Edward Hepple
{{Short description|Australian actor}}
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| birth_date = 4 June 1914
| death_place = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| death_date = 3 September 2005 (age 91)
| other_names = Eddie Hepple, Ted Hepple
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| years_active = 1956-1998
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Edward Hepple (4 June 1914 – 3 September 2005) billed variously as Eddie Hepple and Ted Hepple, was an Australian actor, voice artist, producer, director, playwright and television scriptwriter, known for his roles in theatre, television serials, soap operas and TV movies. His well-known roles were as Sid Humphrey in Prisoner and the voice of the prospector in the animated series The Silver Brumby.
Stage
He was part of the cast in the first public performance of Kenneth G. Ross's important Australian play Breaker Morant: A Play in Two Acts, presented by the Melbourne Theatre Company at the Athenaeum Theatre, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on 2 February 1978.
Television
Perhaps best known for his television appearances, his credits include:
- Barley Charlie (1964)
- Adventure Unlimited (1965){{Cite magazine |last=Vagg |first=Stephen |date=2023-05-06 |title=Forgotten Australian TV Series: Adventure Unlimited |url=https://www.filmink.com.au/forgotten-australian-tv-series-adventure-unlimited/ |access-date=2023-07-23 |magazine=FilmInk}}
- The Swagman (1965)
- Contrabandits (1967)
- Vega 4 (1968) as Zodian
- Skippy the Bush Kangaroo (1968–69) S2 E34 Treasure Hunt as Ben
- The Rovers (1969–70) as Captain Sam McGill
- Division 4 (1970–71)
- Matlock Police (1971–74)
- Prisoner (1981)
- I Can Jump Puddles (1981)
- The Flying Doctors (1989–90)
- A Country Practice (1994)
- The Silver Brumby (1994–98) as The Prospector (voice)
Scriptwriter
Hepple wrote scripts for television productions, (usually billed as "Eddie Hepple") including: Class of '74. and The Dovers. His script for the Homicide episode "The Corrupter" (screened 23 March 1971), is an early example of an Australian television storyline which took a neutral (and arguably sympathetic) attitude to male homosexuality.
Death
Hepole died in Melbourne, Victoria on 3 September 2005, age 91 of unspecified causes.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0378394|name=Edward Hepple}}
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Category:20th-century Australian male actors
Category:Australian male television actors
Category:Australian male voice actors
Category:Australian soap opera writers
Category:Australian male television writers
Category:20th-century Australian screenwriters
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