- Born
- Died
- Birth nameAlan Leonard Hunt
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Gareth Hunt was born on February 7, 1943 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He was an actor and composer, known for Fierce Creatures (1997), Undercover Lover (1979) and The New Avengers (1976). He was married to Amanda, Annette Walter-Lax and Carol. He died on March 14, 2007 in Redhill, Surrey, England, UK.
- SpousesAmanda(May 1996 - March 14, 2007) (his death, 1 child)Annette Walter-Lax(June 1980 - 19??) (divorced, 1 child)Carol(1964 - 19??) (divorced, 1 child)
- RelativesMartita Hunt(Aunt or Uncle)
- After six years in the Merchant Navy, he jumped ship in New Zealand and worked in a car plant for a year. There, he took a course in design at the BBC, while making money doing various jobs, ranging from stage hand to butcher, hairdresser to door-to-door salesman.
- He joined the merchant navy when he was 15, and spent six years at sea. Then he began to study acting, and appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He first gained widespread notice for playing ambitious footman Frederick Norton in "Upstairs, Downstairs".
- Famous for his Nescafe coffee television commercials in which he shook coffee beans in his hands.
- His father worked as a coal man and was killed during World War II when Hunt was two years old.
- Began failing in health in 1999 after suffering a heart attack.
- My job is entertainment. I'm not there to get across any great messages. I don't want to be Prime Minister; I just want to be an actor, make people laugh, make people cry and say other people's lines. And if I believe in the lines, then I'm going to do the show to the best of my ability.
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