John Slater
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.
Filmography
The Yellow Hat
as Slack
The Yellow Hat
as Slack
A Place to Go
as Jack Ellerman
A Place to Go
as Jack Ellerman
Giants of Steam
Giants of Steam
Nothing Barred
as Warder Lockitt
Nothing Barred
as Warder Lockitt
The Night We Got the Bird
as Wolfie Green
The Night We Got the Bird
as Wolfie Green
Violent Playground
as Sgt. Walker
Violent Playground
as Sgt. Walker
Thark
as Jones
Thark
as Jones
Mining Review 10th Year No. 8
as Himself
Mining Review 10th Year No. 8
as Himself
Johnny, You're Wanted
as Johnny
Johnny, You're Wanted
as Johnny
The Million Pound Note
as Parsons
The Million Pound Note
as Parsons
Star of India
as Emile
Star of India
as Emile
Dollars for Sale
as Loudmouth Willetts
Dollars for Sale
as Loudmouth Willetts
The Flanagan Boy
as Charlie Sullivan
The Flanagan Boy
as Charlie Sullivan
The Ringer
as Bell
The Ringer
as Bell
Night Call
Night Call
The Third Visitor
as James C. Oliver
The Third Visitor
as James C. Oliver
Prelude to Fame
as Dr. Lorenzo
Prelude to Fame
as Dr. Lorenzo
Against the Wind
as Emile Meyer
Against the Wind
as Emile Meyer
It Always Rains on Sunday
as Lou Hyams, Morrie's Brother
It Always Rains on Sunday
as Lou Hyams, Morrie's Brother
Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. I: Julius Caesar - The Forum Scene - Act III. Scene 2
as Mob member
Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. I: Julius Caesar - The Forum Scene - Act III. Scene 2
as Mob member
Murder in Reverse
as Fred Smith
Murder in Reverse
as Fred Smith
The Seventh Veil
as James
The Seventh Veil
as James
I Live in Grosvenor Square
as Paratrooper
I Live in Grosvenor Square
as Paratrooper
Read All About It
as Harry
Read All About It
as Harry
A Canterbury Tale
as Sergt. Len
A Canterbury Tale
as Sergt. Len
For Those in Peril
as Wilkie
For Those in Peril
as Wilkie
Deadlock
as Fred Bamber / Allan Bamber
Deadlock
as Fred Bamber / Allan Bamber
Undercover
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Undercover
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Millions Like Us
as Alec - Man at Dance Hall
Millions Like Us
as Alec - Man at Dance Hall
We Dive at Dawn
We Dive at Dawn
Went the Day Well?
as Sergeant
Went the Day Well?
as Sergeant
The Young Mr. Pitt
The Young Mr. Pitt
Unpublished Story
as Code Soldier
Unpublished Story
as Code Soldier
Those Kids from Town
Those Kids from Town