Wylie Watson

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Wylie Watson (6 February 1889 – 3 May 1966) (born John Wylie Robertson) was a Scottish actor. 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), 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 (45 movies)

The Black Mask movie poster
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The Black Mask

1935

as Jimmie Glass

The 39 Steps movie poster
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The 39 Steps

1935

as Mr. Memory

No Room at the Inn movie poster
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No Room at the Inn

1948

as Councilor Green

London Belongs to Me movie poster
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London Belongs to Me

1948

as Mr. Josser

Brighton Rock movie poster
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Brighton Rock

1948

as Spicer

Whisky Galore! movie poster
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Whisky Galore!

1949

as Joseph Macroon

Morning Departure movie poster
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Morning Departure

1950

The Sundowners movie poster
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The Sundowners

1960

as Herb Johnson

My Brother Jonathan movie poster
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My Brother Jonathan

1948

as Bagley

Fame Is the Spur movie poster
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Fame Is the Spur

1947

as Pendleton

The Magnet movie poster
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The Magnet

1950

as Pickering

The Years Between movie poster
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The Years Between

1946

as Venning

Tawny Pipit movie poster
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Tawny Pipit

1944

as Crasker

Jamaica Inn movie poster
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Jamaica Inn

1939

as Salvation

The World Owes Me a Living movie poster
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The World Owes Me a Living

1945

as Band Conductor

Your Witness movie poster
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Your Witness

1950

as Mr. Widgery

Strawberry Roan movie poster
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Strawberry Roan

1944

as Bill Gurd

Waterloo Road movie poster
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Waterloo Road

1945

Don't Take It to Heart movie poster
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Don't Take It to Heart

1944

as Harry Bucket

Happy Go Lovely movie poster
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Happy Go Lovely

1951

as Stage Door Keeper

The Flemish Farm movie poster
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The Flemish Farm

1943

as Farmer

A Girl in a Million movie poster
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A Girl in a Million

1946

as Peabody

Road House movie poster
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Road House

1934

as Magician

The Lamp Still Burns movie poster
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The Lamp Still Burns

1943

as Diabetic Patient

The Saint Meets the Tiger movie poster
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The Saint Meets the Tiger

1941

as Horace (Templar's butler)

Danny Boy movie poster
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Danny Boy

1941

as Fiddlesticks

Temptation Harbour movie poster
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Temptation Harbour

1947

as Fred

Kiss the Bride Goodbye movie poster
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Kiss the Bride Goodbye

1945

as David Dodd

Paradise for Two movie poster
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Paradise for Two

1937

as Clarence

The Trojan Brothers movie poster
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The Trojan Brothers

1946

as Stage Manager

Things Happen at Night movie poster
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Things Happen at Night

1948

as Watson

Don Chicago movie poster
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Don Chicago

1945

as Peabody

It's a Great Life movie poster
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It's a Great Life

1929

as Bit Role

For the Love of Mike movie poster

For the Love of Mike

1932

as Rev. James

Hawleys of High Street movie poster

Hawleys of High Street

1933

as Rev. Potter

Leave It to Me movie poster

Leave It to Me

1933

as Client

Mr. Proudfoot Shows a Light movie poster

Mr. Proudfoot Shows a Light

1941

as Friend

Waltz Time movie poster

Waltz Time

1945

as Josef

Yes, Madam? movie poster

Yes, Madam?

1938

as Albert

From the Four Corners movie poster

From the Four Corners

1941

as Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)

Queer Cargo movie poster

Queer Cargo

1938

as Rev. James Travers

Shadow of the Past movie poster

Shadow of the Past

1950

as caretaker

Please Teacher movie poster

Please Teacher

1937

as Oswald Clutterbuck

My Wife's Family movie poster

My Wife's Family

1941

as Noah Bagshott

Radio Lover movie poster

Radio Lover

1936

as Joe Morrison

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