Hywel Bennett

Hywel Bennett (1944-2017) was a Welsh film and television actor best known for the trio of films he made in the '60s and '70s with Hayley Mills, and for his starring role in ITV's long running sitcom Shelley.

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Twisted Nerve (1968)

Martin Durnley is a young man with an infantilizing mother, resentful stepfather and an institutionalized brother with Down's syndrome. To cope, he retreats into an alternate child personality he calls Georgie. After being caught during a theft attempt at a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Boulting
CAST:  Hayley Mills  •  Hywel Bennett  •  Billie Whitelaw  •  Frank Finlay

Martin Durnley is a young man with an infantilizing mother, resentful stepfather and an institutionalized brother with Down's syndrome. To cope, he retreats into an alternate child personality he calls Georgie. After being caught during a theft attempt at a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Boulting
CAST:  Hayley Mills  •  Hywel Bennett  •  Billie Whitelaw  •  Frank Finlay

Percy (1971)

Edwin Antony (Hywel Bennett) is emasculated in an accident which kills a young philanderer. Doctors successfully replace his member with that of the dead man, but refuse to tell him the full story of the organ's origin. So Edwin begins a search which takes him to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Thomas
CAST:  Hywel Bennett  •  Denholm Elliott  •  Elke Sommer  •  Britt Ekland

Edwin Antony (Hywel Bennett) is emasculated in an accident which kills a young philanderer. Doctors successfully replace his member with that of the dead man, but refuse to tell him the full story of the organ's origin. So Edwin begins a search which takes him to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Thomas
CAST:  Hywel Bennett  •  Denholm Elliott  •  Elke Sommer  •  Britt Ekland

Mary, Mother of Jesus (1999)

Mary, Mother of Jesus is a 1999 made-for-television Biblical film that retells the story of Jesus through the eyes of Mary, his mother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Connor
CAST:  Pernilla August  •  Melinda Kinnaman  •  David Threlfall  •  Christian Bale

Mary, Mother of Jesus is a 1999 made-for-television Biblical film that retells the story of Jesus through the eyes of Mary, his mother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Connor
CAST:  Pernilla August  •  Melinda Kinnaman  •  David Threlfall  •  Christian Bale

Murder Elite (1985)

An English woman (Ali MacGraw) returns to her homeland after losing her fortune in America, and is stalked by a serial killer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Whatham
CAST:  Ali MacGraw  •  Billie Whitelaw  •  Hywel Bennett  •  Ray Lonnen

An English woman (Ali MacGraw) returns to her homeland after losing her fortune in America, and is stalked by a serial killer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Whatham
CAST:  Ali MacGraw  •  Billie Whitelaw  •  Hywel Bennett  •  Ray Lonnen

Misery Harbour (1999)

A young writer named Espen Arnakke tells the story of his escape from the small Danish town of Jante. Espen boards a ship headed to Newfoundland, but the harsh conditions on board makes him jump ship, and he ends up in the little town of Misery Harbour. There he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nils Gaup
CAST:  Nikolaj Coster-Waldau  •  Stuart Graham  •  Anneke von der Lippe  •  Bjørn Floberg

A young writer named Espen Arnakke tells the story of his escape from the small Danish town of Jante. Espen boards a ship headed to Newfoundland, but the harsh conditions on board makes him jump ship, and he ends up in the little town of Misery Harbour. There he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nils Gaup
CAST:  Nikolaj Coster-Waldau  •  Stuart Graham  •  Anneke von der Lippe  •  Bjørn Floberg

Il marito è mio e l'ammazzo quando mi pare (1968)

Ignazio is married to a much younger girl, as she starts being attracted by a handsome young man. The new couple set up several plans to kill the cuckhold, but.. it always seems to work out for lucky Ignazio!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pasquale Festa Campanile
CAST:  Catherine Spaak  •  Hywel Bennett  •  Hugh Griffith  •  Milena Vukotić

Ignazio is married to a much younger girl, as she starts being attracted by a handsome young man. The new couple set up several plans to kill the cuckhold, but.. it always seems to work out for lucky Ignazio!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pasquale Festa Campanile
CAST:  Catherine Spaak  •  Hywel Bennett  •  Hugh Griffith  •  Milena Vukotić

The Second Quest (2004)

Three old friends are reunited after one was involved in an accident. They reminisce about their motorbike trip to the Isle of Man to ride the TT course. Second movie in The Quest Trilogy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Jason
CAST:  David Jason  •  Hywel Bennett  •  Roy Hudd  •  Max Wrottesley

Three old friends are reunited after one was involved in an accident. They reminisce about their motorbike trip to the Isle of Man to ride the TT course. Second movie in The Quest Trilogy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Jason
CAST:  David Jason  •  Hywel Bennett  •  Roy Hudd  •  Max Wrottesley

One for the Road (2003)

One for the Road follows Jimmy, Paul, Richard and Mark who meet on a rehabilitation course for drink drivers. Jimmy is young, ambitious and desperate to sell his late father's business; Paul has been salesman of the year three times running, however, that was five ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Cooke
CAST:  Hywel Bennett  •  Rupert Procter  •  Gregory Chisholm  •  Mark Devenport

One for the Road follows Jimmy, Paul, Richard and Mark who meet on a rehabilitation course for drink drivers. Jimmy is young, ambitious and desperate to sell his late father's business; Paul has been salesman of the year three times running, however, that was five ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Cooke
CAST:  Hywel Bennett  •  Rupert Procter  •  Gregory Chisholm  •  Mark Devenport

Artemis '81 (1981)

Paranormal novelist Gideon Harlax is drawn into a battle between the forces of good, represented by alien angel Helith, and the forces of evil, represented by Helith's evil brother Asrael. Ranging from Oxford to Denmark, a North Sea ferry to an alien planet, Harlax ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alastair Reid
CAST:  Hywel Bennett  •  Roland Curram  •  Dinah Stabb  •  Sting

Paranormal novelist Gideon Harlax is drawn into a battle between the forces of good, represented by alien angel Helith, and the forces of evil, represented by Helith's evil brother Asrael. Ranging from Oxford to Denmark, a North Sea ferry to an alien planet, Harlax ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alastair Reid
CAST:  Hywel Bennett  •  Roland Curram  •  Dinah Stabb  •  Sting

Deadly Advice (1994)

Mother rules the house with an iron hand and has such power over her daughters that they see themselves as becoming old unmarried, maids. Jodie has feelings for the local doctor, a man much older than her, for which her mother strongly disapproves. Beth finds a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mandie Fletcher
CAST:  Jane Horrocks  •  Brenda Fricker  •  Imelda Staunton  •  Jonathan Pryce

Mother rules the house with an iron hand and has such power over her daughters that they see themselves as becoming old unmarried, maids. Jodie has feelings for the local doctor, a man much older than her, for which her mother strongly disapproves. Beth finds a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mandie Fletcher
CAST:  Jane Horrocks  •  Brenda Fricker  •  Imelda Staunton  •  Jonathan Pryce

The Virgin Soldiers (1969)

The core of the plot is the romantic triangle formed by the protagonist, a conscripted soldier named Private Brigg, a worldly professional soldier named Sergeant Driscoll, and Phillipa Raskin, the daughter of the Regimental Sergeant Major. The location is a British ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Dexter
CAST:  Hywel Bennett  •  Lynn Redgrave  •  Nigel Davenport  •  Jack Shepherd

The core of the plot is the romantic triangle formed by the protagonist, a conscripted soldier named Private Brigg, a worldly professional soldier named Sergeant Driscoll, and Phillipa Raskin, the daughter of the Regimental Sergeant Major. The location is a British ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Dexter
CAST:  Hywel Bennett  •  Lynn Redgrave  •  Nigel Davenport  •  Jack Shepherd

Endless Night (1972)

Shiftless dreamer Michael Rogers fantasizes about a lifestyle above his means and marries a wealthy, young girl who just came of age. They hire a famous architect to build their dream home amidst a series of suspicious incidents. The spouse has dark intentions ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Gilliat
CAST:  Hywel Bennett  •  Britt Ekland  •  George Sanders  •  Hayley Mills

Shiftless dreamer Michael Rogers fantasizes about a lifestyle above his means and marries a wealthy, young girl who just came of age. They hire a famous architect to build their dream home amidst a series of suspicious incidents. The spouse has dark intentions ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Gilliat
CAST:  Hywel Bennett  •  Britt Ekland  •  George Sanders  •  Hayley Mills

Loot (1970)

Two bank robbers, Dennis and Hal, are on the run from the police after a successful heist. Needing somewhere to hide the loot, they turn to a funeral parlour where they stash the cash in Hal's recently-deceased mother's coffin. Taking the coffin, they turn to Hal's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Silvio Narizzano
CAST:  Richard Attenborough  •  Lee Remick  •  Hywel Bennett  •  Milo O’Shea

Two bank robbers, Dennis and Hal, are on the run from the police after a successful heist. Needing somewhere to hide the loot, they turn to a funeral parlour where they stash the cash in Hal's recently-deceased mother's coffin. Taking the coffin, they turn to Hal's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Silvio Narizzano
CAST:  Richard Attenborough  •  Lee Remick  •  Hywel Bennett  •  Milo O’Shea

The Buttercup Chain (1970)

Born to twin sisters on the same day in London, France and Margaret are more like brother and sister than cousins. The close relationship between the cousins is suspended when Margaret is sent abroad for schooling. Now a young woman, Margaret returns to London and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Ellis Miller
CAST:  Jane Asher  •  Hywel Bennett  •  Sven-Bertil Taube  •  Leigh Taylor-Young

Born to twin sisters on the same day in London, France and Margaret are more like brother and sister than cousins. The close relationship between the cousins is suspended when Margaret is sent abroad for schooling. Now a young woman, Margaret returns to London and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Ellis Miller
CAST:  Jane Asher  •  Hywel Bennett  •  Sven-Bertil Taube  •  Leigh Taylor-Young

Deadline (1987)

An American journalist is set up and fed false information after the Lebanon war.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nathaniel Gutman
CAST:  Christopher Walken  •  Hywel Bennett  •  Marita Marschall  •  Arnon Zadok

An American journalist is set up and fed false information after the Lebanon war.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nathaniel Gutman
CAST:  Christopher Walken  •  Hywel Bennett  •  Marita Marschall  •  Arnon Zadok

Vatel (2000)

In 1671, with war brewing with Holland, a penniless prince invites Louis XIV to three days of festivities at a chateau in Chantilly. The prince wants a commission as a general, so the extravagances are to impress the king. In charge of all is the steward, Vatel, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roland Joffé
CAST:  Gérard Depardieu  •  Uma Thurman  •  Tim Roth  •  Timothy Spall

In 1671, with war brewing with Holland, a penniless prince invites Louis XIV to three days of festivities at a chateau in Chantilly. The prince wants a commission as a general, so the extravagances are to impress the king. In charge of all is the steward, Vatel, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roland Joffé
CAST:  Gérard Depardieu  •  Uma Thurman  •  Tim Roth  •  Timothy Spall

The Family Way (1966)

Young newlyweds Arthur and Jenny Fitton want nothing more than to get their marriage started on the right foot. But before they can depart for their honeymoon in Spain, they have to spend their first night together at the home of Arthur's parents. The couple are ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Boulting  •  John Boulting
CAST:  Hayley Mills  •  Hywel Bennett  •  John Mills  •  Liz Fraser

Young newlyweds Arthur and Jenny Fitton want nothing more than to get their marriage started on the right foot. But before they can depart for their honeymoon in Spain, they have to spend their first night together at the home of Arthur's parents. The couple are ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Boulting  •  John Boulting
CAST:  Hayley Mills  •  Hywel Bennett  •  John Mills  •  Liz Fraser

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972)

An all-star cast highlights this vibrant musical adaptation of Lewis Carroll's immortal tale. One day, plucky young Alice follows a white rabbit down a hole and discovers a world of bizarre characters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Sterling
CAST:  Fiona Fullerton  •  Michael Crawford  •  Robert Helpmann  •  Peter Sellers

An all-star cast highlights this vibrant musical adaptation of Lewis Carroll's immortal tale. One day, plucky young Alice follows a white rabbit down a hole and discovers a world of bizarre characters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Sterling
CAST:  Fiona Fullerton  •  Michael Crawford  •  Robert Helpmann  •  Peter Sellers

The Love Ban (1973)

The story of a Catholic family's dilemma about the pill.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Thomas
CAST:  Hywel Bennett  •  Nanette Newman  •  Milo O’Shea  •  Angharad Rees

The story of a Catholic family's dilemma about the pill.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Thomas
CAST:  Hywel Bennett  •  Nanette Newman  •  Milo O’Shea  •  Angharad Rees

The Final Quest (2004)

Three old friends reminisce about their old haunts. Hearing that a coffee bar they frequented in their youth is reopening with a rock 'n' roll theme, Dave, Charlie and Ronno decide to pay a visit. Third film in The Quest Trilogy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Jason
CAST:  David Jason  •  Hywel Bennett  •  Roy Hudd  •  Max Wrottesley

Three old friends reminisce about their old haunts. Hearing that a coffee bar they frequented in their youth is reopening with a rock 'n' roll theme, Dave, Charlie and Ronno decide to pay a visit. Third film in The Quest Trilogy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Jason
CAST:  David Jason  •  Hywel Bennett  •  Roy Hudd  •  Max Wrottesley
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