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Home/People/Melvyn Hayes
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Born
Jan 11, 1935
Age 91
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

35
Movies
28
TV Shows
IMDb ProfileOfficial Website

Melvyn Hayes

Acting

Biography
Melvyn Hayes is an English actor, now best known for playing the effeminate Gunner "Gloria" Beaumont in the 1970s BBC sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum. He has had a long and wide ranging career in movies and television, appearing in over 30 films and dozens of television programmes.
T.I.M: This Is Me poster

T.I.M: This Is Me

as Myrtle
2018
Doctor Who: Shada poster

Doctor Who: Shada

as Wilkin (voice)
2003
Jack and the Beanstalk poster

Jack and the Beanstalk

as Ambrose
1999
King of the Wind poster

King of the Wind

as Twicker
1990
Santa Claus: The Movie poster

Santa Claus: The Movie

as Goober
1985
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood poster

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

as Father Luther
1984
A Touch of the Sun poster

A Touch of the Sun

as Ginger Rogers
1979
What's Up Superdoc! poster

What's Up Superdoc!

as Pietro
1978
Carry On England poster

Carry On England

as Gunner Shorthouse
1976
Man About the House poster

Man About the House

as Nigel
1974
Love Thy Neighbour poster

Love Thy Neighbour

as Terry
1973
A Christmas Carol poster

A Christmas Carol

as Bob Cratchit (voice)
1971
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins poster

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins

as Porter (segment "Sloth")
1971
Bachelor of Arts poster

Bachelor of Arts

as Mr. Jenkins
1971
A Walk with Love and Death poster

A Walk with Love and Death

as First Entertainer
1969
The Magnificent Six and ½: Peewee Had a Little Ape poster

The Magnificent Six and ½: Peewee Had a Little Ape

as Clown
1969
The Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket poster

The Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket

as Silly Workman
1969
Wonderful Life poster

Wonderful Life

as Jerry
1964
Crooks in Cloisters poster

Crooks in Cloisters

as Willy
1964
Summer Holiday poster

Summer Holiday

as Cryil
1963