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Wylie Watson

Wylie Watson

Actor

Born February 4, 1889 in Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK

Died May 3, 1966

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A diminutive Scottish character actor, recognizable by his neatly trimmed moustache curled upward at the ends, began his career as a juvenile soprano singer in the late 1890s with a family variety act. At one point, he performed up to 15 times a day at a waxworks. Watson’s film career started in 1929 after being discovered in Hollywood during an American vacation. His time in the U.S. was brief, and after a minor film role, he returned to England, becoming one of the versatile actors skilled at portraying various British archetypes—often shifty, cunning, officious, weak, or hen-pecked.

One of his standout performances was as 'Mr. Memory' in Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps (1935), a character who claimed to memorize fifty new facts daily. Though a small role, Watson infused it with pathos, making it pivotal to the story. He also delivered memorable portrayals as a small-time crook in Richard Attenborough’s Brighton Rock (1948) and as the sly, manipulative storekeeper Joseph Macroon in Ealing’s Whisky Galore! (1949). His comedic talent had been evident earlier in the wartime educational short Mr. Proudfoot Shows a Light (1941), where his billiards-playing antics are humorously interrupted by a German bomb.

Wylie Watson retired from acting in 1952, except for a minor role in Fred Zinnemann’s The Sundowners (1960), before emigrating to Australia, where he passed away in May 1966.

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The Sundowners Poster

The Sundowners Feature Film1960Herb Johnson

Happy Go Lovely Poster

Happy Go Lovely Feature Film1951Stage Door Keeper

Eye Witness Poster

Eye Witness Feature Film1950Mr. Widgery, Red Lion Proprietor

Madeleine Poster

Madeleine Feature Film1950Huggins

Operation Disaster Poster

Operation Disaster Feature Film1950Able Seaman Nobby Clarke

Shadow of the Past Poster

Shadow of the Past Feature Film1950Caretaker

The Magnet Poster

The Magnet Feature Film1950Pickering

Family Affairs TV Series1949Mr. Horatio Hornsby

The History of Mr. Polly Poster

The History of Mr. Polly Feature Film1949Mr. Rusper

Train of Events Poster

Train of Events Feature Film1949

Whisky Galore! Poster

Whisky Galore! Feature Film1949Joseph Macroon

Dulcimer Street Poster

Dulcimer Street Feature Film1948Mr. Josser

My Brother Jonathan Poster

My Brother Jonathan Feature Film1948Bagley

No Room at the Inn Poster

No Room at the Inn Feature Film1948Councilor Green

Tell Her the Truth TV Movie1948Parkin

Things Happen at Night Poster

Things Happen at Night Feature Film1948Watson - the butler

Brighton Rock Poster

Brighton Rock Feature Film1947Spicer

Fame Is the Spur Poster

Fame Is the Spur Feature Film1947Pendleton

So Well Remembered Poster

So Well Remembered Feature Film1947Councillor Alstock

Temptation Harbor Poster

Temptation Harbor Feature Film1947Fred

A Girl in a Million Poster

A Girl in a Million Feature Film1946Peabody

Flying with Prudence Poster

Flying with Prudence Short Film1946Mr. Weaver

The Trojan Brothers Poster

The Trojan Brothers Feature Film1946Stage Manager

The Years Between Poster

The Years Between Feature Film1946Venning

Don Chicago Feature Film1945Peabody

Kiss the Bride Goodbye Poster

Kiss the Bride Goodbye Feature Film1945David Dodd

Query Feature Film1945The tailor

The World Owes Me a Living Poster

The World Owes Me a Living Feature Film1945Band Conductor

Waltz Time Poster

Waltz Time Feature Film1945Josef

Waterloo Road Poster

Waterloo Road Feature Film1945Tattooist

Don't Take It to Heart! Poster

Don't Take It to Heart! Feature Film1944Harry Bucket

Strawberry Roan Poster

Strawberry Roan Feature Film1944Bill Gurd

Tawny Pipit Poster

Tawny Pipit Feature Film1944Crasker

The Flemish Farm Poster

The Flemish Farm Feature Film1943Farmer

The Lamp Still Burns Poster

The Lamp Still Burns Feature Film1943Diabetic Patient

From the Four Corners Poster

From the Four Corners Short Film1942Newspaper Vendor

Danny Boy Poster

Danny Boy Feature Film1941Fiddlestick

Mr. Proudfoot Shows a Light Poster

Mr. Proudfoot Shows a Light Short Film1941Friend

My Wife's Family Poster

My Wife's Family Feature Film1941Noah Bagshott

The Saint Meets the Tiger Poster

The Saint Meets the Tiger Feature Film1941Horace

Bulldog Sees It Through Poster

Bulldog Sees It Through Feature Film1940Dancing Professor

Pack Up Your Troubles Feature Film1940Eric Sampson

She Couldn't Say No Feature Film1940Thrumgood

Jamaica Inn Poster

Jamaica Inn Feature Film1939Salvation Watkins - Sir Humphrey's Gang

Yes, Madam? Poster

Yes, Madam? Feature Film1939Albert

Oh! Letty TV Movie1938Chester Binney

Queer Cargo Poster

Queer Cargo Feature Film1938Rev. James Travers

Gaiety Girls Poster

Gaiety Girls Feature Film1937Clarence

Please Teacher Poster

Please Teacher Feature Film1937Oswald Clutterbuck

Why Pick on Me? Feature Film1937Sam Tippett

Radio Lover Poster

Radio Lover Feature Film1936Joe Morrison

The 39 Steps Poster

The 39 Steps Feature Film1935Memory

The Black Mask Poster

The Black Mask Feature Film1935Jimmie Glass

A Political Party Poster

A Political Party Feature Film1934Leader of Purity Party

Road House Poster

Road House Feature Film1934Magician

Hawley's of High Street Poster

Hawley's of High Street Feature Film1933Rev. Potter

Leave It to Me Poster

Leave It to Me Feature Film1933Client

For the Love of Mike Poster

For the Love of Mike Feature Film1932Rev. James

It's a Great Life Poster

It's a Great Life Feature Film1929Bit Role

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