John Slater
Biography
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.
Filmography
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The Yellow Hat
1966
as Slack
A Place to Go
1963
as Jack Ellerman
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Giants of Steam
1963
Mining Review 16th Year No. 6
1963
Nothing Barred
1961
as Warder Lockitt
Three on a Spree
1961
as Sid Johnson
The Night We Got the Bird
1960
as Wolfie Green
Hot Summer Night
1959
as Jack Palmer
Violent Playground
1958
as Sgt. Walker
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Thark
1957
as Jones
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The Devil's Pass
1957
as Bill Buckle
Mining Review 10th Year No. 8
1957
as Himself
Johnny, You're Wanted
1956
as Johnny
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Cine Gazette No. 14: Do You Remember?
1955
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Mining Review 7th Year No. 8
1954
John Wesley
1954
as Condemned Man
The Million Pound Note
1954
as Parsons
Star of India
1954
as Emile
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Puzzle Corner Number Twelve
1953
Operation Malaya
1953
as Self - Commentator (voice)
Dollars for Sale
1953
as Loudmouth Willetts
The Flanagan Boy
1953
as Charlie Sullivan
The Long Memory
1953
as Pewsey
Strange Stories
1953
as Storyteller