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Wylie Watson

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British actor (1889-1966)

United KingdomActorsLived 1889 to 1966 · aged 77
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Wylie Watson 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).

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Filmography 40

The 39 Steps1935 · ★ 7.3
Jamaica Inn1939 · ★ 6.1
Whisky Galore!1949 · ★ 6.8
Brighton Rock1948 · ★ 6.8
The Sundowners1960 · ★ 6.7
The Magnet1950
Morning Departure1950
Waterloo Road1945
London Belongs to Me1948
Happy Go Lovely1951
Your Witness1950
Temptation Harbour1947
Things Happen at Night1948
The Lamp Still Burns1943
The Saint Meets the Tiger1941
It's a Great Life1929
The Flemish Farm1943
My Brother Jonathan1948
Kiss the Bride Goodbye1945
Murder in Reverse1945
The Years Between1946
Fame Is the Spur1947
Don't Take It to Heart1944
Danny Boy1941
A Girl in a Million1946
Road House1934
Tawny Pipit1944
Strawberry Roan1944
Hawleys of High Street1933
Don Chicago1945
The Black Mask1935
No Room at the Inn1948
The Trojan Brothers1946
Paradise for Two1937
The World Owes Me a Living1945
Pack Up Your Troubles1940
Waltz Time1945
Shadow of the Past1950
For the Love of Mike1932
Mr. Proudfoot Shows a Light1941

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Wylie Watson 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).

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1889 to 1966 · aged 77
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7 languages

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