Wilfrid Hyde-White (12 May 1903 – 6 May 1991) was a British

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of stage, film and television. He achieved international recognition for his role as Colonel Pickering in the film version of the musical ''

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'' (1964).

Early life and career

Wilfrid Hyde White was born in Bourton-on-the-Water in

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, England in 1903 to the Rev. William Edward White, canon of

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, and his wife, Ethel Adelaide ( Drought). He was the nephew of actor J. Fisher White. He attended

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and the

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, of which he said, "I learned two things at RADA - I can't act and it doesn't matter." He made his stage debut in the farcical play '' Tons of Money'' on the

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in 1922 and appeared in the West End for the first time three years later in the play '' Beggar on Horseback''. He then gained steady work on the stage in a series of comedies produced at the Aldwych Theatre in

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. He joined a tour of

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in 1932 before making his film debut in '' Josser on the Farm'' (1934) where he was credited as "Wilfrid Hyde White" (without the hyphen). He also appeared in some earlier films as plain "Hyde White". He later added the hyphen, as well as his first name. Following a supporting role in ''

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'' (1949), he became a fixture in British films of the 1950s. His other films of this period include ''

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'' (1959) and the

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film '' On the Double'' (1961). '' Two-Way Stretch'' (1960) displays a more roguish side than some of the characters he played in this period. He continued to act on the stage and played opposite

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and

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in the repertory performance of '' Caesar and Cleopatra'' and ''

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'' in 1951. He also appeared on

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and was nominated for a

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in 1956 for his role in '' The Reluctant Debutante''. His first Hollywood appearance came alongside

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in the film '' Let's Make Love'' (1960), followed by other films, including ''

'' (1964).

Later career

Between 1962 and 1965, Hyde-White starred in the BBC radio comedy '' The Men from the Ministry''. In the 1970s and 1980s, he featured on the ''

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'' pilot episode "

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" and '' The Associates''. He was a series regular on the revamped second season of '' Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'' playing one of the crew of the Starships Searchers primary characters Doctor Goodfellow. He continued to appear on Broadway, and earned a second Tony nomination for his performance in ''The Jockey Club Stakes''. He appeared in two episodes of the mystery series ''

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'', starring

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as the rumpled detective. Although the first, " Dagger of the Mind" (1972), was set in Britain and concerned Columbo paying a visit to

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, Hyde-White's ongoing UK tax problems meant that, unlike American actors Falk and Richard Basehart, and British actors appearing in the episode,

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, Bernard Fox, John Fraser and

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, he was unable to take part in location filming in the UK. His scenes as a butler were therefore filmed in California. His second appearance on ''Columbo'' was in the episode " Last Salute to the Commodore" in 1976. He was the subject of ''

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'' in 1976 when he was surprised by

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Personal life

On 17 December 1927, he married Blanche Hope Aitken, a

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-born British actress known professionally as Blanche Glynne (1893–1946), who was a decade his senior. The couple had one son. Blanche Glynne died in 1946, aged 53, and in 1957 Hyde-White married actress Ethel Drew. He and Drew remained married until his death in 1991. The couple had two children, including actor

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. Hyde-White had a reputation as a ''bon viveur,'' and in 1979 he was declared bankrupt by the

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Death

Hyde-White died from heart failure on 6 May 1991, six days before his 88th birthday, at the Motion Picture Country Home in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, having lived in the United States for 25 years as a

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. His body was returned to the United Kingdom and buried in the family grave at The Cemetery, Bourton-on-the-Water,

Filmography

Complete films

* '' Josser on the Farm'' (1934) as Brooks * '' Smith's Wives'' (1935) (uncredited) * '' Night Mail'' (1935) (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1935) as Mr. Stallybrass * '' Murder by Rope'' (1936) as Alastair Dane * ''

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'' (1936) as Civil Guardsman (uncredited) * ''

The Scarab Murder Case ''The Scarab Murder Case'' (1929) is a classic whodunit written by S. S. Van Dine. In this book, detective Philo Vance's murder investigation takes place in a private home that doubles as a museum of Egyptology Egyptology (from ''Egypt'' a ...

'' (1936) as

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* ''

Spring Handicap ''Spring Handicap'' is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Herbert Brenon and starring Will Fyffe, Maire O'Neill and Billy Milton. The film was made by the Associated British Picture Corporation at their Elstree Studios and based on the pl ...

'' (1937) as Hawkins (uncredited) * '' Elephant Boy'' (1937) as Commissioner * '' Bulldog Drummond at Bay'' (1937) as Conrad (uncredited) * '' Change for a Sovereign'' (1937) as Charles * '' Murder in the Family'' (1938) as Purvitt - Estate Agent (uncredited) * '' The Claydon Treasure Mystery'' (1938) as Holmes (uncredited) * ''

Meet Mr. Penny ''Meet Mr. Penny'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by David MacDonald and starring Richard Goolden, Vic Oliver and Fabia Drake. It was made at Welwyn Studios by British National Films.Wood p.98 Cast * Richard Goolden as Henry Penny * V ...

'' (1938) as Mr. Wilson * ''

I've Got a Horse ''I've Got a Horse'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Herbert Smith and starring Sandy Powell, Norah Howard and Felix Aylmer.Wood p.98 Plot Sandy accepts a racehorse called Lightning as settlement for a bad debt. When he enters the ...

'' (1938) as Police Constable * '' Keep Smiling'' (1938) as Assistant Hotel Clerk (uncredited) * '' The Outsider'' (1939) as Patient (uncredited) * '' The Lion Has Wings'' (1939) as Waiter (uncredited) * '' Over the Moon'' (1939) as Dwight - Sanitarium Spokesman (uncredited) * '' The Lambeth Walk'' (1939) as Lord Battersby * '' Poison Pen'' (1939) as Postman * ''

The Briggs Family ''The Briggs Family'' is a 1940 British drama film directed by Herbert Mason and starring Edward Chapman, Felix Aylmer, Jane Baxter, Oliver Wakefield and Austin Trevor. During the Second World War, a special constable and former solicitor is ...

'' (1940) as Man with Moustache at Party (uncredited) * '' Turned Out Nice Again'' (1941) as Removal Man (uncredited) * '' Lady from Lisbon'' (1942) as Ganier * ''

Asking for Trouble ''Asking for Trouble'' is a 1942 British comedy film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Max Miller, Carole Lynne and Wilfrid Hyde-White. Its plot follows a fishmonger who takes up bookmaking to earn extra cash. Cast * Max Miller as Di ...

'' (1942) as Pettifer * ''

The Demi-Paradise ''The Demi-Paradise'' (also known as ''Adventure for Two'') is a 1943 British comedy film made by Two Cities Films. It stars Laurence Olivier as a Soviet Russian inventor who travels to England to have his revolutionary propeller manufactured, a ...

'' (1943) as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited) * '' Night Boat to Dublin'' (1946) as Taxi Driver * '' Wanted for Murder'' (1946) as Guide in Madame Tussaud's * ''

Appointment with Crime ''Appointment with Crime'' is a 1946 British crime film directed by John Harlow and starring William Hartnell, Raymond Lovell, Joyce Howard and Robert Beatty. Plot Leo Martin (Hartnell) works for a criminal gang run by Gus Loman (Lovell) tha ...

'' (1946) as Cleaner * '' While the Sun Shines'' (1947) as Male Receptionist * '' Meet Me at Dawn'' (1947) as Garin - News Editor * ''

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square ''The Ghosts of Berkeley Square'' is a 1947 British comedy film, directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Robert Morley and Felix Aylmer. The film is an adaptation of the 1944 novel '' No Nightingales'' by Caryl Brahms and S. J. Simon, inspired ...

'' (1947) as Staff Captain * '' My Brother Jonathan'' (1948) as Mr. Gaige * ''

The Winslow Boy ''The Winslow Boy'' is an English play from 1946 by Terence Rattigan based on an incident involving George Archer-Shee in the Edwardian era. The incident took place at the Royal Naval College, Osborne. Background Set against the strict c ...

'' (1948) as Wilkinson (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1948) as Jeweller * '' My Brother's Keeper'' (1948) as Harding * ''

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'' (1948) as 2nd Clubman (segment "The Colonel's Lady") * '' The Passionate Friends'' (1949) as Lawyer * '' The Forbidden Street'' (1949) as Mr. Culver * '' That Dangerous Age'' (1949) as Mr. Potts * '' The Bad Lord Byron'' (1949) as Mr. Hopton * '' Adam and Evelyne'' (1949) as Col. Bradley * '' Helter Skelter'' (1949) as Dr. B. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde * '' Conspirator'' (1949) as Lord Pennistone * ''

'' (1949) as Crabbin * ''

The Man on the Eiffel Tower ''The Man on the Eiffel Tower'' is a 1950 American Ansco Color film noir mystery film directed by Burgess Meredith and starring Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone, Meredith, and Robert Hutton. It is based on the 1931 novel '' La Tête d'un homme' ...

'' (1949) as Professor Grollet * '' Golden Salamander'' (1950) as Agno * '' The Angel with the Trumpet'' (1950) as Simmerl * '' Last Holiday'' (1950) as Chalfont * '' Trio'' (1950) as Mr. Gray (segment "Mr. Know-All") * '' The Mudlark'' (1950) as Tucker (uncredited) * '' Highly Dangerous'' (1950) as Mr. Luke - British consul * '' Midnight Episode'' (1950) as Mr. Knight * ''

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'' (1951) as Lord Dearsley * ''

Mister Drake's Duck ''Misterr Drake's Duck'' is a 1951 British science-fiction comedy film directed by Val Guest and starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Yolande Donlan, Jon Pertwee, Wilfrid Hyde-White and Reginald Beckwith. The screenplay concerns a farmer who discov ...

'' (1951) as Mr. May * '' The Browning Version'' (1951) as Dr. Frobisher * ''

No Highway in the Sky ''No Highway in the Sky'' (also known as ''No Highway'') is a 1951 British black-and-white aviation drama film from 20th Century Fox, produced by Louis D. Lighton, directed by Henry Koster, that stars James Stewart, Marlene Dietrich, Glynis Jo ...

'' (1951) as Fisher, Inspector of Accidents (uncredited) * ''

Outcast of the Islands ''Outcast of the Islands'' is a 1951 British adventure drama film directed by Carol Reed based on Joseph Conrad's 1896 novel ''An Outcast of the Islands''. The film features Trevor Howard, Ralph Richardson, Robert Morley and Wendy Hiller ...

'' (1951) as Vinck * ''

Mr. Denning Drives North ''Mr. Denning Drives North'' is a 1951 British mystery film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring John Mills, Phyllis Calvert and Sam Wanamaker. The plot concerns an aircraft manufacturer (Mills) who accidentally kills the boyfriend (Herbert ...

'' (1952) as Woods * ''

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'' (1952) as Lord at Liverpool Boat Harbour (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1952) as Sir Hubert Wells * '' The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan'' (1953) as Mr. Marston * ''

Four Sided Triangle ''Four Sided Triangle'' is a 1953 British science-fiction film directed by Terence Fisher, adapted from the 1949 novel by William F. Temple. It stars Stephen Murray, Barbara Payton and James Hayter. It was produced by Hammer Film Production ...

'' (1953) as Government Minister (segment "Priceless Pocket") * '' The Million Pound Note'' (1954) as Roderick Montpelier * ''

The Rainbow Jacket ''The Rainbow Jacket'' is a 1954 British drama film directed by Basil Dearden, and featuring Robert Morley, Kay Walsh, Bill Owen, Honor Blackman and Sid James. It was made at Ealing Studios produced by Michael Balcon and Michael Relph and sho ...

'' (1954) as Lord Stoneleigh * '' Duel in the Jungle'' (1954) as Pitt * '' Betrayed'' (1954) as Gen. Charles Larraby * '' To Dorothy a Son'' (1954) as Mr. Starke * '' See How They Run'' (1955) as Brig. Buskin * '' John and Julie'' (1955) as Sir James * '' The Adventures of Quentin Durward'' (1955) as Master Oliver * '' The March Hare'' (1956) as Col. Keene * ''

My Teenage Daughter ''My Teenage Daughter'', later ''Teenage Bad Girl'', is a 1956 British drama film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Sylvia Syms and Norman Wooland. The screenplay concerns a mother who tries to deal with her teenage daughter's ...

'' (1956) as Sir Joseph * ''

The Silken Affair ''The Silken Affair'' is a 1956 British romantic comedy film directed by Roy Kellino and starring David Niven, Geneviève Page, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Joan Sims, Irene Handl and Ronald Squire. The screenplay concerns an accountant who is creativ ...

'' (1956) as Sir Horace Hogg * '' Tarzan and the Lost Safari'' (1957) as 'Doodles' Fletcher * ''

That Woman Opposite ''That Woman Opposite'' (U.S. ''City After Midnight'') is a 1957 British crime drama, directed by Compton Bennett and starring Phyllis Kirk, Dan O'Herlihy and William Franklyn. The screenplay, also by Bennett, was adapted from John Dickson Carr ...

'' (1957) as Sir Maurice Lawes * '' The Vicious Circle'' (1957) as Maj. Harrington, aka Robert Brady * ''

The Truth About Women ''The Truth About Women'' is a 1957 British comedy film directed by Muriel Box and starring Laurence Harvey, Julie Harris, Mai Zetterling and Diane Cilento. Plot When his son-in-law comes to him with a woeful tale of an unhappy relationship and ...

'' (1957) as Sir George Tavistock * '' Up the Creek'' (1958) as Adm. Foley * ''

Wonderful Things! ''Wonderful Things!'' is a 1958 British comedy romance film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Frankie Vaughan, Jocelyn Lane and Wilfrid Hyde-White. It was written by Jack Trevor Story. The screenplay concerns two fishermen brothers who cl ...

'' (1958) as Sir Bertram * '' The Lady Is a Square'' (1959) as Charles * ''

Carry On Nurse ''Carry On Nurse'' is a 1959 British comedy film, the second in the series of 31 ''Carry On'' films (1958–1992). Of the regular team, it featured Joan Sims (in her ''Carry On'' film debut), Kenneth Williams, Kenneth Connor and Charles Hawtr ...

'' (1959) as The Colonel * ''

Life in Emergency Ward 10 ''Life in Emergency Ward 10'' is a 1959 film directed by Robert Day. It stars Michael Craig and Wilfrid Hyde-White. It was based on the television series ''Emergency – Ward 10''. Cast * Michael Craig as Dr. Stephen Russell * Wilfrid Hyde-Wh ...

'' (1959) as Professor Bourne-Evans * '' North West Frontier'' (1959) as Bridie * ''

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'' (1959) as Hubert Foxley * '' Two-Way Stretch'' (1960) as Soapy Stevens * '' Let's Make Love'' (1960) as George Welch * '' His and Hers'' (1961) as Charles Dunton * '' On the Double'' (1961) as Colonel Somerset * ''

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'' (1961) as Sylvester Marin * '' On the Fiddle'' (1961) as Trowbridge * ''

Crooks Anonymous ''Crooks Anonymous'' is a British comedy film from 1962. Directed by Ken Annakin, it stars Leslie Phillips and Stanley Baxter and is notably the feature film debut of Julie Christie. Plot Captain "Dandy Forsdyke" (Leslie Phillips) is a habitual ...

'' (1962) as Laurence Montague * ''

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'' (1962) as Lord Glenarvan * ''Aliki My Love'' (1963) as Richard Caraway * ''

'' (1964) as Colonel Hugh Pickering * ''

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! ''John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!'' is a 1965 American comedy film based on the novel by William Peter Blatty published in 1963. The film was directed by J. Lee Thompson. The film was shot in the Mojave Desert. In the film, an American milita ...

'' (1965) as Mustafa Guz * '' You Must Be Joking!'' (1965) as Gen. Lockwood * ''

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'' (1965) as Judge Cannon * '' The Liquidator'' (1965) as Chief * ''

Our Man in Marrakesh ''Our Man in Marrakesh'' (released in North America as ''Bang! Bang! You're Dead!'') is a 1966 British comedy spy film shot in Morocco produced and co-written by Harry Alan Towers, directed by Don Sharp and starring Tony Randall, Herbert Lom a ...

'' (1966) as Arthur Fairbrother * '' The Sandwich Man'' (1966) as Lord Uffingham * '' Chamber of Horrors'' (1966) as Harold Blount * ''

The Million Eyes of Sumuru ''The Million Eyes of Sumuru'' is a 1967 British spy film produced by Harry Alan Towers, directed by Lindsay Shonteff and filmed at the Shaw Brothers studios in Hong Kong. It stars Frankie Avalon and George Nader, with Shirley Eaton as the title ...

'' (1967) as Colonel Baisbrook * '' P.J.'' (1968) as Billings-Browne * '' The Magic Christian'' (1969) as Captain Reginald K. Klaus * ''

Gaily, Gaily ''Gaily, Gaily'' (released in the United Kingdom as ''Chicago, Chicago'') is a 1969 American comedy film directed by Norman Jewison. It is a fictionalized adaptation of a 1963 memoir of the same name by Ben Hecht and stars Beau Bridges, Brian K ...

'' (1969) as The Governor * '' Skullduggery'' (1970) as Eaton * ''

Fragment of Fear ''Fragment of Fear'' is a 1970 British thriller film directed by Richard C. Sarafian and starring David Hemmings, Gayle Hunnicutt, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Roland Culver, Flora Robson and Arthur Lowe. It was adapted from the 1965 novel '' A Fragment ...

'' (1970) as Mr. Copsey * ''

The Cherry Picker ''The Cherry Picker'', also known as ''The Quiet Life'', is a 1972 British drama film directed by Peter Curran and starring Lulu, Bob Sherman, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Spike Milligan, Patrick Cargill, Jack Hulbert, Fiona Curzon, Terry-Thomas and ...

'' (1974) as Dobson * ''No Longer Alone'' (1976) as Lord Home * '' The Cat and the Canary'' (1979) as Cyrus West * '' King Solomon's Treasure'' (1979) as Oldest Club Member * '' A Touch of the Sun'' (1979) as M-1 * '' Xanadu'' (1980) as Male Heavenly Voice (voice) * ''

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'' (1980) as Abbot Thelonious * '' Oh, God! Book II'' (1980) as Judge Thomas Miller * '' Tarzan, the Ape Man'' (1981) as Club Member (voice) * '' The Toy'' (1982) as Barkley * '' Fanny Hill'' (1983) as Mr. John Barville

Partial television credits

* ''Laburnum Grove'' (BBC, 1947) as Bernard Baxley * ''A Month in the Country'' (BBC, 1947) as Bolshintsov * ''Affairs of State'' (BBC, 1952) * ''The Reluctant Debutante'' (BBC, 1955) as Jimmy Broadbent * ''

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'': "

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" (1963) * ''

Lucy in London ''Lucy in London'' is a 1966 prime-time Television special, TV special produced and directed by Steve Binder, co-produced and choreographed by David Winters (choreographer), David Winters and sponsored by the Monsanto Company. The program starred ...

'' (1966) as Madame Tussauds Guide * '' Mission: Impossible'': "Echo of Yesterday" (1967) * ''

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'': "Who Will They Hang From The Yardarm If Willy Gets Away" (1968) * ''The Sunshine Patriot'' (TV movie, 1968) as Morris Vanders * ''Fear No Evil'' (TV movie, 1969) as Harry Snowden * ''

Run a Crooked Mile ''Run a Crooked Mile'' is a 1969 British made-for-television thriller film starring Louis Jourdan as Richard Stuart, an ordinary schoolteacher who, whilst on holiday, is a witness to a murder in a private secluded mansion. When he reports this ho ...

'' (TV movie, 1969) as Dr. Ralph Sawyer * '' It Takes a Thief'': "To Lure a Man" (1969) * '' Ritual of Evil'' (TV movie, 1970) as Harry Snowden * ''

'': "Dagger of the Mind" (1972) * '' A Brand New Life'' (TV movie, 1973) as Mr. Berger * ''

'': "Last Salute to the Commodore" (1976) * '' The Great Houdini'' (TV Movie, 1976) as Supt. Melville * ''

'' (TV, 1978) as Sire Anton * ''

'' (1978) * '' The Associates'' (1979) * '' The Rebels'' (TV movie, 1979) as Gen. Howe * '' Vegas'' (TV episode, 1979) as Prof. Tolan * '' Laverne and Shirley'' (TV episode, 1980) as Colonel Kalaback * ''Scout's Honor'' (TV movie, 1980) as Uncle Toby "Nuncle" Bartlett * ''

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'' (1981) as Governor Sir Basil Appleyard * '' Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'' (1981) as Dr. Goodfellow * '' Father Damien: The Leper Priest'' (TV movie, 1980) as Bishop Maigret * ''The Letter'' (TV movie, 1982) as Judge

Theatre

Hyde-White appeared in numerous plays, such as ''The Jockey Club Stakes'', at first in London's West End in 1970, starring alongside Viviane Ventura, then on Broadway in 1973; he received a Tony award for "Best Actor in a Play" for the Broadway run.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hyde-White, Wilfrid 1903 births 1991 deaths Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art English expatriates in the United States English male film actors English male stage actors English male television actors English male radio actors People from Bourton-on-the-Water People educated at Marlborough College Male actors from Gloucestershire 20th-century English male actors British expatriate male actors in the United States