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Wilfrid Lawson (1900–1966)

Actor

A scene stealing actor of lugubrious countenance, Wilfred Lawson (born Wilfred Worsnop) made his debut on the stage in "Trilby" at the Pier Pavilion in Brighton at the age of 16. He served as a pilot in the RAF during the final months of World War I, before resuming his theatrical career, becoming a well-established character player by the end of the decade... See full bio »

Born:

Wilfrid Worsnop
in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK

Died:

(age 66) in London, England, UK
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1967 The Viking Queen
King Priam
 
1966 Alice in Wonderland (TV movie)
Dormouse (as Wilfred Lawson)
 
1966 The Likely Lads (TV series)
Grandad
– Friends and Neighbours (1966) … Grandad
 
1966 The Wrong Box
Peacock - the Butler
 
1966 The Hunchback of Notre Dame (TV series)
King of the beggars
– Retribution (1966) … King of the beggars
– Repentance (1966) … King of the beggars
– Torture (1966) … King of the beggars
 
1966 Secret Agent (TV series)
Corrigan
– Not So Jolly Roger (1966) … Corrigan
 
1965 Theatre 625 (TV series)
Mr. Bourne
– The Siege of Manchester (1965) … Mr. Bourne
 
1965 Z Cars (TV series)
Towser
– A Matter of Give and Take (1965) … Towser
 
1964 Cluff (TV series)
Bateson
– The Daughter-In-Law (1964) … Bateson
 
1964 Becket
Old Soldier (uncredited)
 
1964 Espionage (TV series)
Lunatic - King George III
– The Frantick Rebel (1964) … Lunatic - King George III (uncredited)
 
1963 Tom Jones
Black George
 
1963 Hancock (TV series)
Paper Man
– The Memory Test (1963) … Paper Man
– The Man on the Corner (1963) … Paper Man
 
1962 Go to Blazes
Scrap Dealer
 
1962 Postman's Knock
Postman (as Wilfred Lawson)
 
1961 Nothing Barred
Albert
 
1961 The Naked Edge
Mr. Pom
 
1958-1961 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Satan
– Strangers in the Room (1961)
– Death of Satan (1958) … Satan
 
1961 Over the Odds
Willie Summers
 
1960 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Old man
– The Darkness Outside (1960) … Old man
 
1959 Expresso Bongo
Mr. Rudge (uncredited)
 
1959 Tales of the Vikings (TV series)
Old Saxon
– Pedigree (1959) … Old Saxon
 
1959 Room at the Top
Uncle Nat (uncredited)
 
1953-1958 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Flambeau / Henslowe / Michel
– The Lower Depths (1958)
– The Road (1953) … Michel
– Will Shakespeare (1953) … Henslowe
– L'Aiglon (1953) … Flambeau
 
1958 Tread Softly Stranger
Holroyd (uncredited)
 
1958 Fredric March Presents Tales from Dickens (TV series)
Mr. Weller
– Sam Weller and his Father … Mr. Weller
 
1957 Your Past Is Showing
Walter, Contestant in T.V. Show (uncredited)
 
1957 Hell Drivers
Ed, Hawlett Mechanic
 
1957 Miracle in Soho
Mr. Morgan
 
1957 Doctor at Large
Dustman. with Cyst (uncredited)
 
1956 War and Peace
Prince Bolkonsky (as Wilfred Lawson)
 
1956 Now and Forever
Gossage
 
1956 Tales from Soho (TV series)
Barrel Binacre
– The Message (1956) … Barrel Binacre
 
1955 An Alligator Named Daisy
Irishman
 
1955 The Prisoner
The Jailer
 
1954 Make Me an Offer
Charlie's Father
 
1954 Liebelei (TV movie)
Hans Weyring
 
1947 The Turners of Prospect Road
Will Turner
 
1945 Man of Evil
Chunks
 
1943 Thursday's Child
Frank Wilson
 
1942 The Great Mr. Handel
George Frideric Handel
 
1942 Terror House
Jim Sturrock
 
1942 Hard Steel
Walter Haddon
 
1941 Tower of Terror
Wolfe Kristan
 
1941 Jeannie
James McLean
 
1941 Danny Boy
Newton
 
1941 Men of the Sea
Henry Foley
 
1941 The Ghost Train
Undetermined Role (unconfirmed) (uncredited)
 
1941 The Farmer's Wife
Churdles Ash
 
1940 It Happened to One Man
Felton Quair
 
1940 The Long Voyage Home
Captain
 
1940 Pastor Hall
Pastor Frederick Hall
 
1940 Dead Man's Shoes
Lucien Sarrou
 
1939 Allegheny Uprising
MacDougall
 
1939 Stolen Life
Thomas E. Lawrence
 
1938 The Phantom Strikes
Maurice Meister
 
1938 Pygmalion
Alfred Doolittle
 
1938 Yellow Sands
Richard Varwell
 
1938 The Terror
Mr. Goodman
 
1938 Three on a Weekend
Police sergeant
 
1937 The Man Who Made Diamonds
Gallanie
 
1936 White Hunter
Michael Varek
 
1936 Ladies in Love
Ben Horvath
 
1935 Turn of the Tide
Luke Fosdyck
 
1933 Strike It Rich
Raikes
 
1931 East Lynne on the Western Front
Dick Webb/Carlyle
 
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1995 Empire of the Censors (TV documentary)
Himself
 

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(1934-1935) He acted in William Shakespeare's play, "Antony and Cleopatra," at the Old Vic Theatre in London, England with Mary Newcombe, David Horne, Maurice Evans, Abraham Sofaer, Cecil Trouncer, Alec Clunes, Leo Genn, and Alan Webb in the cast. Henry Cass was director. See more »

Alternate Names:

Wilfred Lawson
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