Biography
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 Fr...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Saint Paul
2000
as Hoherpriester
A biblical epic from the Book of Acts and Paul's epistles covering his conversion from Saul of Tarsus to his ministry to the Gentiles.
Character
1997
as Mr. Forester
In pre-WWII Holland, the penniless, illegitimate son of a powerful bailiff sets out to become a lawyer as he spends a lifetime struggling to prove his...
Three Kinds of Heat
1987
as Kirkland
Three friends persecute a gang of criminals from Harlem to the parties of the High Society of London.
The New York Ripper
1982
as Lt. Fred Williams
A burned-out New York police detective teams up with a college psychoanalyst to track down a vicious serial killer randomly stalking and killing vario...
For Your Eyes Only
1981
as Sir Timothy Havelock
A British spy ship has sunk and on board was a hi-tech encryption device. James Bond is sent to find the device that holds British launching instructi...
The Devil's Advocate
1977
as Doctor
A dying priest is commissioned to investigate the deeds of Giacomo Nerone, a dead wartime partisan, and find out if he truly is worthy of being canoni...
Hindle Wakes
1976
as Chris Hawthorn
In the best play of 1912, the conventional morals and manners of a North England mill town are overthrown by a young woman with ideas far ahead of her...
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1976
as Gooper
An alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexuality and his real feelings for his football buddy w...
Brief Encounter
1974
as Graham Jesson
Two strangers, both married to others, meet in a railway station and soon find themselves in a brief but intense affair.
The Break
1974
as Gerald
Two strangers break into a man's house and subject him to a series of terrifying - and humiliating - mind games.
Traitor
1971
as James
Western journalists visit Moscow to interview Adrian Harris, a former controller in British intelligence who was also a double agent for the USSR. Har...
This Body Is Mine
1971
as Jack Gregory
Allen Meredith is a brilliant scientist but too mild-mannered to make an impact or fight for the money he needs. He has invented a process to exchange...
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1969
as William Baxter
Academy Award-honoree Peter O'Toole stars in this musical classic about a prim English schoolmaster who learns to show his compassion through the help...
The Explorer
1968
as Robin Hamilton
Drama about the emotional problems left behind by a young explorer murdered in the Matto Grosso jungle in South America. (Shotlist)Work historyTV play...
The Anniversary
1968
as Terry Taggart
Mrs Taggart always celebrates her anniversary with her grown sons. It’s a tradition practised since the death of her husband and she is determined for...
The Waiting Game
1967
as Percy Hemlow
A henpecked trade union leader tries to bully and then bribe a vulnerable housing manager into letting him jump the queue and have a new council flat.
How I Won the War
1967
as Melancholy Musketeer
An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.
The Secret of Blood Island
1964
as Sgt. John Crewe
Based on the true story of a British secret agent, shot down over Malaya near to a Allied POW forced labour camp. There she is hidden, disguised as a ...
Of Human Bondage
1964
as Griffiths
Medical student Philip falls in love with Mildred, a waitress. Although she is a flirt, they have a love affair. But when Philip is told about her con...
Witchcraft
1964
as Bill Lanier
When her grave is disturbed by modern-day land developers, a 300-year-old witch is accidentally resurrected and terrorizes an English village.
In the French Style
1963
as Bill Norton
A young American art student must decide whether to stay in Paris with her boyfriend or go back to the U.S. when her wealthy father arrives to bring h...
The Scarlet Blade
1963
as Edward Beverley
A cruel Roundhead Colonel is on the trail of royalist sympathizers, but unaware of his daughters royalist sympathies. When she falls into a love trian...
The Very Edge
1963
as Inspector McInnes
Tracey Lawrence is assautled in her home and is so affected by the traumatic event she now finds all men totally repulsive, including her husband. Her...
Lawrence of Arabia
1962
as Reporter (uncredited)
The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence's mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Law...
The Longest Day
1962
as RAF Briefing Officer (uncredited)
The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the d...
Never Back Losers
1961
as Jim Mathews
Two rival gangs are trying to fix horse races and a jockey is attacked and left for dead in a stage-managed car crash. An insurance investigator makes...
Make Mine Mink
1960
as Jim Benham
In a mansion block in Knightsbridge, a gang of middle-aged biddies decide to brighten up "the dullness of the tea time of life" by staging a series of...
Cone of Silence
1960
as First Officer
A seasoned pilot is condemned for an error which causes a crash. The pilot later dies in a crash with similar circumstances and an examiner looks for ...
Left Right and Centre
1959
as Bill Hemmingway
At the Earndale by-election natural history expert and TV personality Bob Wilcot for the Conservatives finds himself up against Billingsgate girl Stel...
Room at the Top
1958
as Architect (uncredited)
An ambitious young accountant schemes to wed a wealthy factory owner's daughter, despite falling in love with a married older woman.
Behind the Mask
1958
as Dr. Galbraith
A newly qualified surgeon takes the blame for his drug addict colleague after the death their patient through neglect.
A Night to Remember
1958
as Passenger on deck (uncredited)
The sinking of the Titanic is presented in a highly realistic fashion in this tense British drama. The disaster is portrayed largely from the perspect...