

1996-12-04
1922-05-25104 years, 5 months, and 13 days old
Renmark, South Australia, Australia
No
Male
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.

| 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 |