Ed Devereaux

ActorDirectorWriter Aug 27 (died age 78) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1957–1996 (39 year career)

6.3 avg rating

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 S…

Known For

Film

Carry On Sergeant

Sergeant Russell

Film

Carry On Nurse

Alec Lawrence

Film

Carry On Cruising

Young Officer

Film

The Savage Innocents

Pilot

Film

Carry On Regardless

Mr. Panting

Film

The Wrong Arm of the Law

Bluey May

Film

Carry On Jack

Hook

Film

Goldeneye

Sir William Stephenson

Filmography

Acting (74)

Movies (47)

The Preventers

1996

as Roger Stavro Mordik

Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout

1996

as Mac

7.3

Gone Too Far: The Mystery of Mrs. Muriel McKay

1992

as Alick McKay

Buddy's Song

1991

as Bookie

5.2

I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle

1990

as Pub Landlord

5.3

Goldeneye

1989

as Sir William Stephenson

5.8

The Saint: Fear in Fun Park

1989

as Harry

The Clean Machine

1988

as Commissioner Fred Riley

5.0

Daylight Robbery

1986

as Ted Lawrence

Reunion at Fairborough

as George Kloss

Claudia

as George

Bon Voyage

as Mr. Teitelbaum

Robbery Under Arms

1985

as Ben

6.4

The Life and Times of David Lloyd George

1981

as Max Aitken

Money Movers

1978

as Dick Martin

6.0

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

1978

as Lord Beaverbrook

10.0

Come Back, Little Sheba

1977

as Elmo

7.0

That's Carry On!

1977

as Hook (archive footage)

5.7

Three Dangerous Ladies

1977

as The Ferryman

5.0

Old Man March Is Dead

1976

as March

Pressure

1976

as Police Inspector

6.2

Child of Hope

1975

as Richard A. Falk

Sporting Chance

1975

as Ryker (archive footage)

6.0

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own

1974

as Sir Alec Ferguson

5.2

The Death of Adolf Hitler

as Martin Bormann

Bless This House

as Jim

Nickel Queen

Skippy and the Intruders

1969

as Matt Hammond

5.0

Journey Out Of Darkness

1967

as Jubbal

They're a Weird Mob

as Joe Kennedy

Carry On Jack

as Hook

Never Put It in Writing

1964

The Wrong Arm of the Law

as Bluey May

Ladies Who Do

as Mr. Gubbins

Live It Up!

The Password Is Courage

as Aussie

Carry On Cruising

as Young Officer

Carry On Regardless

as Mr. Panting

Very Important Person

1961

as Webber (uncredited)

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

Carry On Nurse

as Alec Lawrence

The Captain's Table

as Mr. Brickwood

Carry On Sergeant

as Sergeant Russell

The Shiralee

as Christy

Television (27)

Absolutely Fabulous

as Mac

Snakes and Ladders

as Computer voice

The True Believers

as Ben Chifley

Rafferty's Rules

1987

as Detective Sgt. Updike

6.0

Yesterday's Dreams

1987

as Gil

Worlds Beyond

as Joe Seagrove

The Dismissal

as Phillip Lynch

We'll Meet Again

as Colonel Rufus Krasnowici

5.5

The Enigma Files

1980

as Jerry Knowland

5.5

Edward and Mrs Simpson

as Lord Beaverbrook

The Professionals

as Albie

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

1977

as Percy

The New Avengers

1976

as Vann

7.0

Laurence Olivier Presents

1976

as Elmo

7.0

The Duchess of Duke Street

1976

as The Senator

8.0

The Ghosts of Motley Hall

The Sweeney

as Harry Biggleswade

Fall of Eagles

as Purtales

Centre Play

as March

The Persuaders!

as Ryker

Justice

as Frank Ronce

The Main Chance

as Paul Miller

Skippy the Bush Kangaroo

1968

as Matt Hammond

5.6

Skippy the Bush Kangaroo

1968

as Loder

5.6

My Brother Jack

1965

as Jack

Story Parade

as Hughie Darcy

The Saint

as Wally Kinsall

Crew (2)

Television (2)

Skippy the Bush Kangaroo

1968

Director

5.6

Skippy the Bush Kangaroo

1968

Writer

5.6