Ed Devereaux (1925 - December 17, 2003) was an Australian actor, who was best known for playing the part of "Matt Hammond" in the Australian children's television series Skippy. Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 2003 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... (DVD cover) Skippy the Bush Kangaroo was a popular Australian television series for children produced from 1966 to 1968. ...
He appeared in several Carry On films including Carry On Sergeant, Carry On Nurse, Carry On Regardless, Carry On Cruising and Carry On Jack. The Carry On films were a long-running series of British low-budget comedy films, directed by Gerald Thomas and produced by Peter Rogers. ... Carry On Sergeant is the first Carry On film, and its first public screening was on 1st August 1958 at Screen One, London. ... Carry On Nurse is the second Carry On film, released in 1959. ... Carry on Regardless is the fifth Carry on // Plot Summary for Carry On Regardless The Helping Hands agency employs some very strange people to perform some very strange jobs! Even the simplest of tasks get bungled by the incompetent but lovable staff, as they get given jobs ranging from taking... Carry On Cruising is the sixth Carry on film. ... Carry on Jack is the eighth movie in the Carry On movie series. ...
EdDevereaux may not be such a familiar name to non-Australians, but to two generations of viewers he was park ranger Matt Hammond in the television series Skippy (about the adventures of an orphaned kangaroo raised by the ranger’s son).
Devereaux died in London yesterday at the age of 78.
EdDevereaux was a fine actor, and although I didn’t know him, I could tell from his performances in the shows I saw that he was a good man. He had four sons so he was no doubt a good father too.
Devereaux, who has died aged 78 in London, was among the last of a generation of Australian performers who hit England in the 1950s to seek acting fame and found social infamy.
Devereaux died of renal failure in his sleep at his Hampstead home about 3am on Wednesday, London time, three months after he was diagnosed with cancer of the oesophagus.
Devereaux was one of 10 children born into a working-class Catholic family in north Sydney.
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