Jack Hedley
Jack Hedley (born 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.
Early life
Born in London and educated at Emanuel School, 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.
Career
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 BBC play You Can't Win 'Em All (1962) 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 (1965), part of the Theatre 625 series.
Jack Hedley (disambiguation)
Jack Hedley is an English film and television actor.
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Jack Hedley (English footballer)
Jack Hedley (born John Robert Hedley, Wallsend in 1923) was an English footballer who played for Sunderland A.F.C between 1950 and 1959 whom he joined from Everton, following a short spell as a renegade transfer to a Colombian club. A key player in the days when Sunderland was known as the "Bank of England club" Hedley played right-back alongside the football transfer record breaking Trevor Ford and Len Shackleton.
Hedley's footballing career ended after 295 appearances breaking his leg in training after which he worked for the local authority and taking on the more leisurely sport of Pigeon Racing winning several prestigious awards (partnered with Jimmy Lindsay) including the Up North Combine in the 1970s.
Hedley died in 1985 suffering from Parkinson's disease.
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Jack Hedley (Australian footballer)
Jack Hedley (born 1 July 1930) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Having only played junior football, Hedley came into the North Melbourne side after "walking in off the street" and asking for a chance to play for the club. He made his debut in 1948, at the age of 17 and played a total of 10 games that season. His final game for North Melbourne was the 1950 VFL Grand Final, which he started from the bench.
A rover, Hedley spent the next part of his career playing with Camberwell in the Victorian Football Association. He was cleared to South Melbourne in 1954 but was restricted entirely to the seconds.
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