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Stephen Lewis was born on 17 December, 1926 in Poplar, London, England, UK, is an Actor, Writer. Discover Stephen Lewis's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of Stephen Lewis networth?

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Occupation actor,writer
Age 89 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 17 December 1926
Birthday 17 December
Birthplace Poplar, London, England, UK
Date of death 12 August, 2015
Died Place Wanstead, London, England, UK
Nationality United Kingdom

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Stephen Lewis Height, Weight & Measurements

At 89 years old, Stephen Lewis height is 6' 1" (1.85 m) .

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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.

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Stephen Lewis Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Stephen Lewis worth at the age of 89 years old? Stephen Lewis’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Stephen Lewis's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
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2015

His gravestone lists his name as "Stephen 'Blakey' Lewis" in honour of his most famous character, Blakey the bus inspector in On the Buses (1969), and the inscription says "He boarded the last bus to the cemetery gates on 12th August 2015 / Greatly missed by his family and fans".

1995

" From 1995 to 1997, he appeared in the equally gentle sitcom Oh, Doctor Beeching! In 2007, he stepped down from Last of the Summer Wine because of ill health. Stephen Lewis remained a committed socialist.

1988

In 1988, he played a new character in the long-running BBC series Last of the Summer Wine - Clem "Smiler" Hemmingway - which he thoroughly enjoyed. "It's got so much charm," he said of the show. "I don't think any other country in the world has comedy like that.

1987

He later had parts in the films Personal Services (1987) and The Krays (1990).

1981

In a stroke of irony, however, in 1981 he was hired to promote CH coaches, in the character of Blakey; it was the first private bus company to break the public transport monopoly of Cardiff city council. This was exactly the kind of Thatcherite revolution of which Blakey would probably have approved.

1970

Although the show was undoubtedly rude, crude and occasionally prejudiced, it offered genuinely witty reflections on the nature of 1970s class conflict. In the world of On the Buses, workers were constantly on strike and after more money; managerial characters such as Lewis's Blakey were exploitative snobs who thought they had authority just because they wore a badge. It was plain where the audience's sympathies were supposed to lie: many was the time that a bus "hilariously" ran over poor Blakey's foot or a bucket of water was tipped over his head. The cry: "I 'ate you Butler" was born of impotent rage. Although Varney the actor was Lewis's senior, it was still Varney's character, Reg, that got all the "crumpet". Lewis was only in his early forties when he took the role of Blakey, but playing ageing authority figures became his stock in trade.

In the 1970s, he appeared in the television sequel to On The Buses, Don't Drink the Water, three big-screen outings of On The Buses and two cinematic sex comedies (Adventures of a Taxi Driver, Adventures of a Plumber's Mate).

1969

Stephen Lewis, will be chiefly remembered for the comedy catchphrase: "I 'ate you Butler!" He delivered it week after week in the hit sitcom On The Buses, a saucy slice of life that ran on ITV from 1969 to 1973. Lewis was Cyril "Blakey" Blake, a bus inspector with a Hitler moustache and delusions of grandeur. His nemesis was Stan Butler, a driver played by Reg Varney, who used his route as an opportunity to pick up stray "birds". By today's standards of television, On The Buses has all the subtlety and political correctness of cave drawings. But it was wildly popular, and Lewis's comic timing reflected a considerable acting talent. Lewis entered acting in an era of social mobility that is almost inconceivable today.

1963

It was a success and was released as a film (Sparrows Can't Sing) in 1963, with a cast that included Barbara Windsor and Roy Kinnear - although even their talents could not sell the social realist dialogue to a global audience. The New York Times sniffed: "This isn't a picture for anyone with a logical mind or an ear for language. The gabble of Cockney spoken here is as incomprehensible as the reasoning of those who speak it. " It was the first English-language film to be released in the US with subtitles.

1960

In 1960, he wrote Sparrers Can't Sing, a play about life in the East End that relied heavily on actors' improvisations.

Throughout the 1960s, Lewis took a series of small roles culminating in a large part in the 1969 television play, Mrs Wilson's Diary, alongside another Theatre Workshop regular called Bob Grant. That same year, he landed a role in a new series called On the Buses, which also featured Grant as a lascivious bus conductor teamed up with Reg Varney, his equally Dionysian mate.

1958

The director persuaded him to stay on the stage and he made his West End debut in Brendan Behan's The Hostage in 1958.

1931

Brother of Connie Lewis. Stephen lived with his younger sister Connie (b. 1931) in their later years during retirement at a nursing home in London.

1926

He was born in Poplar, East London, on December 17 1926. His first job was as a merchant seaman; he reconsidered his vocation after he was persuaded to go to a performance of the experimental Theatre Workshop group run by the brilliant Left-wing director Joan Littlewood. After the performance, the audience was invited on to the stage to meet the cast and discuss the play. Lewis enjoyed the experience and, after turning up to others, got to know the Workshop well. Eventually, Littlewood, perhaps exasperated by Lewis's suggested stage directions, said: "You're so blooming clever, why not do it yourself?" He agreed, auditioned and was offered a part. After a successful run, Littlewood asked Lewis if he would like to stick with the company but he said he wanted to return to the sea.