Alun Lewis (actor)

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Alun Lewis
Born
Alun Lewis Bennett

1949 (age 7475)
Wandsworth, London, England [1]
Years active1970s–2017
Spouse Annette Ekblom (divorced)
Children Amelia Warner

Alun Lewis Bennett (born 1949) is a British former actor and musician.

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Early life

He was born in London, the son of Welsh parents Sarah Gwen (née Lewis) and Gorden Bennett. He is the younger brother of actor Hywel Bennett, who played many roles in British film and television. [2] He appeared with the National Youth Theatre in Zigger Zagger at the Strand Theatre in the West End in March 1968 before training as an actor at RADA. [3]

Career

In 1979 Lewis appeared in the humorous film Le Pétomane . He is best known for his roles in ITV's Emmerdale as postmaster Vic Windsor, and Darryl Stubbs in BBC1 sitcom Birds of a Feather from 1989 to 1994.

Together with Emmerdale co-stars Steve Halliwell and Billy Hartman, he was a member of UK 1990s country rock trio The Woolpackers who had a UK hit single "Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Roll" in November 1996.

Personal life

His daughter, by his former wife Annette Ekblom, is composer Amelia Warner.

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References

  1. "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  2. Hywel Bennett Biography (1944-)
  3. "RADA Class of 1970". RADA.