John Slater
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
John Slater (22 August 1916 – 9 January 1975) was an English character actor who usually portrayed lugubrious, amiable cockney types. He was a familiar face in British films of the 1940s and appeared in many classic films of the period, including The Day Will Dawn (1942, US title The Avengers), Went the Day Well? (1942), We Dive at Dawn (1943), A Canterbury Tale (1944), The Seventh Veil (1945), It Always Rains on Sunday (1947) and Passport to Pimlico (1949). In later years, Slater moved into tel...
Known For
Filmography
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
1967
as Billy Parker
The Yellow Hat
1966
as Slack
King of the River
1966
as Jack Elliot
Blackmail
1965
as Lucien
Theatre 625
1964
as Inspector Karl Topfer
A Place to Go
1963
as Jack Ellerman
Mining Review 16th Year No. 6
1963
Giants of Steam
1963
Z-Cars
1962
as DS Tom Stone
Nothing Barred
1961
as Warder Lockitt
Three on a Spree
1961
as Sid Johnson
The Night We Got the Bird
1960
as Wolfie Green
Maigret
1960
On Trial
1960
as Claimant
Hot Summer Night
1959
as Jack Palmer
No Hiding Place
1959
International Detective
1959
as Ziggy Mazagan
Violent Playground
1958
as Sgt. Walker
Mining Review 10th Year No. 8
1957
as Himself
Thark
1957
as Jones
The Devil's Pass
1957
as Bill Buckle
Johnny, You're Wanted
1956
as Johnny
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Jack Palmer
Cine Gazette No. 14: Do You Remember?
1955
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Mining Review 7th Year No. 8
1954
The Million Pound Note
1954
as Parsons
John Wesley
1954
as Condemned Man
Star of India
1954
as Emile
The Flanagan Boy
1953
as Charlie Sullivan
Operation Malaya
1953
as Self - Commentator (voice)
The Long Memory
1953
as Pewsey
Strange Stories
1953
as Storyteller
Dollars for Sale
1953
as Loudmouth Willetts
Puzzle Corner Number Twelve
1953
The Promise
1952
as Bates
The Ringer
1952
as Bell
The Faithful City
1952
as Ezra
Night Call
1952
The Third Visitor
1951
as James C. Oliver
Prelude to Fame
1950
as Dr. Lorenzo
Mining Review 3rd Year No. 5
1950
as Commentator
Passport to Pimlico
1949
as Frank Huggins
Mining Review 2nd Year No. 10
1949
as Self - Commentator
Against the Wind
1948
as Emile Meyer
Escape
1948
as Salesman
Noose
1948
as Pudd'n Bason
It Always Rains on Sunday
1947
as Lou Hyams, Morrie's Brother
Murder in Reverse
1945
as Fred Smith
I Live in Grosvenor Square
1945
as Paratrooper
The Seventh Veil
1945
as James
Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. I: Julius Caesar - The Forum Scene - Act III. Scene 2
1945
as Mob member
Read All About It
1945
as Harry
For Those in Peril
1944
as Wilkie
A Canterbury Tale
1944
as Sergt. Len
Undercover
1943
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Deadlock
1943
as Fred Bamber / Allan Bamber
Millions Like Us
1943
as Alec - Man at Dance Hall
The New Lot
1943
as Soldier in Truck
We Dive at Dawn
1943
Meeting the U-Boat Menace
1943
Went the Day Well?
1942
as Sergeant
Uncensored
1942
as Theophile
They Flew Alone
1942
as Officer on Interview Panel
Unpublished Story
1942
as Code Soldier
Our Film
1942
as Jim Owen
The Young Mr. Pitt
1942
Those Kids from Town
1942
Shunter Black's Night Off
1941
as Narrator (voice)
The Common Touch
1941
as Joe
"Pimpernel" Smith
1941
as Reporter
Love on the Dole
1941
as Agitator on Demonstration