Hywel Bennett

Hywel Thomas Bennett he seems to use one pronunciation one day, and another the next."}} (8 April 1944 – 24 July 2017) was a Welsh film and television actor. He had a lead role in ''The Family Way'' (1966) and played the titular "thinking man's layabout" James Shelley in the television sitcom ''Shelley'' (1979–1992).

Bennett played opposite Hayley Mills in ''The Family Way'', ''Twisted Nerve'' (1968) and ''Endless Night'' (1972). Other notable film roles include Private Brigg in the comedy ''The Virgin Soldiers'' (1969), Dennis in ''Loot'' (1970) and Edwin Antony in ''Percy'' (1971). Bennett's character, Ricki Tarr, was pivotal in the BBC serial adaptation of John le Carré's ''Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy'' (1979). In later years, he was often cast in villainous roles including Mr Croup in Neil Gaiman's ''Neverwhere'' (1996), Peter Baxter in ITV police drama ''The Bill'' (2002) and crime boss Jack Dalton in ''EastEnders'' (2003). Provided by Wikipedia