Melvyn Hayes

Melvyn Hayes
Born
Melvyn Hyams

(1935-01-11) 11 January 1935 (age 89)
Wandsworth, London, England
NationalityEnglish
Occupation(s)Actor, voice artist
Years active1953–present
TelevisionQuatermass II (1955)
It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974–1981)
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
EastEnders (2005)
Drop the Dead Donkey (1998)
Benidorm (2011)
Spouses
  • Rosalind Allen
    (m. 1962, divorced)
  • (m. 1974; div. 1987)
  • Jayne Male
    (m. 2010)
Children6, including Charlie
Websitehttp://melvynhayes.com/

Melvyn Hayes ( Hyams; born 11 January 1935) is an English actor and voice-over performer. He is best known for playing the effeminate Gunner (later Bombardier) "Gloria" Beaumont in the 1970s BBC sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum, for appearing in the Cliff Richard musical films The Young Ones, Summer Holiday and Wonderful Life as well as Here Come the Double Deckers (1970–1971).