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'''Noel Howlett''' (22 December 1902 – 26 October 1984) was an English actor,<ref name=bfi>http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba377a185</ref> principally remembered as the incompetent headmaster, Morris Cromwell, in the ITV 1970s cult television programme ''[[Please Sir!]]''.<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/peter-denyer-actor-who-played-the-slow-but-lovable-dennis-in-please-sir-1793529.html</ref> He was the subject of infatuation by Deputy Head Doris Ewell, played by [[Joan Sanderson]].<ref>http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/please_sir.htm</ref>
'''Noel Howlett''' (22 December 1902 – 26 October 1984) was an English actor,<ref name=bfi>http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba377a185</ref> principally remembered as the incompetent headmaster, Morris Cromwell, in the ITV 1970s cult television programme ''[[Please Sir!]]''.<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/peter-denyer-actor-who-played-the-slow-but-lovable-dennis-in-please-sir-1793529.html</ref> He was the subject of infatuation by Deputy Head Doris Ewell, played by [[Joan Sanderson]].<ref>http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/please_sir.htm</ref>


Howlett was born in [[Maidstone]], [[Kent]], and began his career as Richard Greatham in [[Noël Coward]]'s ''[[Hay Fever (play)|Hay Fever]]''. At Northampton Repertory Theatre in 1930 he played [[Sherlock Holmes]]. He also appeared as Mr Williams in the 1948 film ''[[The Winslow Boy (1948 film)|The Winslow Boy]]'', starring [[Robert Donat]]. At Stratford-on-Avon in 1953, he played Old Gobbo (father to [[Donald Pleasence]]'s Launcelot Gobbo) in [[The Merchant of Venice]], Edward IV (brother to [[Marius Goring]]'s [[Richard III of England|Richard III]]), Baptista in [[The Taming of the Shrew]] and Gloucester in [[King Lear]].<ref>https://theatricalia.com/person/2h4/noel-howlett/past</ref>
Howlett was born in [[Maidstone]], [[Kent]], and began his career as Richard Greatham in [[Noël Coward]]'s ''[[Hay Fever (play)|Hay Fever]]''. At Northampton Repertory Theatre in 1930 he played [[Sherlock Holmes]]. He also appeared as Mr Williams in the 1948 film ''[[The Winslow Boy (1948 film)|The Winslow Boy]]'', starring [[Robert Donat]].<ref>http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6baec3a9</ref> At Stratford-on-Avon in 1953, he played Old Gobbo (father to [[Donald Pleasence]]'s Launcelot Gobbo) in [[The Merchant of Venice]], Edward IV (brother to [[Marius Goring]]'s [[Richard III of England|Richard III]]), Baptista in [[The Taming of the Shrew]] and Gloucester in [[King Lear]].<ref>https://theatricalia.com/person/2h4/noel-howlett/past</ref>


An early TV role was portraying a vicar in the 1958/59 BBC series ''[[Quatermass and the Pit]]''.<ref>http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/438573/credits.html</ref> He appeared as Professor Rushton in a one-off 1967 edition ("Mission Highly Improbable") of ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'' and as the Reverend Simon Blanding in a one-off 1967 edition ("Dead Man's Shoes") of ''[[Man in a Suitcase]]''.<ref name=bfi/> Other screen appearances include the 1960s TV shows ''[[Softly, Softly (TV series)|Softly, Softly]]'' and ''[[Danger Man]]''. He also appeared in one 1976 episode ("I Talk to the Trees") of the BBC situation comedy ''[[The Good Life (1975 TV series)|The Good Life]]'' as slightly eccentric allotment gardener Mr Wakeley.<ref>http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7bae2505</ref>
An early TV role was portraying a vicar in the 1958/59 BBC series ''[[Quatermass and the Pit]]''.<ref>http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/438573/credits.html</ref> He appeared as Professor Rushton in a one-off 1967 edition ("Mission Highly Improbable") of ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'' and as the Reverend Simon Blanding in a one-off 1967 edition ("Dead Man's Shoes") of ''[[Man in a Suitcase]]''.<ref name=bfi/> Other screen appearances include the 1960s TV shows ''[[Softly, Softly (TV series)|Softly, Softly]]'' and ''[[Danger Man]]''. He also appeared in one 1976 episode ("I Talk to the Trees") of the BBC situation comedy ''[[The Good Life (1975 TV series)|The Good Life]]'' as slightly eccentric allotment gardener Mr Wakeley.<ref>http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7bae2505</ref>

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Noel Howlett
Born(1902-12-22)22 December 1902
Maidstone, Kent, England, UK
Died26 October 1984(1984-10-26) (aged 81)
Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Nationality (legal)British
OccupationActor
Years active1936-1984

Noel Howlett (22 December 1902 – 26 October 1984) was an English actor,[1] principally remembered as the incompetent headmaster, Morris Cromwell, in the ITV 1970s cult television programme Please Sir!.[2] He was the subject of infatuation by Deputy Head Doris Ewell, played by Joan Sanderson.[3]

Howlett was born in Maidstone, Kent, and began his career as Richard Greatham in Noël Coward's Hay Fever. At Northampton Repertory Theatre in 1930 he played Sherlock Holmes. He also appeared as Mr Williams in the 1948 film The Winslow Boy, starring Robert Donat.[4] At Stratford-on-Avon in 1953, he played Old Gobbo (father to Donald Pleasence's Launcelot Gobbo) in The Merchant of Venice, Edward IV (brother to Marius Goring's Richard III), Baptista in The Taming of the Shrew and Gloucester in King Lear.[5]

An early TV role was portraying a vicar in the 1958/59 BBC series Quatermass and the Pit.[6] He appeared as Professor Rushton in a one-off 1967 edition ("Mission Highly Improbable") of The Avengers and as the Reverend Simon Blanding in a one-off 1967 edition ("Dead Man's Shoes") of Man in a Suitcase.[1] Other screen appearances include the 1960s TV shows Softly, Softly and Danger Man. He also appeared in one 1976 episode ("I Talk to the Trees") of the BBC situation comedy The Good Life as slightly eccentric allotment gardener Mr Wakeley.[7]

He also frequently broadcast and did a spell for the BBC as a member of their Drama Repertory Company (now the Radio Drama Company), one of his appearances being as Inspector Walter Neider in the 1965 Paul Temple radio episode, "Paul Temple and the Geneva Mystery".[8]

Selected filmography

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References

  1. ^ a b http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba377a185
  2. ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/peter-denyer-actor-who-played-the-slow-but-lovable-dennis-in-please-sir-1793529.html
  3. ^ http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/please_sir.htm
  4. ^ http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6baec3a9
  5. ^ https://theatricalia.com/person/2h4/noel-howlett/past
  6. ^ http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/438573/credits.html
  7. ^ http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7bae2505
  8. ^ http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/a2de6d1bf8de47c39d8fc2b8346b0dc4
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