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Melvyn Hayes (born Melvyn Hyams, 11 January 1935) is an English actor known for playing the effeminate Gunner (later Bombardier) "Gloria" Beaumont in the 1970s BBC sitcom ''It Ain't Half Hot Mum''. ==Early life and career== Hayes attended Sir Walter St John's Grammar School for Boys, Battersea. He was also in a theatrical troupe called Terry's Juveniles and his acting career stretches back to 1950 when he was "disappearing twice daily for £4 per week" performing the Indian Rope Trick in Maskelyne's Mysteries at the Comedy Theatre in London. He also appeared in Repertory Theatres in Surrey, Derbyshire and the Midlands. One of his earliest roles was in the BBC television adaptation of ''Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School''. He played Edek in ''The Silver Sword'' (author Ian Serraillier) in 1957, a children's television production about Polish refugee children trying to find their parents after the Second World War. His film roles include the young Victor Frankenstein in ''The Curse of Frankenstein'' (1957), Cecil Biggs in ''Bottoms Up'' (1960), Jimmy in ''The Young Ones'' with Cliff Richard (1961), Cyril in ''Summer Holiday'', again with Cliff Richard (1963) and 'Brother' Willy in ''Crooks in Cloisters'' (1964). He also performed voices on children's cartoons such as ''SuperTed'', ''The Dreamstone'', ''Little Dracula'', ''Alfred J. Kwak'', ''Pongwiffy'' and ''Budgie the Little Helicopter''. Hayes played ''dames'' in British Christmas Pantomimes - his most recent roles being Nanny Nellie in ''Sleeping Beauty'' in Worthing, (2006) and Widow Twankey in ''Aladdin'' in Chatham (2005). Other roles include parts in ''EastEnders'' as Michael Rawlins. ''Carry On England'', ''Love Thy Neighbour'', ''The Thin Blue Line'', ''Here Come the Double Deckers'', ''Potter's Picture Palace'' and the final series of ''Drop the Dead Donkey''. He also provided the voice to characters in the English translation of the cartoon ''Alfred J. Kwak''. In March 2011, Hayes appeared as Mr Pink in the ''ITV1'' comedy TV series ''Benidorm''. His latest theatre appearance was in ''You're Only Young Twice'' (2012) He was also in the audio ''The Scorchies'' (2013). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Melvyn Hayes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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