John Slater

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John Slater

Acting August 22, 1916

London, England, UK

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 th…

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Theatre 625

Theatre 625

7.2 1964 TV Show
Z-Cars

Z-Cars

7.3 1962 TV Show
No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

4.8 1959 TV Show
A Canterbury Tale

A Canterbury Tale

6.9 1944 Movie
Maigret

Maigret

7.1 1960 TV Show
The Million Pound Note

The Million Pound Note

7.0 1954 Movie
Passport to Pimlico

Passport to Pimlico

6.9 1949 Movie
Went the Day Well?

Went the Day Well?

7.1 1942 Movie
It Always Rains on Sunday

It Always Rains on Sunday

6.6 1947 Movie
The Seventh Veil

The Seventh Veil

6.6 1945 Movie
"Pimpernel" Smith

"Pimpernel" Smith

7.1 1941 Movie
We Dive at Dawn

We Dive at Dawn

6.3 1943 Movie

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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 television, most notably he starred as Det. Sgt. Stone in Z-Cars from 1967 to 1974 where his episode count was beaten only by that of James Ellis. He died on 9 January 1975 from a heart attack, aged 58.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1967
    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

    TV show Billy Parker

  2. 1966
    King of the River

    TV show Jack Elliot

  3. 1966
    The Yellow Hat

    Movie Slack

  4. 1965
    Blackmail

    TV show Lucien

  5. 1964
    Theatre 625

    TV show Inspector Karl Topfer

  6. 1963
    A Place to Go

    Movie Jack Ellerman

  7. 1963
    Giants of Steam

    Movie

  8. 1963
    Mining Review 16th Year No. 6

    Movie

  9. 1962
    Z-Cars

    TV show DS Tom Stone

  10. 1961
    Nothing Barred

    Movie Warder Lockitt

  11. 1961
    Three on a Spree

    Movie Sid Johnson

  12. 1960
    The Night We Got the Bird

    Movie Wolfie Green

  13. 1960
    Maigret

    TV show

  14. 1960
    On Trial

    TV show Claimant

  15. 1959
    International Detective

    TV show Ziggy Mazagan

  16. 1959
    No Hiding Place

    TV show

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  1. 1959
    Hot Summer Night

    Movie Jack Palmer

  2. 1958
    Violent Playground

    Movie Sgt. Walker

  3. 1957
    Thark

    Movie Jones

  4. 1957
    The Devil's Pass

    Movie Bill Buckle

  5. 1957
    Mining Review 10th Year No. 8

    Movie Himself

  6. 1956
    Armchair Theatre

    TV show Jack Palmer

  7. 1956
    Johnny, You're Wanted

    Movie Johnny

  8. 1955
    Cine Gazette No. 14: Do You Remember?

    Movie Self - Narrator (voice)

  9. 1954
    Mining Review 7th Year No. 8

    Movie

  10. 1954
    John Wesley

    Movie Condemned Man

  11. 1954
    The Million Pound Note

    Movie Parsons

  12. 1954
    Star of India

    Movie Emile

  13. 1953
    Puzzle Corner Number Twelve

    Movie

  14. 1953
    Operation Malaya

    Movie Self - Commentator (voice)

  15. 1953
    Dollars for Sale

    Movie Loudmouth Willetts

  16. 1953
    The Flanagan Boy

    Movie Charlie Sullivan

  17. 1953
    The Long Memory

    Movie Pewsey

  18. 1953
    Strange Stories

    Movie Storyteller

  19. 1952
    The Promise

    Movie Bates

  20. 1952
    The Ringer

    Movie Bell

  21. 1952
    Night Call

    Movie

  22. 1952
    The Faithful City

    Movie Ezra

  23. 1951
    The Third Visitor

    Movie James C. Oliver

  24. 1950
    Prelude to Fame

    Movie Dr. Lorenzo