Alan Hewitt (January 21, 1915 â€" November 7, 1986) was an American
film, television, and stage actor. His most prominent TV roles were
Detective Brennan in My Favorite Martian and the district attorney in
How to Murder Your Wife.Born in New York City, Hewitt was educated
there and entered Dartmouth College when he was 15, graduating in
1934. His acting debut was in a school production at age 10.Hewitt
first appeared on the New York stage in The Taming of the Shrew in
1935, starring Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne. He later toured with
them in that play. in 1936-37, he appeared again with Lunt and
Fontanne in productions of Amphitryon 38 and The Sea Gull. His
obituary in The New York Times noted that he "scored his biggest
successes on Broadway in William Saroyan's Love's Old Sweet Song and
John Steinbeck's The Moon Is Down."During World War II Hewitt served
in the US Army's Armed Forces Radio Service from 1943-1946.
film, television, and stage actor. His most prominent TV roles were
Detective Brennan in My Favorite Martian and the district attorney in
How to Murder Your Wife.Born in New York City, Hewitt was educated
there and entered Dartmouth College when he was 15, graduating in
1934. His acting debut was in a school production at age 10.Hewitt
first appeared on the New York stage in The Taming of the Shrew in
1935, starring Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne. He later toured with
them in that play. in 1936-37, he appeared again with Lunt and
Fontanne in productions of Amphitryon 38 and The Sea Gull. His
obituary in The New York Times noted that he "scored his biggest
successes on Broadway in William Saroyan's Love's Old Sweet Song and
John Steinbeck's The Moon Is Down."During World War II Hewitt served
in the US Army's Armed Forces Radio Service from 1943-1946.
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