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    1996-12-04

    1922-05-25104 years, 5 months, and 13 days old

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    Place of birth:

    Renmark, South Australia, Australia

    Adult:

    No

    Gender:

    Male

    Biography

    Syd Heylen (25 May 1922 - 4 December 1996) was an Australian character actor of radio, stage, television and film, comedian, and variety performer and soldier, he often performed in a traditional vaudeville style in the vein of Roy Rene. Heylen was best known for his role in A Country Practice, as the RSL club manager, barman and chef Vernon 'Cookie' Locke, who he played from 1982 until 1992. After he left A Country Practice in 1992, he and his wife Patti retired to their Gold Coast, Queensland home. Occasionally he would do public appearances and performances.

    Images Gallery

    Best Credits: 9

    Title
    Mad Max 2
    Curmudgeon
    7.396
    1981-12-24
    7.9238
    Starstruck
    Pub Regular
    5.4
    1982-04-08
    1.0831
    Caddie
    Billy
    6.2
    1976-01-01
    0.553
    Stir
    Old Bob
    6.6
    1980-05-11
    0.6406
    Ginger Meggs
    Stablehand
    6
    1982-12-16
    1.4526
    A Country Practice
    Vernon 'Cookie' Locke
    5.9
    1981-11-18
    36.012
    The Sullivans
    Gabby
    5.4
    1976-11-15
    66.3297
    E Street
    Reggie Bucketts
    6.7
    1989-01-24
    38.6091
    A Town Like Alice
    Art Foster
    7.9
    1981-07-12
    3.2467
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