Wylie Watson

Wylie Watson
Born	6 February 1889 Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Died	3 May 1966 (aged 77) Australia
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1929–1960
Spouse(s)	Ada Watson

Wylie Watson (6 February 1889 – 3 May 1966) (born John Wylie Robertson^[1]) was a British actor.^[2] 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 (1939),^[3] 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).

Filmography

• It's a Great Life (1929)
• For the Love of Mike (1932)
• Hawley's of High Street (1933)
• Leave It to Me (1933)
• Road House (1934)
• The Black Mask (1935)
• The 39 Steps (1935)
• Radio Lover (1936)
• Please Teacher (1937)
• Why Pick on Me? (1937)
• Paradise for Two (1937)
• Queer Cargo (1938)
• Jamaica Inn (1939)
• Yes, Madam? (1939)
• She Couldn't Say No (1939)
• Pack Up Your Troubles (1940)
• Bulldog Sees It Through (1940)
• Danny Boy (1941)
• Mr. Proudfoot Shows a Light (1941)
• My Wife's Family (1941)
• The Saint Meets the Tiger (1943)
• The Flemish Farm (1943)
• The Lamp Still Burns (1943)
• Tawny Pipit (1944)
• Don't Take It to Heart (1944)
• The World Owes Me a Living (1945)
• Strawberry Roan (1945)
• Kiss the Bride Goodbye (1945)
• Don Chicago (1945)
• Waltz Time (1945)
• Murder in Reverse (1945)
• Waterloo Road (1945)
• The Trojan Brothers (1946)
• A Girl in a Million (1946)
• The Years Between (1946)
• Brighton Rock (1947)
• Things Happen at Night (1947)
• Fame Is the Spur (1947)
• Temptation Harbour (1947)
• My Brother Jonathan (1948)
• No Room at the Inn (1948)
• London Belongs to Me (1948)
• Whisky Galore! (1949)
• Train of Events (1949)
• The History of Mr. Polly (1949)
• Morning Departure (1950)
• Your Witness (1950)
• Shadow of the Past (1950)
• Madeleine (1950)
• The Magnet (1950)
• Happy Go Lovely (1951)
• The Sundowners (1960)

References

1. Peter Hutchings, Encyclopaedia of British Film
2. Born: 6 February 1889Died: 3 May 1966 (1966-05-03). "Wylie Watson | BFI | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
3. "BFI Screenonline: Watson, Wylie (1889-1966) Biography". Screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 2014-04-14.

External links

• Wylie Watson at the Internet Movie Database