Biography
Hedley Cullen was an Australian actor. Born on 20 July 1915 in Semaphore, Adelaide, South Australia, he began his career as a boy soprano and later worked as a baritone and photographer before moving into stage, television and film roles.
He is best known for portraying the horror host Deadly Earnest on South Australian television in the series Aweful Movies with Deadly Earnest from 1967 to 1975. His film credits include the Judge in The Last Wave (1977), the Marina Manager in Storm Boy (1976) and the Mailman in Sunday Too Far Away (1975). He also appeared in television productions such as A Thousand Skies (1985) and The Shiralee (1987).
Cullen died on 4 November 1994 in Dernancourt, Adelaide.
