Jack Hedley

Born

October 28, 1930

Died

December 11, 2021 (91 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Jack Hedley (born in London on 28 October 1930 as Jack Hawkins, name changed to avoid confusion with his namesake) was 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.

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Saint Paul

Saint Paul

Hoherpriester

6.8

2000

Saint Paul

Saint Paul

Hoherpriester · (2 episodes)

0.0

2000

Character

Character

Mr. Forester

7.3

1997

Dalziel & Pascoe

Dalziel & Pascoe

(1 episode)

6.5

1996

Space Precinct

Space Precinct

The Icar Vedra · (2 episodes)

5.9

1994

Mr Don & Mr George

Mr Don & Mr George

Brigadier Baybeigh · (1 episode)

5.5

1993

Three Kinds of Heat

Three Kinds of Heat

Kirkland

4.3

1987

Wedden, dat..?

Self · (1 episode)

8.0

1986

'Allo 'Allo!

'Allo 'Allo!

General von Karzibrot · (2 episodes)

7.8

1984

Remington Steele

Remington Steele

G.W. Wainright / Benjamin Applegate · (1 episode)

7.1

1982

The New York Ripper

The New York Ripper

Lt. Fred Williams

6.2

1982

For Your Eyes Only

For Your Eyes Only

Sir Timothy Havelock

6.5

1981

Orient Express

Orient Express

Robert Miles · (1 episode)

8.0

1979

Return of the Saint

Return of the Saint

Colonel Dyson · (1 episode)

7.0

1978

Who Pays the Ferryman?

Who Pays the Ferryman?

(8 episodes)

6.4

1977

The Devil's Advocate

The Devil's Advocate

Doctor

6.5

1977

Hindle Wakes

Hindle Wakes

Chris Hawthorn

7.0

1976

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Gooper

5.0

1976

Laurence Olivier Presents

Laurence Olivier Presents

Chris Hawthorn · (1 episode)

7.0

1976

Brief Encounter

Brief Encounter

Graham Jesson

4.9

1974

The Break

The Break

Gerald

0.0

1974

Colditz

Colditz

Lt. Col. John Preston · (28 episodes)

7.3

1972

The Frighteners

The Frighteners

Man · (1 episode)

8.5

1972

Traitor

James

7.5

1971

This Body Is Mine

This Body Is Mine

Jack Gregory

0.0

1971

UFO

UFO

Webb · (1 episode)

7.7

1970

Kate

Kate

(4 episodes)

0.0

1970

Paul Temple

Paul Temple

(2 episodes)

5.5

1969

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

William Baxter

6.7

1969

The Explorer

Robin Hamilton

0.0

1968

Journey to the Unknown

Journey to the Unknown

(1 episode)

6.3

1968

The Anniversary

The Anniversary

Terry Taggart

6.6

1968

The Waiting Game

Percy Hemlow

0.0

1967

How I Won the War

How I Won the War

Melancholy Musketeer

5.5

1967

Gideon's Way

Gideon's Way

Bruce Carroway · (1 episode)

6.8

1965

The Secret of Blood Island

The Secret of Blood Island

Sgt. John Crewe

0.0

1964

Of Human Bondage

Of Human Bondage

Griffiths

6.3

1964

Witchcraft

Witchcraft

Bill Lanier

6.8

1964

In the French Style

In the French Style

Bill Norton

5.6

1963

The Scarlet Blade

The Scarlet Blade

Edward Beverley

5.4

1963

The Very Edge

The Very Edge

Inspector McInnes

5.6

1963

Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

Reporter (uncredited)

8.0

1962

The Saint

The Saint

Duncan Rawl · (1 episode)

7.3

1962

The Longest Day

The Longest Day

RAF Briefing Officer (uncredited)

7.6

1962

Corrigan Blake

(1 episode)

0.0

1962

Never Back Losers

Never Back Losers

Jim Mathews

5.0

1961

The World of Tim Frazer

(18 episodes)

0.0

1960

Make Mine Mink

Make Mine Mink

Jim Benham

7.1

1960

Cone of Silence

Cone of Silence

First Officer

6.7

1960

The Third Man

The Third Man

(1 episode)

7.1

1959

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

(2 episodes)

3.7

1959

Left Right and Centre

Left Right and Centre

Bill Hemmingway

6.0

1959

Room at the Top

Room at the Top

Architect (uncredited)

6.9

1958

Behind the Mask

Behind the Mask

Dr. Galbraith

6.0

1958

Fair Game

(1 episode)

0.0

1958

A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember

Passenger on deck (uncredited)

7.6

1958

The Buccaneers

The Buccaneers

Raikes · (1 episode)

5.5

1956

ITV Play of the Week

ITV Play of the Week

(1 episode)

4.0

1955

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Graham Jesson · (1 episode)

8.6

1951