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Ed Devereaux

Ed Devereaux

Born: 1925-08-27 • 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.

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".

Filmography
No Image
The Preventers
1996 • Roger Stavro Mordik
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout poster
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
1996 • Mac
Gone Too Far: The Mystery of Mrs. Muriel McKay poster
Gone Too Far: The Mystery of Mrs. Muriel McKay
1992 • Alick McKay
Buddy's Song poster
Buddy's Song
1991 • Bookie
I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle poster
I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle
1990 • Pub Landlord
The Saint: Fear in Fun Park poster
The Saint: Fear in Fun Park
1989 • Harry
Goldeneye poster
Goldeneye
1989 • Sir William Stephenson
The Clean Machine poster
The Clean Machine
1988 • Commissioner Fred Riley
Daylight Robbery poster
Daylight Robbery
1986 • Ted Lawrence
Claudia poster
Claudia
1985 • George
Bon Voyage poster
Bon Voyage
1985 • Mr. Teitelbaum
Reunion at Fairborough poster
Reunion at Fairborough
1985 • George Kloss
Robbery Under Arms poster
Robbery Under Arms
1985 • Ben
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George poster
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
1981 • Max Aitken
Edward & Mrs. Simpson poster
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978 • Lord Beaverbrook
Money Movers poster
Money Movers
1978 • Dick Martin
Come Back, Little Sheba poster
Come Back, Little Sheba
1977 • Elmo
That's Carry On! poster
That's Carry On!
1977 • Hook (archive footage)
Three Dangerous Ladies poster
Three Dangerous Ladies
1977 • The Ferryman
Pressure poster
Pressure
1976 • Police Inspector
Old Man March Is Dead poster
Old Man March Is Dead
1976 • March
Child of Hope poster
Child of Hope
1975 • Richard A. Falk
Sporting Chance poster
Sporting Chance
1975 • Ryker (archive footage)
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own poster
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
1974 • Sir Alec Ferguson
The Death of Adolf Hitler poster
The Death of Adolf Hitler
1973 • Martin Bormann
Bless This House poster
Bless This House
1972 • Jim
Nickel Queen poster
Nickel Queen
1971
Skippy and the Intruders poster
Skippy and the Intruders
1969 • Matt Hammond
No Image
Journey Out Of Darkness
1967 • Jubbal
They're a Weird Mob poster
They're a Weird Mob
1966 • Joe Kennedy
Never Put It in Writing poster
Never Put It in Writing
1964
Carry On Jack poster
Carry On Jack
1964 • Hook
No Image
Live It Up!
1963
Ladies Who Do poster
Ladies Who Do
1963 • Mr. Gubbins
The Wrong Arm of the Law poster
The Wrong Arm of the Law
1963 • Bluey May
The Password Is Courage poster
The Password Is Courage
1962 • Aussie
Carry On Cruising poster
Carry On Cruising
1962 • Young Officer
Very Important Person poster
Very Important Person
1961 • Webber (uncredited)
Carry On Regardless poster
Carry On Regardless
1961 • Mr. Panting
Man in the Moon poster
Man in the Moon
1960 • Storekeeper
Watch Your Stern poster
Watch Your Stern
1960 • Cmdr. Phillips
There Was a Crooked Man poster
There Was a Crooked Man
1960 • American Colonel
The Savage Innocents poster
The Savage Innocents
1960 • Pilot
Carry On Nurse poster
Carry On Nurse
1959 • Alec Lawrence
The Captain's Table poster
The Captain's Table
1959 • Mr. Brickwood
Carry On Sergeant poster
Carry On Sergeant
1958 • Sergeant Russell
The Shiralee poster
The Shiralee
1957 • Christy