Jack Hedley

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Jack Hedley (né Jack Hawkins, changed to avoid confusion with his namesake) (born 1930 in London) is an English actor, best known for his performances on television.

During the early 1960s, Hedley appeared in many British films, notably The Scarlet Blade (1963). He played the title role in the 1960 series The World of Tim Frazer. He became a major star as a result of this and had to be smuggled in and out of buildings. He was later noted for his leading roles in BBC dramas such as Colditz and Who Pays The Ferryman?. This series instigated a vast increase of tourism to the area in which it was filmed in North East Crete (Elounda / Agios Nikolaos and Neapoli) of people 'doing the Ferryman trail'. The resulting influx of tourism (together with the popularity of Michael J Bird's other 70s serial 'The Lotus Eaters'- filmed in Agios Nikolaos) has had a dramatic effect on this area, on its economy and people.

Hedley has captured the market in upper/middle class gentlemen- for which he is best known. Although his CV would belie this reputation. He has a much broader range, playing squaddies, prisoners, Italians, Australians...

He also appeared in the James Bond film For Your Eyes Only as Sir Timothy Havelock.(He also voiced Havelock's parrot.)

Other TV appearances include: The Saint, Gideon's Way- The Alibi Man, Softly, Softly, Dixon of Dock Green, Return of the Saint, One By One, Remington Steele, Only Fools and Horses- episode- A Royal Flush, Allo Allo and Dalziel and Pascoe- episode 'Child's Play.