Ewen Solon | |
|---|---|
 as Lucas in TV's Maigret (1960-1963) | |
| Born | Peter Ewen Solon 7 September 1917 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Died | 7 July 1985 (aged 67) Addlestone, Surrey, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
Peter Ewen Solon (7 September 1917 – 7 July 1985)[1] was a New Zealand-born actor, who worked extensively in both the United Kingdom and Australia.[2][3]
At the outbreak of World War II, Solon became a member of the First Echelon, 2nd NZEF that saw service in the Middle East. Later appointed as a commissioned officer, he married Frances Gwendolyne Hughes, a New Zealander; also serving in Egypt during the War.
After training as a primary school teacher he travelled overseas to pursue an acting career. Film credits include: Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue, The Dam Busters, Murder Anonymous 1955 (part of the Scotland Yard film series), The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Terror of the Tongs, The Curse of the Werewolf, The Message, Unidentified Flying Oddball and The Wicked Lady.[4][5]
On television, he was a series regular on Maigret; playing Sergeant Lucas, the eponymous commissaire's right-hand man, in 50 of the series' 52 episodes. Early in the filming, he broke his leg in a stunt while jumping from a wall. Subsequent scripts for the BBC TV series had to be rewritten to account for the obvious damage which could not be hidden or shot around.[6]
His other appearances include: The Four Just Men, A Mask for Alexis, Man of the World, Danger Man, Dixon of Dock Green, Doctor Who (in the serials The Savages and Planet of Evil),[7] The Troubleshooters, Redcap, The Revenue Men, Bellbird, Virgin of the Secret Service, Journey to the Unknown, Matlock Police, Spyforce, Division 4 and Into the Labyrinth.[8][9]
Solon married a second time in 1965, to an English actress, Vicki Woolf.[10]
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- ^ "General News". Press: 16. 24 June 1965.