Edwin Hodgeman

Edwin Hodgeman
Born (1935-06-26) 26 June 1935 (age 91)
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
OccupationActor

Edwin Hodgeman (born 26 June 1935) is an Australian actor, known for playing Dr Dealgood in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome in 1985.

Early life

Edwin 'Teddy' Hodgeman was born in 1935 in Alberton, a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. He studied at Sydney's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), graduating as one of the first intake of students in 1960.

Career

Hodgeman began his career in the 1950s, being mentored by pioneer Adelaide theatre director Colin Ballantyne. He moved to Canada to work with Stratford Ontario Company, before returning to Adelaide in 1965 to perform as part of the fledgling South Australian Theatre Company.

Under George Ogilvie, the first artistic director of the company, Hodgeman became a leading stage actor from 1969, in everything from Shakespeare to musical theatre and cabaret. He starred alongside the likes of Don Barker, Dennis Olsen, Helmut Bakaitis, Vivienne Garrett, Paul Blackwell. Hodgeman also won acclaim for stage appearances interstate. He is well known for originating the role of Ahmed in Jim Sharman's Sydney production of Norm and Ahmed in 1968.

In 1985, Hodgeman landed the role of Dr Dealgood in post-apocalyptic action film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, the third installment of the Mad Max franchise, alongside Mel Gibson and Tina Turner.

Hodgeman's other film credits include The Fourth Wish (1976), Money Movers (1978), The Survivor (1981), Robbery Under Arms (1985), A Sting in the Tale (1989), Shine (1996), Human Touch (2004), Look Both Ways (2005) and Modern Love (2006). He appeared in several miniseries including Eureka Stockade (1984), Sun on the Stubble (1996) and Rain Shadow (2007).

Hodgeman was honoured with an Adelaide Critics Circle lifetime achievement award in 2006.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1976The Fourth WishSimms
DemocracyShort film
1977Novelty ManShort film
1978Money MoversNacker
1979LabyrinthShort film
1981The SurvivorBain
1985Mad Max Beyond ThunderdomeDr. Dealgood
1986Playing Beatie BowSir
1989A Sting in the TaleRoger Monroe
1990Call Me Mr. BrownBill Harding
1994EbbtideDoctor
1996ShineSoviet Society Secretary
1999In a Savage LandPublicist
The Book KeeperThe Book Keeper (voice)Short film
2000CutMr. Drivett
2002Black and WhiteGovt. Prosecutor
2004Human TouchMr. Thompson
2005Look Both WaysJim
2006Modern LoveOld Man in motel
2007Lucky MilesCoote
Twin RiversOld William (voice)
2008Hey, Hey, It's Esther BlueburgerRabbi
2011CodgersLes Weston
2013TracksMr. Ward
2022Finding SergeantHankShort film

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1967Love and WarEpisode: O'Flaherty, VC
1973Matlock PolicePaddy Hayes / Mr Lane2 episodes
HomicideTom Pike1 episode
1973–1975Division 4Doctor / Geoff Walsh / Jim Russell3 episodes
1978Cop ShopRalph Chambers3 episodes
1982Sara DaneGovernor KingMiniseries, 2 episodes
1984Eureka StockadeCommissioner RedeMiniseries, 2 episodes
1985Robbery Under ArmsJack BensonTV movie
1988The Clean MachineMax NewellTV movie
1988True BelieversRadio ActorMiniseries, 2 episodes
1989CassidyLoomisMiniseries, 2 episodes
A Country PracticeFrancesco Giannini2 episodes
1990Shadows of the HeartEdward Bennett2 episodes
1991Golden FiddlesAbenisiMiniseries, 2 episodes
1990–1992Ultraman: Towards the FutureVoiceAnimated series, 3 episodes
1992Tracks of GloryJournalist 1Miniseries, 2 episodes
1992–1993The New Adventures of Black BeautyPotch20 episodes
1996Sun on the StubbleMr TaylorMiniseries, 1 episode
2007Rain ShadowSteve WillisMiniseries, 6 episodes
2015Deadline GallipoliStage HandMiniseries, 1 episode
2016The Kettering IncidentBilly 'Pop' Sullivan5 episodes

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1951As You Like ItLord / ForresterTivoli Theatre, Adelaide
1953ColombeStow Hall, Adelaide with Adelaide Theatre Group
1954The Rivals
Dark of the MoonJohnStow Hall, Adelaide with Theatres Associated
The Insect PlayStudio Theatre, Adelaide
1955Governor Bligh: A Comedy of MoralsStudio Theatre, Adelaide with Company of Players
The Administrator
PapinianThe Emperor Caesar Marcus / Aurelius Antoninus / Augustus Pontifex Maximus
1956FaustStudio Theatre, Adelaide with Adelaide Theatre Group
A Midsummer Night’s DreamUniversity of Adelaide
1957The Dragon and the Dove
An Italian Straw HatWillard Hall, Adelaide with Adelaide Theatre Group
1958The Sun in Servitude
Waiting for Godot
The CrucibleAssistant Stage Manager
Twisted FacesWillard Hall, Adelaide with Independent Repertory Incorporated
1959Our TownProfessor WillardUNSW, Sydney with NIDA
The Caine Mutiny Court-MartialLieutenant Commissioner Philip Francis Queeg (First Cast)
Julius CaesarCitizens, soldiers, messengers, senators etcElizabethan Theatre, Sydney with NIDA
1960The Beautiful PeopleWilliam PrimUNSW, Sydney with NIDA
Shadow of PenelopeTelegram Boy
Love's Labour's LostLord Berowne
Moon on a Rainbow ShawlUniversity of Adelaide
The Green PasturesMr. Deshee / Fourth Gambler / Isaac / High PriestThe New Auditorium at NIDA
1962Volpone, or The FoxMoscaFreemasons Hall, Adelaide for Adelaide Festival of the Arts
The Taming of the ShrewGroom / Gregory / EnsembleFestival Theatre, Stratford, Canada for Stratford Festival
The TempestMariner / Lord / Monkey / Attendant
MacbethEnsemble
1962–1963Cyrano de BergeracCadet
1963Timon of AthensVentidius
Troilus and CressidaServant to Paris
The Comedy of ErrorsPunchinello
1964King LearEnsemble
Richard IIExton's Man
Le Bourgeois gentilhommeDancer
The Country WifeA Servant
1965The RepresentativeUniversity of Adelaide, Shedley Theatre, Adelaide with SATC
1966Sound and Image 66NarratorPrince Alfred College, Adelaide
Romeo and JulietTybaltMarian St Theatre, Sydney
1967The Imaginary InvalidUNSW Old Tote Theatre, Sydney
The School for Scandal
Hedda Gabler
The Royal Hunt of the SunPedro de CandiaNew Fortune Theatre, Perth with AETT
1967–1968The Beaux' StratagemChaplain FoigardUNSW Old Tote Theatre, Sydney with NIDA
1968The Dumb WaiterAMP Theatrette, Sydney with Q Theatre
The Inspector GeneralHlestakovPrince Alfred College, Adelaide
Norm and AhmedAhmedUNSW Old Tote Theatre, Sydney
The MemorandumFerdinand PillarUNSW, Sydney with NIDA
The Old BachelorMarian St Theatre, Sydney
Cannonade of Bells
1969LootUniversity of Adelaide with SATC
Exit the King
The Caretaker
The Audition / The Real Inspector HoundUniversity of Adelaide & SA tour with SATC
Pacific RapeGuide OneSheridan Theatre, Adelaide with Adelaide Theatre Group
1970Let's Get a DivorceUniversity of Adelaide with SATC
Semi-Detached
And the Big Men Fly
The Master Builder
The Queen and the RebelsSA tour with SATC
1971The BoorsLunardo – A merchantSA / WA / ACT tour with SATC
Hadrian VIIUniversity of Adelaide with SATC
Little Murders
Adelaide Happening
The Imaginary Invalid
The PhilanthropistArts Theatre, Adelaide with SATC
Kean
Born Yesterday
The Great BolyavskiThe Voice of Maurice SchwarzSA tour with SATC
1972A Midsummer Night’s DreamScotch College, Adelaide with SATC
The AlchemistUniversity of Adelaide with SATC
The Legend of King O'MalleyKing O’MalleyCivic Theatre, Fiji, Mercury Theatre, Auckland, Star Boating Club, Wellington with UNSW Old Tote Theatre Company
The Old Familiar JuiceRussell St Theatre, Melbourne with MTC
Sticks and Bones
A Touch of the Poet
The Tavern
1972–1973Jugglers ThreeRussell St Theatre, Melbourne, Playbox Theatre, Melbourne with MTC
1973Batman's Beach-HeadComedy Theatre, Melbourne with J. C. Williamson's & MTC
1973–1974The Play’s the ThingSt Martins Theatre, Melbourne, Playhouse, Canberra with MTC
1974Pericles, Prince of TyreRussell St Theatre, Melbourne with MTC
Coralie Lansdowne Says No
The Doctor's DilemmaSt Martins Theatre, Melbourne with MTC
1974–1975EquusRussell St Theatre, Melbourne, Playhouse, Adelaide with MTC
1975When VoyagingPlayhouse, Adelaide with SATC
1976Coriolanus
Major BarbaraAdolphus Cusins
Happy Landings
Otherwise EngagedSimon HenchSpace Theatre, Adelaide with SATC
The Last of the KnucklemenMethuselahSA tour with SATC
1977The School for ScandalPlayhouse, Adelaide with SATC
The Cherry Orchard
All My SonsDr Jim Bayliss
Too Early To Say: A Place in the PresentMax Stanton
Annie Get Your GunCharlie Davenport
MacbethMacbeth
A Happy and Holy Occasion
The Right ManJim McNabTheatre 62, Adelaide with SATC
1978Oedipus the King / Oedipus at ColonusPlayhouse, Adelaide with SATC
EchoesSA tour with SATC
Cedoona
The Beaux' StratagemScrubMelbourne Athenaeum with MTC
The Playboy of the Western WorldChristopher Mahon
The Resistible Rise of Arturo UiArturo Ui
1979HamletPlayhouse, Adelaide with STCSA
American BuffaloDonny Dubrow
The ShaughraunHarvey Duff
Oh What a Lovely War, Mate!
The Matchmaker
Last Day in WoolloomoolooChina O'Brien
1979–1980Twelfth NightFeste
1980The Ships WhistleFrank Norman Trelawny Nottage – Photographer
King Stag
The Three SistersFyodor Kulygin
The FloatDouggie Brand
On the WallabyDes
The Man from MukinupinEek Perkins / Zeek Perkins
1981A Hard GodDan
A Christmas CarolMarley's GhostOpera Theatre, Adelaide
A Man for All SeasonsThomas MoreMelbourne Athenaeum with MTC
The London CuckoldsMr Ramble
1982Minna Von BarnhelmSergeant Paul Werner
As You Like ItJacques
GodsendFather Danny Quinn
The ChangelingUniversal Theatre, Melbourne with MTC
TranslationsHughRussell St Theatre, Melbourne with MTC
198384 Charing Cross Road
The MikadoKo-KoMonash University, Melbourne, Orange Civic Theatre, Canberra Theatre with Melbourne Music Theatre
The GondoliersThe Duke of Plaza-ToroMonash University, Melbourne with Melbourne Music Theatre
Three SistersBaron Nikolay Lvovich TuzenbachMelbourne Athenaeum with MTC
The Winter's Tale
The Maid's TragedyLysippus
1984Middle-Age SpreadRegPlayhouse, Adelaide with The Stage Company
The Lady from the SeaBallestedPlayhouse, Adelaide with STCSA
Romeo and Juliet
The Time is Not Yet RipeJohn K. Hill
1985Down an Alley Filled With CatsSimon MathewsSpace Theatre, Adelaide with The Stage Company
Sons of Cain
1986She Stoops to ConquerDick Muggins/DiggoryYork Theatre, Sydney with Nimrod
All's Well That Ends WellParolles
1987Tartuffe
The Winter's TaleYork Theatre, Sydney, Seymour Centre, Sydney with Nimrod
The Golden AgeSeymour Centre, Sydney with Nimrod
AwayTownsville Civic Hall with New Moon Theatre Company
1988A Dream PlayGlazier / SchoolteacherPlayhouse, Adelaide, Sydney Opera House with STCSA
Absurd Person SingularPlayhouse, Adelaide with STCSA
The SeagullSorin
1989The Tempest
Ring Round the Moon
1990Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnFestival Theatre, Adelaide with The Gordon Frost Organisation & Essington Entertainment
AmadeusAntonio SalieriOdeon Theatre, Adelaide
The Zoo StoryDirectorSheridan Theatre, Adelaide
1990–1991A Delicate BalanceHarryPlayhouse, Adelaide with STCSA
1990–1992Shadow and SplendourInspector ShimuraSuncorp Theatre, Brisbane with QTC, Playhouse, Adelaide with STCSA,
1991Julius CaesarCaius CassiusPlayhouse, Adelaide with STCSA
Spring AwakeningHeadmaster Sunstroke / Dr Lemonade
King GolgruthaHunchback
A Flea in Her EarTournel
CabaretHerr Schultz
1992A Midsummer Night's Dream
'Tis Pity She's a Whore
1993The School for ScandalSir Oliver Surface
Under Milk Wood
Sex Diary of an InfidelLion Theatre, Adelaide with STCSA
1993–1995Me and My GirlHerbert PatchesterAustralia / NZ tour
1994CrowPlayhouse, Adelaide, Playhouse, Perth with STCSA
1995The Floating WorldSubiaco Theatre, Perth with Black Swan State Theatre Company, Playhouse, Adelaide with STCSA
1996–1997The Tragedy of Julius CaesarCaius CassiusPlayhouse, Melbourne with MTC, Suncorp Theatre, Brisbane with QTC
The TorrentsPlayhouse, Adelaide with STCSA
The Fire on the SnowWilson
The Venetian Twins
1998The Architect's WalkArts Theatre, Adelaide with Red Shed Company
Henry 4Earl of Worcester / Justice Shallow / Traveller 1 / Drawer 1Australian tour with Bell Shakespeare
1999The Wild DuckOld EkdalPlayhouse, Adelaide with STCSA, Glen St Theatre, Sydney with Pork Chop Productions
2000; 2002The Taming of the ShrewA company of players / Baptista / Haberdasher / Vincentio / GremioPlayhouse, Adelaide with STCSA, Albury Convention and Performing Arts Centre
2000–2001Much Ado About NothingCapital Theatre, Bendigo, IMB Theatre, Wollongong with Bell Shakespeare
2001QuartetMarian St Theatre, Sydney
The TempestGonzaloGlen St Theatre, Sydney with Bell Shakespeare
2003The CrucibleGiles CoreyDunstan Playhouse, Adelaide with STCSA
2004Death of a SalesmanUncle Ben
2005InfluenceMarko BlaskoAustralian tour with STC, MTC & STCSA
2008–2011CodgersLes WestonAdelaide Festival Centre for Adelaide Festival
2009The HypochondriacSpace Theatre, Adelaide
2011Three SistersFerapontDunstan Playhouse, Adelaide with STCSA
2012I Am Not An AnimalAdelaide Zoo
2015Volpone (or The FoxCorbaccioDunstan Playhouse, Adelaide with STCSA
2020BillOnline (due to COVID-19)
Barry

Radio

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1979Saint's DayABC Radio Adelaide
1979The Unmannering

References

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  4. 1 2 "The Taming of the Shrew – 7". Theatregold. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
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  10. ↑ "Call Me Mr. Brown – Full Cast & Crew". www.tvguide.com. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
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