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Acting
John Hewitt
Born May 15, 1951 · Belfast, Northern Ireland
Died November 29, 2008 · aged 57
John Hewitt was a veteran Northern Irish actor best known for his role as John Fletcher in the Billy plays and for the Mike Leigh drama Four Days in July.
Known For
A Coming to Terms for Billy · 1984A Coming to Terms for Billy
★ 7.01984
MovieDramaTV Movie
Belfast, 1980: July, the marching season ... Norman Martin, away for two years, returns with his 'English woman', Mavis. How will the family - particularly Billy - react? And has she achieved the impossible in mellowing the man? Third in the trilogy.
Children of the North · 1991Children of the North
★ 7.71991
MovieThriller
The murders of two MI6 agents in Northern Ireland add up to an explosive political situation.
Too Late to Talk to Billy · 1982Too Late to Talk to Billy
★ 7.01982
MovieDramaTV Movie
Relationships are strained in a Belfast family, particularly between a father and his son. First in a multi-year trilogy.
The Squad · 1976The Squad
1976
Movie
Belfast. Four men meet -'for a drink', says Denis. The car is ready in the back alley. The youngest, Terry, isn't drinking. He's begun to have doubts about his new company - and they about him.
Four Days in July · 1984Four Days in July
★ 6.61984
MovieDramaTV Movie
Two couples, one Catholic, one Protestant, exist on two sides of the chasm that is everyday life in Northern Ireland.
The End of the World Man · 1986The End of the World Man
★ 5.51986
MovieFamily
When some Belfast children find out that city planners intend to "develop" a wooded area called the Glen that the girls use as a retreat from the pressures of city life, they decide to fight back - but in their own way.
A Matter of Choice for Billy · 1983A Matter of Choice for Billy
★ 6.01983
MovieDramaTV Movie
Belfast 1978: the Martin family, a year on. Norman is away in England, and his eldest son, Billy, and daughter, Lorna, are in charge of their younger sisters, Ann and Maureen. Second in the trilogy.
Juno and the Paycock · 1980Juno and the Paycock
1980
Movie
During the Irish Civil War in 1922, a family earns a big inheritance. They start leading a rich life, forgetting what the most important values are. In the 1980 BBC adaptation of "Juno and the Paycock," Dudley Sutton played the role of Captain Jack Boyle, alongside Frances Tomelty as Juno. The play, written by Seán O'Casey, is set in Dublin during the Irish Civil War and centers on the Boyle family's experiences with an anticipated inheritance and the subsequent fallout.








