John Wilder

Acting
UK

Biography

John Wilder was a British actor who starred in numerous films and TV shows, though largely in an uncredited capacity.

Known For & Full Filmography30 Titles

#1The Avengers

Drama Series - 1961, 16 episodes as Frederick David Marshall (uncredited)

7.8 / 10
Action & AdventureCrimeSci-Fi & Fantasy

A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners. Jonathan Steed - an urbane, proper gentleman spy - teams with various assistants throughout the series' run, including Dr. David Keel, Cathy Gale, Emma Peel and Tara King, to repeatedly save the world from diabolical schemes plotted by equally diabolical evil-doers (among them robots and man-eating monsters).

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#2The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

Movie - 1962, 2h 15m as Ranley Headmaster (uncredited)

7.2 / 10
Drama

A rebellious youth, sentenced to a boy’s reformatory for robbing a bakery, rises through the ranks of the institution by impressing its Governor through his prowess as a long distance runner. He is encouraged to compete in an upcoming race, but faces ridicule from his peers.

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#3Edgar Wallace Mysteries

Drama Series - 1959, 16 episodes as Detective (uncredited)

7.5 / 10
MysteryDrama

The Edgar Wallace Mysteries was a British second-feature film series, produced at Merton Park Studios for Anglo-Amalgamated. There were 46 films in the series, made between 1960 and 1965. The films were loose adaptations of Edgar Wallace's books and stories. Very few used his original titles, and there was no attempt to set them in the period in which Wallace wrote, probably to obviate the need for elaborate costumes and sets. A 1962 article in Scene magazine quotes £22,000 as the budget for an episode then in production.

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#4Young Winston

Movie - 1972, 2h 15m as Member of Parliament (uncredited)

6.2 / 10
ActionAdventureDrama

This historical drama is an account of the early life of British politician Winston Churchill, including his childhood years, his time as a war correspondent in Africa, and culminating with his first election to Parliament.

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#5The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder

Drama Series - 1969, 16 episodes as Policeman (uncredited)

5.0 / 10
Drama

The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder is based on a character created by Edgar Wallace in a series of 1925 short stories of the same name, Hugh Burden played the titular character – A mild-mannered investigator with the Department of Public Prosecutions.

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#610 Rillington Place

Movie - 1971, 2h 15m as Court Reporter (uncredited)

7.3 / 10
CrimeThrillerHistory

The story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the titular terraced house, and the miscarriage of justice involving Timothy Evans.

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#7Angels One Five

Movie - 1952, 2h 15m as Airman (Uncredited)

6.1 / 10
DramaWar

The year is 1940 and Pilot Officer T.B. Baird arrives straight out of flight school to join a front line RAF squadron at the height of the Battle of Britain. After an unfortunate start and a drumming down from his commanding officer, Baird must balance the struggle to impress his Group Captain, regain his pride, fit in with his fellow pilots, and survive one of the most intense air battles in history.

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#8Tiger Bay

Movie - 1959, 2h 15m as Police Line-Up (uncredited)

7.2 / 10
ThrillerCrime

In Tiger Bay, the docklands of Cardiff, street urchin Gillie witnesses the brutal murder of a young woman. Instead of reporting the crime, she merely pockets a prize for herself — the perpetrator's shiny black revolver — and flees. When Detective Graham discovers that Gillie has the murder weapon, the fiery young girl weaves a web of lies to throw him off course.

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#9The Long Arm

Movie - 1956, 2h 15m as Detective (uncredited)

6.9 / 10
MysteryCrimeThriller

Scotland Yard detectives attempt to solve a spate of safe robberies across England beginning with clues found at the latest burglary in London. The film is notable for using a police procedural style made popular by Ealing in their 1950 film The Blue Lamp. It is known in the US as The Third Key.

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#10Crooks Anonymous

Movie - 1962, 2h 15m as Salesman (uncredited)

6.1 / 10
ComedyCrime

A former burglar trying to go straight joins a rehabilitation scheme using much the same methods as AA. Through the process, he takes work as a department store Santa, where the endless parade of goods and money, not to mention the pretty young shop hands have him like a moth to a flame in no time flat.

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#11The MacKintosh Man

Movie - 1973, 2h 15m as Member of Parliament (uncredited)

6.1 / 10
Thriller

A member of British Intelligence assumes a fictitious criminal identity and allows himself to be caught, imprisoned, and freed in order to infiltrate a spy organization and expose a traitor; only, someone finds him out and exposes him to the gang...

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#12So Evil My Love

Movie - 1948, 2h 15m as Footman

6.4 / 10
DramaThriller

In the late 19th century, on board a ship sailing from Jamaica to England, Olivia Harwood, a recent widow, takes on the task of caring for several malaria patients, including Mark Bellis, a mysterious and tormented painter.

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#13A Town Like Alice

Movie - 1956, 2h 15m as Prisoner (uncredited)

6.4 / 10
WarDramaRomance

In 1941 Malaysia, the advancing Japanese army captures a lot of British territory very quickly. The men are sent off to labor camps, but they have no plan on what to do with the women and children of the British.

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#14Scarlet Thread

Movie - 1951, 2h 15m as Passer-by (uncredited)

5.2 / 10
Drama

Tale of Cambridge college exploits of two smash-and-grab thieves on the run.

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#15Man of the Moment

Movie - 1955, 2h 15m as Delegate (uncredited)

6.6 / 10
Comedy

Norman is a file clerk who accidentally becomes a British delegate to a diplomatic conference, befriends the queen of a remote island, and winds up a knight. Norman leaves rooms in shambles, tailors in shreds, and diplomats in bandages. Chased by gunmen and assassins of foreign powers, Norman finds himself running through active TV studio sets and interrupts various programs and performances in progress

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#16Who Done It?

Movie - 1956, 2h 15m as 'Your Birthday Wish' Audience (uncredited)

5.5 / 10
ComedyCrime

This movie debut for saucy British TV comic Benny Hill has Benny leaving his job as a sweeper after winning some money. He becomes a private detective and investigates a plot to assassinate British scientists.

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#17Trouble in Store

Movie - 1953, 2h 15m as Crook (uncredited)

6.1 / 10
ComedyFamily

Norman is working in the stock room of a large London department store, but he has ambition (doesn't he always !!), he wants to be a window dresser making up the public displays. Whilst trying to fulfill his ambition, he falls in love (doesn't he always !!), with one of the shopgirls. Together they discover a plot to rob the store and, somehow, manage to foil the robbers.

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#18The Cracksman

Movie - 1963, 2h 15m as Prison Officer (uncredited)

6.6 / 10
Comedy

Ernest Wright's peerless prowess as a locksmith comes to the attention of a tough big-time crook, who feels that the little man would be a valuable asset to his crime kingdom. In order to inveigle him into a series of jobs, he sets up a beautiful hostess as a trap, into which the hapless Ernest inevitably falls..!

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#19Highly Dangerous

Movie - 1950, 2h 15m as Customs Officer (uncredited)

6.0 / 10
ThrillerAction

A US newsman and a British entomologist spy on germ-warfare research in a mythical country.

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#20Follow a Star

Movie - 1959, 2h 15m as Party Guest (uncredited)

6.2 / 10
ComedyMusic

Norman Truscott is a store worker who dreams of stardom. Vernon Carew is a singer whose star is fading. Vernon manages to get a recording of Norman singing and passes it off as himself.

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#21The Franchise Affair

Movie - 1951, 2h 15m as Police Officer in Courtroom (Uncredited)

7.3 / 10
MysteryCrimeDrama

An English country lawyer weighs the case of a schoolgirl who claims she was kidnapped by two women.

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#22Very Important Person

Movie - 1961, 2h 15m as Audience Member (uncredited)

5.5 / 10
WarComedy

Sir Ernest Pease is a self-important scientist sent undercover on a bombing mission to monitor the effectiveness of his latest invention, a new-fangled radar. When the plane is attacked, he parachutes to safety — only to be sent to a POW camp, where he takes on the alias of Lieutenant Farrow. There, the somewhat happy-go-lucky bunch of Brits suspect their acerbic new fellow prisoner of being a spy, and all sorts of culture clashes and misunderstandings ensue.

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#23Go to Blazes

Movie - 1962, 2h 15m as Policeman (uncredited)

6.3 / 10
Comedy

A gang of aspiring bank robbers involve themselves with arsonists and purchase their very own fire truck in an attempt to create the ultimate diversion. But posing as firemen leads them to disaster.

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#24A Time to Kill

Movie - 1955, 2h 15m as Police Officer at Inquest (uncredited)

7.7 / 10
ThrillerCrimeMystery

A man and a woman are poisoned. The woman dies, but the man survives. The finger of blame begins to point at the man. A policeman and a newspaper journalist pursue the truth.

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#25In the Doghouse

Movie - 1962, 2h 15m as Exam Invigilator (uncredited)

6.4 / 10
ComedyDrama

After 10 years of failure a bumbling vet finally graduates and takes on his own practice.

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#26Bottoms Up!

Movie - 1960, 2h 15m as Roebuck

6.7 / 10
Comedy

An incompetent boarding school headmaster, Professor Jim Edwards, devises a bizarre plot to raise the profile of his boarding school, and thus save his job, by passing off his bookie's son as a Middle Eastern prince. The headmaster's madcap scheme is further complicated when an official from the Foreign Office arrives and announces that a real prince is to be placed under Edwards supervision, not due to the schools lofty reputation, but that a gang of kidnappers are unlikely to look for the regal child there.

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#27Rattle of a Simple Man

Movie - 1964, 2h 15m as Pub Customer (uncredited)

5.5 / 10
ComedyDrama

Percy Winthram is a naive young man who still lives at home with his mum. In London for the Cup Final with his friends, he finds himself in a Soho strip club, where he meets blonde hostess Cyrenne. Accepting a bet from friend Ginger, he accompanies Cyrenne back to her flat, and a boast-worthy night of lust seems to be on the cards. However, drained of beer and bravado, Percy's innocence and vulnerability become all too evident.

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#28Flat Two

Movie - 1962, 2h 15m as Ranley Headmaster (uncredited)

8.8 / 10
Crime

A victim's boyfriend sneaks into a blackmailer's flat to sort him out, but another man's already there, and both don't realise the crook has been murdered before they got there. The police soon arrive, tipped off in advance.

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#29Satellite in the Sky

Movie - 1956, 2h 15m as Reporter (uncredited)

5.5 / 10
DramaSci-Fi

A bomb dooms the first space satellite, manned by a selfless crew, a stowaway reporter (Lois Maxwell) and a mad scientist (Donald Wolfit).

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#30The End of the Line

Movie - 1957, 2h 15m as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

6.2 / 10
CrimeDrama

The wife of a night club owner frames an American writer for his murder.

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