Hedley Mattingly

Hedley Howard Mattingly (May 7, 1915 – March 3, 1998) was a British actor who appeared in many American films and television series.

Career Hedley Mattingly was born in London, England. He began his career as a stage actor before the outbreak of World War II, during which he served in the Royal Air Force. In the early 1950s he moved to Canada accompanied by his wife Barbara, appearing in several CBC television dramas, before moving again to California in the 1960s.

In the 1960s and 1970s, he guest-starred in the NBC television series Thriller (1962). He also appeared in The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Perry Mason, Death Valley Days, Mannix, Night Gallery, Ironside, and Columbo. He was featured in Alexander Galt: The Stubborn Idealist (1962), King Rat (1965), and The Bermuda Triangle (1979). His last appearance was in the film Riot (1997), with Sugar Ray Leonard.

Mattingly's best-known role was as the recurring character of Officer Hedley in the CBS series, Daktari (1966–1969) starring Marshall Thompson in the title role.

Death Mattingly died of cancer at Encino, California, in March 1998 and was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

Filmography 1958: Folio -TV - Sgt. Deems 1959: Hudson's Bay -TV - Factor Balfour / The Captain / Clifton 1962: Thriller -TV - Canadian Man 1962: Five Weeks in a Balloon - Butler (uncredited) 1962: Alexander Galt: The Stubborn Idealist - Gov. Gen. Sir Edmund Head 1963: The Thrill of It All - Sidney - Chauffeur 1963: The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters -TV - Henry T. Coe 1964: Signpost to Murder - Police Constable Mort Rogers 1964: The Man from UNCLE (The Shark Affair) -TV - Mr. Wye / Captain Fowler 1964: Death Valley Days -TV (as an historical figure Joseph Harris Ridges (1827–1914) in episode "An Organ for Brother Brigham") - Joseph Ridges / Victor de Kiraly / Eadneard Muybridge 1965: Strange Bedfellows - Bagshott 1965: Marriage on the Rocks (1965) - Mr. Smythe (uncredited) 1965: King Rat - Dr. Prudhomme 1965: Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse -TV - Bartender 1966: Torn Curtain - Airline Official (uncredited) 1966: Daktari -TV - District Officer Hedley 1969: Mannix -TV - Dustin Rhodes 1970: Get Smart -TV 1971: Columbo -TV - Customs Man 1973: Lost Horizon - Col. Rawley 1973: Cleopatra Jones - Mattingly 1973: Emergency! - Sir Eric Rossman 1977: Lucan -TV - President Davies 1978: Hawaii Five-O -TV - Episode: The Meighan Conspiracy - Doheni 1979: The Bermuda Triangle - (uncredited) 1981: Goliath Awaits -TV - Bailey 1984: All of Me - Grayson 1984: Dynasty -TV - Vicar / Mr. Jensen 1996: Riot - Butler (final film role)