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Jack Hedley

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jack Hedley (born in London on 28 October 1930 as Jack Hawkins, name changed to avoid confusion with his namesake) is an English actor, best known for his performances on television. His screen career began in 1950 with a 13-minute drama-documentary about polio called A Life to be Lived. In the 1950s he starred in a number of films and TV appearances, such as Left Right and Centre, Fair Game, and the Alun Owen-scripted No Trams to Lime Street with Billie Whitelaw. He became a TV star in the Francis Durbridge-scripted BBC series The World of Tim Frazer (transmitted from November 1960 to March 1961), the 18 instalments of which comprised three separate serials of six episodes each. He also played Corrigan Blake in Alun Owen's 1962 BBC play You Can't Win 'Em All, the role being taken over by John Turner in the series Corrigan Blake that resulted the following year. He was also in Alun Owen's 'A Little Winter Love'. He appeared in a number of British films of the 1960s, notably Lawrence of Arabia (1962), The Scarlet Blade (1963), Witchcraft (1964), Of Human Bondage (1964), The Secret of Blood Island (1964) and The Anniversary (1968). He also had roles in several 1970s BBC dramas, such as that of Lt Colonel Preston in Colditz (1972-4) and ex-serviceman Alan Haldane in Who Pays the Ferryman? (1977). Reportedly, the series was marked off-screen by personality clashes between Hedley and his co-stars Betty Arvaniti and Maria Sokali. Hedley later appeared in the James Bond film For Your Eyes Only as Sir Timothy Havelock, also voicing Havelock's parrot. Soon after this, in the autumn of 1981 he played the lead role (cynical investigative cop Fred Williams) in Lucio Fulci's The New York Ripper (Lo squartatore di New York), in which his voice was dubbed. He also starred with Stanley Baker and Jean Seberg in the film of Irwin Shaw's 'In The French Style'. Other TV appearances include: The Saint, Gideon's Way (The Alibi Man), Softly, Softly, Dixon of Dock Green, The Buccaneers, Return of the Saint, One by One, Remington Steele, Only Fools and Horses (A Royal Flush), 'Allo 'Allo, Dalziel and Pascoe, and the television film version of Brief Encounter. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Hedley,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Oct 28, 1930 In London, England, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
48
First Appeared:
In the series Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951-12-24
Latest Project:
Movie Saint Paul 2000-12-03
Known For
Poster of Orient Express
Poster of Never Back Losers
Poster of The World of Tim Frazer
Filmography
Movie Saint Paul Hoherpriester 2000-12-03
Movie Character Mr. Forester 1997-04-17
Series Dalziel & Pascoe Unknown 1996-03-16
Series Space Precinct Unknown 1994-10-03
Movie Three Kinds of Heat Kirkland 1987-06-01
Series 'Allo 'Allo! Unknown 1984-09-07
Movie The New York Ripper Lt. Fred Williams 1982-03-04
Series Remington Steele Unknown 1982-10-01
Movie For Your Eyes Only Sir Timothy Havelock 1981-06-24
Series Orient Express Robert Miles 1979-11-10
Movie The Devil's Advocate Doctor 1977-10-26
Series Who Pays the Ferryman? 1977-11-07
Series Laurence Olivier Presents Chris Hawthorn 1976-12-05
Movie Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Gooper 1976-12-06
Movie Hindle Wakes Chris Hawthorn 1976-12-19
Movie Brief Encounter Graham Jesson 1974-11-12
Series Colditz Lt. Col. John Preston 1972-10-19
Movie Traitor James 1971-10-14
Series Kate 1970-02-04
Series UFO Unknown 1970-09-16
Movie Goodbye, Mr. Chips William Baxter 1969-11-05
Series Paul Temple Unknown 1969-11-23
Movie The Anniversary Terry Taggart 1968-02-07
Series Journey to the Unknown Unknown 1968-09-26
Movie How I Won the War Melancholy Musketeer 1967-10-18
Movie Witchcraft Bill Lanier 1964-03-01
Movie The Secret of Blood Island Sgt. John Crewe 1964-12-01
Movie Of Human Bondage Griffiths 1964-09-23
Movie The Very Edge Inspector McInnes 1963-04-30
Movie In the French Style Bill Norton 1963-09-18
Movie The Scarlet Blade Edward Beverley 1963-09-01
Series Corrigan Blake Unknown 1962-02-02
Movie The Longest Day RAF Briefing Officer (uncredited) 1962-09-25
Series The Saint Unknown 1962-10-04
Movie Lawrence of Arabia Reporter (uncredited) 1962-12-11
Movie Never Back Losers Jim Mathews 1961-12-01
Movie Cone of Silence First Officer 1960-05-09
Movie Make Mine Mink Jim Benham 1960-08-09
Series The World of Tim Frazer 1960-11-15
Movie Room at the Top Architect (uncredited) 1959-01-22
Movie Left Right and Centre Bill Hemmingway 1959-06-23
Series No Hiding Place Unknown 1959-09-16
Series The Third Man Unknown 1959-10-02
Movie A Night to Remember Passenger on deck (uncredited) 1958-07-03
Series Fair Game Unknown 1958-07-05
Movie Behind the Mask Dr. Galbraith 1958-11-23
Series The Buccaneers Unknown 1956-09-19
Series Hallmark Hall of Fame Unknown 1951-12-24