Wylie Watson

{{Short description|Scottish actor (1889–1966)}} {{more footnotes needed|date=March 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Wylie Watson | image = Wylie Watson .gif | caption = Watson in ''[[The 39 Steps (1935 film)|The 39 Steps]]'', 1935 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1889|2|6}} | birth_place = [[Lanarkshire]], Scotland | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1966|5|3|1889|2|6}} | death_place = Australia | othername = | yearsactive = 1929–1960 | spouse = Ada Watson | occupation = Actor }}

'''Wylie Watson''' (6 February 1889 – 3 May 1966) (born '''John Wylie Robertson''')<ref name="ebf">{{cite book|last1=McFarlane|first1=Brian|title=The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition|date=2016|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9781526111975|page=807|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lXnXDQAAQBAJ&dq=%22John+Wylie+Robertson%22&pg=PA807|accessdate=11 June 2017|language=en}}</ref> was a Scottish actor.<ref>{{cite web|author=Born: 6 February 1889Died: 3 May 1966 |url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba1cc8b77 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711152910/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba1cc8b77 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-11 |title=Wylie Watson | BFI | BFI |publisher=Explore.bfi.org.uk |date=1966-05-03 |accessdate=2014-04-14}}</ref> 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 film)|The 39 Steps]]'' (1935),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/880716/ |title=BFI Screenonline: Watson, Wylie (1889-1966) Biography |publisher=Screenonline.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2014-04-14}}</ref> and wily storekeeper Joseph Macroon in the [[Ealing comedy]] ''[[Whisky Galore! (1949 film)|Whisky Galore!]]'' (1949). He emigrated to Australia in 1952, and made his final film appearance there in ''[[The Sundowners (1960 film)|The Sundowners]]'' (1960).

==Complete filmography== {{div col}} * ''[[It's a Great Life (1929 film)|It's a Great Life]]'' (1929) as Bit Role (uncredited) * ''[[For the Love of Mike (1932 film)|For the Love of Mike]]'' (1932) as Rev. James * ''[[Leave It to Me (1933 film)|Leave It to Me]]'' (1933) as Rev. Potter * ''[[Hawley's of High Street]]'' (1933) as Client * ''[[Road House (1934 film)|Road House]]'' (1934) as Magician (uncredited) * ''[[The 39 Steps (1935 film)|The 39 Steps]]'' (1935) as Mr. Memory * ''[[The Black Mask (1935 film)|The Black Mask]]'' (1935) as Jimmie Glass * ''[[Radio Lover]]'' (1936) as Joe Morrison * ''[[Please Teacher (film)|Please Teacher]]'' (1937) as Oswald Clutterbuck * ''[[Why Pick on Me? (1937 film)|Why Pick on Me?]]'' (1937) as Sam Tippett * ''[[Paradise for Two (1937 film)|Paradise for Two]]'' (1937) as Clarence * ''Oh! Letty'' (1938, TV Movie) as Chester Binney * ''[[Queer Cargo]]'' (1938) as Rev. James Travers * ''[[Jamaica Inn (film)|Jamaica Inn]]'' (1939) as Salvation Watkins - Sir Humphrey's Gang * ''[[Yes, Madam?]]'' (1939) as Albert * ''[[Pack Up Your Troubles (1940 film)|Pack Up Your Troubles]]'' (1940) as Eric Sampson * ''[[She Couldn't Say No (1939 film)|She Couldn't Say No]]'' (1940) as Thrumgood * ''[[Bulldog Sees It Through]]'' (1940) as Dancing Professor * ''[[My Wife's Family (1941 film)|My Wife's Family]]'' (1941) as Noah Bagshott * ''[[Danny Boy (1941 film)|Danny Boy]]'' (1941) as Fiddlestick * ''[[Mr. Proudfoot Shows a Light]]'' (1941, Short) as Friend * ''From the Four Corners'' (1942, Short) as Newspaper Vendor (uncredited) * ''[[The Saint Meets the Tiger]]'' (1943) as Horace * ''[[The Flemish Farm]]'' (1943) as Farmer * ''[[The Lamp Still Burns]]'' (1943) as Diabetic Patient * ''[[Tawny Pipit (film)|Tawny Pipit]]'' (1944) as Crasker * ''[[Don't Take It to Heart]]'' (1944) as Harry Bucket * ''[[Strawberry Roan (1945 film)|Strawberry Roan]]'' (1945) as Bill Gurd * ''[[Kiss the Bride Goodbye]]'' (1945) as David Dodd * ''[[The World Owes Me a Living]]'' (1945) as Conductor * ''[[Waterloo Road (film)|Waterloo Road]]'' (1945) as Tattooist * ''[[Don Chicago]]'' (1945) as Peabody * ''[[Waltz Time (1945 film)|Waltz Time]]'' (1945) as Josef * ''[[Murder in Reverse]]'' (1945) as Tailor * ''[[The Trojan Brothers (film)|The Trojan Brothers]]'' (1946) as Stage Manager * ''[[The Years Between (film)|The Years Between]]'' (1946) as Venning * ''[[A Girl in a Million]]'' (1946) as Peabody * ''[[Temptation Harbour]]'' (1947) as Fred * ''[[Fame Is the Spur (film)|Fame Is the Spur]]'' (1947) as Pendleton * ''[[Brighton Rock (1947 film)|Brighton Rock]]'' (1948) as Spicer * ''[[My Brother Jonathan (film)|My Brother Jonathan]]'' (1948) as Bagley * ''Tell Her the Truth'' (1948, TV Movie) as Parkin * ''[[London Belongs to Me]]'' (1948) as Mr. Josser * ''[[No Room at the Inn]]'' (1948) as Councilor Green * ''[[Things Happen at Night]]'' (1948) as Watson, the butler * ''[[The History of Mr. Polly (film)|The History of Mr. Polly]]'' (1949) as Mr. Rusper * ''[[Whisky Galore! (1949 film)|Whisky Galore!]]'' (1949) as Joseph Macroon * ''[[Train of Events]]'' (1949) (uncredited) * ''[[Your Witness (film)|Your Witness]]'' (1950) as Mr. Widgery, Red Lion Proprietor * ''[[Madeleine (1950 film)|Madeleine]]'' (1950) as Huggins (uncredited) * ''[[Morning Departure]]'' (1950) as Able Seaman Nobby Clark * ''[[Shadow of the Past]]'' (1950) as Caretaker * ''[[The Magnet (film)|The Magnet]]'' (1950) as Pickering * ''[[Happy Go Lovely]]'' (1951) as Stage Door Keeper * ''[[The Sundowners (1960 film)|The Sundowners]]'' (1960) as Herb Johnson (final film role) {{div col end}}

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==External links== * {{IMDb name|0914931}}

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