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John Slater

John Slater

Actor · 1916–1975 · London, England, UK

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Biography

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.

Acted in 51

1960s

  1. 1967

    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

    Billy Parker · 1 episode

  2. 1964

    Theatre 625

    Inspector Karl Topfer · 1 episode

  3. 1963

    A Place to Go

    Jack Ellerman

  4. Mining Review 16th Year No. 6

    Movie

  5. 1962

    Z-Cars

    DS Tom Stone · 590 episodes

  6. 1961

    Nothing Barred

    Warder Lockitt

  7. Three on a Spree

    Sid Johnson

  8. 1960

    The Night We Got the Bird

    Wolfie Green

  9. Maigret

    TV · 4 Seasons · Crime · Drama

    76

  10. On Trial

    Claimant · 1 episode

1950s

  1. 1959

    No Hiding Place

    TV · 10 Seasons · Crime · Drama

  2. Hot Summer Night

    Jack Palmer

  3. 1958

    Violent Playground

    Sgt. Walker

  4. 1956

    Armchair Theatre

    Jack Palmer · 1 episode

  5. Johnny, You're Wanted

    Johnny

  6. 1954

    Mining Review 7th Year No. 8

    Movie

  7. John Wesley

    Condemned Man

  8. The Million Pound Note

    Parsons

    69

  9. Star of India

    Emile

  10. 1953

    Dollars for Sale

    Loudmouth Willetts

  11. The Flanagan Boy

    Charlie Sullivan

  12. The Long Memory

    Pewsey

  13. Strange Stories

    Storyteller

  14. 1952

    The Ringer

    Bell

  15. The Faithful City

    Ezra

  16. 1951

    The Third Visitor

    James C. Oliver

  17. 1950

    Prelude to Fame

    Dr. Lorenzo

1940s

  1. 1949

    Passport to Pimlico

    Frank Huggins

    77
  2. 1948

    Noose

    Pudd'n Bason

  3. Escape

    Salesman

  4. Against the Wind

    Emile Meyer

  5. 1947

    It Always Rains on Sunday

    Lou Hyams, Morrie's Brother

  6. 1945

    Murder in Reverse

    Fred Smith

  7. The Seventh Veil

    James

    67

  8. I Live in Grosvenor Square

    Paratrooper

  9. 1944

    A Canterbury Tale

    Sergt. Len

    79

  10. For Those in Peril

    Wilkie

  11. 1943

    Deadlock

    Fred Bamber / Allan Bamber

  12. Undercover

    Minor Role (uncredited)

  13. Millions Like Us

    Alec - Man at Dance Hall

  14. We Dive at Dawn

    Movie · War · Action

    66

  15. The New Lot

    Soldier in Truck

  16. 1942

    Went the Day Well?

    Sergeant

  17. The Young Mr. Pitt

    Movie

  18. Uncensored

    Theophile

  19. Unpublished Story

    Code Soldier

  20. Our Film

    Jim Owen

  21. They Flew Alone

    Officer on Interview Panel

  22. 1941

    The Common Touch

    Joe

  23. "Pimpernel" Smith

    Reporter

  24. Love on the Dole

    Agitator on Demonstration

Appearances4

1950s

  1. 1957

    Mining Review 10th Year No. 8

    Himself

  2. 1953

    Operation Malaya

    Self - Commentator (voice)

1940s

  1. 1949

    Mining Review 2nd Year No. 10

    Self - Commentator

  2. 1941

    Shunter Black's Night Off

    Narrator (voice)