Ed Devereaux
- Acting
- August 27, 1925 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- December 17, 2003
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
- Oppenheimer · General Wilhelm Styer
- 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
- Justice · Frank Ronce
- The Persuaders! · Ryker
- Nickel Queen
- Skippy and the Intruders · Matt Hammond
- The Main Chance · Paul Miller
- ITV Saturday Night Theatre · Martin Bormann
- Skippy the Bush Kangaroo · Matt Hammond, Loder
- Journey Out Of Darkness · Jubbal
- They're a Weird Mob · Joe Kennedy
- Thirty-Minute Theatre · Pulsford
- My Brother Jack · Jack
- Never Put It in Writing
- Story Parade · Hughie Darcy
- Carry On Jack · Hook
- Live It Up! · Herbert Martin
- Ladies Who Do · Mr. Gubbins
- The Wrong Arm of the Law · Bluey May
- The Saint · Wally Kinsall
- The Password Is Courage · Aussie
- Carry On Cruising · Young Officer
- Very Important Person · Webber (uncredited)
- Carry On Regardless · Mr. Panting
- Man in the Moon · Storekeeper
- Watch Your Stern · Cmdr. Phillips
- There Was a Crooked Man · American Colonel
- Bottoms Up! · Policeman (uncredited)
- The Savage Innocents · Pilot
- The Siege of Pinchgut · TV Newsreader (Uncredited)
- Carry On Nurse · Alec Lawrence