John Slater
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 22 August 1916 · London, England, UK
- Died
- 9 January 1975
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
Acting 61
- 1966The Yellow Hat as Slack
- 1963A Place to Go as Jack Ellerman
- 1963Giants of Steam
- 1963Mining Review 16th Year No. 6
- 1961Nothing Barred as Warder Lockitt
- 1961Three on a Spree as Sid Johnson
- 1960The Night We Got the Bird as Wolfie Green
- 1959Hot Summer Night as Jack Palmer
- 1958Violent Playground as Sgt. Walker
- 1957Thark as Jones
- 1957The Devil's Pass as Bill Buckle
- 1957Mining Review 10th Year No. 8 as Himself
- 1956Johnny, You're Wanted as Johnny
- 1955Cine Gazette No. 14: Do You Remember? as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1954Mining Review 7th Year No. 8
- 1954John Wesley as Condemned Man
- 1954The Million Pound Note as Parsons
- 1954Star of India as Emile
- 1953Puzzle Corner Number Twelve
- 1953Operation Malaya as Self - Commentator (voice)
- 1953Dollars for Sale as Loudmouth Willetts
- 1953The Flanagan Boy as Charlie Sullivan
- 1953The Long Memory as Pewsey
- 1953Strange Stories as Storyteller
- 1952The Promise as Bates
- 1952The Ringer as Bell
- 1952Night Call
- 1952The Faithful City as Ezra
- 1951The Third Visitor as James C. Oliver
- 1950Prelude to Fame as Dr. Lorenzo
- 1950Mining Review 3rd Year No. 5 as Commentator
- 1949Passport to Pimlico as Frank Huggins
- 1949Mining Review 2nd Year No. 10 as Self - Commentator
- 1948Noose as Pudd'n Bason
- 1948Escape as Salesman
- 1948Against the Wind as Emile Meyer
- 1947It Always Rains on Sunday as Lou Hyams, Morrie's Brother
- 1945Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. I: Julius Caesar - The Forum Scene - Act III. Scene 2 as Mob member
- 1945Murder in Reverse as Fred Smith
- 1945The Seventh Veil as James
- 1945I Live in Grosvenor Square as Paratrooper
- 1945Read All About It as Harry
- 1944A Canterbury Tale as Sergt. Len
- 1944For Those in Peril as Wilkie
- 1943Deadlock as Fred Bamber / Allan Bamber
- 1943Undercover as Minor Role (uncredited)
- 1943Millions Like Us as Alec - Man at Dance Hall
- 1943We Dive at Dawn
- 1943The New Lot as Soldier in Truck
- 1943Meeting the U-Boat Menace
- 1942Went the Day Well? as Sergeant
- 1942The Young Mr. Pitt
- 1942Uncensored as Theophile
- 1942Unpublished Story as Code Soldier
- 1942Our Film as Jim Owen
- 1942They Flew Alone as Officer on Interview Panel
- 1942Those Kids from Town
- 1941The Common Touch as Joe
- 1941"Pimpernel" Smith as Reporter
- 1941Love on the Dole as Agitator on Demonstration
- 1941Shunter Black's Night Off as Narrator (voice)