Ed Devereaux, born Edward Sidney Devereaux, (27 August 1925 — 17 December 2003), was an Australian actor who lived in Britain for a long period, best known for playing Matt Hammond in Skippy the Bush Kangaroo.
Living in Australia, he worked as a boy soprano, teenage soldier, cabbie, storeman, and truck driver until the age of 25 when he moved to the UK. His film career began with roles in comedy films such as five of the Carry On films, Watch Your Stern, The Wrong Arm of the Law, and Ladies Who Do.
On British TV, he mostly appeared in dramas, most notably playing Thomas Macaulay in four episodes of The Onedin Line. On Australian TV, he was best known for playing Matt Hammond in the children's series Skippy the Bush Kangaroo, while other notable roles for Devereaux were Jack Meredith in My Brother Jack, George King in Kings, and Prime Minister Ben Chifley in The True Believers.
He died in his sleep of kidney failure at the age of 78.
Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
Films- Carry On, Sergeant (1958) — Sergeant Russell
- Carry On Nurse (1959) — Alec Lawrence
- Watch Your Stern (1960) — Commander Phillips
- Carry On Regardless (1961) — Mr. Panting
- Carry On Cruising (1962) — Young Officer
- The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963) — Bluey May
- Heavens Above! (1963) — Communications Officer (Uncredited Role)
- Carry On Jack (1964) — Hook
- Money Movers (1978) — Dick Martin
- The Smurfs and the Magic Flute (1979) — Voice
- I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle (1990) — Pub Landlord
- The Saint, episode "The Loving Brothers" (1964) — Wally Kinsall
- Skippy the Bush Kangaroo, 91 episodes:
- 91 episodes (1968-70) — Matt Hammond
- "Double Trouble" (1968) — Loder
- The Persuaders!, episode "Anyone Can Play" (1971) — Ryker
- Fall of Eagles, episode "Dress Rehearsal" (1974) — Purtales
- The Sweeney, episode "Jackpot" (1975) — Harry Biggleswade
- Play for Today, episode "Child of Hope" (1975) — Richard A. Falk
- The New Avengers, episode "The Midas Touch" (1976) — Vann
- The Onedin Line, 4 episodesshow list (1977) — Thomas Macauley
- The Professionals, episode "Runner" (1979) — Albie
- Whoops Apocalypse, episode "The Violet Hour" (1982) — General E.F. "Gizzard" Pemberley
- Screenplay, episode "Daylight Robbery" (1986) — Ted Lawrence
- Absolutely Fabulous, episode "The Last Shout: Part 2" (1996) — Mac
