Introduction
Edward Hepple (4 June 1914 – 3 September 2005), also known and billed as Eddie Hepple, was an Australian actor, voice artist and television scriptwriter, best known for his roles in television serials, soap operas and TV movies. His well-known roles were as Syd Humphry 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 Thursday, 2 February 1978.
Television
Perhaps best known for his television appearances, his credits include:
- Contrabandits (1967)
- Vega 4 (1968)
- Skippy the Bush Kangaroo (1968–69)
- The Rovers (1969–1970)
- Division 4 (1970–1971) (billed as Ted Hepple)
- Matlock Police (1971–1974)
- Prisoner (1981)
- The Flying Doctors (1989–1990)
- A Country Practice (1994).
- The Silver Brumby (1994-1998)
Scriptwriter
Hepple wrote scripts for television productions, usually billed as "Eddie Hepple" including: Class of '74. and The Dovers
He died in Melbourne, Victoria on 3 September 2005, age 91 of unspecified causes.