Ed Devereaux
Born: 1925-08-27 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died: 2003-12-17
Known For: Acting
Biography
Ed Devereaux (27 August 1925 – 17 December 2003) was an Australian actor, who lived in the UK for many years. He was best known for playing the part of "Matt Hammond" in the Australian children's television series Skippy. He was also involved in the series behind the scenes; Devereaux both wrote the script and directed The Veteran (1969), for which he received much critical acclaim. Devereaux based the story of Double Trouble on an idea conceived by his children, wrote the screenplay of Summer Storm and wrote the script of The Mine. Devereaux appeared as Mr. Gubbins in the 1963 British comedy movie Ladies Who Do and in several Carry On films including Carry On Sergeant, Carry On Nurse, Carry On Regardless, Carry On Cruising and Carry On Jack. He also appeared as Thomas Macaulay in series 5 of The Onedin Line and as Mac in the British comedy series Absolutely Fabulous and in The Professionals (episode "Runner") and The Sweeney ("Jackpot"). In 1964 he appeared in The Saint episode "The Loving Brothers".
Filmography
1996
- Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout as Mac
- The Preventers as Roger Stavro Mordik
1992
- Gone Too Far: The Mystery of Mrs. Muriel McKay as Alick McKay
1991
- Buddy's Song as Bookie
1990
- I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle as Pub Landlord
1989
- Goldeneye as Sir William Stephenson
- The Saint: Fear in Fun Park as Harry
- Snakes and Ladders as Computer voice
1988
- The Clean Machine as Commissioner Fred Riley
- The True Believers as Ben Chifley
1987
- Rafferty's Rules as Detective Sgt. Updike
- Yesterday's Dreams as Gil
1986
- Daylight Robbery as Ted Lawrence
1985
- Bon Voyage as Mr. Teitelbaum
- Claudia as George
- Robbery Under Arms as Ben
- Reunion at Fairborough as George Kloss
1983
- The Dismissal as Phillip Lynch
1982
1981
- The Life and Times of David Lloyd George as Max Aitken
1980
- The Enigma Files as Jerry Knowland
1978
- Edward & Mrs. Simpson as Lord Beaverbrook
- Edward and Mrs Simpson as Lord Beaverbrook
- Money Movers as Dick Martin
1977
- The Professionals as Albie
- Come Back, Little Sheba as Elmo
- Three Dangerous Ladies as The Ferryman
- That's Carry On! as Hook (archive footage)
- The Galton & Simpson Playhouse as Percy
1976
- Pressure as Police Inspector
- The New Avengers as Vann
- Old Man March Is Dead as March
- Laurence Olivier Presents as Elmo
- The Ghosts of Motley Hall
1975
- The Sweeney as Harry Biggleswade
- Child of Hope as Richard A. Falk
- Sporting Chance as Ryker
1974
- Fall of Eagles as Purtales
- Barry McKenzie Holds His Own as Sir Alec Ferguson
1973
- The Death of Adolf Hitler as Martin Bormann
1972
- Bless This House as Jim
1971
- The Persuaders! as Ryker
- Justice as Frank Ronce
- Nickel Queen
1969
- The Main Chance as Paul Miller
- Skippy and the Intruders as Matt Hammond
1968
- Skippy the Bush Kangaroo as Matt Hammond
1967
- Journey Out Of Darkness as Jubbal
1966
- They're a Weird Mob as Joe Kennedy
1965
- My Brother Jack as Jack
1964
- Carry On Jack as Hook
- Never Put It in Writing
- Story Parade as Hughie Darcy
1963
- The Wrong Arm of the Law as Bluey May
- Ladies Who Do as Mr. Gubbins
- Live It Up!
1962
- The Saint as Wally Kinsall
- Carry On Cruising as Young Officer
- The Password Is Courage as Aussie
1961
- Carry On Regardless as Mr. Panting
1960
- The Savage Innocents as Pilot
- Man in the Moon as Storekeeper
- Watch Your Stern as Cmdr. Phillips
- There Was a Crooked Man as American Colonel
1959
- Carry On Nurse as Alec Lawrence
- The Captain's Table as Mr. Brickwood
1958
- Carry On Sergeant as Sergeant Russell
1957
- The Shiralee as Christy