Wylie Watson
British actor (1889-1966) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 77
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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1966Died3 May 19661960
The SundownersFilm, Herb Johnson1951
Happy Go LovelyFilm, Stage Door Keeper1949
Whisky Galore!Film, Joseph Macroon1948
Brighton RockFilm, Spicer1946
A Girl in a MillionFilm, Peabody1945Don ChicagoFilm, Peabody1944
Don't Take It to HeartFilm, Harry Bucket1941
Danny BoyFilm, Fiddlesticks1940Pack Up Your TroublesFilm, Eric Sampson1939
Jamaica InnFilm, Salvation1935
The 39 StepsFilm, Mr. Memory1934Road HouseFilm, Magician1932
For the Love of MikeFilm, Rev. James1929
It's a Great LifeFilm, Bit Role1889Born6 February 1889
The SundownersFilm, Herb Johnson1951Happy Go LovelyFilm, Stage Door Keeper1949Whisky Galore!Film, Joseph Macroon1948Brighton RockFilm, Spicer1946A Girl in a MillionFilm, Peabody1945Don ChicagoFilm, Peabody1944Don't Take It to HeartFilm, Harry Bucket1941Danny BoyFilm, Fiddlesticks1940Pack Up Your TroublesFilm, Eric Sampson1939Jamaica InnFilm, Salvation1935The 39 StepsFilm, Mr. Memory1934Road HouseFilm, Magician1932For the Love of MikeFilm, Rev. James1929It's a Great LifeFilm, Bit Role1889Born6 February 1889Known for
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The 39 Steps 1935
Whisky Galore! 1949
Brighton Rock 1948
The Sundowners 1960
Jamaica Inn 1939
People around Wylie
Close ties
- Ernest Butcher Also in Pack Up Your Troubles and Tawny Pipit
John Laurie Also in The 39 Steps and The Lamp Still Burns
Sidney Gilliat Directed London Belongs to Me (1948)
Basil Radford Also in Jamaica Inn and A Girl in a Million
Paul L. Stein Directed The Saint Meets the Tiger (1941)
Harcourt Williams Also in Brighton Rock and No Room at the Inn
Rosamund John Also in The Lamp Still Burns and Tawny Pipit- Ellis Irving Also in The Black Mask and Strawberry Roan
- Muriel George Also in Pack Up Your Troubles (1940)
- Stephen Murray Also in London Belongs to Me (1948)
- Bobby Howes Also in For the Love of Mike (1932)
Michael Balcon Produced Whisky Galore! (1949)
Ivor Barnard Also in Murder in Reverse (1945)
Alfred Hitchcock Directed The 39 Steps and Jamaica Inn
Richard Attenborough Also in London Belongs to Me and Brighton Rock
Hermione Baddeley Also in Brighton Rock and No Room at the Inn
Leslie Banks Also in Jamaica Inn and Your Witness
Emlyn Williams Also in Road House and Jamaica Inn- J. Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank Produced London Belongs to Me (1948)
Marie Lohr Also in Road House and Kiss the Bride Goodbye- Dulcie Gray Also in The Years Between (1946)
- C. Denier Warren Also in Kiss the Bride Goodbye (1945)
- Jean Gillie Also in The Saint Meets the Tiger (1941)
- Henry Hewitt Also in London Belongs to Me and Happy Go Lovely
Also in Deutsch
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About this person
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
