Ray Henwood Explained

Ray Henwood
Birth Name:Charles Raymond Henwood
Birth Date:15 January 1937
Birth Place:Swansea, Wales
Death Place:Wellington, New Zealand
Occupation:Actor
Relatives:Dai Henwood (son)

Charles Raymond Henwood (15 January 1937 – 26 August 2019) was a Welsh-born New Zealand actor.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] He was married to district court judge Carolyn Henwood, and was the father of New Zealand comedian Dai Henwood.[6] [7] [8] [9]

Born in Swansea, Wales, on 15 January 1937, Henwood emigrated to New Zealand at the age of 25, and became a naturalised New Zealander in 1977.[10] In 1962, Henwood was appointed to the staff of Mana College in Porirua, teaching science and mathematics there for four years. He then joined the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) as a toxicologist and helped to introduce the breathalyser.[11] In 1971, he published a book on drug use in New Zealand, A Turned On World, that was critical of the Narcotics Act (1965), describing the Act as "using a cannon to kill flies".[11] [12] .

Henwood was one of the founding members of Circa Theatre and kept contributing to Circa until his death.[13] In the 2006 Queen's Birthday Honours, Henwood was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to film and the theatre.[14]

Henwood died in Wellington on 26 August 2019, aged 82.[15] [16]

Selected filmography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ray Henwood, actor. Taonga. New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. www.teara.govt.nz. en. 11 December 2016.
  2. Web site: Ray Henwood's and Dylan Thomas' Welsh childhood. Stuff. 11 December 2016.
  3. Web site: Circa theatre gives modern cloak to Shakespeare's King Lear. Stuff. 11 December 2016.
  4. Web site: Ray Henwood: Wales and Aotearoa meet on Stage Scoop News. www.scoop.co.nz. 11 December 2016.
  5. Web site: Ray Henwood: The voice... NZ On Screen. www.nzonscreen.com. en. 11 December 2016.
  6. Web site: Ray Henwood NZ On Screen. www.nzonscreen.com. en. 11 December 2016.
  7. Web site: Ray Henwood teams up with old pal Roger Hall in Last Legs.. Stuff. 11 December 2016.
  8. Web site: Us Two: Ray and Dai Henwood. Stuff. 11 December 2016.
  9. Web site: Dai Henwood opens up about making it, and making tea. Stuff. 11 December 2016.
  10. Web site: New Zealand, naturalisations, 1843–1981 . 2010 . Ancestry.com Operations . subscription.
  11. News: Ray Henwood: an 'incandescent thespian extraordinaire' . Bess . Manson . 28 August 2019 . . 6 February 2022.
  12. Web site: A turned on world: drug use in New Zealand, by C.R. Henwood . National Library of New Zealand . 6 February 2022.
  13. Book: 1996. The Council of Circa Theatre. 0-473-04155-3. Reid. John. Wellington [N.Z.]. 37434951. Jeffrey. Ruth.
  14. Web site: Queen's Birthday honours list 2006 . 5 June 2006 . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet . 26 August 2019.
  15. News: Veteran New Zealand actor Ray Henwood, star of Gliding On, has died . . 26 August 2019 . 26 August 2019.
  16. News: Charles Henwood death notice . 28 August 2019 . Dominion Post . 29 August 2019.

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