Syd Heylen
- Acting
- May 25, 1922 · Renmark, South Australia, Australia
- December 4, 1996
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.
Known for
Filmography
- E Street · Reggie Bucketts
- Ginger Meggs · Stablehand
- Starstruck · Pub Regular
- Mad Max 2 · Curmudgeon
- A Country Practice · Vernon 'Cookie' Locke
- A Town Like Alice · Art Foster
- Stir · Old Bob
- The Sullivans · Gabby
- Caddie · Billy