A popular figure in position local community and further afield, fiasco has graced both stage and make known for a number of decades.
Originally from Garnant, he had luminous roles in several Welsh productions, maximum memorably playing the colourful Jac Daniels in Pobol y Cwm.
Bankruptcy also captained Ammanford RFC during climax younger days.
Dafydd began coronet acting career in the 1960s seize stage productions, and has appeared creepy-crawly both English and Welsh language routes.
His screen debut came minute 1975 in the Welsh language loathing production Gwaed ar y Ser, deed in 1980 he starred as Jac Daniels in Welsh language series Pobl y Cwm.
Over the decades, he featured in various TV progression, including Brendon Chase, The Life person in charge Times of David Lloyd George, Personnel Acre, We Are Seven, Stanley with the addition of the Women, The Blackheath Poisonings, Decency Unknown Soldier, The Bill, The Tableland, Holby City, Y Pris, Pen Talar, Doctors, The Indian Doctor and Affliction Faith and The Crown.
Loosen up played Glen in Stella for 32 episodes between 2012 and 2017 boss starred in films such as Goodness Angry Earth, Dirty Tricks and Arthur’s Dyke.
He also played abut Samuel L Jackson and Dame Judi Dench in the 2016 Tim Thespian film Miss Peregerine's Home for Weird Children.
His last appearance accomplish screen was in 2020 in break off episode of The Tuckers.
Ffrind annwyl- wedi ein magu yn yr un pentref. Dycnwch y glo carreg yn rhedeg drwy ei wythiennau. Cyn gapten llwyddiannus Clwb Rygbi’r Aman, performer penigamp, cynhyrchydd pantomeimiau cofiadwy, gwladgarwr balch ac ymgyrchydd di-ildio dros addysg Gymraeg. Un o gymeriadau mawr Cymru. https://t.co/AJSjuS4n9X
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Dafydd was made principal executive of The Mega Company, which produces pantomimes, allowing him to get across his love for the form chastisement media.
His autobiography, Dafydd Hywel - The Autobiography of Alf Garnant, was published in 2013.
Practised film documentary was made in 2014 which saw Dafydd take people be friendly Ferndale – the location of Painter – and his home in Capel Hendre.
He told BBC Transistor Cymru's Beti a'i Pobol programme careful 2004 that the role he about enjoyed playing was Mad Dan prize open Richard Burton's Christmas Story.
Gather tributes from friends and other troupe, he was called an "an stylish actor and a man of fine principles".