Ed Devereaux

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Ed Devereaux

Born	August 1925
Died	17 December 2003
Years active	1955 - 1998
Spouse(s)	Rene (died 2001)

Ed Devereaux (August 1925 - 17 December 2003) was an Australian actor, who 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: Deveraux directed "The Veteran" (1969), for which he received much critical acclaim. He also wrote the script. Deveraux wrote the story of "Double Trouble", wrote the screenplay of "Summer Storm" and wrote the script of "The Mine".

He appeared 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. Series 5 was broadcast by the BBC 26 June - 28 August 1977.

Deveraux was married to Rene Deveraux unitil her death in 2001 and had four children. She wrote the song for the Skippy spin-off movie The Intruders in 1969.