Jeremy Hawk (20 May 1918 Johannesburg, South Africa - 15 January 2002 Reading, Berkshire) was a character actor with a long career in music halls and on London's West End stage. He also appeared on television as straight man to Benny Hill, Arthur Askey, Sir Norman Wisdom and Sid Caesar as well as hosting the ITV programme Criss Cross Quiz as well as the junior version for children's television from 1957 to 1962. He later presented the improvisation comedy show Impromptu. He also appeared in several films, including Lucky Jim (1957).[1] He found little other work though is remembered for a long running famous Cadbury's chocolate tropical style advert in the 1970s: "Nuts, who-le ha-zelnuts. Cadbury's take 'em and they cover 'em in chocolate". He died in 2002, aged 83.
His first marriage was to Tuli Hawk and they had a daughter, Berenice Hawk. His real name was Cedric Lange, but changed it when he entered RADA. He was already nicknamed "Hawk" because of the shape of his nose. He was also later married to actress Joan Heal, with whom he had a daughter, the actress Belinda Lang.[2]