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Wilfrid Hyde-White

British actor (1903-1991) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 87

Wilfrid Hyde-White was an English actor. Described by Philip French as a "classic British film archetype", Hyde-White often portrayed droll and urbane upper-class characters.

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1991Died6 May 19911983Fanny HillFilm, John Barville1982Filthy RichSeries1981Tarzan the Ape ManFilm, Club Member (voice)1978Battlestar GalacticaSeries, AntonBattlestar GalacticaFilm, 1978Sire Anton1977That's Carry On!Film, Colonel (archive footage)1976Laverne & ShirleySeries1972Cool MillionSeries, Englishman1969The Magic ChristianFilm, Captain Reginald K. Klaus1966Mission: ImpossibleSeries, Otto KelmannChamber of HorrorsFilm, 1966Harold Blount1964Daniel BooneSeries, George PerkinsMy Fair LadyFilm, 1964Colonel Hugh Pickering1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries1962Crooks AnonymousFilm, Senior Brother Laurence Montague1959The Twilight ZoneSeries, Toby McKenzieCarry On NurseFilm, 1959The Colonel1954BetrayedFilm, Gen. Charles Larraby (as Wilfrid Hyde White)1951No Highway in the SkyFilm, Fisher, Inspector of Accidents (uncredited)1950Golden SalamanderFilm, Agno1948The Winslow BoyFilm, Wilkinson1944Golden Globe AwardsSeries1936RembrandtFilm, Civil Guardsman (uncredited)1903Born12 May 1903

People around Wilfrid

  • The Third Man 1949
  • The Browning Version 1951
  • My Fair Lady 1964
  • Last Holiday 1950
  • The Million Pound Note 1954

Filmography 40

142 credits on file

Television 17

Media & music

Photos 1

About this person

He had an extensive stage and screen career in both the United Kingdom and the United States, and portrayed over 160 film and television roles between 1935 and 1987. He was twice nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play, in 1957 for The Reluctant Debutante and in 1973 for The Jockey Club Stakes.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1903 to 1991 · aged 87