Name
Ed Devereaux
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1925-08-27
Deathday
2003-12-17 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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
6.7
William is an unsuccessful guinea pig for a medical group interested in researching the co...
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The "Ladies Who Do" are office cleaners. One of them discovers some hot stock tips and the...
6.9
An Eskimo who has had little contact with white men goes to a trading post where he accide...
6.382
In Haven Hospital, a certain men's ward is causing more havoc than the whole hospital alto...
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When a motorbike gang kills an occultist, the evil spirit he was summoning inhabits a dama...
6.4
Sergeant Grimshawe wants to retire in the flush of success by winning the Star Squad prize...
6.7
The crooks in London know how it works. No one carries guns and no one resists the police....
5.8
Celebrating twenty years of classic Carry On films, two of the films’ best-loved stars, ...
6.5
Sergeant-Major Charles Coward, a brave British soldier is captured by German forces during...
5.9
Able seaman Poop-Decker signs up for adventure on the high seas with the wicked Captain Fe...
- 1966 They're a Weird Mob as Joe Kennedy
- 1964 Carry On Jack as Hook
- 1962 Carry On Cruising as Young Officer
- 1978 Money Movers as Dick Martin
- 1963 The Wrong Arm of the Law as Bluey May
- 1978 Edward & Mrs. Simpson as Lord Beaverbrook
- 1977 That's Carry On! as Hook (archive footage)
- 1962 The Password Is Courage as Aussie
- 1960 Man in the Moon as Storekeeper
- 1960 Watch Your Stern as Cmdr. Phillips
- 1960 There Was a Crooked Man as American Colonel
- 1989 Goldeneye as Sir William Stephenson
- 1985 Claudia as George
- 1969 Skippy and the Intruders as Matt Hammond
- 1988 The Clean Machine as Commissioner Fred Riley
- 1996 Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout as Mac
- 1986 Daylight Robbery as Ted Lawrence
- 1973 The Death of Adolf Hitler as Martin Bormann
- 1961 Carry On Regardless as Mr. Panting
- 1976 Old Man March Is Dead as March
- 1967 Journey Out Of Darkness as Jubbal
- 1985 Bon Voyage as Mr. Teitelbaum
- 1992 Gone Too Far: The Mystery of Mrs. Muriel McKay as Alick McKay
- 1971 Nickel Queen
- 1964 Never Put It in Writing
- 1976 Pressure as Police Inspector
- 1996 The Preventers as Roger Stavro Mordik
- 1958 Carry On Sergeant as Sergeant Russell
- 1985 Reunion at Fairborough as George Kloss
- 1981 The Life and Times of David Lloyd George as Max Aitken
- 1991 Buddy's Song as Bookie
- 1974 Barry McKenzie Holds His Own as Sir Alec Ferguson
- 1990 I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle as Pub Landlord
- 1960 The Savage Innocents as Pilot
- 1963 Ladies Who Do as Mr. Gubbins
- 1972 Bless This House as Jim
- 1989 The Saint: Fear in Fun Park as Harry
- 1975 Sporting Chance as Ryker (archive footage)
- 1975 Child of Hope as Richard A. Falk
- 1957 The Shiralee as Christy
- 1977 Come Back, Little Sheba as Elmo
- 1985 Robbery Under Arms as Ben
- 1977 Three Dangerous Ladies as The Ferryman
- 1959 Carry On Nurse as Alec Lawrence
- 1959 The Captain's Table as Mr. Brickwood
- 1963 Live It Up! as Herbert Martin
- 1961 Very Important Person as Webber (uncredited)
- 1959 The Siege of Pinchgut as TV Newsreader (Uncredited)
- 1960 Bottoms Up! as Policeman (uncredited)
- 1976 The Island as The Ferryman
- 1971 The Persuaders! ( 1 episode ) as Ryker
- 1988 The True Believers ( 8 episodes ) as Ben Chifley
- 1980 The Enigma Files ( 1 episode ) as Jerry Knowland
- 1978 Edward and Mrs Simpson ( 2 episodes ) as Lord Beaverbrook
- 1976 The New Avengers ( 1 episode ) as Vann
- 1968 Skippy the Bush Kangaroo ( 91 episodes ) as Matt Hammond
- 1974 Fall of Eagles ( 1 episode ) as Purtales
- 1976 Laurence Olivier Presents ( 1 episode ) as Elmo
- 1989 Snakes and Ladders ( 7 episodes ) as Computer voice
- 1969 The Main Chance ( 1 episode ) as Paul Miller
- 1965 My Brother Jack ( 10 episodes ) as Jack
- 1971 Justice ( 2 episodes ) as Frank Ronce
- 1987 Rafferty's Rules ( 1 episode ) as Detective Sgt. Updike
- 1968 Skippy the Bush Kangaroo ( 1 episode ) as Loder
- 1962 The Saint ( 1 episode ) as Wally Kinsall
- 1983 The Dismissal ( 3 episodes ) as Phillip Lynch
- 1977 The Professionals ( 1 episode ) as Albie
- 1975 The Sweeney ( 1 episode ) as Harry Biggleswade
- 1964 Story Parade ( 1 episode ) as Hughie Darcy
- 1977 The Galton & Simpson Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Percy
- 1987 Yesterday's Dreams ( 7 episodes ) as Gil
- 1976 The Duchess of Duke Street ( 1 episode ) as The Senator
- 1986 Worlds Beyond ( 1 episode ) as Joe Seagrove
- 1976 The Ghosts of Motley Hall ( 1 episode ) as Marvin Dewey
- 1973 Centre Play ( 1 episode ) as March
- 1993 Eurotrash ( 1 episode )
- 1969 ITV Saturday Night Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Martin Bormann
- 1973 Orson Welles' Great Mysteries ( 1 episode ) as Hamilton Briggs
- 1986 ScreenPlay ( 1 episode ) as Ted Lawrence
- 1973 Armchair 30 ( 1 episode ) as Inspector Braithwaite
- 1982 We'll Meet Again ( 1 episode ) as Col Rufus Krasnowici
- 1965 Thirty-Minute Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Pulsford
- 1982 American Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as General Wilhelm Styer
- 1980 Oppenheimer ( 1 episode ) as General Wilhelm Styer
- 1978 Life at Stake ( 1 episode ) as Assistant Commissioner Miller
