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 BillyA Coming to Terms for Billy · 1984
A 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 NorthChildren of the North · 1991
Children 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 BillyToo Late to Talk to Billy · 1982
Too 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 SquadThe Squad · 1976
The 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 JulyFour Days in July · 1984
Four 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 ManThe End of the World Man · 1986
The 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 BillyA Matter of Choice for Billy · 1983
A 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 PaycockJuno and the Paycock · 1980
Juno 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.

Filmography

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H3H3 · 2001
H3
★ 5.02001
MovieDrama
'H3' is a universal story of endurance and courage set inside Europe's most secure prison, the Maze prison in Northern Ireland. Here, in H3 - the bleakest of all the H-blocks - a group of young republican prisoners hold out for what they believe in, refusing to be labeled as criminals or co-operate with prison authorities. However, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is determined that these Republican prisoners will be treated like all the other common criminals in British jails, ending a special regime which allowed the inmates political status to organise life inside the jail along POW lines. The republican prisoners immediately start a 'no-wash' protest, refusing to wear prison-issue clothes or perform work duties, a protest which results in their being locked in their cells for hours on end without exercise, recreation, reading materials and with only blankets to wear for heat...

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