Acting
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
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Series · 1967
The Yellow Hat
Film · 1966
King of the River
Series · 1966
Blackmail
Series · 1965
Theatre 625
Series · 1964
A Place to Go
Film · 1963
Mining Review 16th Year No. 6
Film · 1963
Giants of Steam
Film · 1963
Z-Cars
Series · 1962
Nothing Barred
Film · 1961
Three on a Spree
Film · 1961
The Night We Got the Bird
Film · 1960
Maigret
Series · 1960
On Trial
Series · 1960
Hot Summer Night
Film · 1959
No Hiding Place
Series · 1959
International Detective
Series · 1959
Violent Playground
Film · 1958
Mining Review 10th Year No. 8
Film · 1957
Thark
Film · 1957
The Devil's Pass
Film · 1957
Johnny, You're Wanted
Film · 1956
Armchair Theatre
Series · 1956
Cine Gazette No. 14: Do You Remember?
Film · 1955
Mining Review 7th Year No. 8
Film · 1954
The Million Pound Note
Film · 1954
John Wesley
Film · 1954
Star of India
Film · 1954
The Flanagan Boy
Film · 1953
Operation Malaya
Film · 1953
The Long Memory
Film · 1953
Strange Stories
Film · 1953
Dollars for Sale
Film · 1953
Puzzle Corner Number Twelve
Film · 1953
The Promise
Film · 1952
The Ringer
Film · 1952
The Faithful City
Film · 1952
Night Call
Film · 1952
The Third Visitor
Film · 1951
Prelude to Fame
Film · 1950
Mining Review 3rd Year No. 5
Film · 1950
Passport to Pimlico
Film · 1949
Mining Review 2nd Year No. 10
Film · 1949
Against the Wind
Film · 1948
Escape
Film · 1948
Noose
Film · 1948
It Always Rains on Sunday
Film · 1947
Murder in Reverse
Film · 1945
I Live in Grosvenor Square
Film · 1945
The Seventh Veil
Film · 1945
Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. I: Julius Caesar - The Forum Scene - Act III. Scene 2
Film · 1945
Read All About It
Film · 1945
For Those in Peril
Film · 1944
A Canterbury Tale
Film · 1944
Undercover
Film · 1943
Deadlock
Film · 1943
Millions Like Us
Film · 1943
The New Lot
Film · 1943
We Dive at Dawn
Film · 1943
Meeting the U-Boat Menace
Film · 1943
Went the Day Well?
Film · 1942
Uncensored
Film · 1942
They Flew Alone
Film · 1942
Unpublished Story
Film · 1942
Our Film
Film · 1942
The Young Mr. Pitt
Film · 1942
Those Kids from Town
Film · 1942
Shunter Black's Night Off
Film · 1941
The Common Touch
Film · 1941
Love on the Dole
Film · 1941
"Pimpernel" Smith
Film · 1941