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Peter Ewen Solon (7 September 1917 – 7 July 1985)[1] was a New Zealand-born actor, who worked extensively in both the United Kingdom and Australia.[2][3]

Ewen Solon
as Lucas in TV's Maigret (1960-1963)
Born	Peter Ewen Solon (1917-09-07)7 September 1917 Auckland, New Zealand
Died	7 July 1985(1985-07-07) (aged 67) Addlestone, Surrey, England
Occupation	Actor

At the outbreak of World War II, Solon became a member of the First Echelon, 2nd NZEF that saw service in the Middle East. Later appointed as a commissioned officer, he married Frances Gwendolyne Hughes, a New Zealander; also serving in Egypt during the War.

After training as a Primary School teacher he travelled overseas to pursue an acting career. Film credits include: Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue, The Dam Busters, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Terror of the Tongs, The Curse of the Werewolf, The Message, Unidentified Flying Oddball and The Wicked Lady.[4][5]

On Television, he was a series regular on, Maigret, playing Sergeant Lucas, the eponymous commissaire's right-hand man, in 50 of the series' 52 episodes. His other appearances include: The Four Just Men, A Mask for Alexis, Man of the World, Danger Man, Dixon of Dock Green, Doctor Who (in the serials The Savages and Planet of Evil),Scotland Yard Murder Anonymous 1955[6] The Troubleshooters, Redcap, The Revenue Men, Bellbird, Virgin of the Secret Service, Journey to the Unknown, Matlock Police, Spyforce, Division 4 and Into the Labyrinth.[7][8]

Solon married a second time in 1965, to an English actress, Vicki Woolf.[9]

Selected filmography

References

External links

• Ewen Solon at IMDb

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