Name
John Slater
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1916-08-22
Deathday
1975-01-09 (59 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Biography
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.
Known For
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An impoverished American sailor is fortunate enough to be passing the house of two rich ge...
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The quiet village of Bramley End is taken over by German troops posing as Royal Engineers....
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During a rainy Sunday afternoon, an escaped prisoner tries to hide out at the home of his ...
7.1
Eccentric Cambridge archaeologist Horatio Smith takes a group of British and American arch...
5.9
Depressing and realistic family drama about the struggles of unemployment and poverty in 1...
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A gripping tale of WWII naval warfare in the Baltics, starring John Mills as Lt. Freddie T...
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Three modern-day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town while on their way t...
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A Liverpool juvenile liaison officer struggles with a young and dangerous pyromaniac....
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When an unexploded WWII bomb is accidentally detonated in Pimlico, it reveals a treasure t...
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An innocent man is released from prison after 12 years and tracks down the witnesses who l...
- 1949 Passport to Pimlico as Frank Huggins
- 1953 The Flanagan Boy as Charlie Sullivan
- 1942 Went the Day Well? as Sergeant
- 1949 Mining Review 2nd Year No. 10 as Self - Commentator
- 1954 Mining Review 7th Year No. 8
- 1957 Mining Review 10th Year No. 8 as Himself
- 1948 Against the Wind as Emile Meyer
- 1953 Operation Malaya as Self - Commentator (voice)
- 1954 The Million Pound Note as Parsons
- 1947 It Always Rains on Sunday as Lou Hyams, Morrie's Brother
- 1948 Escape as Salesman
- 1948 Noose as Pudd'n Bason
- 1953 The Long Memory as Pewsey
- 1958 Violent Playground as Sgt. Walker
- 1942 Uncensored as Theophile
- 1944 For Those in Peril as Wilkie
- 1952 The Promise as Bates
- 1953 Strange Stories as Storyteller
- 1963 A Place to Go as Jack Ellerman
- 1950 Prelude to Fame as Dr. Lorenzo
- 1944 A Canterbury Tale as Sergt. Len
- 1943 Undercover as Minor Role (uncredited)
- 1952 The Ringer as Bell
- 1945 Murder in Reverse as Fred Smith
- 1952 The Faithful City as Ezra
- 1954 John Wesley as Condemned Man
- 1956 Johnny, You're Wanted as Johnny
- 1963 Mining Review 16th Year No. 6
- 1961 Nothing Barred as Warder Lockitt
- 1955 Cine Gazette No. 14: Do You Remember? as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1950 Mining Review 3rd Year No. 5 as Commentator
- 1961 Three on a Spree as Sid Johnson
- 1957 Thark as Jones
- 1951 The Third Visitor as James C. Oliver
- 1941 Shunter Black's Night Off as Narrator (voice)
- 1942 They Flew Alone as Officer on Interview Panel
- 1954 Star of India as Emile
- 1941 The Common Touch as Joe
- 1941 "Pimpernel" Smith as Reporter
- 1941 Love on the Dole as Agitator on Demonstration
- 1943 Deadlock as Fred Bamber / Allan Bamber
- 1942 Unpublished Story as Code Soldier
- 1959 Hot Summer Night as Jack Palmer
- 1943 Millions Like Us as Alec - Man at Dance Hall
- 1945 I Live in Grosvenor Square as Paratrooper
- 1943 The New Lot as Soldier in Truck
- 1945 The Seventh Veil as James
- 1945 Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. I: Julius Caesar - The Forum Scene - Act III. Scene 2 as Mob member
- 1945 Read All About It as Harry
- 1960 The Night We Got the Bird as Wolfie Green
- 1942 Our Film as Jim Owen
- 1942 The Young Mr. Pitt
- 1966 The Yellow Hat as Slack
- 1957 The Devil's Pass as Bill Buckle
- 1963 Giants of Steam
- 1942 Those Kids from Town
- 1943 We Dive at Dawn
- 1952 Night Call
- 1953 Dollars for Sale as Loudmouth Willetts
- 1953 Puzzle Corner Number Twelve
- 1943 Meeting the U-Boat Menace
- 1959 No Hiding Place ( 2 episodes )
- 1959 International Detective ( 1 episode ) as Ziggy Mazagan
- 1960 Maigret ( 1 episode )
- 1962 Z-Cars ( 590 episodes ) as DS Tom Stone
- 1967 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ( 1 episode ) as Billy Parker
- 1966 King of the River ( 1 episode ) as Jack Elliot
- 1964 Theatre 625 ( 1 episode ) as Inspector Karl Topfer
- 1956 Armchair Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Jack Palmer
- 1960 On Trial ( 1 episode ) as Claimant
- 1965 Blackmail ( 1 episode ) as Lucien
