Syd Heylen
Born: 1922-05-25 in Renmark, South Australia, Australia
Died: 1996-12-04
Known For: Acting
Biography
Syd Heylen (25 May 1922 - 4 December 1996) was an Australian character actor of radio, stage, television and film, comedian, and variety performer and soldier, he often performed in a traditional vaudeville style in the vein of Roy Rene. Heylen was best known for his role in A Country Practice, as the RSL club manager, barman and chef Vernon 'Cookie' Locke, who he played from 1982 until 1992. After he left A Country Practice in 1992, he and his wife Patti retired to their Gold Coast, Queensland home. Occasionally he would do public appearances and performances.
Filmography
1989
- E Street as Reggie Bucketts
1982
- Starstruck as Pub Regular
- Ginger Meggs as Stablehand
1981
- A Country Practice as Vernon 'Cookie' Locke
- Mad Max 2 as Curmudgeon
- A Town Like Alice as Art Foster
1980
- Stir as Old Bob
1976
- The Sullivans as Gabby
- Caddie as Billy