John Rylett Salew (1902 (some sources state 1 January 1897)14 September 1961) was an English stage film and TV actor. Salew made the transition from stage to films in 1939, and according to Allmovie, "the manpower shortage during WWII enabled the stout, balding Salew to play larger and more important roles than would have been his lot in other circumstances. He usually played suspicious-looking characters, often Germanic in origin." His screen roles included William Shakespeare in the comic fantasy '' Time Flies'' (1944), Grimstone in the Gothic melodrama '' Uncle Silas'' (1947), and the librarian in the supernatural thriller''

Night of the Demon ''Night of the Demon'' (in the United States, released as ''Curse of the Demon'') is a 1957 British horror film, produced by Hal E. Chester and Frank Bevis, directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins and Niall Ma ...

'' (1957). He played Colonel Wentzel in the Adventures of William Tell "The Shrew" episode (1958). John Salew was active into the TV era, playing the sort of character parts that John McGiver played in the US

Selected filmography

* '' It's in the Air'' (1938) – RAF Radio Operator (uncredited) * ''

Dead Men are Dangerous ''Dead Men are Dangerous'' is a 1939 British noir crime film directed by Harold French and starring Robert Newton, Betty Lynne, John Warwick, and Peter Gawthorne. It was released in the U.S. as ''Dangerous Masquerade''. Its plot concerns an ...

'' (1939) – Tramp (uncredited) * '' The Silent Battle'' (1939) – Ernest * '' The Chinese Bungalow'' (1940) – Mr. Lum * ''

Pastor Hall ''Pastor Hall'' is a 1940 British drama film directed by Roy Boulting and starring Wilfrid Lawson, Nova Pilbeam, Marius Goring, Seymour Hicks and Bernard Miles. The film is based on the play of the same title by German author Ernst Toller who ...

'' (1940) * ''

A Window in London ''A Window in London'' is a 1940 British thriller film directed by Herbert Mason and starring Michael Redgrave, Patricia Roc, Sally Gray, Paul Lukas and Hartley Power. It is a remake of the French film ''Metropolitan'' (1939). The plot focuses ...

'' (1940) – Reporter * '' The Thief of Bagdad'' (1940) – Fish Peddler (uncredited) * '' Neutral Port'' (1940) – Wilson * '' Sailors Don't Care'' (1940) – Henri * ''

The Farmer's Wife ''The Farmer's Wife'' is a 1928 British silent romantic comedy film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Jameson Thomas, Lillian Hall-Davis and Gordon Harker. It is adapted from a 1916 play of the same name by British novelist, poet ...

'' (1941) – Mr. Rundle * ''

Inspector Hornleigh Goes To It ''Inspector Hornleigh Goes To It'' is a 1941 British detective film directed by Walter Forde and starring Gordon Harker, Alastair Sim, Phyllis Calvert and Edward Chapman. It was the third and final film adaptation of the Inspector Hornle ...

'' (1941) – Mr. Tomboy * '' Turned Out Nice Again'' (1941) – Largos * '' Once a Crook'' (1941) – Solicitor * ''

Atlantic Ferry ''Atlantic Ferry'' (alternate U.S. title: ''Sons of the Sea'') is a 1941 British film directed by Walter Forde and starring Michael Redgrave and Valerie Hobson. It was made at Teddington Studios. Plot In 1837 Liverpool, brothers Charles and D ...

'' (1941) – Henry * ''

Back-Room Boy ''Back-Room Boy'' is a 1942 British comedy film directed by Herbert Mason, produced by Edward Black for Gainsborough Pictures and distributed by General Film Distributors. The cast includes Arthur Askey, Googie Withers, Graham Moffatt and M ...

'' (1942) – Steve Mason * '' One of Our Aircraft Is Missing'' (1942) – German Sentry * ''

Suspected Person ''Suspected Person'' is a 1942 British drama film directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring Clifford Evans, Patricia Roc and David Farrar. The film was made at Welwyn Studios by Associated British, one of the two leading British studios o ...

'' (1942) – Jones * ''

The Day Will Dawn ''The Day Will Dawn'', released in the US as ''The Avengers'', is a 1942 British war film set in Norway during World War II. It stars Ralph Richardson, Deborah Kerr, Hugh Williams and Griffith Jones, and was directed by Harold French from a sc ...

'' (1942) – "Man-in-the-Street" in Fleet Street Pub * ''

The Young Mr. Pitt ''The Young Mr. Pitt'' is a 1942 British biographical film of the life of William Pitt the Younger and in particular his struggle against revolutionary France and Napoleon. It was directed by Carol Reed and stars Robert Donat, Robert Morley, ...

'' (1942) – Smith * ''

Secret Mission ''Secret Mission'' is a 1942 British war film directed by Harold French and starring Hugh Williams, James Mason, Nancy Price, Carla Lehmann and Roland Culver. Plot During the Second World War, British Army Major Peter Garnett assembles a te ...

'' (1942) – Hauptmann Gruening * ''

Squadron Leader X ''Squadron Leader X'' is a 1943 British World War II spy drama directed by Lance Comfort and starring Eric Portman and Ann Dvorak. The screenplay was adapted by Miles Malleson and Wolfgang Wilhelm from a short story by Emeric Pressburger. P ...

'' (1943) – Sentry at Madame Berthelot's (uncredited) * '' Tomorrow We Live'' (1943) – Marcel LaBlanc * ''

We Dive at Dawn ''We Dive at Dawn'' is a 1943 war film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring John Mills and Eric Portman as Royal Navy submariners in the Second World War. It was written by Val Valentine and J. B. Williams with uncredited assistance f ...

'' (1943) – Drake (uncredited) * '' The Bells Go Down'' (1943) – Landlord (uncredited) * ''

Warn That Man ''Warn That Man'' is a 1943 British comedy thriller film directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring Gordon Harker, Raymond Lovell and Finlay Currie. It was based on the 1941 play '' Warn That Man!'' by Vernon Sylvaine which had run for ...

'' (1943) – Wilson * ''

The Saint Meets the Tiger ''The Saint Meets the Tiger'' is the title of a crime thriller produced by the British unit of RKO Pictures, produced in 1941, but not released until 1943. This was to be the last of the eight films in RKO's film series about the crimefighter ...

'' (1943) – Merridon (curator of the Baycome Museum) * ''

Millions Like Us ''Millions Like Us'' is a 1943 British propaganda film, showing life in a wartime aircraft factory in documentary detail. It starred Patricia Roc, Gordon Jackson, Anne Crawford, Eric Portman and Megs Jenkins. It was co-written and co-direc ...

'' (1943) – The Doctor * '' The Adventures of Tartu'' (1943) – Heinrich Müller (uncredited) * '' The Night Invader'' (1943) – Witsen * '' The Hundred Pound Window'' (1944) – Walker * '' Tawny Pipit'' (1944) – Pickering * '' Time Flies'' (1944) –

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's natio ...

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The Way Ahead ''The Way Ahead'' (also known as ''Immortal Battalion'') (1944) is a British Second World War drama film directed by Carol Reed. The screenplay was written by Eric Ambler and Peter Ustinov. The film stars David Niven, Stanley Holloway and Willi ...

'' (1944) – Sam – Friend of Pvt Lloyd in Pub Scene (uncredited) * ''

Give Us the Moon ''Give Us the Moon'' is a 1944 British comedy film directed and written by Val Guest and starring Vic Oliver, Margaret Lockwood and Peter Graves. Plot Made in 1943-44, the film is set in a future peacetime Britain, after the end of World War I ...

'' (1944) – (uncredited) * '' Don't Take It to Heart'' (1944) – Dr. Rose, witness * '' Candles at Nine'' (1944) – Griggs – Everard's Butler * ''

Murder in Reverse? ''Murder in Reverse'' (also styled ''Murder in Reverse?'') is a 1945 British thriller film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring William Hartnell, Jimmy Hanley and Chili Bouchier. It is based on the story ''Query'' by "Seamark" (Austin J ...

'' (1945) – Blake King's Counsel * ''

The Rake's Progress ''The Rake's Progress'' is an English-language opera from 1951 in three acts and an epilogue by Igor Stravinsky. The libretto, written by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman, is based loosely on the eight paintings and engravings '' A Rake's Pro ...

'' (1945) – Burgess * '' Caravan'' (1946) – Diego * '' Beware of Pity'' (1946) – Col. Franz Bubencic * '' Wanted for Murder'' (1946) – Det. Walters * '' I See a Dark Stranger'' (1946) – Man in Bookshop * '' Bedelia'' (1946) – Alec Johnstone * '' A Girl in a Million'' (1946) – Jenkins * '' Meet Me at Dawn'' (1947) – 2nd Client * '' The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby'' (1947) – Mr. Lillyrick * ''

Dancing with Crime ''Dancing with Crime'' is a 1947 British film noir film directed by John Paddy Carstairs, starring Richard Attenborough, Barry K. Barnes and Sheila Sim. It was shot at Southall Studios with sets designed by the art director Andrew Mazzei. ...

'' (1947) – Pogson (uncredited) * ''

The October Man ''The October Man'' is a 1947 mystery film/film noir starring John Mills and Joan Greenwood, written by novelist Eric Ambler, who also produced. A man is suspected of murder, and the lingering effects of a brain injury he sustained in an earlie ...

'' (1947) – Ticket Inspector * '' Uncle Silas'' (1947) – Grimstone * '' It Always Rains on Sunday'' (1947) – Caleb Neesley * ''

Anna Karenina ''Anna Karenina'' ( rus, «Анна Каренина», p=ˈanːə kɐˈrʲenʲɪnə) is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in book form in 1878. Widely considered to be one of the greatest works of literature ever writte ...

'' (1948) – Lawyer * ''

My Brother Jonathan ''My Brother Jonathan'' is a 1948 British drama film directed by Harold French and starring Michael Denison, Dulcie Gray, Ronald Howard and Beatrice Campbell. It is adapted from the 1930 novel '' My Brother Jonathan'' by Francis Brett Young, l ...

'' (1948) – Wilburn * '' Counterblast'' (1948) – Padre Latham * ''

Bond Street Bond Street in the West End of London links Piccadilly in the south to Oxford Street in the north. Since the 18th century the street has housed many prestigious and upmarket fashion retailers. The southern section is Old Bond Street and the l ...

'' (1948) – Coles * ''

London Belongs to Me ''London Belongs to Me'' (also known as ''Dulcimer Street'') is a British film released in 1948, directed by Sidney Gilliat, and starring Richard Attenborough and Alastair Sim. It was based on the novel ''London Belongs to Me'' by Norman Colli ...

'' (1948) – Mr. Barks * ''

Noose A noose is a loop at the end of a rope in which the knot tightens under load and can be loosened without untying the knot. The knot can be used to secure a rope to a post, pole, or animal but only where the end is in a position that the loop can ...

'' (1948) – Greasy Anderson * ''

Quartet In music, a quartet or quartette (, , , , ) is an ensemble of four singers or instrumental performers; or a musical composition for four voices and instruments. Classical String quartet In classical music, one of the most common combinations ...

'' (1948) – John Coleman, critic (segment "The Colonel's Lady") * ''

It's Hard to Be Good ''It's Hard to Be Good'' is a 1948 British comedy film directed by Jeffrey Dell and starring Jimmy Hanley, Anne Crawford and Raymond Huntley. In the film, an ex-army officer finds his altruistic attempts to improve the world are unsuccessful. ...

'' (1948) – Committee Man (uncredited) * '' Brass Monkey'' (1948) – Captain * '' Marry Me!'' (1949) - Charlie (uncredited) * ''

All Over the Town ''All Over the Town'' is a 1949 British comedy film directed by Derek N. Twist and starring Norman Wooland, Sarah Churchill and Cyril Cusack. It was based on the 1947 novel by R. F. Delderfield. Premise After serving in the RAF during the S ...

'' (1949) – George Sleek * '' Cardboard Cavalier'' (1949) – Smug * '' The Bad Lord Byron'' (1949) – Samuel Rogers * ''

For Them That Trespass ''For Them That Trespass'' is a 1949 British crime film directed by Alberto Cavalcanti and starring Richard Todd, Patricia Plunkett and Stephen Murray. It is an adaptation of the 1944 novel of the same name by Ernest Raymond. The film's main t ...

'' (1949) – Prosecutor Ainsley * ''

Kind Hearts and Coronets ''Kind Hearts and Coronets'' is a 1949 British crime black comedy film. It features Dennis Price, Joan Greenwood, Valerie Hobson and Alec Guinness; Guinness plays nine characters. The plot is loosely based on the novel ''Israel Rank: The Auto ...

'' (1949) – Mr. Perkins * '' No Way Back'' (1949) – Sammy Linkman * '' Don't Ever Leave Me'' (1949) – Farlaine's Manager * '' Diamond City'' (1949) – Dr. Woods * '' The Spider and the Fly'' (1949) – Minister's Secretary * '' The Twenty Questions Murder Mystery'' (1950) – John Grimshaw * ''

The Blue Lamp ''The Blue Lamp'' is a 1950 British police procedural film directed by Basil Dearden and starring Jack Warner as PC Dixon, Jimmy Hanley as newcomer PC Mitchell, and Dirk Bogarde as criminal Tom Riley. The title refers to the blue lamps that ...

'' (1950) – Officious Man (uncredited) * ''

The Astonished Heart ''The Astonished Heart'', described by the author as "a tragedy in six scenes", is a short play by Noël Coward, one of ten that make up '' Tonight at 8.30'', a cycle written to be performed across three evenings. One-act plays were unfashionab ...

'' (1950) – Mr. Bowman * ''

The Lavender Hill Mob ''The Lavender Hill Mob'' is a 1951 comedy film from Ealing Studios, written by T. E. B. Clarke, directed by Charles Crichton, starring Alec Guinness and Stanley Holloway and featuring Sid James and Alfie Bass. The title refers to Lavender Hi ...

'' (1951) – Parkin * '' No Highway in the Sky'' (1951) – Symes, Gander Inspector (uncredited) * '' Hotel Sahara'' (1951) – American Husband (uncredited) * '' Mystery Junction'' (1951) – John Martin * '' Green Grow the Rushes'' (1951) – Herbert Finch * '' Night Was Our Friend'' (1951) – Mr. Lloyd * ''

His Excellency Excellency is an honorific style (manner of address), style given to certain high-level officers of a sovereign state, officials of an international organization, or members of an aristocracy. Once entitled to the title "Excellency", the holder ...

'' (1952) – Fernando * '' The Happy Family'' (1952) – Mr. Granite * '' Street Corner'' (1953) – Embarrassed Nightclub Patron (uncredited) * '' Stryker of the Yard'' (1953) * '' Face the Music'' (1954) – Maxie Margulies * ''

Father Brown Father Brown is a fictional Roman Catholic priest and amateur detective who is featured in 53 short stories published between 1910 and 1936 written by English author G. K. Chesterton. Father Brown solves mysteries and crimes using his intuiti ...

'' (1954) – Station Sergeant * '' Duel in the Jungle'' (1954) – Clerk – Henderson's Office * ''

Lease of Life ''Lease of Life'' is a 1954 British drama film made by Ealing Studios and directed by Charles Frend. The film was designed as a star-vehicle for Robert Donat, representing his return to the screen after an absence of over three years during w ...

'' (1954) – A Doctor * ''

Three Cases of Murder ''Three Cases of Murder'' is a 1955 British horror omnibus film comprising three stories: "The Picture," "You Killed Elizabeth," and "Lord Mountdrago." Eamonn Andrews introduces each. Alan Badel appears in all three.John Hamilton, ''The Britis ...

'' (1955) – Rooke ("The Picture" segment) * '' Wicked as They Come'' (1956) – M.C. Page, Chief Accountant (uncredited) * '' It's Great to Be Young'' (1956) – Routledge, a senior Master * ''

The Good Companions ''The Good Companions'' is a novel by the English author J. B. Priestley. Written in 1929, it follows the fortunes of a concert party on a tour of England. It is Priestley's most famous novel and established him as a national figure. It wo ...

'' (1957) – Mr. Joe Brundit * ''

'' (1957) – Librarian * '' Rogue's Yarn'' (1957) – Sam Youles * '' The Gypsy and the Gentleman'' (1958) – Duffin the Butler * '' Tread Softly Stranger'' (1958) – Pawnbroker * ''

Left Right and Centre ''Left Right and Centre'' is a 1959 British satirical comedy film directed by Sidney Gilliat and starring Ian Carmichael, Patricia Bredin, Richard Wattis, Eric Barker and Alastair Sim. It was produced by Frank Launder. A political comedy, it fol ...

'' (1959) – Centre – Mayor * '' The Heart of a Man'' (1959) – Agent at Bar (uncredited) * '' Alive and Kicking'' (1959) – Solicitor * '' The Shakedown'' (1960) – John Arnold * '' Too Hot to Handle'' (1960) – Moeller * '' The Impersonator'' (1960) – Harry Walker * '' Three on a Spree'' (1961) – Mr. Monkton * '' Scotland Yard'' (1961) - The Never Never Murder- Wilkes * ''

Maigret Jules Maigret (), or simply Maigret, is a fictional French police detective, a '' commissaire'' ("commissioner") of the Paris ''Brigade Criminelle'' ('' Direction Régionale de la Police Judiciaire de Paris:36, Quai des Orfèvres''), created by ...

'' (TV) (1961) - The Simple Case - Doctor Paul

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Salew, John Year of birth uncertain 1961 deaths Male actors from Portsmouth English male film actors 20th-century English male actors