Wylie Watson
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Wylie Watson | |
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 Watson in The 39 Steps, 1935 | |
| Born | 6 February 1889 |
| Died | 3 May 1966 (aged 77) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1929–1960 |
| Spouse | Ada Watson |
Wylie Watson (6 February 1889 – 3 May 1966) (born John Wylie Robertson)[1] was a British actor.[2] Among his best-known roles were those of "Mr Memory", an amazing man who commits "50 new facts to his memory every day" in Alfred Hitchcock's film The 39 Steps (1935),[3] and wily storekeeper Joseph Macroon in the Ealing comedy Whisky Galore! (1949). He emigrated to Australia in 1952, and made his final film appearance there in The Sundowners (1960).
Filmography
- It's a Great Life (1929) - Bit Role (uncredited)
- For the Love of Mike (1932) - Rev. James
- Hawley's of High Street (1933) - Client
- Leave It to Me (1933) - Rev. Potter
- Road House (1934) - Magician (uncredited)
- The 39 Steps (1935) - Memory
- The Black Mask (1935) - Jimmie Glass
- Radio Lover (1936) - Joe Morrison
- Please Teacher (1937) - Oswald Clutterbuck
- Why Pick on Me? (1937) - Sam Tippett
- Paradise for Two (1937) - Clarence
- Queer Cargo (1938) - Rev. James Travers
- Jamaica Inn (1939) - Salvation Watkins - Sir Humphrey's Gang
- Yes, Madam? (1939) - Albert
- Pack Up Your Troubles (1940) - Eric Sampson
- She Couldn't Say No (1940) - Thrumgood
- Bulldog Sees It Through (1940) - Dancing Professor
- Mr. Proudfoot Shows a Light (1941, Short) - Friend
- My Wife's Family (1941) - Noah Bagshott
- Danny Boy (1941) - Fiddlestick
- The Saint Meets the Tiger (1943) - Horace
- The Flemish Farm (1943) - Farmer
- The Lamp Still Burns (1943) - Diabetic Patient
- Tawny Pipit (1944) - Crasker
- Don't Take It to Heart (1944) - Harry Bucket
- Strawberry Roan (1945) - Bill Gurd
- The World Owes Me a Living (1945) - Conductor
- Kiss the Bride Goodbye (1945) - David Dodd
- Waterloo Road (1945) - Tattooist
- Don Chicago (1945) - Peabody
- Waltz Time (1945) - Josef
- Murder in Reverse (1945) - Tailor
- The Trojan Brothers (1946) - Stage Manager
- The Years Between (1946) - Venning
- A Girl in a Million (1946) - Peabody
- Temptation Harbour (1947) - Fred
- Fame Is the Spur (1947) - Pendleton
- Brighton Rock (1948) - Spicer
- My Brother Jonathan (1948) - Bagley
- London Belongs to Me (1948) - Mr. Josser
- No Room at the Inn (1948) - Councilor Green
- Things Happen at Night (1948) - Watson - the butler
- The History of Mr. Polly (1949) - Mr. Rusper
- Whisky Galore! (1949) - Joseph Macroon
- Train of Events (1949) - (uncredited)
- Your Witness (1950) - Mr. Widgery, Red Lion Proprietor
- Madeleine (1950) - Huggins (uncredited)
- Morning Departure (1950) - Able Seaman Nobby Clark
- Shadow of the Past (1950) - Caretaker
- The Magnet (1950) - Pickering
- Happy Go Lovely (1951) - Stage Door Keeper
- The Sundowners (1960) - Herb Johnson (final film role)
References
- ^ McFarlane, Brian (2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. p. 807. ISBN 9781526111975. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ Born: 6 February 1889Died: 3 May 1966 (3 May 1966). "Wylie Watson | BFI | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "BFI Screenonline: Watson, Wylie (1889-1966) Biography". Screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
External links
- Wylie Watson at IMDb
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