3. Chaplin (1992) — Workhouse Official
  4. Quills (2000) — First Vendor
  5. Blackadder (1983) — Mr. Applebottom
  6. Shadowlands (1993) — Tea Room Waiter
  7. Open All Hours (1976) — Byron
  8. The Bill (1984)
  9. Minder (1979) — Ronnie Aldridge
  10. Small Town Folk (2007) — Knackerman #1
  11. Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983) — Rowhedge
  12. Keen Eddie (2003)
  13. Pennies from Heaven (1978) — Policeman
  14. Brush Strokes (1986) — Elmo Putney
  15. Maid Marian and Her Merry Men (1989) — Rabies
  16. Noel's House Party (1991)
  17. Chelmsford 123 (1988) — Blag
  18. Screen Two (1985) — Wandsworth Prison Officer
  19. The Magnificent Evans (1984) — Bridegroom
  20. Mr Pye (1986) — Mr Rice
  21. Chaos and Cadavers (2003) — Cabbie
  22. The Tichborne Claimant (1999) — The Hotel Manager
  23. Fords on Water (1983) — Man in Toilets
  24. Gobble (1997) — Fat Bloke
  25. Knockback: 1 (1985) — Wandsworth Prison Officer
  26. The Baby Juice Express (2004) — Kent
  27. Mr. Pye (1986) — Mr. Rice
  28. Rachel and the Roarettes (1985) — Eustace
  29. Brewers Droop (1986) — Voice
  30. Theatre Night (1985) — William Scantlebury