John Slater
Birthday: 1916-08-22 | Place of Birth: London, England, UKJohn 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
Role
as Slack
as Jack Ellerman
as Sid Johnson
as Warder Lockitt
as Jack Palmer
as Sgt. Walker
as Bill Buckle
as Himself
as Jones
as Johnny
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Condemned Man
as Parsons
as Charlie Sullivan
as Loudmouth Willetts
as Pewsey
as Self - Commentator (voice)
as Storyteller
as Bates
as Ezra
as James C. Oliver
as Dr. Lorenzo
as Pudd'n Bason
