Howell Evans Explained

Howell Evans
Birth Name:Howell Albert John Evans
Birth Date:1928 3, df=y
Birth Place:Maesteg, Glamorgan, Wales
Occupation:Actor, comedian, singer
Years Active:1964–2014
Children:1

Howell Albert John Evans (3 March 1928  - 9 September 2014) was a Welsh actor, comedian, and singer who worked extensively in television and theatre roles in a career spanning over 60 years. He was best known for having played "Daddy" in the Sky1 TV comedy drama series Stella.[1]

Biography

He was born in Maesteg, and first performed as an impressionist during the Second World War. After the war, he joined the Carroll Levis Discovery Show, and formed a comedy double act with his wife, Patricia Kane, working together for many years in music hall, variety shows and pantomime. He later appeared in many television shows including Coronation Street, Casualty, Open All Hours, and The Story of Tracy Beaker.

Personal life and death

Evans married actress Patricia Kane in 1950, with the marriage producing one child, a son, in 1953.

Evans died on 9 September 2014, aged 86.[2]

Filmography

YearTitleCharacterProductionNotes
2012–15 Stella Daddy Series 1, 2, 3 And 4
2012 Sadie J Mr. Snodgrass
2006Young DraculaAtillaCBBCSeries 1, Episode 8
2003–2004 The Story of Tracy Beaker Grandpa Jack Series 3 And 4
2000 Coronation Street Tegwin Thomas
1995 The Englishman who Went up a Hill but Came down a Mountain Thomas the Trains Miramax Films and Parallax Pictures
1989–1991 We Are Seven William Price
1967–69 Softly, Softly DC Morgan/PC Thomas
1964 Crossroads Dudley Scrivens

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Primetime: Ruth Jones Comedy 'Stella' Gets A Second Series. UnrealityTV. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120211084724/http://primetime.unrealitytv.co.uk/ruth-jones-comedy-stella-gets-a-second-series-as-does-the-cafe/. 11 February 2012.
  2. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/stella-actor-howell-evans-who-7749629 "Tributes paid to actor Howell Evans who played Daddy in Ruth Jones' Sky 1 show Stella", Wales Online, 10 September 2014