Biography
Wylie Watson (6 February 1889 – 3 May 1966) (born John Wylie Robertson) was a British actor. Among his best-known roles were those of "Mr Memory", an amazing man who commits "50 new facts to his memory every day" in Alfred Hitchcock's film The 39 Steps (1935), and wily storekeeper Joseph Macroon in the Ealing comedy Whisky Galore! (1949). He emigrated to Australia in 1952, and made his final film appearance there in The Sundowners (1960).
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Filmography
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Movies 44
Herb Johnson
The Sundowners (1960)
Movie
Pickering
The Magnet (1950)
Movie
caretaker
Shadow of the Past (1950)
Movie
Mr. Widgery, Red Lion Proprietor
Your Witness (1950)
Movie
Morning Departure (1950)
Movie
Joseph Macroon
Whisky Galore! (1949)
Movie
4
Councilor Green
No Room at the Inn (1948)
Movie
Mr. Josser
London Belongs to Me (1948)
Movie
6
Watson
Things Happen at Night (1948)
Movie
Bagley
My Brother Jonathan (1948)
Movie
Spicer
Brighton Rock (1948)
Movie
2
Pendleton
Fame Is the Spur (1947)
Movie
Fred
Temptation Harbour (1947)
Movie
Mr. Weaver
Flying with Prudence (1946)
Movie
Venning
The Years Between (1946)
Movie
Stage Manager
The Trojan Brothers (1946)
Movie
Tailor
Murder in Reverse? (1945)
Movie
Josef
Waltz Time (1945)
Movie
Peabody
Don Chicago (1945)
Movie
Waterloo Road (1945)
Movie
David Dodd
Kiss the Bride Goodbye (1945)
Movie
Band Conductor
The World Owes Me a Living (1945)
Movie
Bill Gurd
Strawberry Roan (1944)
Movie
Harry Bucket
Don't Take It to Heart (1944)
Movie
Crasker
Tawny Pipit (1944)
Movie
Diabetic Patient
The Lamp Still Burns (1943)
Movie
Farmer
The Flemish Farm (1943)
Movie
Friend
Mr. Proudfoot Shows a Light (1941)
Movie
Horace (Templar's butler)
The Saint Meets the Tiger (1941)
Movie
4.13
Fiddlesticks
Danny Boy (1941)
Movie
Newspaper Vendor
From the Four Corners (1941)
Movie
Salvation
Jamaica Inn (1939)
Movie
4
Albert
Yes, Madam? (1938)
Movie
Rev. James Travers
Queer Cargo (1938)
Movie
Clarence
Paradise for Two (1937)
Movie
Oswald Clutterbuck
Please Teacher (1937)
Movie
Joe Morrison
Radio Lover (1936)
Movie
Jimmie Glass
The Black Mask (1935)
Movie
Mr. Memory
The 39 Steps (1935)
Movie
4.67
Magician
Road House (1934)
Movie
Rev. Potter
Hawleys of High Street (1933)
Movie
Client
Leave It to Me (1933)
Movie
Rev. James
For the Love of Mike (1932)
Movie
Bit Role
It's a Great Life (1929)
Movie
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1889-02-06
Deathday1966-05-03 (77 years old)
Birth PlaceLanarkshire, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
Also Known AsJohn Wylie Robertson, John Wylie Francis Robertson
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