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RayHenwood

  • Actor
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Welsh-born Ray Henwood moved to Wellington in his 20s, having studied chemistry and done some professional acting. His long Kiwi theatre career began in-between jobs as a teacher and forensic toxicologist. There were also a host of screen roles — most famously a run of Moro bar adverts, and Hugh, one of the office workers on long-running comedy series Gliding On. In 2006 Henwood was awarded the Order of Merit for services to film and theatre. He toured one man shows playing Richard Burton and Dylan Thomas, and helped found Wellington's Circa Theatre. Henwood passed away on 26 August 2019.

Screenography

2019 Subject Short film
2015 As: Judge O'Regan Television
Short Poppies
2014 As: Bryan Web
2009 As: Registrar Film
2008 As: Desmond Daney Film

Awards

2006 Order of New Zealand Merit
For services to film and the theatre

“Each episode was done twice on a Monday night, with two different audiences ... in that five years, we only ever stopped twice. ”

Ray Henwood on filming TV series Gliding On in front of a live studio audience, in his 2012 ScreenTalk interview for NZ On Screen

Related images

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Cast and creator share a farewell toast to comedy series Gliding On in 1985. From left, Michael Haigh (who played Jim), Jane Waddell (Irene), Gliding On creator Roger Hall, Ray Henwood (Hugh), Katy Beasley (then Katy Platt, as Raewyn) and Susan Wilson (Beryl).
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29 October 1985: An actors rehearsal for TV series Gliding On at Broadcasting House in Wellington. From left to right Ray Henwood, Ross Jolly, Bruce Phillips and Susan Wilson.
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The cast of Roger Hall comedy series Gliding On. Standing from the left: Michael Haigh (as Jim), Susan Wilson (Beryl), Ray Henwood (Hugh), Ross Jolly (John), Katy Beasley (then Katy Platt, as Raewyn) and Barry Hill (Wally). Ken Blackburn (the boss) sits at the desk.
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Actor Ray Henwood as Hugh on hit 1980s series Gliding On.
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A shot taken during the filming of  early TV production The Tired Man (1967) about a man who refuses to get out of bed. It was part of a series of five teleplays. From left to right: Grant Tilly as Trevor, Jennifer Dakers as The Model, Ray Henwood as George, and producer Douglas Drury. The script was by Peter Bland.
NZBC photograph, courtesy of the late Grant Tilly.