Ed Devereaux
Actor
Born August 27, 1925 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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.
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
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
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
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
They're a Weird Mob
Joe Kennedy
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Pulsford
My Brother Jack
Jack
Never Put It in Writing
Carry On Jack
Hook
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
The Captain's Table
Mr. Brickwood
Carry On Sergeant
Sergeant Russell
The Shiralee
Christy