Acting

John Slater

Born 1916-08-22 · London, England, UK

Died 1975-01-09

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.

Credits

Newest first

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
as Billy Parker
1967
King of the River
as Jack Elliot
1966
The Yellow Hat
as Slack
1966
Blackmail
as Lucien
1965
Theatre 625
as Inspector Karl Topfer
1964
A Place to Go
as Jack Ellerman
1963
Giants of Steam
1963
Mining Review 16th Year No. 6
1963
Z-Cars
as DS Tom Stone
1962
Nothing Barred
as Warder Lockitt
1961
Three on a Spree
as Sid Johnson
1961
The Night We Got the Bird
as Wolfie Green
1960
Maigret
1960
On Trial
as Claimant
1960
International Detective
as Ziggy Mazagan
1959
No Hiding Place
1959
Hot Summer Night
as Jack Palmer
1959
Violent Playground
as Sgt. Walker
1958
Thark
as Jones
1957
The Devil's Pass
as Bill Buckle
1957
Mining Review 10th Year No. 8
as Himself
1957
Armchair Theatre
as Jack Palmer
1956
Johnny, You're Wanted
as Johnny
1956
Cine Gazette No. 14: Do You Remember?
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1955
Mining Review 7th Year No. 8
1954
John Wesley
as Condemned Man
1954
The Million Pound Note
as Parsons
1954
Star of India
as Emile
1954
Puzzle Corner Number Twelve
1953
Operation Malaya
as Self - Commentator (voice)
1953
Dollars for Sale
as Loudmouth Willetts
1953
The Flanagan Boy
as Charlie Sullivan
1953
The Long Memory
as Pewsey
1953
Strange Stories
as Storyteller
1953
The Promise
as Bates
1952
The Ringer
as Bell
1952
Night Call
1952
The Faithful City
as Ezra
1952
The Third Visitor
as James C. Oliver
1951
Prelude to Fame
as Dr. Lorenzo
1950
Mining Review 3rd Year No. 5
as Commentator
1950
Passport to Pimlico
as Frank Huggins
1949
Mining Review 2nd Year No. 10
as Self - Commentator
1949
Noose
as Pudd'n Bason
1948
Escape
as Salesman
1948
Against the Wind
as Emile Meyer
1948
It Always Rains on Sunday
as Lou Hyams, Morrie's Brother
1947
Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. I: Julius Caesar - The Forum Scene - Act III. Scene 2
as Mob member
1945
Murder in Reverse
as Fred Smith
1945
The Seventh Veil
as James
1945
I Live in Grosvenor Square
as Paratrooper
1945
Read All About It
as Harry
1945
A Canterbury Tale
as Sergt. Len
1944
For Those in Peril
as Wilkie
1944
Deadlock
as Fred Bamber / Allan Bamber
1943
Undercover
as Minor Role (uncredited)
1943
Millions Like Us
as Alec - Man at Dance Hall
1943
We Dive at Dawn
1943
The New Lot
as Soldier in Truck
1943
Meeting the U-Boat Menace
1943
Went the Day Well?
as Sergeant
1942
The Young Mr. Pitt
1942
Uncensored
as Theophile
1942
Unpublished Story
as Code Soldier
1942
Our Film
as Jim Owen
1942
They Flew Alone
as Officer on Interview Panel
1942
Those Kids from Town
1942
The Common Touch
as Joe
1941
"Pimpernel" Smith
as Reporter
1941
Love on the Dole
as Agitator on Demonstration
1941
Shunter Black's Night Off
as Narrator (voice)
1941