Hedley Howard Mattingly (May 7, 1915 – March 3, 1998) was a British

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who appeared in many

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films and

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Career

Hedley Mattingly was born in

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. He began his career as a stage actor before the outbreak of

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, during which he served in the

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. In the early 1950s he moved to Canada accompanied by his wife Barbara, appearing in several

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television dramas, before moving again to California in the 1960s.Hedley Mattingly dead at 83
, ''Variety'', 3 March 1998. Retrieved 28 February 2017. In the 1960s and 1970s, he guest-starred in the

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'' (1962). He also appeared in ''

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'', ''

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'', Death Valley Days, ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Ironside'', and ''

Columbo ''Columbo'' is an American crime drama television series starring Peter Falk as Columbo (character), Lieutenant Columbo, a homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. After two pilot episodes in 1968 and 1971, the show originall ...

''. He was featured in ''Alexander Galt: The Stubborn Idealist'' (1962), '' King Rat'' (1965), and ''The Bermuda Triangle'' (1979). His last appearance was in the film ''

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'' (1997), with

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. Mattingly's best-known role was as the recurring character of Officer Hedley in the

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series, ''

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'' (1966–1969) starring

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in the title role.

Death

Mattingly died of cancer at

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, in March 1998 and was buried at

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Filmography

*1958: ''

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'' -TV - Sgt. Deems *1959: '' Hudson's Bay'' -TV - Factor Balfour / The Captain / Clifton *1962: ''

'' -TV - Canadian Man *1962: ''

Five Weeks in a Balloon ''Five Weeks in a Balloon, or, A Journey of Discovery by Three Englishmen in Africa'' () is an adventure novel by Jules Verne, published in 1863. It is the first novel in which he perfected the "ingredients" of his later work, skillfully mixing ...

'' - Butler (uncredited) *1962: '' Alexander Galt: The Stubborn Idealist'' - Gov. Gen. Sir Edmund Head *1963: '' The Thrill of It All'' - Sidney - Chauffeur *1963: ''

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters ''The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters'' is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel written by Robert Lewis Taylor, published in 1958. It was later made into a short-running television series on ABC from September 1963 through March 1964, featuring Kurt Ru ...

'' -TV - Henry T. Coe *1964: ''

Signpost to Murder ''Signpost to Murder'' is a 1964 American crime thriller film directed by George Englund from a screenplay by Sally Benson, based on the 1962 play of the same name by Monte Doyle. The film stars Joanne Woodward, Stuart Whitman, and Edward Mulhare ...

'' - Police Constable Mort Rogers *1964: ''

The Man from UNCLE ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' is an American spy fiction television series produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television and first broadcast on NBC. The series follows secret agents Napoleon Solo, played by Robert Vaughn, and Illya Kuryakin, play ...

'' (The Shark Affair) -TV - Mr. Wye / Captain Fowler *1964: ''

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'' -TV (as an historical figure

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(1827–1914) in episode "An Organ for Brother Brigham") - Joseph Ridges / Victor de Kiraly / Eadneard Muybridge *1965: '' Strange Bedfellows'' - Bagshott *1965: ''

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'' (1965) - Mr. Smythe (uncredited) *1965: '' King Rat'' - Dr. Prudhomme *1965: ''

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'' -TV - Bartender *1966: ''

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'' - Airline Official (uncredited) *1966: ''

'' -TV - District Officer Hedley *1969: ''

'' -TV - Dustin Rhodes *1970: ''

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'' -TV *1971: ''

'' -TV - Customs Man *1973: ''

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'' - Col. Rawley *1973: ''

Cleopatra Jones ''Cleopatra Jones'' is a 1973 American blaxploitation film directed by Jack Starrett. Tamara Dobson stars as an undercover government agent who uses the day job of supermodel as her cover and an excuse to travel to exotic places. Bernie Casey, ...

'' - Mattingly *1973: ''

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'' - Sir Eric Rossman *1977: ''

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'' -TV - President Davies *1978: ''

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'' -TV - Episode: The Meighan Conspiracy - Doheni *1979: ''

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'' - (uncredited) *1981: ''

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'' -TV - Bailey *1984: '' All of Me'' - Grayson *1984: ''

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'' -TV - Vicar / Mr. Jensen *1996: ''

'' - Butler (final film role)

References

General references

*Gianakos, Larry James ''Television drama series programming: a comprehensive chronicle, 1982–1984''

External links

* 1915 births 1998 deaths British expatriate male actors in the United States Male actors from London English male film actors English male television actors 20th-century English male actors Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) Royal Air Force personnel of World War II Deaths from cancer in California {{england-screen-actor-stub