Howard Lew Lewis was an English comedian and actor best known for his roles in the 1980s sitcom Brush Strokes and Tony Robinson's children's comedy series Maid Marian and Her Merry Men. His first job was with the RAF as a a computer operator and he worked for several years in computing and telecommunications at managerial level before undertaking acting as his chosen career. He often appeared in vehicles for Ronnie Barker, including The Magnificent Evans and Open All Hour, and appeared in the first series of Blackadder. His film roles included Hal in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, a guard in Terry Gilliam's Brazil, Richard Attenborough's Chaplin, and the voice of Obelix in the 1994 animated film Asterix in America. Diabetes and dementia plagued him in later years and he was admitted into a community hospital in Edinburgh in 2017. He passed away there on 20th January 2018. Police Scotland confirmed later that month that they were investigating a complaint brought by Lewis's daughter Debora Milazzo against the hospital. She claimed that her father was given an unnecessary cocktail of high-dose sedatives and maximum-strength opiate painkillers that subsequently brought about his death. The police ultimately found no case to answer.
2007
as Knackerman #1
2004
as Kent
2003
2003
as Cabbie
2000
as First Vendor
1998
as The Hotel Manager
1997
as Fat Bloke
1993
as Tea Room Waiter
1992
as Workhouse Official
1991
1991
as Hal
1989
as Rabies
1988
as Blag
1986
as Elmo Putney
1986
as Mr. Rice
1985
as Black Maria Guard
1985
as Wandsworth Prison Officer
1985
as Wandsworth Prison Officer
1984
1984
as Bridegroom
1983
as Rowhedge
1983
as Mr. Applebottom
1983
as Man in Toilets
1982
as Guest
1979
as Ronnie Aldridge
1978
as Policeman