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
1993
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
- Snakes and Ladders as Computer voice
- Goldeneye as Sir William Stephenson
- The Saint: Fear in Fun Park as Harry
1988
- The True Believers as Ben Chifley
- The Clean Machine as Commissioner Fred Riley
1987
- Rafferty's Rules as Detective Sgt. Updike
- Yesterday's Dreams as Gil
1986
- ScreenPlay as Ted Lawrence
- Worlds Beyond as Joe Seagrove
- Daylight Robbery as Ted Lawrence
1985
- Claudia as George
- Robbery Under Arms as Ben
- Reunion at Fairborough as George Kloss
- Bon Voyage as Mr. Teitelbaum
1983
- The Dismissal as Phillip Lynch
1982
- We'll Meet Again as Colonel Rufus Krasnowici
1981
- The Life and Times of David Lloyd George as Max Aitken
1980
- The Enigma Files as Jerry Knowland
1978
- Edward and Mrs Simpson as Lord Beaverbrook
- Money Movers as Dick Martin
- Edward & Mrs. Simpson as Lord Beaverbrook
1977
- The Professionals as Albie
- The Galton & Simpson Playhouse as Percy
- That's Carry On! as Hook (archive footage)
- Three Dangerous Ladies as The Ferryman
- Come Back, Little Sheba as Elmo
1976
- The New Avengers as Vann
- The Duchess of Duke Street as The Senator
- Laurence Olivier Presents as Elmo
- The Ghosts of Motley Hall as Marvin Dewey
- Pressure as Police Inspector
- Old Man March Is Dead as March
1975
- The Sweeney as Harry Biggleswade
- Sporting Chance as Ryker (archive footage)
- Child of Hope as Richard A. Falk
1974
- Fall of Eagles as Purtales
- Barry McKenzie Holds His Own as Sir Alec Ferguson
1973
- Centre Play as March
- Orson Welles' Great Mysteries as Hamilton Briggs
- 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
- ITV Saturday Night Theatre as Martin Bormann
- 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
- Story Parade as Hughie Darcy
- Carry On Jack as Hook
- Never Put It in Writing
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
- Very Important Person as Webber (uncredited)
1960
- The Savage Innocents as Pilot
- There Was a Crooked Man as American Colonel
- Watch Your Stern as Cmdr. Phillips
- Man in the Moon as Storekeeper
1959
- Carry On Nurse as Alec Lawrence
- The Captain's Table as Mr. Brickwood
- The Siege of Pinchgut as TV Newsreader (Uncredited)
1958
- Carry On Sergeant as Sergeant Russell
1957
- The Shiralee as Christy