Charles Raymond Henwood (15 January 1937 – 26 August 2019) was a Welsh-born New Zealand actor. He was married to district court judge

Carolyn Henwood Dame Carolyn Henwood (née Griffiths; born 19 September 1946) is a former District and Youth Court judge in New Zealand, and an advocate for youth justice and the welfare of children in state care. She is active in the arts, particularly theatr ...

, and was the father of New Zealand comedian

Dai Henwood Dafydd Morgan "Dai" Henwood (born 7 February 1978) is a New Zealand comedian. He is best known for his hosting of several television shows found on Three but also performs stand-up comedy. Life and career Henwood was born in 1978 to father R ...

. Born in

Swansea Swansea (; cy, Abertawe ) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Swansea ( cy, links=no, Dinas a Sir Abertawe). The city is the twenty-fifth largest in ...

, Wales, on 15 January 1937, Henwood emigrated to New Zealand at the age of 25, and became a naturalised New Zealander in 1977. In 1962, Henwood was appointed to the staff of Mana College in Porirua, teaching science and mathematics there for four years. He then joined the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) as a toxicologist and helped to introduce the breathalyser. In 1971, he published a book on drug use in New Zealand, ''A Turned On World'', that was critical of the Narcotics Act (1965), describing the Act as "using a cannon to kill flies".. Henwood was one of the founding members of

Circa Theatre Circa Theatre is a professional theatre company in Wellington, New Zealand, that was established in 1976. They present a number of plays each year in their two auditoriums, and have a unique partnership and funding model with incoming shows unde ...

and kept contributing to Circa until his death. In the 2006 Queen's Birthday Honours, Henwood was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to film and the theatre. Henwood died in Wellington on 26 August 2019, aged 82.

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1977, TV Movie) – Clem Smith * ''

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'' (1979, TV Movie) – Colonel Smythe * ''Should I Be Good?'' (1985) – Peter Chartwell * ''Hot Target'' (1985) – Douglas Maxwell * ''The End of the Golden Weather'' (1991) – Reverend Thirle * '' Heavenly Creatures'' (1994) – Professor * '' The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (2001) – Council Man (uncredited) * ''

Second Hand Wedding ''Second Hand Wedding'' is a comedy film from New Zealand. It is written by Nick Ward and Linda Niccol and directed by Paul Murphy and was filmed on the Kapiti Coast. Cast * Geraldine Brophy - Jill *Patrick Wilson - Brian *Holly Shanahan - Cher ...

'' (2008) – Desmond Daney * '' Separation City'' (2009) – Registrar * '' The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug'' (2013) – Old Fisherman

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* 1937 births 2019 deaths Male actors from Swansea Welsh male film actors New Zealand male film actors Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit Welsh emigrants to New Zealand New Zealand male television actors New Zealand male stage actors 20th-century Welsh male actors 21st-century Welsh male actors 20th-century New Zealand male actors 21st-century New Zealand male actors People associated with Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (New Zealand) Toxicologists New Zealand schoolteachers {{NZ-actor-stub