John Hewer

John Hewer

Infobox actor
name = John Hewer


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birthdate = Birth date|1922|January|13
birthplace = Leyton, London
deathdate = Death date and age|2008|03|16|1922|01|13
deathplace = Brinsworth House, Middlesex
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occupation = Actor
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John Hewer (13 January 1922 – 16 March 2008) was an English actor. He was born in Leyton, London.

A stalwart of London's Players Theatre throughout his career, he appeared in many musical theatrical productions, including "Sail Away" and "Six of One" in London's West End theatre, but the highlight of his theatrical career was starring opposite Julie Andrews in "The Boy Friend" on Broadway in the 1950s.

His television work included hosting the 1970s Canadian CTV variety series "The Pig and Whistle", but he was best known for portraying Captain Birdseye in scores of British TV commercials from 1967 to 1998.

Residing at Brinsworth House in Twickenham, London in his later years, Hewer died aged 86 on Sunday, 16 March, 2008. [cite news
title = Captain Birds Eye actor dies, 86
work = BBC News
publisher = BBC
date = 2008-03-18
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7302554.stm
accessdate = 2008-03-18]

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External links

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* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3578014.ece "The Times", 19 March 2008: John Hewer, original Captain Birdseye, dies aged 86]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4282290.stm BBC bio of John Hewer as "Captain Birdseye"]

* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/mar/18/advertising "The Guardian", 18 March 2008: Captain Birds Eye actor dies]
* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/03/19/nbirdseye119.xml "The Daily Telegraph", 19 March 2008: Captain Birdseye actor John Hewer dies]

*Obituaries:
** [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3575398.ece "The Times", 18 March 2008]
** [http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/mar/20/advertising "The Guardian", 20 March 2008]
** [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/john-hewer-icon-of-tv-advertisements-798320.html "The Independent", 20 March 2008]
** [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2008/03/22/db2203.xml "The Daily Telegraph", 22 March 2008]


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