Nationality English Role Actor | Name Christopher Hewett Years active 1943–1997 | |
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Full Name Christopher Michael Hewett Cause of death Complications from diabetes Nominations Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical, TV Land Best Broadcast Butler Award Movies and TV shows Similar People Rob Stone, Brice Beckham, Tracy Wells, Ilene Graff, Bob Uecker | ||
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Christopher Michael Hewett (5 April 1921 – 3 August 2001) was an English actor and theatre director best known for his role as Lynn Aloysius Belvedere on the ABC sitcom Mr. Belvedere.
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Career
Hewett was born in Worthing, Sussex, to an army officer father and an Irish mother who was a descendant of Daniel O'Connell. He was educated at Beaumont College and at Wimbledon College, and at aged 7, made his acting debut in Dublin stage production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. At age 16, Hewett joined the Royal Air Force, leaving in 1940. Hewett then joined the Oxford Repertory Company and made his West End theatre debut in 1943.
He later appeared on Broadway in the musicals My Fair Lady, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Music Is and Kean and in the plays Sleuth and The Affair, among others, and directed the 1960 Broadway revue From A to Z and the 1967 Off Broadway revival of the Rodgers and Hart musical By Jupiter. Hewett also directed several stage productions including The Marriage-Go-Round and Beyond the Fringe and Camelot.
Hewett made his film debut in the crime drama Pool of London (1951), and later appeared in roles on Robert Montgomery Presents and DuPont Show of the Month. He appeared as the grand theatre director Roger DeBris in Mel Brooks's comedy film The Producers (1968). In 1976, Hewett played the generic bureaucrat Federov in the short-lived sitcom Ivan the Terrible. During the 1979-80 season, he played Captain Hook to Sandy Duncan's Peter Pan on Broadway. From 1983 to 1984, he portrayed Lawrence, Mr. Roarke's (Ricardo Montalbán) sidekick on the final season of the ABC series Fantasy Island.
The following year, Hewett landed his best known role as Lynn Aloysius Belvedere, an English butler who works for a middle class American family in the sitcom Mr. Belvedere After the series ended its run in 1990, Hewett appeared in a guest spot on an episode of the NBC teen sitcom California Dreams in 1994. His last onscreen role was a cameo appearance on the Fox series Ned and Stacey in 1997.
Personal life and death
A devout Catholic and lifelong bachelor, Hewett served at St. Victor's Church in West Hollywood. During his later years, he suffered from arthritis and diabetes.
Hewett died on 3 August 2001, at his Los Angeles home from complications of diabetes. He was 80 years old.
Filmography
Actor
1997
Ned and Stacey (TV Series) as
Christopher Hewett
- Saved by the Belvedere (1997) - Christopher Hewett
1994
California Dreams (TV Series) as
Mr. Green
- Follow Your Dreams (1994) - Mr. Green
1985
Mr. Belvedere (TV Series) as
Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Love Fest (1990) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- The Pageant (1990) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- The Baby (1990) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Runaways (1990) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Mumsy (1990) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Home (1990) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Donuts (1990) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Bad Marsha (1990) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Mr. Belvedere's Wedding: Part 2 (1990) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Mr. Belvedere's Wedding: Part 1 (1990) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- The Attic (1989) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- The Dinner (1989) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- The Professor (1989) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- A Happy Guy's Christmas (1989) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Counterfeit (1989) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Used Cars (1989) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Fixed (1989) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Homecoming (1989) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Paper Mill (1989) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Fear of Flying (1989) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Big (1989) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Truckin' (1989) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Brain Busters (1989) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- The Field (1989) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Almost Heaven (1989) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- The Ghostwriter (1989) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- The Escort (1989) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- The Book (1989) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Really Full House (1989) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- The Debate (1989) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Mutiny (1989) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- The Election (1989) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Stakeout (1989) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Anchors Away (1989) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Spot (1989) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- New Year's (1989) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Homeless (1988) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Black Widow (1988) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- The Curse (1988) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Roommates (1988) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Duel (1988) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Marsha's Secret (1988) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Pigskin (1988) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Braces (1988) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Hooky (1988) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Fat Cats (1988) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- The Counselor (1988) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Graduation (1988) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- The Apartment (1988) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Kevin Nightengale (1988) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Heather's Monk (1988) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- FoxTrot (1988) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- The Trip: Part 2 (1988) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- The Trip: Part 1 (1988) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- The Diary (1988) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Commentary (1988) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Kevin's Model (1988) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- G.I. George (1988) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Christmas Story (1987) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Fall Guy (1987) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- The Wedding (1987) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Moonlighting (1987) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Marsha's Job (1987) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Triangle (1987) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- TV George (1987) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- The Initiation (1987) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- The Auction (1987) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- The Mogul (1987) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Separation (1987) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Baby (1987) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Kevin's Older Woman (1987) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- The Cadet (1987) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- The Competition (1987) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- The Crush (1987) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- The Ticket (1987) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Jobless (1987) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Inky (1987) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- College Bound (1987) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Pills (1986) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- The Spelling Bee (1986) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Reunion (1986) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Deportation: Part 2 (1986) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Deportation: Part 1 (1986) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Halloween (1986) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Kevin's Date (1986) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Debut (1986) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Grandma (1986) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- The Thief (1986) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- The Play (1986) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Dinner for Two (1986) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Amish (1986) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Heather's Tutor (1986) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Valentine's Day (1986) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- The Will (1986) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Wesley's Friend (1986) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Rivals (1986) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- The Dropout (1986) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- The Teacher (1986) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Speechless (1986) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- The Prize (1985) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Pinball (1985) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- The Letter (1985) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Strike (1985) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Vows (1985) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- The Contract (1985) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Delivery (1985) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Requiem (1985) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Cheerleader (1985) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Tornado (1985) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- The Lion Sleeps Tonight (1985) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Sweet Charity (1985) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- The Lost Weekend (1985) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- What I Did for Love (1985) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Gorgeous George (1985) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Gotta Dance (1985) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- The Outcasts (1985) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Stranger in the Night (1985) - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
- Un-aired Pilot - Mr. Lynn Aloysius Belvedere
1990
A Very Retail Christmas (TV Movie) as
Ghost of Christmas Past
1987
Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) as
Humphrey Defoe
- It Runs in the Family (1987) - Humphrey Defoe
1987
The New Mike Hammer (TV Series) as
Hubert 'The Umbrella' Wembley
- Green Blizzard (1987) - Hubert 'The Umbrella' Wembley
1986
Ratboy as
Acting Coach
1984
E/R (TV Series) as
Englishman
- Mr. Fix-It (1984) - Englishman
1983
Fantasy Island (TV Series) as
Lawrence
- Surrogate Mother/The Ideal Woman (1984) - Lawrence
- Bojangles and the Dancer/Deuces Are Wild (1984) - Lawrence
- Don Juan's Last Affair/Final Adieu (1984) - Lawrence
- Lost and Found/Dick Turpin's Last Ride (1984) - Lawrence
- Mermaid and the Matchmaker/The Obsolete Man (1984) - Lawrence
- Awakening of Love/The Imposter (1984) - Lawrence
- Baby on Demand/The Last Dogfight (1984) - Lawrence
- Dark Secret/The Outrageous Mr. Smith (1984) - Lawrence
- Lady of the House/Mrs. Brandell's Favorites (1984) - Lawrence
- Ladies Choice/Skin Deep (1984) - Lawrence
- The High Cost of Loving/To Fly with Eagles (1984) - Lawrence
- Games People Play/The Sweet Life (1984) - Lawrence
- Goin' on Home/Ambitious Lady (1984) - Lawrence
- The Fantasy Island Girl/Saturday's Child (1983) - Lawrence
- Random Choices/My Mommy, the Swinger (1983) - Lawrence
- The Wedding Picture/Castaways (1983) - Lawrence
- Second Time Around/Three's a Crowd (1983) - Lawrence
- Roarke's Sacrifice/The Butler's Affair (1983) - Lawrence
- God Child/Curtain Call (1983) - Lawrence
- Nurses Night Out (1983) - Lawrence
- The Big Switch/The Hooker's Holiday (1983) - Lawrence
- Forbidden Love/The Other Man -- Mr. Roarke (1983) - Lawrence
1982
Massarati and the Brain (TV Movie) as
Anatole
1982
Hart to Hart (TV Series) as
Jeremy Lane
- Vintage Harts (1982) - Jeremy Lane
1982
The Elephant Man (TV Movie) as
Ross
1979
ABC Afterschool Specials (TV Series) as
Runcible
- The Seven Wishes of a Rich Kid (1979) - Runcible
1977
On Our Own (TV Series) as
Keith Keith
- Julia's Big Bust (1977) - Keith Keith
1976
Ivan the Terrible (TV Series) as
Federov
- Episode #1.5 (1976) - Federov
- Episode #1.4 (1976) - Federov
- The Very Loud Family (1976) - Federov
- Episode #1.2 (1976) - Federov
- Ivan's Out of Work (1976) - Federov
1967
The Producers as
Roger De Bris
1966
The Jackie Gleason Show (TV Series) as
Mumbling English Pedestrian
- The Honeymooners: The Honeymooners in England (1966) - Mumbling English Pedestrian (uncredited)
1959
The DuPont Show of the Month (TV Series) as
Policeman
- The Fallen Idol (1959) - Policeman
1954
Robert Montgomery Presents (TV Series) as
Major Sanders
- The Cage (1955) - Major Sanders
- Judith (1954)
1955
Kraft Theatre (TV Series)
- The Skin Game (1955)
1954
Omnibus (TV Series) as
Khadja (segment)
- The Merry Widow (1954) - Khadja (segment)
1954
Man with a Million as
Irate Investor (uncredited)
1951
The Lighter Side (TV Series)
- Food (1951)
1951
The Lavender Hill Mob as
Inspector Talbot
1951
Pool of London as
Mike
Soundtrack
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Mr. Belvedere (TV Series) (1 episode, 1988) (performer - 13 episodes, 1985 - 1989)
- Mutiny (1989) - (performer: "When I Was a Lad" - uncredited)
- Roommates (1988) - (performer: "On Top of Old Smoky" - uncredited)
- Kevin Nightengale (1988) - ("The Blue Danube", uncredited)
- FoxTrot (1988) - (performer: "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" - uncredited)
- The Trip: Part 1 (1988) - (performer: "The Gold Diggers' Song (We're in the Money)" - uncredited)
- The Competition (1987) - (performer: "Harrigan" - uncredited)
- Inky (1987) - (performer: "Rule, Britannia!" - uncredited)
- Debut (1986) - (performer: "Me and My Shadow" - uncredited)
- The Play (1986) - (performer: "I'm called Little Buttercup")
- Pinball (1985) - (performer: "Itsy Bitsy Spider" - uncredited)
- Cheerleader (1985) - (performer: "Happy Birthday to You" - uncredited)
- Sweet Charity (1985) - (performer: "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" - uncredited)
- Gorgeous George (1985) - (performer: "Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries" - uncredited)
- Gotta Dance (1985) - (performer: "The Nutcracker: Russian Trépak" - uncredited)
Self
1995
This Is Your Life (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Gretchen Franklin (1995) - Self
1992
Vicki! (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.22 (1992) - Self
1992
Maury (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 28 April 1992 (1992) - Self
1991
Match Game (TV Series) as
Self - Panelist
- Episode #1.184 (1991) - Self - Panelist
- Episode #1.183 (1991) - Self - Panelist
- Episode #1.182 (1991) - Self - Panelist
- Episode #1.181 (1991) - Self - Panelist
- Episode #1.180 (1991) - Self - Panelist
1990
The 11th Annual Black Achievement Awards (TV Special) as
Self
1989
The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano (TV Special) as
Self
1986
The New Hollywood Squares (TV Series) as
Self - Panelist
- Episode dated 5 June 1989 (1989) - Self - Panelist
- Episode dated 13 October 1986 (1986) - Self - Panelist
1986
Super Password (TV Series) as
Self - Celebrity Contestant
1988
Celebrity Secrets (TV Special) as
Self
1988
Circus of the Stars #13 (TV Special documentary)
1987
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (TV Special) as
Self
1987
The Late Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 20 November 1987 (1987) - Self
1987
The Wil Shriner Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.26 (1987) - Self
1987
Wordplay (TV Series) as
Self - Celebrity Panelist
- Episode #1.129 (1987) - Self - Celebrity Panelist
- Episode #1.128 (1987) - Self - Celebrity Panelist
- Episode #1.127 (1987) - Self - Celebrity Panelist
- Episode #1.126 (1987) - Self - Celebrity Panelist
- Episode #1.125 (1987) - Self - Celebrity Panelist
- Episode #1.24 (1987) - Self - Celebrity Panelist
- Episode #1.23 (1987) - Self - Celebrity Panelist
- Episode #1.22 (1987) - Self - Celebrity Panelist
- Episode #1.21 (1987) - Self - Celebrity Panelist
- Episode #1.20 (1987) - Self - Celebrity Panelist
1987
Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
1987
Animal Crack-Ups (TV Series) as
Self
- Animal Crack-Ups (1987) - Self
1986
Star's Table (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.27 (1986) - Self
1985
The 37th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV Special) as
Self
1985
All Star Blitz (TV Series) as
Self
- Madge Sinclair, Christopher Hewett, Abby Dalton, Peter Scolari (1985) - Self
1985
The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 8 March 1985 (1985) - Self
1976
Love, Life, Liberty & Lunch (TV Special) as
Ben (ep.: 'Word of Mouth')
1969
The Kraft Music Hall (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #3.12 (1969) - Self
Archive Footage
2021
History of the Sitcom (TV Series documentary) as
Mr. Belvedere
- A Family Matter (2021) - Mr. Belvedere
2016
The Eighties (TV Mini Series documentary) as
Self
- Raised on Television (2016) - Self
2002
The Making of 'the Producers' (Video documentary) as
Roger De Bris (uncredited)
References
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