Name
Howard Lew Lewis
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1941-08-21
Deathday
2018-01-20 (77 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England
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 death. The police ultimately found no case to answer.
Known For
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- 1983 Fords on Water as Man in Toilets
- 1997 Gobble as Fat Bloke
- 1985 Knockback: 1 as Wandsworth Prison Officer
- 2007 Small Town Folk as Knackerman #1
- 1986 Mr. Pye as Mr. Rice
- 1992 Chaplin as Workhouse Official
- 2003 Chaos and Cadavers as Cabbie
- 1991 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves as Hal
- 1999 The Tichborne Claimant as The Hotel Manager
- 2004 The Baby Juice Express as Kent
- 1985 Brazil as Black Maria Guard
- 1993 Shadowlands as Tea Room Waiter
- 2000 Quills as First Vendor
- 1985 Rachel and the Roarettes as Eustace
- 1986 Brewers Droop as Voice
- 1984 The Bill ( 1 episode )
- 2003 Keen Eddie ( 1 episode )
- 1991 Noel's House Party ( 1 episode )
- 1986 Brush Strokes ( 40 episodes ) as Elmo Putney
- 1984 The Magnificent Evans ( 1 episode ) as Bridegroom
- 1988 Chelmsford 123 ( 13 episodes ) as Blag
- 1979 Minder ( 1 episode ) as Ronnie Aldridge
- 1983 Blackadder ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Applebottom
- 1989 Maid Marian and Her Merry Men ( 25 episodes ) as Rabies
- 1983 Reilly: Ace of Spies ( 1 episode ) as Rowhedge
- 1985 Screen Two ( 1 episode ) as Wandsworth Prison Officer
- 1985 Theatre Night ( 1 episode ) as William Scantlebury
- 1978 Pennies from Heaven ( 1 episode ) as Policeman
- 1976 Open All Hours ( 1 episode ) as Byron
- 1986 Mr Pye ( 4 episodes ) as Mr Rice
