Wylie Watson
| Wylie Watson | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
6 February 1889 Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Died |
3 May 1966 (aged 77) Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1929–1960 |
| Spouse(s) | 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 (1939),[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)
- For the Love of Mike (1932)
- Hawley's of High Street (1933)
- Leave It to Me (1933)
- Road House (1934)
- The Black Mask (1935)
- The 39 Steps (1935)
- Radio Lover (1936)
- Please Teacher (1937)
- Why Pick on Me? (1937)
- Paradise for Two (1937)
- Queer Cargo (1938)
- Jamaica Inn (1939)
- Yes, Madam? (1939)
- She Couldn't Say No (1939)
- Pack Up Your Troubles (1940)
- Bulldog Sees It Through (1940)
- Danny Boy (1941)
- Mr. Proudfoot Shows a Light (1941)
- My Wife's Family (1941)
- The Saint Meets the Tiger (1943)
- The Flemish Farm (1943)
- The Lamp Still Burns (1943)
- Tawny Pipit (1944)
- Don't Take It to Heart (1944)
- The World Owes Me a Living (1945)
- Strawberry Roan (1945)
- Kiss the Bride Goodbye (1945)
- Don Chicago (1945)
- Waltz Time (1945)
- Murder in Reverse (1945)
- Waterloo Road (1945)
- The Trojan Brothers (1946)
- A Girl in a Million (1946)
- The Years Between (1946)
- Brighton Rock (1947)
- Things Happen at Night (1947)
- Fame Is the Spur (1947)
- Temptation Harbour (1947)
- My Brother Jonathan (1948)
- No Room at the Inn (1948)
- London Belongs to Me (1948)
- Whisky Galore! (1949)
- Train of Events (1949)
- The History of Mr. Polly (1949)
- Morning Departure (1950)
- Your Witness (1950)
- Shadow of the Past (1950)
- Madeleine (1950)
- The Magnet (1950)
- Happy Go Lovely (1951)
- The Sundowners (1960)
References
- ↑ Peter Hutchings, Encyclopaedia of British Film
- ↑ Born: 6 February 1889Died: 3 May 1966 (1966-05-03). "Wylie Watson | BFI | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
- ↑ "BFI Screenonline: Watson, Wylie (1889-1966) Biography". Screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
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