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Ed Devereaux (27 August 192517 December 2003) was an Australian actor, director and scriptwriter who lived in the United Kingdom for many years. He was best known for playing the part of Matt Hammond the head ranger in the Australian television series ''Skippy the Bush Kangaroo''. He was also involved in the series behind the scenes, Devereaux writing the script and directing the episode ''The Veteran'' (1969), for which he received much critical acclaim. Devereaux based the story of the episode "Double Trouble" on an idea conceived by his children, wrote the screenplay of "Summer Storm" and the script for "The Mine". Devereaux appeared as Mr. Gubbins in the 1963 British comedy movie ''Ladies Who Do'' and in several ''Carry On'' films including ''Carry On Sergeant'', ''Carry On Nurse'', ''Carry On Regardless'' and ''Carry On Jack''. He also appeared as Thomas Macaulay in series 5 of ''The Onedin Line'', as Lord Beaverbrook in both ''Edward & Mrs. Simpson'' and ''The Life and Times of David Lloyd George'', and as Mac in the British comedy series ''Absolutely Fabulous'' and in ''The Professionals'' (episode "Runner") and ''The Sweeney'' ("Jackpot"). In 1964 he appeared in ''The Saint'' episode "The Loving Brothers". In 1970 he played the villain in the ''The Persuaders !'' episode "Anyone Can Play". Australian TV roles included the title role of Jack Meredith in ''My Brother Jack'' (ABC-TV, 1965), and George King in ''Kings'' (1983). He also received critical acclaim for his role as Australian Prime Minister Ben Chifley, in the ABC-TV mini series 'The True Believers' (1988). ==Personal life == Devereaux's first wife was Irene Champion. Together they had four children: John (b. 1954), Steven (b. 1955), Timothy (b. 1956) and Matthew (b. 1962). Champion wrote the song for the ''Skippy'' spin-off movie ''The Intruders'' in 1969. She and Devereaux separated in 1986. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ed Devereaux」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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