Bob Hewis

Bob Hewis (born "Robert John Hewis" in Scothern, near Lincoln on 28th November 1953, died 13th April 2009 in Vienna) appeared in Coronation Street in June 1984 as Alban Pilkington, a UFO enthusiast.

He began his career as a folk singer in local clubs and was a founding member of the professional touring repertory company Great Eastern Stage in 1976.

Whilst his other only other known television roles are episodes Brookside and EastEnders, he appeared on stage regularly; in several Shakespeare productions for a season the Old Vic as well as Romeo and Juliet, The Taming of the Shrew and Siamese Twins for Liverpool's Everyman Theatre and The Adventures of Mr Toad, The Woman in Black and The Comedy of Errors.

His theatre work included trips to Russia, Israel, United States of America and Germany. He finally settled in Vienna working as a performer, musician, writer and translator.

External pages

 * Internet Movie Database entry for Bob Hewis
 * Theatricalia entry for Bob Hewis
 * Obituary in The Guardian