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Ed Devereaux
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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, Carr…
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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".
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Ed Devereaux's Filmography
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The Preventers
as Roger Stavro Mordik
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
as Mac
Gone Too Far: The Mystery of Mrs. Muriel McKay
as Alick McKay
Buddy's Song
as Bookie
I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle
as Pub Landlord
The Saint: Fear in Fun Park
as Harry
Goldeneye
as Sir William Stephenson
The Clean Machine
as Commissioner Fred Riley
Daylight Robbery
as Ted Lawrence
Claudia
as George
Bon Voyage
as Mr. Teitelbaum
Reunion at Fairborough
as George Kloss
Robbery Under Arms
as Ben
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
as Max Aitken
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
as Lord Beaverbrook
Money Movers
as Dick Martin
Come Back, Little Sheba
as Elmo
That's Carry On!
as Hook (archive footage)
Three Dangerous Ladies
as The Ferryman
Pressure
as Police Inspector
No Poster
The Island
as The Ferryman
Old Man March Is Dead
as March
Child of Hope
as Richard A. Falk
Sporting Chance
as Ryker (archive footage)
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
as Sir Alec Ferguson
The Death of Adolf Hitler
as Martin Bormann
Bless This House
as Jim
Nickel Queen
Skippy and the Intruders
as Matt Hammond
No Poster
Journey Out Of Darkness
as Jubbal
They're a Weird Mob
as Joe Kennedy
Never Put It in Writing
Carry On Jack
as Hook
No Poster
Live It Up!
as Herbert Martin
Ladies Who Do
as Mr. Gubbins
The Wrong Arm of the Law
as Bluey May
The Password Is Courage
as Aussie
Carry On Cruising
as Young Officer
Very Important Person
as Webber (uncredited)
Carry On Regardless
as Mr. Panting
Man in the Moon
as Storekeeper
Watch Your Stern
as Cmdr. Phillips
There Was a Crooked Man
as American Colonel
Bottoms Up!
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Savage Innocents
as Pilot
The Siege of Pinchgut
as TV Newsreader (Uncredited)
Carry On Nurse
as Alec Lawrence
The Captain's Table
as Mr. Brickwood
Carry On Sergeant
as Sergeant Russell
The Shiralee
as Christy