Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 27, 1925
Died
Dec 17, 2003
Place of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Credits
82 titles
Ed Devereaux
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".
Known For
Filmography
The Preventers
Roger Stavro Mordik
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
Mac
Eurotrash
Gone Too Far: The Mystery of Mrs. Muriel McKay
Alick McKay
Buddy's Song
Bookie
I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle
Pub Landlord
Snakes and Ladders
Computer voice
The Saint: Fear in Fun Park
Harry
Goldeneye
Sir William Stephenson
The True Believers
Ben Chifley
The Clean Machine
Commissioner Fred Riley
Rafferty's Rules
Detective Sgt. Updike
Yesterday's Dreams
Gil
Worlds Beyond
Joe Seagrove
Daylight Robbery
Ted Lawrence
ScreenPlay
Ted Lawrence
Claudia
George
Bon Voyage
Mr. Teitelbaum
Reunion at Fairborough
George Kloss
Robbery Under Arms
Ben
The Dismissal
Phillip Lynch
We'll Meet Again
Col Rufus Krasnowici
American Playhouse
General Wilhelm Styer
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
Max Aitken
The Enigma Files
Jerry Knowland
Edward and Mrs Simpson
Lord Beaverbrook
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
Lord Beaverbrook
Money Movers
Dick Martin
Come Back, Little Sheba
Elmo
The Professionals
Albie
That's Carry On!
Hook (archive footage)
Three Dangerous Ladies
The Ferryman
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
Percy
Laurence Olivier Presents
Elmo
Pressure
Police Inspector
The New Avengers
Vann
The Duchess of Duke Street
The Senator
The Island
The Ferryman
Old Man March Is Dead
March
The Ghosts of Motley Hall
Marvin Dewey
Child of Hope
Richard A. Falk
The Sweeney
Harry Biggleswade
Sporting Chance
Ryker (archive footage)
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
Sir Alec Ferguson
Fall of Eagles
Purtales
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Hamilton Briggs
Centre Play
March
Armchair 30
Inspector Braithwaite
The Death of Adolf Hitler
Martin Bormann
Bless This House
Jim