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John Slater

Actor

John Slater

Born August 22, 1916 in London, England, UKDied January 9, 197555 films

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.

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Went the Day Well? posterFirst watchWent the Day Well?19427.1as SergeantThe quiet village of Bramley End is taken over by German troops posing as Royal Engineers. Their task is to disrupt England's radar network in preparation for a full scale German invasion.View film

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Filmography

55 films as actor
  1. 1966The Yellow HatSlack
  2. 1963A Place to GoJack Ellerman
  3. 1963Mining Review 16th Year No. 6
  4. 1961Nothing BarredWarder Lockitt
  5. 1961Three on a SpreeSid Johnson
  6. 1960The Night We Got the BirdWolfie Green
  7. 1959Hot Summer NightJack Palmer
  8. 1958Violent PlaygroundSgt. Walker
  9. 1957TharkJones
  10. 1957The Devil's PassBill Buckle
  11. 1956Johnny, You're WantedJohnny
  12. 1954Mining Review 7th Year No. 8
  13. 1954John WesleyCondemned Man
  14. 1954The Million Pound NoteParsons
  15. 1954Star of IndiaEmile
  16. 1953Puzzle Corner Number Twelve
  17. 1953Dollars for SaleLoudmouth Willetts
  18. 1953The Flanagan BoyCharlie Sullivan
  19. 1953The Long MemoryPewsey
  20. 1953Strange StoriesStoryteller
  21. 1952The PromiseBates
  22. 1952The RingerBell
  23. 1952Night Call
  24. 1952The Faithful CityEzra
  25. 1951The Third VisitorJames C. Oliver
  26. 1950Prelude to FameDr. Lorenzo
  27. 1949Passport to PimlicoFrank Huggins
  28. 1948NoosePudd'n Bason
  29. 1948EscapeSalesman
  30. 1948Against the WindEmile Meyer
  31. 1947It Always Rains on SundayLou Hyams, Morrie's Brother
  32. 1945Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. I: Julius Caesar - The Forum Scene - Act III. Scene 2Mob member
  33. 1945Murder in ReverseFred Smith
  34. 1945The Seventh VeilJames
  35. 1945I Live in Grosvenor SquareParatrooper
  36. 1945Read All About ItHarry
  37. 1944A Canterbury TaleSergt. Len
  38. 1944For Those in PerilWilkie
  39. 1943DeadlockFred Bamber / Allan Bamber
  40. 1943UndercoverMinor Role (uncredited)
  41. 1943Millions Like UsAlec - Man at Dance Hall
  42. 1943We Dive at Dawn
  43. 1943The New LotSoldier in Truck
  44. 1943Meeting the U-Boat Menace
  45. 1942Went the Day Well?Sergeant
  46. 1942The Young Mr. Pitt
  47. 1942UncensoredTheophile
  48. 1942Unpublished StoryCode Soldier
  49. 1942Our FilmJim Owen
  50. 1942They Flew AloneOfficer on Interview Panel
  51. 1942Those Kids from Town
  52. 1941The Common TouchJoe
  53. 1941"Pimpernel" SmithReporter
  54. 1941Love on the DoleAgitator on Demonstration
  55. 1941Shunter Black's Night OffNarrator (voice)