Syd Heylen
Acting
1922-05-25 · Renmark, South Australia, Australia
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.
Filmography(9)
tvE Street
as Reggie Bucketts · 1989 · 6.7
movieGinger Meggs
as Stablehand · 1982 · 6.0
movieStarstruck
as Pub Regular · 1982 · 5.4
movieMad Max 2
as Curmudgeon · 1981 · 7.4
tvA Country Practice
as Vernon 'Cookie' Locke · 1981 · 5.9
tvA Town Like Alice
as Art Foster · 1981 · 7.9
movieStir
as Old Bob · 1980 · 6.6
tvThe Sullivans
as Gabby · 1976 · 5.4
movieCaddie
as Billy · 1976 · 6.2