# Wylie Watson > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Wylie_Watson > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Wylie_Watson.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wylie_Watson > Source revision: 1330961830 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Scottish actor (1889–1966) This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (March 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Wylie Watson Watson in The 39 Steps, 1935 Born (1889-02-06)6 February 1889 Lanarkshire, Scotland Died 3 May 1966(1966-05-03) (aged 77) Australia Occupation Actor Spouse Ada Watson **Wylie Watson** (6 February 1889 – 3 May 1966) (born **John Wylie Robertson**)[1] was a Scottish 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](/source/Alfred_Hitchcock)'s film *[The 39 Steps](/source/The_39_Steps_(1935_film))* (1935),[3] and wily storekeeper Joseph Macroon in the [Ealing comedy](/source/Ealing_comedy) *[Whisky Galore!](/source/Whisky_Galore!_(1949_film))* (1949). He emigrated to Australia in 1952, and made his final film appearance there in *[The Sundowners](/source/The_Sundowners_(1960_film))* (1960). ## Complete filmography - *[It's a Great Life](/source/It's_a_Great_Life_(1929_film))* (1929) as Bit Role (uncredited) - *[For the Love of Mike](/source/For_the_Love_of_Mike_(1932_film))* (1932) as Rev. James - *[Leave It to Me](/source/Leave_It_to_Me_(1933_film))* (1933) as Rev. Potter - *[Hawley's of High Street](/source/Hawley's_of_High_Street)* (1933) as Client - *[Road House](/source/Road_House_(1934_film))* (1934) as Magician (uncredited) - *[The 39 Steps](/source/The_39_Steps_(1935_film))* (1935) as Mr. Memory - *[The Black Mask](/source/The_Black_Mask_(1935_film))* (1935) as Jimmie Glass - *[Radio Lover](/source/Radio_Lover)* (1936) as Joe Morrison - *[Please Teacher](/source/Please_Teacher_(film))* (1937) as Oswald Clutterbuck - *[Why Pick on Me?](/source/Why_Pick_on_Me%3F_(1937_film))* (1937) as Sam Tippett - *[Paradise for Two](/source/Paradise_for_Two_(1937_film))* (1937) as Clarence - *Oh! Letty* (1938, TV Movie) as Chester Binney - *[Queer Cargo](/source/Queer_Cargo)* (1938) as Rev. James Travers - *[Jamaica Inn](/source/Jamaica_Inn_(film))* (1939) as Salvation Watkins - Sir Humphrey's Gang - *[Yes, Madam?](/source/Yes%2C_Madam%3F)* (1939) as Albert - *[Pack Up Your Troubles](/source/Pack_Up_Your_Troubles_(1940_film))* (1940) as Eric Sampson - *[She Couldn't Say No](/source/She_Couldn't_Say_No_(1939_film))* (1940) as Thrumgood - *[Bulldog Sees It Through](/source/Bulldog_Sees_It_Through)* (1940) as Dancing Professor - *[My Wife's Family](/source/My_Wife's_Family_(1941_film))* (1941) as Noah Bagshott - *[Danny Boy](/source/Danny_Boy_(1941_film))* (1941) as Fiddlestick - *[Mr. Proudfoot Shows a Light](/source/Mr._Proudfoot_Shows_a_Light)* (1941, Short) as Friend - *From the Four Corners* (1942, Short) as Newspaper Vendor (uncredited) - *[The Saint Meets the Tiger](/source/The_Saint_Meets_the_Tiger)* (1943) as Horace - *[The Flemish Farm](/source/The_Flemish_Farm)* (1943) as Farmer - *[The Lamp Still Burns](/source/The_Lamp_Still_Burns)* (1943) as Diabetic Patient - *[Tawny Pipit](/source/Tawny_Pipit_(film))* (1944) as Crasker - *[Don't Take It to Heart](/source/Don't_Take_It_to_Heart)* (1944) as Harry Bucket - *[Strawberry Roan](/source/Strawberry_Roan_(1945_film))* (1945) as Bill Gurd - *[Kiss the Bride Goodbye](/source/Kiss_the_Bride_Goodbye)* (1945) as David Dodd - *[The World Owes Me a Living](/source/The_World_Owes_Me_a_Living)* (1945) as Conductor - *[Waterloo Road](/source/Waterloo_Road_(film))* (1945) as Tattooist - *[Don Chicago](/source/Don_Chicago)* (1945) as Peabody - *[Waltz Time](/source/Waltz_Time_(1945_film))* (1945) as Josef - *[Murder in Reverse](/source/Murder_in_Reverse)* (1945) as Tailor - *[The Trojan Brothers](/source/The_Trojan_Brothers_(film))* (1946) as Stage Manager - *[The Years Between](/source/The_Years_Between_(film))* (1946) as Venning - *[A Girl in a Million](/source/A_Girl_in_a_Million)* (1946) as Peabody - *[Temptation Harbour](/source/Temptation_Harbour)* (1947) as Fred - *[Fame Is the Spur](/source/Fame_Is_the_Spur_(film))* (1947) as Pendleton - *[Brighton Rock](/source/Brighton_Rock_(1947_film))* (1948) as Spicer - *[My Brother Jonathan](/source/My_Brother_Jonathan_(film))* (1948) as Bagley - *Tell Her the Truth* (1948, TV Movie) as Parkin - *[London Belongs to Me](/source/London_Belongs_to_Me)* (1948) as Mr. Josser - *[No Room at the Inn](/source/No_Room_at_the_Inn)* (1948) as Councilor Green - *[Things Happen at Night](/source/Things_Happen_at_Night)* (1948) as Watson, the butler - *[The History of Mr. Polly](/source/The_History_of_Mr._Polly_(film))* (1949) as Mr. Rusper - *[Whisky Galore!](/source/Whisky_Galore!_(1949_film))* (1949) as Joseph Macroon - *[Train of Events](/source/Train_of_Events)* (1949) (uncredited) - *[Your Witness](/source/Your_Witness_(film))* (1950) as Mr. Widgery, Red Lion Proprietor - *[Madeleine](/source/Madeleine_(1950_film))* (1950) as Huggins (uncredited) - *[Morning Departure](/source/Morning_Departure)* (1950) as Able Seaman Nobby Clark - *[Shadow of the Past](/source/Shadow_of_the_Past)* (1950) as Caretaker - *[The Magnet](/source/The_Magnet_(film))* (1950) as Pickering - *[Happy Go Lovely](/source/Happy_Go_Lovely)* (1951) as Stage Door Keeper - *[The Sundowners](/source/The_Sundowners_(1960_film))* (1960) as Herb Johnson (final film role) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-ebf_1-0)** McFarlane, Brian (2016). [*The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition*](https://books.google.com/books?id=lXnXDQAAQBAJ&dq=%22John+Wylie+Robertson%22&pg=PA807). Oxford University Press. p. 807. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781526111975](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781526111975). Retrieved 11 June 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Born: 6 February 1889Died: 3 May 1966 (3 May 1966). ["Wylie Watson | BFI | BFI"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120711152910/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba1cc8b77). Explore.bfi.org.uk. Archived from [the original](http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba1cc8b77) on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2014.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_numeric_names:_authors_list)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["BFI Screenonline: Watson, Wylie (1889-1966) Biography"](http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/880716/). Screenonline.org.uk. 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