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Noel Howlett(1902-1984)

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Noel Howlett in The Good Life (1975)
A Spin-off from the ITV television series Please Sir. which ran from 1968 to 1972. Mr Hedges takes his class on a field trip, with disastrous consequences.
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Noel Howlett was born on 22 December 1902 in Maidstone, England, UK. He was an actor, known for A Christmas Carol (1951), Please Sir! (1971) and Quatermass and the Pit (1967). He died on 26 October 1984 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK.
BornDecember 22, 1902
DiedOctober 26, 1984(81)
BornDecember 22, 1902
DiedOctober 26, 1984(81)
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Known for

A Christmas Carol (1951)
A Christmas Carol
8.1
  • First Collector
  • 1951
Please Sir! (1971)
Please Sir!
6.1
  • Mr. Cromwell
  • 1971
Quatermass and the Pit (1967)
Quatermass and the Pit
7.0
  • Abbey Librarian
  • 1967
Alec Guinness in The Detective (1954)
The Detective
6.7
  • Auctioneer
  • 1954

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Actor

  • Liza Goddard and Nigel Planer in Roll Over Beethoven (1985)
    Roll Over Beethoven
    6.1
    TV Series
    • School Governor
    • 1985
  • Peter Howell in John Wycliffe: The Morning Star (1984)
    John Wycliffe: The Morning Star
    6.9
    • Archbishop Sudbury
    • 1984
  • Jackanory Playhouse
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Vizier
    • 1983
  • Alison Elliott in A Moment in Time (1979)
    A Moment in Time
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Vicar
    • 1979
  • Anthony Brothers in Mr. Selkie (1979)
    Mr. Selkie
    5.9
    • Grandpa Ross
    • 1979
  • Terry Scott and June Whitfield in Happy Ever After (1974)
    Happy Ever After
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Lucy's suitor
    • 1978
  • The Duchess of Duke Street (1976)
    The Duchess of Duke Street
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Sterling
    • 1976
  • Richard Briers and Felicity Kendal in The Good Life (1975)
    The Good Life
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Mr. Wakeley
    • 1976
  • Sykes (1972)
    Sykes
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Neighbour
    • 1974
  • Roy Barraclough, Ellis Jones, and Hugh Paddick in Pardon My Genie (1972)
    Pardon My Genie
    7.4
    TV Series
    • The Vicar
    • Mr. Luke
    • 1973
  • John Alderton, Peter Cleall, Richard Davies, Deryck Guyler, Noel Howlett, and Joan Sanderson in Please Sir! (1968)
    Please Sir!
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Mr. Cromwell
    • 1968–1972
  • Please Sir! (1971)
    Please Sir!
    6.1
    • Mr. Cromwell
    • 1971
  • Misleading Cases (1967)
    Misleading Cases
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Mr. Loover
    • 1971
  • Ronnie Corbett, Thora Hird, Michael Hordern, Barbara Murray, and Leslie Phillips in Some Will, Some Won't (1970)
    Some Will, Some Won't
    5.8
    • Endicott
    • 1970
  • All Star Comedy Carnival (1969)
    All Star Comedy Carnival
    TV Movie
    • Mr. Cromwell
    • 1969

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  • Height
    • 5′ 8½″ (1.74 m)
  • Born
    • December 22, 1902
    • Maidstone, England, UK
  • Died
    • October 26, 1984
    • Hammersmith, London, England, UK(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    He acted in Maurice A. Hennequin and Pierre Veber's play, "Anything to Declare," in Cogo-Fawcett and Murray's adaptation at the Roundhouse Theatre in London, England with Dilys Hamlett, Derek Griffiths, Brian Cox, and Susan Littler in the cast. Braham Murray was director.
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    He is the only actor to appear in both Quatermass and the Pit (1958) and Quatermass and the Pit (1967).

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