Melvyn Hayes

Biography

Melvyn Hayes is a veteran English actor with a career spanning over seven and a half decades. He began performing on stage before transitioning to film and television in the late 1950s, earning recurring roles in Cliff Richard films and series. A standout performance as Gunner "Gloria" Beaumont in the BBC sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974-1981) cemented his status as a beloved camp character.