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John Salew (1902–1961)

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Stocky British character actor, with theatrical experience. Bald from an early age, he was an equally adaptable purveyor of subtle menace, amiability or of mild-mannered ineffectuality. Increasingly gained weight in his later years, but remained in demand in both films and TV until his death from a heart attack in 1961.

Born:

John Rylett Salew
in Portsmouth, England, UK

Died:

(age 58) in London, England, UK
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1964 Alive and Kicking
Solicitor
 
1960-1961 Maigret (TV series)
– The Lost Sailor (1961)
– The Simple Case (1961)
– The Mistake (1960)
 
1961 Ghost Squad (TV series)
Jacobi
– Assassin (1961) … Jacobi
 
1961 The Avengers (TV series)
Jack Wickram
– Tunnel of Fear (1961) … Jack Wickram
 
1961 The Never Never Murder (short)
Wilks
 
1961 Three on a Spree
Mr. Monkton
 
1960-1961 No Hiding Place (TV series)
Domeri / Sgt. Butterworth
– Signals at Danger (1961) … Sgt. Butterworth
– State Visit (1960) … Domeri
 
1961 The Impersonator
Harry Walker
 
1957-1961 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Mr. Ramage
– A Head Full of Crocodiles (1961)
– Ann Veronica (1957) … Mr. Ramage
 
1960 International Detective (TV series)
McCandlish
– The Rainis Case (1960) … McCandlish
 
1960 On Trial (TV series)
John Greenwood
– The Tichborne Case (1960) … John Greenwood
 
1960 Playgirl After Dark
Moeller
 
1960 Interpol Calling (TV series)
Moltz
– Fingers of Guilt (1960) … Moltz
 
1960 The Larkins (TV series)
– Home Win (1960)
 
1960 The Army Game (TV series)
Colonel Stubbs
– A Rocket Called Fred (1960) … Colonel Stubbs
 
1960 Conscience Bay
 
1960 The Shakedown
John Arnold
 
1959 Gert and Daisy (TV series)
– Episode #1.4 (1959)
 
1959 Left Right and Centre
Mayor
 
1959 William Tell (TV series)
Colonel von Wentzel
– The Shrew (1959) … Colonel von Wentzel
 
1958-1959 Fredric March Presents Tales from Dickens (TV series)
Pickwick / Mr. Pickwick
– Bardell Versus Pickwick (1959) … Pickwick
– Pickwick's Dilemma (1958) … Pickwick
– Christmas at Dingley Dell … Mr. Pickwick
– Sam Weller and his Father … Pickwick
 
1959 Dial 999 (TV series)
McGregor
– 77 Bus (1959)
– The Big Fish (1959) … McGregor
 
1959 The Heart of a Man
Agent at Bar (uncredited)
 
1959 Glencannon (TV series)
Forthdale
– Mutiny on the Inchcliffe Castle (1959) … Forthdale
 
1958 Tread Softly Stranger
Pawnbroker
 
1958 The Truth About Melandrinos (TV series)
Turner
 
1958 Dick and the Duchess (TV series)
Burford
– The Candlesticks (1958) … Burford
 
1958 The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (TV series)
Robert Crane
– Something Old, Something New (1958) … Robert Crane
 
1958 The Riddle of the Red Wolf (TV series)
Lukos
– Caius Is an Ass (1958) … Lukos
 
1958 The Gypsy and the Gentleman
Duffin the Butler
 
1957 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Aslaken / Will Day
– A Voice in Vision (1957) … Will Day
– An Enemy of the People (1957) … Aslaken
 
1957 Curse of the Demon
Librarian
 
1957 Rogue's Yarn
Sam Youles
 
1957 The Gay Cavalier (TV series)
Mynheen Van Voeren
– Dragon's Heart (1957) … Mynheen Van Voeren
 
1957 Destination Downing Street (TV series)
Colonel Munck
– The Green Patch: Part 2 (1957) … Colonel Munck
 
1957 The Good Companions
Mr.Joe
 
1957 The Buccaneers (TV series)
Cookie
– Spy Aboard (1957) … Cookie
 
1957 The Adventures of Aggie (TV series)
Police Inspector
– Death of the Party (1957) … Police Inspector
 
1957 Alive on Saturday
Melito
 
1957 Stryker of the Yard (TV series)
– The Case of Uncle Henry (1957)
 
1956 It's Great to Be Young!
Routledge
 
1956 Assignment Foreign Legion (TV series)
Finance Minister
– The Dollar a Year Man (1956) … Finance Minister
 
1956 Wicked as They Come
 
1956 London Playhouse (TV series)
Landidos
– The House in Athens (1956) … Landidos
 
1955 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Dr. Plumweather
– The Golden Fleece (1955) … Dr. Plumweather
 
1955 The Vise (TV series)
Dr. Warner
– By Persons Unknown (1955) … Dr. Warner
 
1955 Patrol Car (TV series)
Mr. Pontifex
– The Poison Machine (1955) … Mr. Pontifex
 
1955 Three Cases of Murder
Rooke ("The Picture" segment)
 
1954 Lease of Life
Sproatley's Doctor
 
1954 The Grove Family (TV series)
Frank Turner
– Thunder Abroad (1954) … Frank Turner
– A House of Your Own (1954) … Frank Turner
 
1954 Duel in the Jungle
Clerk - Henderson's Office
 
1954 The Detective
Station Sergeant
 
1954 The Black Glove
Maxie Margulies
 
1954 The Red Dress
Karl (segment "Panic' story)
 
1953 Rheingold Theatre (TV series)
Karl
– Panic (1953) … Karl
 
1950-1953 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Archdeacon Shearing / Roy Maxwell / Shamrayef
– Golden Rain (1953) … Archdeacon Shearing
– Deep Are the Roots (1950) … Roy Maxwell
– The Seagull (1950) … Shamrayef
 
1953 Both Sides of the Law
Embarrassed Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
 
1953 Stryker of the Yard
 
1952 Mr. Lord Says No
Mr. Granite
 
1952 His Excellency
Fernando
 
1951 Night Was Our Friend
Mr. Lloyd
 
1951 Green Grow the Rushes
Herbert Finch
 
1951 Mystery Junction
John Martin
 
1951 Hotel Sahara
American Husband (uncredited)
 
1951 No Highway in the Sky
Symes, Gander Inspector (uncredited)
 
1951 The Lavender Hill Mob
Parkin
 
1950 The Astonished Heart
Mr. Bowman
 
1950 The Blue Lamp
Officious Man (uncredited)
 
1950 Help Yourself (short)
Joe
 
1950 The 20 Questions Murder Mystery
John Grimshaw (uncredited)
 
1949 The Spider and the Fly
Minister's Secretary
 
1949 Dark Secret
Mr. Barrington
 
1949 Diamond City
Dr. Woods
 
1949 No Way Back
Sammy Linkman
 
1949 Don't Ever Leave Me
Farlaine's Manager
 
1949 Kind Hearts and Coronets
Mr. Perkins
 
1949 Witness for the Prosecution (TV movie)
Robert Mayherne
 
1949 For Them That Trespass
Prosecutor Ainsley
 
1949 Cardboard Cavalier
Smug
 
1949 The Bad Lord Byron
Samuel Rogers
 
1949 All Over the Town
George Sleek
 
1949 Which Will Ye Have? (short)
Counsellor
 
1948 Brass Monkey
Captain
 
1948 It's Hard to Be Good
Committee Man (uncredited)
 
1948 Quartet
John Coleman, critic (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
 
1948 The Silk Noose
Greasy Anderson
 
1948 Dulcimer Street
Mr. Barks
 
1948 Bond Street
Coles
 
1948 My Brother Jonathan
Wilburn
 
1948 Anna Karenina
Lawyer
 
1948 Devil's Plot
Padre Latham
 
1947 It Always Rains on Sunday
Caleb Neesley
 
1947 The Inheritance
Grimstone
 
1947 The October Man
Ticket Inspector
 
1947 Dancing with Crime
Pogson (uncredited)
 
1947 The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Mr.Lillyvick
 
1947 Temptation Harbor
CID Inspector
 
1947 Meet Me at Dawn
2nd Client
 
1946 A Girl in a Million
Jenkins
 
1946 Bardell Against Pickwick (TV movie)
Mr. Pickwick
 
1946 Beware of Pity
Col. Franz Bubencic
 
1946 Bedelia
Alec Johnstone
 
1946 The Adventuress
Man in Bookshop
 
1946 Wanted for Murder
Det. Walters
 
1946 Caravan
Diego
 
1945 Notorious Gentleman
Burgess
 
1945 Query
Blake King's Counsel
 
1945 Bothered by a Beard (short)
 
1944 Don't Take It to Heart
Dr. Rose, witness
 
1944 Give Us the Moon (uncredited)
 
1944 The Way Ahead
Sam, Friend of Pvt Lloyd in Pub Scene (uncredited)
 
1944 Time Flies
William Shakespeare
 
1944 Tawny Pipit
Pickering
 
1944 The Hundred Pound Window
Walker
 
1944 Candles at Nine
Griggs, Everard's Butler
 
1943 Warn That Man
Wilson
 
1943 The Night Invader
Witsen
 
1943 Millions Like Us
The Doctor
 
1943 The Adventures of Tartu
Heinrich Müller (uncredited)
 
1943 The Saint Meets the Tiger
Merridon (curator of the Baycome Museum)
 
1943 We Dive at Dawn
Drake (uncredited)
 
1943 The Bells Go Down
Landlord
 
1943 At Dawn We Die
Marcel LaBlanc
 
1943 Squadron Leader X
Sentry at Madame Berthelot's (uncredited)
 
1942 Secret Mission
Hauptmann Gruening
 
1942 The Young Mr. Pitt
Smith
 
1942 Suspected Person
Jones
 
1942 The Avengers
"Man-in-the-Street" in Fleet Street Pub
 
1942 One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
German Sentry
 
1942 Back-Room Boy
Steve Mason
 
1941 Atlantic Ferry
Henry, the waiter
 
1941 Once a Crook
Solicitor
 
1941 Turned Out Nice Again
Largon
 
1941 Mail Train
Mr. Tomboy
 
1941 The Farmer's Wife
Mr. Rundle
 
1940 Sailors Don't Care
Henri
 
1940 Neutral Port
Wilson
 
1940 The Thief of Bagdad
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
 
1940 Lady in Distress
Reporter
 
1940 Pastor Hall
 
1940 The Chinese Den
Mr. Lum
 
1940 Who Killed Jack Robins?
 
1939 Continental Express
Ernest
 
1939 Leviathan (TV movie)
 
1939 L'avare (TV movie)
La Fleche - valet to Cleante
 
1939 Dangerous Masquerade
Tramp
 
1938 George Takes the Air
RAF Radio Operator (uncredited)
 
1938 Doctor 'My Book' (TV movie)
Dr. Abernethy
 
1938 Libel! (TV movie)
William Bale
 
1938 Thread O' Scarlet (TV short)
Landlord
 
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1957 The Good Companions (performer: "I Still Believe")
 

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Stocky British character actor, with theatrical experience. Bald from an early age, he was an equally adaptable purveyor of subtle menace, amiability or of mild-mannered ineffectuality. Increasingly gained weight in his later years, but remained in demand in both films and TV until his death from a heart attack in 1961. See more »