Jack Snowdon Hawkins, better known as Jack Hedley, was an English film, voice, radio, stage, character, theatre, screen and television actor best known for his performances on television.
16 Facts About Jack Hedley
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Jack Hedley never knew the identity of his biological father.
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Jack Hedley came from humble beginnings, and used to earn money by collecting sacks of horse manure from the streets and selling them as fertiliser.
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Jack Hedley rose from cadet to lieutenant but was eventually invalided out after a bullet smashed the butt of his rifle into his leg.
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Jack Hedley was unsure of what to do with his life, when he decided to follow a group of girls into a building and found himself inside RADA drama school.
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Jack Hedley signed up, and joined at the same time as Glenda Jackson and Alan Bates.
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Jack Hedley's mother established a direct mail firm and became a millionaire.
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For many years Jack was embarrassed by his origins, and answered questions on his "people" by saying they were either dead or abroad.
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Jack Hedley died of a heart attack after a brief illness on 11 December 2021, at the age of 92.
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Jack Hedley starred in the Francis Durbridge-scripted BBC series The World of Tim Frazer, the 18 instalments of which comprised three separate serials of six episodes each.
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Jack Hedley played Corrigan Blake in Alun Owen's 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.
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Jack Hedley was in Alun Owen's A Little Winter Love, part of the Theatre 625 series.
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Jack Hedley appeared in several British films of the 1960s, including Lawrence of Arabia, The Scarlet Blade, Witchcraft, Of Human Bondage, The Secret of Blood Island and The Anniversary, as well as in the occasional international film such as The Longest Day.
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Jack Hedley starred with Stanley Baker and Jean Seberg in the film of Irwin Shaw's In The French Style.
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Jack Hedley later appeared in the James Bond film For Your Eyes Only as Sir Timothy Havelock, voicing Havelock's parrot.
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Jack Hedley retired from acting relatively early, admitting that he found the wealth and travel opportunities far more enticing than the urge to perform.