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Wylie Watson

Actor | * 02/06/1889 († 77, 05/03/1966) | Lanarkshire, Scotland (United Kingdom (UK))
Wylie Watson (6 February 1889 – 3 May 1966) (born John Wylie Robertson) was a Scottish actor. 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), 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). ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

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Based on a true story. The name of the real ship, that sunk Feb 5 1941 - during WWII - was S/S Politician. Having left Liverpool two days earlier, heading for Jamaica, it sank outside Eriskay, The Out ...

Whisky Galore!

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1949 | 3.4/5 | 1h 22min
Comedy, Crime
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In coastal Cornwall, England, during the early 19th Century, a young woman who's come there to visit her aunt, discovers that she's married an inkeeper who's a member of a gang of criminals who arrang ...

Jamaica Inn

Certification unknown

1939 | 3.0/5 | 1h 48min
Crime, History, Adventure, Thriller
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The hilarious tale of two cousins who must complete a period in domestic service in order to receive an inheritance. ...

Yes, Madam?

Certification unknown

1938 | 1h 17min
Music
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Richard Hanney has a rude awakening when a glamorous female spy falls into his bed - with a knife in her back. Having a bit of trouble explaining it all to Scotland Yard, he heads for the hills of Sco ...

The 39 Steps

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1935 | 3.7/5 | 1h 26min
Mystery, Thriller
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Movies with Wylie Watson as Actor(41)

as Herb Johnson1960 The Sundowners
as Mr. Widgery1950 Your Witness
1950 Morning Departure
as Pickering1950 The Magnet
as Joseph Macroon1949 Whisky Galore!
as Bagley1948 My Brother Jonathan
as Councilor Green1948 No Room at the Inn
as Mr. Josser1948 London Belongs to Me
as Spicer1948 Brighton Rock
as Pendleton1947 Fame Is the Spur
as Watson1947 Things Happen at Night
as Fred1947 Temptation Harbour
as Venning1946 The Years Between
as Stage Manager1946 The Trojan Brothers
1945 Waterloo Road
as Josef1945 Waltz Time
as David Dodd1945 Kiss the Bride Goodbye
as Peabody1945 Don Chicago
as Band Conductor1945 The World Owes Me a Living
as Crasker1944 Tawny Pipit
as Harry Bucket1944 Don't Take It to Heart
as Bill Gurd1944 Strawberry Roan
as Farmer1943 The Flemish Farm
as Diabetic Patient1943 The Lamp Still Burns
as Fiddlesticks1941 Danny Boy
as Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)1941 From the Four Corners
as Horace (Templar's butler)1941 The Saint Meets the Tiger
as Friend1941 Mr. Proudfoot Shows a Light
as Salvation, gang member1939 Jamaica Inn
as Albert1938 Yes, Madam?
as Rev. James Travers1938 Queer Cargo
as Oswald Clutterbuck1937 Please Teacher
as Clarence1937 Paradise for Two
as Joe Morrison1936 Radio Lover
as Mr. Memory1935 The 39 Steps
as Jimmie Glass1935 The Black Mask
as Magician1934 Road House
as Client1933 Leave It to Me
as Rev. Potter1933 Hawleys of High Street
as Rev. James1932 For the Love of Mike
as Bit Role1929 It's a Great Life

TV Shows/Series with Wylie Watson as Actor(1)

as Memory (archive footage) (uncredited)1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Full Name: Wylie Watson
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Wednesday, 02/06 1889 (February) in Lanarkshire, Scotland (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Tuesday, 05/03 1966 (May) in Australia (aged: 77)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN)
Wylie Watson frequently works together with these people:
Harry Tyler (11x, Actor)
Raymond Bailey (10x, Actor)
Patricia Hitchcock (10x, Actress)
Norman Lloyd (9x, Actor)
Russell Collins (9x, Actor)
Sidney Gilliat (8x, Crew)
Ray Teal (8x, Actor)
Robert H. Harris (8x, Actor)
John Williams (8x, Actor)
Louis H. Jackson (7x, Crew)
Hans May (7x, Crew)
Tyler McVey (7x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:937113, Added: 11/20/2018, Last updated: 03/29/2024