- Date of Birth: February 07, 1942
- Place of Birth: Battersea, London, England, UK
Gareth Hunt Biography
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Gareth Hunt mini-bio: Date of death: 14 March 2007, Redhill, Surrey, England, UK (pancreatic cancer).
Nephew of actress Martita Hunt.
Famous for his Nescafe coffee television commercials in which he shook coffee beans in his hands.
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".
Began failing in health in 1999 after suffering a heart attack.
Played Footman Frederick Norton on the popular Brit series "Upstairs, Downstairs" (1971) and starred as Mike Gambit in "The New Avengers" (1976), joining Patrick Macnee and Joanna Lumley.
Studied acting for two and a half years at Webber-Douglas.
