Edward (Ed) Devereaux - (1925-2003)

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DetailsEdward Sidney Devereaux was born on August 27, 1925, in Sydney. He was one of eleven children born to George and Margaret Devereaux. He had been a boy soprano, teenage soldier in New Guinea, cabbie, storeman and truck driver before the acting urge took him to London.
Ed was living with his mother in Boundary Street, Roseville in 1949 before heading to London the following year. He married Irene Champion a few years later and they went on to have four sons.
Ed Devereaux had an acting career which spanned five decades. Critically acclaimed for his portrayal of prime minister Ben Chifley in the TV mini-series True Believers and Martin Bormann in the movie The Death of Adolph Hitler, to name but a few of his many fine acting roles. However, it would be an Australian television program, Skippy the Bush Kangaroo for which he is best remembered. Ed Devereaux played the part of Matt Hammond, head ranger at Waratah National Park, between 1966 and 1968. In the show he was the single father of two sons, Sonny, played by Garry Pankhurst and Mark, played by Ken James, however it was a bush kangaroo named Skippy who was the centre of attention. The show was a huge success, making the actors all household names, and re-runs of the show can still be seen on television today.
Ed and Irene (Rene) left Harrow in north-west London and returned to Australia around 1965. They resided in Galen Avenue, Hornsby during the Skippy years, and were well-known locals in the Hornsby Shire, before returning to England.
Ed married his second wife Julie Hopton in London in 1986. He battled heart problems and cancer in his last years and died in London’s Royal Free Hospital on December 17, 2003. Ed Devereaux was 78.
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Edward (Ed) Devereaux - (1925-2003)