Acting
John Slater
EN cinema · 61 credits
Born
22 August 1916
Died
9 January 1975 (aged 58)
Birthplace
London, England, UK
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.
Known for
Filmography
A Place to Go
as Jack Ellerman
Nothing Barred
as Warder Lockitt
Three on a Spree
as Sid Johnson
The Night We Got the Bird
as Wolfie Green
Hot Summer Night
as Jack Palmer
Violent Playground
as Sgt. Walker
Thark
1957
Thark
as Jones
The Devil's Pass
1957
The Devil's Pass
as Bill Buckle
Johnny, You're Wanted
as Johnny
Cine Gazette No. 14: Do You Remember?
1955
Cine Gazette No. 14: Do You Remember?
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Million Pound Note
as Parsons
John Wesley
as Condemned Man
Star of India
as Emile
The Flanagan Boy
as Charlie Sullivan
Operation Malaya
as Self - Commentator (voice)
The Long Memory
as Pewsey
Strange Stories
as Storyteller
Dollars for Sale
as Loudmouth Willetts
The Ringer
as Bell
The Third Visitor
as James C. Oliver
Prelude to Fame
as Dr. Lorenzo
Passport to Pimlico
as Frank Huggins
Mining Review 2nd Year No. 10
as Self - Commentator
Against the Wind
as Emile Meyer
Escape
as Salesman
Noose
as Pudd'n Bason
It Always Rains on Sunday
as Lou Hyams, Morrie's Brother
Murder in Reverse
as Fred Smith
I Live in Grosvenor Square
as Paratrooper
The Seventh Veil
as James
For Those in Peril
as Wilkie
A Canterbury Tale
as Sergt. Len
Undercover
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Deadlock
as Fred Bamber / Allan Bamber
Millions Like Us
as Alec - Man at Dance Hall
The New Lot
as Soldier in Truck
Went the Day Well?
as Sergeant
Uncensored
as Theophile
They Flew Alone
as Officer on Interview Panel
Unpublished Story
as Code Soldier
Our Film
as Jim Owen
Shunter Black's Night Off
as Narrator (voice)
Love on the Dole
as Agitator on Demonstration
"Pimpernel" Smith
as Reporter