Wylie Watson (6 February 1889 – 3 May 1966) (born John Wylie Robertson) was a British actor. Among his best-known roles were those of "Mr Memory", an amazing man who commits "50 new facts to his memory every day" in Alfred Hitchcock's film '' The 39 Steps'' (1935), and wily storekeeper Joseph Macroon in the

Ealing comedy The Ealing comedies is an informal name for a series of comedy films produced by the London-based Ealing Studios during a ten-year period from 1947 to 1957. Often considered to reflect Britain's post-war spirit, the most celebrated films in the ...

'' Whisky Galore!'' (1949). He emigrated to Australia in 1952, and made his final film appearance there in '' The Sundowners'' (1960).

Complete filmography

* '' It's a Great Life'' (1929) as Bit Role (uncredited) * '' For the Love of Mike'' (1932) as Rev. James * '' Leave It to Me'' (1933) as Rev. Potter * '' Hawley's of High Street'' (1933) as Client * '' Road House'' (1934) as Magician (uncredited) * '' The 39 Steps'' (1935) as Mr. Memory * ''

The Black Mask ''The Black Mask'' is a 1901 short story collection by E. W. Hornung. It was published in the UK by Grant Richards, London, and in the US by Scribner's, New York under the title ''Raffles: Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman''.Rowland, ...

'' (1935) as Jimmie Glass * ''

Radio Lover ''Radio Lover'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Paul Capon and Austin Melford and starring Wylie Watson, Ann Penn and Betty Ann Davies.Wood p.92 Cast * Wylie Watson as Joe Morrison * Ann Penn as Miss Oliphant * Betty Ann Davies as ...

'' (1936) as Joe Morrison * '' Please Teacher'' (1937) as Oswald Clutterbuck * '' Why Pick on Me?'' (1937) as Sam Tippett * '' Paradise for Two'' (1937) as Clarence * ''Oh! Letty'' (1938, TV Movie) as Chester Binney * '' Queer Cargo'' (1938) as Rev. James Travers * ''

Jamaica Inn The Jamaica Inn is a traditional inn on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall in the UK, which was built as a coaching inn in 1750, and has a historical association with smuggling. Located just off the A30, near the middle of the moor close to the hamlet ...

'' (1939) as Salvation Watkins - Sir Humphrey's Gang * ''

Yes, Madam? ''Yes, Madam?'' is a 1938 British musical comedy film directed by Norman Lee and starring Bobby Howes, Diana Churchill and Wylie Watson. Background The film was adapted from a play by K.R.G. Browne, itself based on a novel by the same author.E ...

'' (1939) as Albert * '' Pack Up Your Troubles'' (1940) as Eric Sampson * '' She Couldn't Say No'' (1940) as Thrumgood * '' Bulldog Sees It Through'' (1940) as Dancing Professor * '' My Wife's Family'' (1941) as Noah Bagshott * '' Danny Boy'' (1941) as Fiddlestick * ''

Mr. Proudfoot Shows a Light ''Mr. Proudfoot Shows a Light'' is a 1941 British World War II Public information film, public information/propaganda short film, directed by Herbert Mason and produced by Edward Black (producer), Edward Black for 20th Century Fox. The film had a ...

'' (1941, Short) as Friend * ''From the Four Corners'' (1942, Short) as Newspaper Vendor (uncredited) * ''

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) as Horace * ''

The Flemish Farm ''The Flemish Farm'' is a 1943 British war film, based on an actual wartime incident. Released during the war and used as a propaganda tool to support the Allied war effort, the film begins with the caption: :The following story is based on an ...

'' (1943) as Farmer * ''

The Lamp Still Burns ''The Lamp Still Burns'' is a 1943 British drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Rosamund John, Stewart Granger and Godfrey Tearle. Its plot concerns a woman architect who changes careers to become a nurse. It was based on the 1942 n ...

'' (1943) as Diabetic Patient * '' Tawny Pipit'' (1944) as Crasker * ''

Don't Take It to Heart ''Don't Take It to Heart'' is a 1944 British comedy film directed by Jeffrey Dell and starring Richard Greene, Alfred Drayton, Patricia Medina, Moore Marriott and Richard Bird. It was shot at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith with sets de ...

'' (1944) as Harry Bucket * '' Strawberry Roan'' (1945) as Bill Gurd * '' Kiss the Bride Goodbye'' (1945) as David Dodd * '' The World Owes Me a Living'' (1945) as Conductor * '' Waterloo Road'' (1945) as Tattooist * ''

Don Chicago ''Don Chicago'' is a 1945 British crime comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Jackie Hunter, Joyce Heron and Claud Allister. It is based on the novel by C. E. Bechhofer Roberts. Plot An aspiring but timid gangster is forced to ...

'' (1945) as Peabody * '' Waltz Time'' (1945) as Josef * '' Murder in Reverse?'' (1945) as Tailor * ''

The Trojan Brothers ''The Trojan Brothers'' is a 1946 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Patricia Burke, David Farrar and Bobby Howes.Murphy p.522 It is an adaptation of the 1944 novel of the same title by Pamela Hansford Johnson. Synopsi ...

'' (1946) as Stage Manager * '' The Years Between'' (1946) as Venning * ''

A Girl in a Million ''A Girl in a Million'' is a 1946 British comedy film. It is notable for featuring Joan Greenwood in an early starring role; and Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne in their comedy double act as two cricket-obsessed Englishmen, this time called Fot ...

'' (1946) as Peabody * ''

Temptation Harbour ''Temptation Harbour'' is a British black and white crime/drama film directed by Lance Comfort, released in 1947 based on the novel ''Newhaven-Dieppe'' (''L'Homme de Londres'') by Georges Simenon. The film was made at Welwyn Studios with sets ...

'' (1947) as Fred * '' Fame Is the Spur'' (1947) as Pendleton * '' Brighton Rock'' (1948) as Spicer * ''

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, ...

'' (1948) as Bagley * ''Tell Her the Truth'' (1948, TV Movie) as Parkin * '' London Belongs to Me'' (1948) as Mr. Josser * ''

No Room at the Inn ''No Room at the Inn'' is a 1945 play by Joan Temple that became a 1948 film directed by Daniel Birt. Both play and film are presented in flashback mode and share the same subject matter – cruelty, neglect and mental and physical abuse meted ...

'' (1948) as Councilor Green * '' Things Happen at Night'' (1948) as Watson, the butler * '' The History of Mr. Polly'' (1949) as Mr. Rusper * '' Whisky Galore!'' (1949) as Joseph Macroon * ''

Train of Events ''Train of Events'' is a 1949 British portmanteau film made by Ealing Studios and directed by Sidney Cole, Charles Crichton and Basil Dearden. It begins with a train that is heading for a crash into a stalled petrol tanker at a level crossing a ...

'' (1949) (uncredited) * '' Your Witness'' (1950) as Mr. Widgery, Red Lion Proprietor * '' Madeleine'' (1950) as Huggins (uncredited) * ''

Morning Departure ''Morning Departure'' (released as ''Operation Disaster'' in the United States Shadow of the Past ''Shadow of the Past'' is a 1950 British crime film directed by Mario Zampi and starring Joyce Howard, Terence Morgan, and Michael Medwin. The screenplay involves a man who catches sight of a woman believed by everyone to be dead. Cast * Joyce ...

'' (1950) as Caretaker * ''

The Magnet ''The Magnet'' was a British weekly boys' story paper published by Amalgamated Press. It ran from 1908 to 1940, publishing a total of 1,683 issues. Each issue cost a halfpenny and contained a long school story about the boys of Greyfriars S ...

'' (1950) as Pickering * ''

Happy Go Lovely ''Happy Go Lovely'' is a 1951 British musical comedy film in Technicolor, directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and starring Vera-Ellen, David Niven, and Cesar Romero. The film was made and first released in the UK, and distributed in the US by R ...

'' (1951) as Stage Door Keeper * '' The Sundowners'' (1960) as Herb Johnson (final film role)

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* Scottish male film actors 1889 births 1966 deaths 20th-century Scottish male actors Scottish emigrants to Australia People from Lanarkshire {{UK-film-actor-stub