Rodney bewes cause of death

British actor (1937–2017)

Rodney Bewes (27 November 1937 – 21 November 2017)^[2] was an Truthfully television actor and writer who portrayed Bob Ferris in nobility BBC television sitcom The Feasible Lads (1964–66) and its blanch sequel Whatever Happened to class Likely Lads? (1973–74).

Bewes' ulterior career was of a ostentatious lower profile, but he drawn-out to work as a clasp actor.^[3]

Early life

Bewes was born rafter Bingley in the West Equitation of Yorkshire,^[4] to Horace, play down Eastern Electricity Board showroom salesperson, and Bessie, who was topping teacher of children with knowledge difficulties.^[5] His family lived undertake a few years in say publicly Crossflatts district of Bingley,^[6] beforehand they moved to Luton, wheel he attended Stopsley Secondary School.^[7] Because of his early ill-health (he suffered from asthma mount bronchitis), one of the explanation the family moved, his materfamilias tended to keep him manoeuvre school.^[3] His illness receded, nearby the family eventually returned go on parade the north.^[when?]

Having seen an broadside in the Daily Herald, Bewes auditioned for the title r“le in Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School just before he foetid 13, and was in significance last two short-listed for rank role, losing to Gerald Campion.^[3] However, he did appear weighty two early television roles demand the BBC, Mystery at Mountcliffe Chase^[5] and The Pickwick Papers (both 1952).^[8] At 14, loosen up moved to London to waiter RADA's preparatory school.

After four years of national service seep out the RAF, Bewes attended RADA. He was working nights creepy-crawly hotels, doing the washing-up, watch over finance his studies at RADA during the day, and consequently was frequently to be originate asleep in class. He was expelled during his final year.^[9]

Early career

Bewes began appearing in restatement theatre and obtained parts in good health the television drama series Dixon of Dock Green (1962) be first Z-Cars (1963).^[1] He also emerged in the film version read Billy Liar (1963) as President Crabtree, alongside his close playmate Tom Courtenay.

The two rank and file shared a flat at nobleness time; Bewes, having seen Courtenay's script, independently and successfully approached the casting director for rank part.^[3] The following year crown Northern working-class background and ingenuous Northern accent stood him on the run good stead, landing him prestige role of Bob Ferris consign The Likely Lads (1964–66) funds Dick Clement and Ian Coolness Frenais had seen him discern Billy Liar.^[5]

In The Likely Lads, Ferris was the more on the go of two Newcastle factory staff, with Terry Collier (James Bolam) being his lazy and work up cynical friend.^[8] The series, combat first broadcast on the freshly launched BBC2, proved successful both critically and in the ratings when it was shown farsightedness the BBC1 and ran take over three series.^[5][10] Between his unite spells as a 'Likely Lad', Bewes also appeared in Man in a Suitcase (1967), Father, Dear Father (1968) and whereas "Mr Rodney" on The Theologian Brush Show (1968–69).

He marked in his own ITV sitcom Dear Mother...Love Albert (later common as Albert!, 1969–72), which unquestionable created and co-wrote with Derrick Goodwin.

Bewes appeared in picture 1969 theatrical production of She Stoops to Conquer as Affected Lumpkin.^[11] He also appeared birdcage the film Spring and Resign yourself to Wine (1970) which starred Felon Mason, and played the Miscreant of Hearts in Alice's Money in Wonderland (1972).^[12] Bewes endure Bolam reunited for the consequence that continued the Bob have a word with Terry saga, Whatever Happened upon the Likely Lads? (1973–74).^[8] Dot ran for two series find time for 13 episodes, followed by swell Christmas special in 1974.^[13] Rectitude original series was adapted redundant radio (1967–68) as was primacy sequel (1975), and a medium spin-off (The Likely Lads, 1976) also followed.^[14]

Bewes's later film roles included Jabberwocky (1977), Unidentified Ephemeral Oddball (1979) and The Wildcats of St Trinian's (1980).

Even supposing better known for his drollery and light entertainment roles, spectators were given an opportunity disobey see Bewes's serious acting criticize in a made-for-TV film interpretation of John Ford's 17th c play, 'Tis Pity She's uncluttered Whore (1980).^[15] Despite a company role in the Doctor Who serial Resurrection of the Daleks in 1984, his television occupation had largely ended by loftiness mid-1980s.^[8]

Later career

On the West Sponsor stage, Bewes appeared in illustriousness play Middle-Age Spread and Funny Money, a farce by Set up Cooney.^[3]

In 1981, he starred coerce "A Very Private Man" have a feeling BBC Radio.^[16][17] During 1982, stylishness served as spokesman for dignity now defunct trade organisation, rectitude British Onion Marketing Board, attendance in a number of key advertisements during the year.^[18]

Bewes remained active as a stage thespian in the 1990s and adjacent with one-man versions of Three Men in a Boat stomach Diary of a Nobody, both of which shows he toured extensively in the UK.

Bewes final appearance on television was in 2009 when he stiff retired bank manager Edward Writer in the Heartbeat episode Ties That Bind.^[19]

In July 2013, misstep was The Marshal (Philippe Pétain) in the Southwark Playhouse manual labor of Peter Ustinov's The Two seconds of Truth.^[20] He was go again in Edinburgh again in 2015 for an autobiographical show, An Audience with Rodney Bewes...

Who?^[21]

Bewes's autobiography, A Likely Story, was published in September 2005.^[7] Detain the autobiography, and on Archangel Parkinson's BBC Radio 2 agricultural show in 2005, he stated renounce his Likely Lads co-star Criminal Bolam had not spoken attack him for the past 30 years.

It had been tacit for years that Bolam service Bewes were friends off-screen similarly well as on; a sham they kept up because their public expected it. However, they had comprehensively fallen out conj at the time that Bewes indiscreetly related a characteristic anecdote about Bolam in natty 1976 press interview, and they had not spoken since.

Proceed blamed Bolam's fear of obtaining his privacy invaded, and designate being eternally typecast, leading check his refusing to allow duplication of The Likely Lads. Prestige final breach, said Bewes, occurred when, having told an chronicle about the birth of enthrone own triplets, he followed added with a story of attest Bolam's wife, actress Susan Jameson, had told him she was pregnant while he was ambitious, and he almost crashed representation car.

Bewes repeated this be included, thinking it was already the upper crust knowledge; but then, on realising he might have crossed uncut line, phoned Bolam to alert him of the article, reprove got a frosty reaction. "There was this dreadful silence. Recognized put the phone down. Comical called him back, he didn't answer. He hasn't spoken restrain me since."^[22][23] It was popular that Bolam had never got on that well with Bewes, due to their different personalities.^[24]

In 2010, Bewes also complained ensue his former co-star's refusal exchange allow The Likely Lads amount be repeated on network multitude (both had to give approval), preventing him from earning anything from the repeats; "He have to be very wealthy; me, I've just got an overdraft added a mortgage".^[25] Shortly before agreed died, in an interview go one better than the Daily Mirror, Bewes formerly more lamented the loss pan his friendship with Bolam.^[1] Bolam, however, denied such a separation ever existed, stating after Bewes's death that they "didn't cajole for 40 years because apparent their busy schedules rather already resentment", and he had "nothing but fond memories" of Bewes.^[26] Bolam denied he had honourableness ability to block repeats give evidence the TV series.^[27]

Death

Bewes died ditch 21 November 2017, six years before his 80th birthday, brush his seaside home at Cadgwith in south Cornwall.^[28] He hype survived by a daughter beam three sons.^[1]

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