Patricia Lawlor Hayes (22 December 1909 – 19 September 1998) was an English

character actress A character actor is a supporting actor who plays unusual, interesting, or eccentric characters.28 April 2013, The New York Acting SchoolTen Best Character Actors of All Time Retrieved 7 August 2014, "..a breed of actor who has the ability to be ...

Early life

Patricia Hayes OBE was born in

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, the daughter of George Frederick Hayes and Florence Alice Hayes. Her father was a clerk in the civil service and her mother was a schoolmistress. As a child, Hayes attended the Sacred Heart School in Hammersmith.

Career

Hayes attended RADA, graduating in 1928. She spent the next 10 years in repertory theatre.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/175668.stm She was featured in many radio and television comedy shows between 1940 and 1996, including ''

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'', '' Ray's a Laugh'', ''

The Arthur Askey Show ''The Arthur Askey Show'' was a short-lived black-and-white British sitcom starring Arthur Askey that ran for six episodes in 1961. It was written by Dave Freeman. It was made for the ITV network by ATV. The following year Askey appeared in a ...

'', ''

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'', ''

Bootsie and Snudge ''Bootsie and Snudge'' is a British sitcom that aired on ITV for three series from 1960 to 1963, with a fourth in 1974. The show is a spin-off of '' The Army Game'', a sitcom about soldiers undertaking national service, and follows two of the m ...

'', ''

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'' and '' Till Death Us Do Part''. She played the part of Henry Bones in the BBC Children's Hour radio programme ''Norman and Henry Bones – The Boy Detectives'' during the late 1940s. Hayes was cast in supporting roles for films including ''

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'' (1964), ''

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'' (1984), ''

A Fish Called Wanda ''A Fish Called Wanda'' is a 1988 heist comedy film directed by Charles Crichton and written by Crichton and John Cleese. It stars Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin. The film follows a gang of diamond thieves who double- ...

'' (1988) and was also featured as Fin Raziel in the

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film ''

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'' (1988). Her most substantial television appearance was in the title role of ''

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'' (''

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'', 1971) for which she won a

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. She provided the character voice for comedy puppet performances for television and DVDs – e.g.

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(Woodland Animations, 1982). She was the subject of ''

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'' in 1972 when she was surprised by

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. In April 1975, Hayes was interviewed by

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for ''

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''. A sizeable, yet incomplete, extract is available to listen to and download via the programme's website on the BBC. In 1977, she appeared on the BBC's long running TV variety show '' The Good Old Days''; she had been an early member of the

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in London, an old time

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club, from the 1950s onwards. In 1985, she starred in the title role of the TV play, ''Mrs Capper's Birthday'', by

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Personal life

She was the mother of British actor

Richard O'Callaghan Richard O'Callaghan (born Richard Brooke, 7 March 1940, London) is an English film, stage and television character actor. He is the son of actors Patricia Hayes and Valentine Brooke, whose stage name was Valentine Rooke. As a boy actor he was ...

(born Richard Brooke) by her marriage to Valentine Brooke, whom she divorced. She never remarried. She was formerly the head of the British Catholic Stage Guild, which her son later chaired. She was awarded an OBE in 1987.

Death

Patricia Hayes died in September, 1998 in

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, but she appeared posthumously in the 2002 film ''

Crime and Punishment ''Crime and Punishment'' ( pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform rus, Преступление и наказание, Prestupléniye i nakazániye, prʲɪstʊˈplʲenʲɪje ɪ nəkɐˈzanʲɪje) is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. ...

'' which had been filmed in 1993, but delayed because of a legal case. She is buried at Watts Cemetery, Compton, Surrey.Monumental inscription.

Television roles

Selected filmography

* ''

Broken Blossoms ''Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl'', often referred to simply as ''Broken Blossoms'', is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. It was distributed by United Artists and premiered on May 13, 1919. It stars ...

'' (1936) – Minor role (uncredited) * ''

Went the Day Well? ''Went the Day Well?'' is a 1942 British war film adapted from a story by Graham Greene and directed by Alberto Cavalcanti. It was produced by Michael Balcon of Ealing Studios and served as unofficial propaganda for the war effort. The film shows ...

'' (1942) – Daisy * '' When We Are Married'' (1943) – Ruby Birtle * '' The Dummy Talks'' (1943) – (uncredited) * ''

Hotel Reserve ''Hotel Reserve'' is a 1944 British spy film starring James Mason as an innocent man caught up in pre-Second World War espionage. Other cast members include Lucie Mannheim, Raymond Lovell and Herbert Lom. It was based on Eric Ambler's 1938 novel ...

'' (1944) – Woman * ''

Candles at Nine ''Candles at Nine'' is a 1944 British mystery film directed by John Harlow and starring Jessie Matthews, John Stuart and Beatrix Lehmann. A wealthy man taunts his relations and staff about which of them shall inherit his estate after he chang ...

'' (1944) – Gewndolyn – Maid * '' Great Day'' (1945) – Mrs. Beadle * ''

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby ''Nicholas Nickleby'' or ''The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby'' (or also ''The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, Containing a Faithful Account of the Fortunes, Misfortunes, Uprisings, Downfallings, and Complete Career of the ...

'' (1947) – Phoebe * ''

To the Public Danger ''To the Public Danger'' is a 1948 British drama short film directed by Terence Fisher and produced by John Croydon. It stars Dermot Walsh, Susan Shaw, Barry Letts, and Frederick Piper. The film was made at Highbury Studios as a second featu ...

'' (1948) – Postmistress * '' Poet's Pub'' (1949) – Mrs. Lott (uncredited) * '' La Rosa di Bagdad'' (1949) – Amin (English version, voice) * ''Skimpy in the Navy'' (1949) – (uncredited) * '' The Enforcer'' (1951) – Teenager (uncredited) * ''

The Love Match ''The Love Match'' is a 1955 British black and white comedy film directed by David Paltenghi and starring Arthur Askey, Glenn Melvyn, Thora Hird and Shirley Eaton. A football-mad railway engine driver and his fireman are desperate to get back i ...

'' (1955) – Emma Binns * '' The Battle of the Sexes'' (1960) – Jeannie Macdougall * '' Reach for Glory'' (1962) – Mrs. Freeman * '' Kill or Cure'' (1962) – Lily – Waitress * ''The Sicilians'' (1963) – Plane passenger * '' It's All Over Town'' (1964) – Charlady * '' Saturday Night Out'' (1964) – Edie's Mother * ''

'' (1964) – Onlooker (uncredited) * ''

The Terrornauts ''The Terrornauts'' is a 1967 British science fiction film produced by Amicus Productions. The film is based on '' The Wailing Asteroid'' by Murray Leinster, adapted for screen by John Brunner. Synopsis Project Star Talk is based at a UK rad ...

'' (1967) – Mrs. Jones * ''A Ghost of a Chance'' (1968) – Miss Woollie * ''

Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? ''Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?'' is a 1969 British musical film directed by and starring Anthony Newley. Plot Merkin is an internationally successful singer approaching middle age who retells his life s ...

'' (1969) – Grandma * '' Goodbye, Mr. Chips'' (1969) – Miss Honeybun (uncredited) * ''

Carry On Again Doctor ''Carry On Again Doctor'' is a 1969 British comedy film, the 18th release in the series of 31 ''Carry On'' films (1958–1992). It was released in December 1969 and was the third to feature a medical theme. The film features series regulars S ...

'' (1969) – Mrs. Beasley * ''

Fragment of Fear ''Fragment of Fear'' is a 1970 British thriller film directed by Richard C. Sarafian and starring David Hemmings, Gayle Hunnicutt, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Roland Culver, Flora Robson and Arthur Lowe. It was adapted from the 1965 novel '' A Fragment ...

'' (1970) – Mrs. Baird * ''

Raising the Roof ''Raising the Roof'' is a 1972 British comedy film directed by Michael Forlong and featuring Michael Gould (actor), Michael Gould, Patricia Davis (actress), Patricia Davis, Roy Kinnear, David Lodge (actor), David Lodge and Patricia Hayes. Synop ...

'' (1972) – Aunt Maud * ''

Super Bitch ''Super Bitch'' ( it, Si può essere più bastardi dell'ispettore Cliff?, lit=Can anyone be more of a bastard than Inspector Cliff?) is a 1973 Italian-British ''poliziottesco'' film directed by Massimo Dallamano. It was released in England as ' ...

'' (1973) – Mamma the Turk * '' Love Thy Neighbour'' (1973) – Annie Booth * ''

The Best of Benny Hill ''The Best of Benny Hill'' is a 1974 film version of material from the television comedy series ''The Benny Hill Show''. This movie features sketches from the early Thames Television years, from 1969 to 1973. All the sketches in the film are f ...

'' (1974) – Interviewer ('Words of Comfort') / Marie Quaint * ''

Danger on Dartmoor ''Danger on Dartmoor'' is a 1980 British children's drama film directed by David Eady and starring Marcus Evans, Simon Henderson, Debby Salter, Barry Foster and Patricia Hayes. Plot Children lost in a fog on Dartmoor face dangers including a sa ...

'' (1980) – Mrs. Green * ''

'' (1984) – Urgl * ''

Little Dorrit ''Little Dorrit'' is a novel by Charles Dickens, originally published in serial form between 1855 and 1857. The story features Amy Dorrit, youngest child of her family, born and raised in the Marshalsea prison for debtors in London. Arthur Cl ...

'' (1987) – Affery * ''

'' (1988) – Fin Raziel * ''

'' (1988) – Mrs. Coady * '' War Requiem'' (1989) – Mother * '' The Fool'' (1990) – The Dowager * '' Blue Ice'' (1992) – Old Woman * ''

The Steal The Steal were an English hardcore punk band, from Kingston upon Thames and Brighton. History They formed in late 2005, and were influenced by Minor Threat, 7 Seconds and Kid Dynamite. In 2006 they completed a UK tour with American punk ban ...

'' (1995) – Mrs. Fawkes * ''

'' (2002) – Alyonna Ivanovna, old pawnbroker (final film role)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hayes, Patricia 1909 births 1998 deaths 20th-century English actresses Actresses from London Best Actress BAFTA Award (television) winners English film actresses English radio actresses English Roman Catholics English television actresses Officers of the Order of the British Empire People from Streatham People from Wandsworth Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art