Howell Albert John Evans (3 March 1928 – 9 September 2014) was a Welsh actor, comedian, and singer who worked extensively in television and theatre roles in a career spanning over 60 years. He was best known for having played "Daddy" in the Sky1 TV comedy drama series Stella.
Biography He was born in Maesteg, and first performed as an impressionist during the Second World War. After the war, he joined the Carroll Levis Discovery Show, and formed a comedy double act with his wife, Patricia Kane, working together for many years in music hall, variety shows and pantomime. He later appeared in many television shows including Coronation Street, Casualty, Open All Hours, and The Story of Tracy Beaker.
Personal life and death Evans married actress Patricia Kane in 1950, with the marriage producing one child, a son, in 1953.
Evans died on 9 September 2014, aged 86."Tributes paid to actor Howell Evans who played Daddy in Ruth Jones' Sky 1 show Stella", Wales Online, 10 September 2014
Filmography Year Title Character Production Notes 2012–15 Stella Daddy Sky 1 Series 1, 2, 3 And 4 2012 Sadie J Mr. Snodgrass CBBC 2006Young DraculaAtillaCBBCSeries 1, Episode 8 2003–2004 The Story of Tracy Beaker Grandpa Jack CBBC Series 3 And 4 2000 Coronation Street Tegwin Thomas ITV 1995 The Englishman who Went up a Hill but Came down a Mountain Thomas the Trains Miramax Films and Parallax Pictures 1989–1991 We Are Seven William Price ITV 1967–69 Softly, Softly DC Morgan/PC Thomas BBC1 1964 Crossroads Dudley Scrivens ITV
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