Wylie Watson

Wylie Watson

1889-02-04 Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK 46 Credits

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The Sundowners

The Sundowners

1960

as Herb Johnson

6.7
Acting

In the Australian Outback, the Carmody family--Paddy, Ida, and their teenage son Sean--are sheep drovers, always on the move. Ida and Sean want to set...

Happy Go Lovely

Happy Go Lovely

1951

as Stage Door Keeper

5.9
Acting

B.G. Bruno, a rich bachelor, the head of a successful greeting-card company in Scotland, is essentially a kind man but respectable to the point of sto...

The Magnet

The Magnet

1950

as Pickering

6.3
Acting

A classic Ealing comedy in which a young boy steals a magnet and becomes a hero.

Shadow of the Past

Shadow of the Past

1950

as caretaker

Acting

A man catches sight of a woman believed by everyone to be dead.

Your Witness

Your Witness

1950

as Mr. Widgery

6.0
Acting

Adam Hayward is a successful New York City defense lawyer. One day he receives a cable that the British war buddy who saved his life at Anzio Beach is...

Morning Departure

Morning Departure

1950

6.6
Acting

The crew of a submarine is trapped on the sea floor when it sinks. How can they be rescued before they run out of air?

Whisky Galore!

Whisky Galore!

1949

as Joseph Macroon

6.9
Acting

Based on a true story. The name of the real ship, that sunk Feb 5 1941 - during WWII - was S/S Politician. Having left Liverpool two days earlier, hea...

No Room at the Inn

No Room at the Inn

1948

as Councilor Green

7.0
Acting

A group of children are evacuated during world war two into the care of an alcoholic woman.

London Belongs to Me

London Belongs to Me

1948

as Mr. Josser

7.0
Acting

Classic British drama about the residents of a large terrace house in London between Christmas 1938 and September 1939. Percy Boon lives with his mot...

Things Happen at Night

Things Happen at Night

1948

as Watson

4.3
Acting

A young girl finds herself possessed by the spirit of a mischievous demon.

My Brother Jonathan

My Brother Jonathan

1948

as Bagley

6.6
Acting

Jonathan Dakers' early ambition was to become a great surgeon and to marry Edie Martyn. But, on the death of his father, he is obliged to start work a...

Brighton Rock

Brighton Rock

1948

as Spicer

6.9
Acting

Centring on the activities of a gang of assorted criminals and, in particular, their leader – a vicious young hoodlum known as "Pinkie" – the film's m...

Fame Is the Spur

Fame Is the Spur

1947

as Pendleton

6.5
Acting

A politician rises rapidly to fame and fortune and discovers that power corrupts and ultimately becomes the very type of politician he had set out to ...

Temptation Harbour

Temptation Harbour

1947

as Fred

5.1
Acting

The story of a harbor signalman who retrieves a suitcase full of money after witnessing a murder, fails to report it to the police, and finds himself ...

A Girl in a Million

A Girl in a Million

1946

as Peabody

5.5
Acting

A young scientist freed by divorce from a nagging wife, isolates himself from women. His peace is broken by a lovely young girl to whom he is forced t...

The Years Between

The Years Between

1946

as Venning

6.2
Acting

After hearing news that her officer husband has been killed in battle, Diana Wentworth forges a new life for herself, becoming an MP and learning to l...

The Trojan Brothers

1946

as Stage Manager

5.0
Acting

Opposing ends of a pantomime horse where the 'head' dates a society lady while the 'tail' is unhappily married.

Murder in Reverse?

Murder in Reverse?

1945

as Tailor

6.5
Acting

Tom Masterick, a dock worker, is wrongfully convicted of a murder charge. His death sentence is commuted to a long prison term. When released as an ol...

Waltz Time

Waltz Time

1945

as Josef

Acting

Waltz Time is a 1945 British musical film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Carol Raye, Peter Graves and Patricia Medina. In Imperial Vienna a yo...

Don Chicago

1945

as Peabody

4.0
Acting

Timid Don Chicago yearns to follow in the footsteps of his gangster mother, but is forced by the Mulligan Gang to leave America. In England, he tangle...

Waterloo Road

Waterloo Road

1945

6.2
Acting

During WW2 a former railway employee who had been drafted, goes AWOL to hunt down the spiv and draft dodger who is having an affair with his wife.

Kiss the Bride Goodbye

Kiss the Bride Goodbye

1945

as David Dodd

5.1
Acting

Working-class girl Joan Dodd's plan to marry Jack Fowler is thwarted when her mother Gladys interferes. Hoping to improve her daughter's social status...

The World Owes Me a Living

The World Owes Me a Living

1945

as Band Conductor

6.0
Acting

When a British pilot is hospitalized after a plane crash, the woman he loves sits by his bedside and remembers, in flashbacks, key episodes from their...

Strawberry Roan

Strawberry Roan

1944

as Bill Gurd

6.0
Acting

Farmer Chris Lowe meets and falls in love with Molly , a chorus-girl. Despite the fact that she is a city girl through and through, she accepts his pr...

Don't Take It to Heart

Don't Take It to Heart

1944

as Harry Bucket

5.9
Acting

A stray World War Two bomb releases the ghost of the 3rd Earl of Chaunduyt after 400 years. A visiting professor, while wooing the beautiful Lady Mary...

Tawny Pipit

Tawny Pipit

1944

as Crasker

6.2
Acting

Jimmy Bancroft, a fighter pilot, who is recovering from injuries sustained during the Battle of Britain, and Hazel Court, a nurse, come across a pair ...

The Lamp Still Burns

The Lamp Still Burns

1943

as Diabetic Patient

5.4
Acting

A tribute to the important work of female nurses during World War II.

The Flemish Farm

The Flemish Farm

1943

as Farmer

5.5
Acting

Wartime commando story based on fact. Allied airman risks return (on the ground) to occupied France for the honour of his regiment.

Mr. Proudfoot Shows a Light

1941

as Friend

Acting

Humorously using the arrogant and bumbling Mr. Proudfoot, this film serves a dual purpose of emphasizing the importance of obeying blackout hours, as ...

The Saint Meets the Tiger

The Saint Meets the Tiger

1941

as Horace (Templar's butler)

5.3
Acting

A man murdered at the Saint's doorstep manages to utter a few words to Simon Templar before he dies, sending him off to the quaint resort village of B...

Danny Boy

Danny Boy

1941

as Fiddlesticks

5.2
Acting

A remake of Oswald Mitchell's own 1934 production, a story of Jayne Kaye (Ann Todd), a successful singer in America who returns to Britain during the ...

From the Four Corners

1941

as Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)

Acting

Members of three Commonwealth armies, an Aussie, a Canadian, and a New Zealander meet actor Leslie Howard who buys them a beer and makes them understa...

My Wife's Family

My Wife's Family

1941

as Noah Bagshott

Acting

A farce concerning the attempts of a naval officer to avoid a visit from his wife's overbearing mother-in-law, and cope with a former girlfriend at th...

Jamaica Inn

Jamaica Inn

1939

as Salvation

6.1
Acting

In coastal Cornwall, England, during the early 19th Century, a young woman who's come there to visit her aunt, discovers that she's married an innkeep...

Yes, Madam?

Yes, Madam?

1938

as Albert

Acting

The hilarious tale of two cousins who must complete a period in domestic service in order to receive an inheritance.

Queer Cargo

Queer Cargo

1938

as Rev. James Travers

Acting

The Captain of a tramp steamer is forced by his ship's owner to smuggle some priceless pearls, and take them to Singapore.

Paradise for Two

Paradise for Two

1937

as Clarence

5.0
Acting

A chorus girl is mistaken for a millionaire's girlfriend.

Please Teacher

1937

as Oswald Clutterbuck

Acting

Tommy Deacon learns that a gift bequeathed by his aunt is hidden in her house inside a bust of Napoleon. However, the house has been sold, and is now ...

Radio Lover

Radio Lover

1936

as Joe Morrison

Acting

A penniless young charmer hits upon an ingenious route to fame and fortune.

The Black Mask

1935

as Jimmie Glass

8.0
Acting

British crime film directed by Ralph Ince

The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps

1935

as Mr. Memory

7.3
Acting

Richard Hanney has a rude awakening when a glamorous female spy falls into his bed - with a knife in her back. Having a bit of trouble explaining it a...

Road House

1934

as Magician

5.5
Acting

Road House is a 1934 British comedy crime film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Violet Loraine, Gordon Harker and Aileen Marson.

Hawleys of High Street

Hawleys of High Street

1933

as Rev. Potter

Acting

A butcher and a draper stand for election to the local council.

Leave It to Me

Leave It to Me

1933

as Client

Acting

The owner of a professional help agency poses as a poet at a wealthy patron's ball and prevents a necklace from being stolen by thieves.

For the Love of Mike

1932

as Rev. James

Acting

A useless secretary and his private detective friend try to help an heiress from being swindled by her guardian.

It's a Great Life

It's a Great Life

1929

as Bit Role

4.0
Acting

Casey and Babe are sisters who work in a department store and each year the store puts on a show. As expected, things are going wrong with every act u...