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John Salew

Actor
Died September 14, 1961 (59 years)
John Rylett Salew 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 (1957). John Salew was active into the TV era, playing the sort of character parts that John McGiver played in the US
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Anna Karenina
  • One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
  • It Always Rains on Sunday
  • The Way Ahead
  • The Adventures of Tartu
  • Millions Like Us
  • The Avengers
  • Secret Mission
Known For
  • The Lavender Hill Mob
  • The Black Glove
  • It's Great to Be Young!
  • The Detective
  • The Saint Meets the Tiger
  • The Impersonator
  • Green Grow the Rushes
  • Mystery Junction
  • Alive and Kicking
  • Back-Room Boy
  • Beware of Pity
  • Candles at Nine
  • Counterblast
  • Warn That Man
  • No Way Back
  • Time Flies
  • Neutral Port
  • The Good Companions
  • His Excellency

Filmography

1961
Ghost Squad (TV Series) · as Jacobi
1961
Three on a Spree · as Mr. Monkton
1961
The Impersonator · as Harry Walker
1961
The Avengers (TV Series) · as Jack Wickram
1961
1960
Bootsie and Snudge (TV Series) · as Dr. Mullins
1960
Playgirl After Dark · as Moeller
1960
The Shakedown · as Arnold
1959
Maigret (1960) (TV Series) · as Dr. Paul
1959
No Hiding Place (TV Series) · as Domeri
1959
Interpol Calling (TV Series) · as Moltz
1959
The Heart of a Man · as Agent
1959
1958
Alive and Kicking · as Solicitor
1958
The Larkins (TV Series) · as Grimweed
1958
The Adventures of William Tell (TV Series) · as Colonel Wentzel
1958
Tread Softly Stranger · as Pawnbroker
1958
Dial 999 (TV Series) · as Carter
1958
The Gypsy and the Gentleman · as Duffin The Butler
1958
Dunkirk · as Man In The Street
1957
Curse of the Demon · as Librarian
1957
The Good Companions · as Mr. Joe
1957
The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (TV Series) · as Robert Crane
1957
Rogue's Yarn · as Sam Youles
1957
The Army Game (TV Series) · as Colonel Stubbs
1957
Alive on Saturday · as Melito
1956
It's Great to Be Young! · as Routledge, A Senior Master
1956
The Buccaneers (TV Series) · as Cookie
1956
Armchair Theatre (TV Series) · as Charles Denchy
1956
Wicked as They Come · as Mr. Page, Chief Accountant
1955
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Aslaken
1955
ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Dr. Plumweather
1954
Three Cases of Murder · as Rooke (segment "in The Picture")
1954
Lease of Life · as Sproatley's Doctor
1954
The Vise (TV Series) · as Dr. Warner
1954
Duel in the Jungle · as Clerk
1954
The Detective · as Station Sergeant
1954
The Black Glove · as Maxie Margulies
1953
1953
Always a Bride · as American Guest
1953
Both Sides of the Law · as Embarrassed Nightclub Patron
1953
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Presents (TV Series) · as Karl
1952
Mr. Lord Says No · as Mr. Granite
1952
His Excellency · as Fernando
1951
Night Was Our Friend · as Mr. Lloyd
1951
Green Grow the Rushes · as Herbert Finch
1951
Hotel Sahara · as American Husband (uncredited)
1951
1951
1951
Mystery Junction · as John Martin
1950
1950
The Blue Lamp · as Officious Man (uncredited)
1950
1950
Sunday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Archdeacon Shearing
1949
The Spider and the Fly · as Minister's Secretary
1949
Diamond City · as Dr. Woods
1949
Don't Ever Leave Me · as Farlaine's Manager
1949
No Way Back · as Sammy Linkman
1949
Kind Hearts and Coronets · as Mr. Perkins
1949
Witness for the Prosecution · as Robert Mayherne
1949
Marry Me · as Charlie (uncredited)
1949
For Them That Trespass · as Prosecutor Ainsley
1949
All Over the Town · as George Sleek
1949
The Bad Lord Byron · as Samuel Rogers
1949
1948
Brass Monkey · as Captain
1948
The Silk Noose · as Greasy Anderson
1948
It's Hard to Be Good · as Committee Man
1948
Dulcimer Street · as Mr Banks
1948
Quartet · as John Coleman (critic) (segment "the Colonel's Lady")
1948
Bond Street · as Coles
1948
Counterblast · as Padre Latham
1948
Idol of Paris · as Referee At Duel
1948
My Brother Jonathan · as Wilburn
1948
1947
1947
1947
The Inheritance · as Grimstone
1947
The October Man · as Ticket Inspector
1947
Temptation Harbor · as Cid Inspector
1947
So Well Remembered · as Man Addressing Council Meeting
1947
Dancing with Crime · as Pogson
1947
Meet Me at Dawn · as 2nd Client
1946
Caravan · as Diego
1946
Wanted for Murder · as Detective Walters
1946
A Girl in a Million · as Jenkins
1946
Beware of Pity · as Col. Franz Bubencic
1946
Bedelia · as Alec Johnstone
1946
I See a Dark Stranger · as Man In The Bookshop
1945
Notorious Gentleman · as Burgess
1945
Query · as Blake King’s Council
1944
1944
1944
The Way Ahead · as Sam - Friend Of Pvt. Lloyd In Pub Scene (uncredited)
1944
Time Flies · as William Shakespeare
1944
Tawny Pipit · as Pickering
1944
Candles at Nine · as Griggs, Everard's Butler
1943
Warn That Man · as Wilson
1943
The Adventures of Tartu · as Heinrich Müller
1943
Millions Like Us · as The Doctor
1943
Far into the Night · as Landlord (uncredited)
1943
We Dive at Dawn · as Drake
1942
Tomorrow We Live · as Marcel Le Blanc
1942
Secret Mission · as Captain Grune
1942
The Young Mr. Pitt · as Smith
1942
The Avengers · as "man-In-The-Street" In Fleet Street Pub
1942
Suspected Person · as Jones
1942
1942
Back-Room Boy · as Steve Mason
1941
The Saint Meets the Tiger · as Merridon (curator Of The Baycome Museum)
1941
Sons of the Sea · as Henry
1941
1941
Night Watch · as Arp Warden
1941
1941
The Farmer's Wife · as Mr. Rundle
1940
Sailors Don't Care · as Henri
1940
The Thief of Bagdad · as Fish Peddler (uncredited)
1940
Neutral Port · as Wilson
1940
1940
Lady in Distress · as Reporter
1940
Missing Ten Days · as Sergeant At Barracks Gate
1940
The Chinese Den · as Mr. Lum
1939
1938
Hey! Hey! U.S.A! · as Henchman
1938
George Takes the Air · as Raf Radio Operator

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