John Slater
Actor
- Born
- August 22, 1916 · London, England, UK
- Died
- January 9, 1975 (age 58)
John Slater (22 August 1916 – 9 January 1975) was an English character actor who usually portrayed lugubrious, amiable cockney types. He was a familiar face in British films of the 1940s and appeared in many classic films of the period, including The Day Will Dawn (1942, US title The Avengers), Went the Day Well? (1942), We Dive at Dawn (1943), A Canterbury Tale (1944), The Seventh Veil (1945), It Always Rains on Sunday (1947) and Passport to Pimlico (1949). In later years, Slater moved into television, most notably he starred as Det. Sgt. Stone in Z-Cars from 1967 to 1974 where his episode count was beaten only by that of James Ellis. He died on 9 January 1975 from a heart attack, aged 58.
Known for
A Canterbury Tale
August 21, 1944
Passport to Pimlico
October 26, 1949
The Million Pound Note
January 7, 1954
Went the Day Well?
December 7, 1942
It Always Rains on Sunday
November 28, 1947
The Seventh Veil
October 18, 1945
"Pimpernel" Smith
July 28, 1941
We Dive at Dawn
April 15, 1943
Violent Playground
January 14, 1958
The Flanagan Boy
April 10, 1953
The Long Memory
January 23, 1953
Escape
March 1, 1948
Acting61
- 1966The Yellow Hat as Slack
- 1963A Place to Go as Jack Ellerman
- 1963Giants of Steam
- 1963Mining Review 16th Year No. 6
- 1961Nothing Barred as Warder Lockitt
- 1961Three on a Spree as Sid Johnson
- 1960The Night We Got the Bird as Wolfie Green
- 1959Hot Summer Night as Jack Palmer
- 1958Violent Playground as Sgt. Walker
- 1957Thark as Jones