Name
Stephen Lewis
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1926-12-17
Deathday
2015-08-12 (89 years old)
Place of Birth
Poplar, London, England, UK
Biography
Stephen Lewis, credited early in his career as Stephen Cato, was an English actor, comedian, director, screenwriter, playwright. He was best known for his work with Joan Littlewood, including writing the play Sparrers Can't Sing, which was subsequently turned into the movie Sparrows Can't Sing, and his regular roles in the sitcoms On the Buses and Last of the Summer Wine, both of which utilised his morose features to comedic effect.
Known For
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Brothers Beau, John and Digby Geste join the Foreign Legion, where they fall under the rul...
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Randy plumber Sid South enjoys a profession which offers him ample opportunity to bed sexy...
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Fed up with working hard just to scrape by, Christine Painter comes up with a bold plan to...
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Due to a female passenger falling out of her top whilst running for the bus Stan is distra...
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Bus driver Stan Butler agrees to marry Suzy, much to the anguish of Mum, her son-in-law, A...
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A small time thief is recruited by a mobster to help with the racketeering. He doesn't lik...
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Stan gets a little annoyed when his Mum and Sister keep buying expensive items on hire pur...
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Joe North is a London taxi driver who manages to get himself into any number of sexual sit...
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Charlie returns to the East End after two years at sea to find his house demolished and wi...
- 1972 Mutiny on the Buses as Inspector Blakey
- 1995 The Great Kandinsky as Herbert
- 2007 Hitler: The Comedy Years as Cyril Blake (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1971 On the Buses as Inspector Blakey
- 1973 Holiday on the Buses as Inspector Blakey
- 1978 Adventures of a Plumber's Mate as B.A. Crapper
- 2022 Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs as Self (archive)
- 1976 Adventures of a Taxi Driver as Doorman
- 1987 Personal Services as Mr. Dunkley
- 1986 The McGuffin as Sopwith
- 1962 A Prize of Arms as Military Policeman
- 1990 The Krays as Policeman
- 1969 Staircase as Jack
- 1963 Sparrows Can't Sing as Caretaker
- 1978 This Is Love as Policeman
- 1961 The Frightened City as Alf's 1st Thug
- 1971 The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins as Jarvis (segment "Wrath")
- 1970 Some Will, Some Won't as Police Constable Arthur
- 1977 The Last Remake of Beau Geste as Henshaw
- 1981 The Best of the Adventures as Doorman / B.A. Crapper (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1968 Negatives as Dealer
- 1969 On the Buses ( 74 episodes ) as Inspector Cyril 'Blakey' Blake
- 1996 Oh, Doctor Beeching! ( 19 episodes ) as Harry Lambert
- 1989 Bodger and Badger ( 1 episode )
- 1973 Last of the Summer Wine ( 152 episodes ) as Smiler
- 1990 One Foot in the Grave ( 1 episode )
- 1974 Don't Drink the Water ( 13 episodes ) as Cyril Blake
- 1994 The All New Alexei Sayle Show ( 6 episodes )
- 1998 Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round ( 1 episode )
- 1968 Cilla ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1991 2Point4 Children ( 1 episode ) as Driving Instructor
- 1983 ITV Christmas Comedy ( 15 episodes )
- 1970 Manhunt ( 1 episode ) as Goffre
- 1989 The Paradise Club ( 1 episode ) as Reggie Organ
- 1994 The World of Hammer ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
- 1976 The Fosters ( 1 episode ) as Mr Wilberforce
- 1960 Armchair Mystery Theatre ( 1 episode ) as PC Evan
- 1956 Armchair Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Wagger
- 1956 Armchair Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Jack Cohen
