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Syd Heylen(1922-1996)

  • Actor
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Syd Heylen was born on 25 May 1922 in Renmark, South Australia, Australia. He was an actor, known for The Road Warrior (1981), A Country Practice (1981) and Stir (1980). He was married to Patti Brillain. He died on 4 December 1996 in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
BornMay 25, 1922
DiedDecember 4, 1996(74)
BornMay 25, 1922
DiedDecember 4, 1996(74)
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Known for

The Road Warrior (1981)
The Road Warrior
7.6
  • Curmudgeon
  • 1981
Penny Cook, Lorrae Desmond, Grant Dodwell, Shane Porteous, Syd Heylen, Anne Tenney, Brian Wenzel, and Shane Withington in A Country Practice (1981)
A Country Practice
6.8
TV Series
  • Vernon 'Cookie' Locke
Stir (1980)
Stir
6.8
  • Old Bob
  • 1980
Alabama Jubilee (1959)
Alabama Jubilee
TV Series
  • Mr. Bones

Credits

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Actor

  • Fallen Angels (1997)
    Fallen Angels
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Cedric
    • 1997
  • Tayler Kane in Fire (1995)
    Fire
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Seth (as Syd Heylan)
    • 1996
  • E Street (1989)
    E Street
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Reggie Bucketts
    • 1992
  • Penny Cook, Lorrae Desmond, Grant Dodwell, Shane Porteous, Syd Heylen, Anne Tenney, Brian Wenzel, and Shane Withington in A Country Practice (1981)
    A Country Practice
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Vernon 'Cookie' Locke
    • 1982–1992
  • Hector's Bunyip (1986)
    Hector's Bunyip
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Chooka Morris
    • 1986
  • Sweet and Sour (1984)
    Sweet and Sour
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Juggler
    • 1984
  • Ginger Meggs (1982)
    Ginger Meggs
    6.0
    • Stablehand
    • 1982
  • Spring & Fall (1980)
    Spring & Fall
    4.8
    TV Series
    • 1982
  • Starstruck (1982)
    Starstruck
    6.8
    • Pub Regular
    • 1982
  • The Road Warrior (1981)
    The Road Warrior
    7.6
    • Curmudgeon
    • 1981
  • Bryan Brown and Helen Morse in A Town Like Alice (1981)
    A Town Like Alice
    8.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Art Foster (as Sydney Heylen)
    • 1981
  • Lorraine Bayly, Paul Cronin, Susan Hannaford, Andrew McFarlane, Richard Morgan, and Steven Tandy in The Sullivans (1976)
    The Sullivans
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Gabby
    • 1980
  • Stir (1980)
    Stir
    6.8
    • Old Bob
    • 1980
  • Arcade (1980)
    Arcade
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Walter Blair
    • 1980
  • John Hargreaves in Young Ramsay (1977)
    Young Ramsay
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Syd Kelly
    • 1977

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Sid Heylan
  • Born
    • May 25, 1922
    • Renmark, South Australia, Australia
  • Died
    • December 4, 1996
    • Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia(stroke)
  • Spouse
    • Patti Brillain1961 - December 4, 1996 (his death, 2 children)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Claimed his favourite role was Curmudgeon in The Road Warrior (1981).

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