Creator / Melvyn Hayes

"When I started, it was Joe Public sitting at home being entertained by professionals. Now it's out-of-work professionals sitting at home being entertained by Joe Public!"

Melvyn Hayes, born Melvyn Hyams, (11 January 1935) is a British actor best known for playing Bombardier "Gloria" Beaumont in It Ain't Half Hot, Mum.

His first taste of acting came when he appeared in Terry's Juveniles, a theatrical troupe, followed by appearances in repertory theatres across England and Pantomimes.

After spending The '60s playing small roles in films including The Young Ones (1961) and Summer Holiday, he was cast as female-impersonator Gunner "Gloria" Beaumont in It Ain't Half Hot, Mum. After George Layton left the series, Gloria was promoted to Bombardier. Ultimately, Hayes appeared in all 56 episodes. He also joined the Carry On... Series for Carry On England.

Hayes also provided voices for a few '80s and '90s children's cartoons such as SuperTed, The Dreamstone, Budgie the Little Helicopter.

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Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:

Films

• The Blue Lamp (1950) — Blonde Urchin (Uncredited Role)
• Anastasia (1956) — Man (Uncredited Role)
• The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) — Young Victor
• The Flesh and the Fiends (1960) — Daft Jamie
• The Young Ones (1961) — Jimmy
• Summer Holiday (1963) — Cyril
• Carry On England (1976) — Gunner Shorthouse
• Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) — Goober

Series

• Quatermass II, episode "The Food" (1955) — Frankie
• Dixon of Dock Green, 4 episodes:
  • "Little Boy Blue" (1958) — Larkin
  • "Blues in the Night" (1959) — Mick
  • "The Burn-Up" (1961) — Dave "Cha-Cha" Charlton
  • "The Inside Man" (1965) — Atkins
• It Ain't Half Hot, Mum, 56 episodes (1974-81) — Bombardier "Gloria" Beaumont
• Carry on Laughing!, episode "The Case of the Screaming Winkles" (1975) — Charwallah Charlie
• SuperTed, 35 episodes (1983-86) — Skeleton
• Super Gran, episode "Supergran and the Rookie Recruit" (1987) — Police Constable Dumpling
• The Dreamstone, 51 episodes (1990-95) — Frizz
• Budgie the Little Helicopter, 26 episodes (1995-96) — Nosey
• The Thin Blue Line, episode "Ism Ism Ism" (1996) — Detective Sergeant Quentin Courvoisier
• Drop the Dead Donkey, 3 episodes^{show list}"But Is It Art?", "George Finds Love", "The Final Chapter" (1998) — Sir Gordon
• Doctors, episode "The Final Curtain" (2004) — Ted Bryson
• EastEnders, 8 episodes (2005) — Michael Rawlins
• The Legend of Dick and Dom, 2 episodes^{show list}"The Beastmaster", "Escape from the Lair" (2010-11) — Blinky
• The Slammer, episode "Strike" (2010) — Hamster
• Benidorm, 1 episode (2011) — Mr. Pink (Uncredited Role)
• Not Going Out, episode "Football" (2023) — Ernest Walker

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