John Slater
Acting
Biography
No biography available for John Slater.
Born: August 22, 1916
Place of Birth: London, England, UK
Known For
"Pimpernel" Smith
Eccentric Cambridge archaeologist Horatio Smith takes a group of British and American archaeology students to pre-war Nazi Germany to help in his excavations. His research is supported by the Nazis, since he professes to be looking for evidence of the Aryan origins of German civilisation. However, he has a secret agenda: to free inmates of the concentration camps.
Maigret
BBC series based on the novels by Georges Simenon which starred Rupert Davies as Inspector Maigret, a French police detective who preferred to watch and listen in order to solve crimes. The series ran from 1960-63 on British television.
Theatre 625
Theatre 625 is a British television drama anthology series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC2 from 1964 to 1968. It was one of the first regular programmes in the line-up of the channel, and the title referred to its production and transmission being in the higher-definition 625-line format, which only BBC2 used at the time.
Went the Day Well?
The quiet village of Bramley End is taken over by German troops posing as Royal Engineers. Their task is to disrupt England's radar network in preparation for a full scale German invasion. Once the villagers discover the true identity of the troops, they do whatever they can to thwart the Nazis plans.
I Live in Grosvenor Square
The WW II romance set in Grosvenor square aka Eisenhower's home where the GIs stayed in London. Neagle loves Harrison. There arrives patriot GI Dean Jagger to rouse things up in the square. Snotty British Neagle and Jagger clash and fall for each other. What will Harrison have to say or do about these? What will the consequences be? Will the three finally become two and which two in this extremely patriotic love and war story.
Violent Playground
A Liverpool juvenile liaison officer struggles with a young and dangerous pyromaniac.
Z-Cars
Z-Cars or Z Cars is a British television drama series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police in the fictional town of Newtown, based on Kirkby, Merseyside. Produced by the BBC, it debuted in January 1962 and ran until September 1978.
Passport to Pimlico
When an unexploded WWII bomb is accidentally detonated in Pimlico, it reveals a treasure trove and documents proving that the region is in fact part of Burgundy, France and thus foreign territory. The British government attempts to regain control by setting up border controls and cutting off services to the area.
A Canterbury Tale
Three modern-day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town while on their way to Canterbury.
The Million Pound Note
An impoverished American sailor is fortunate enough to be passing the house of two rich gentlemen who have conceived the crazy idea of distributing a note worth one million pounds. The sailor finds that whenever he tries to use the note to buy something, people treat him like a king and let him have whatever he likes for free. Ultimately, the money proves to be more troublesome than it is worth when it almost costs him his dignity and the woman he loves.
Filmography
as Billy Parker
as Inspector Karl Topfer
as Jack Ellerman
as DS Tom Stone
as Warder Lockitt
as Sid Johnson
as Wolfie Green
as Jack Palmer
as Sgt. Walker
as Himself
as Johnny
as Condemned Man
as Parsons
as Emile
as Self - Commentator (voice)
as Loudmouth Willetts
as Charlie Sullivan
as Pewsey
as Storyteller
as Bell
as James C. Oliver
as Dr. Lorenzo
as Frank Huggins
as Self - Commentator
as Pudd'n Bason
as Salesman
as Emile Meyer
as Lou Hyams, Morrie's Brother
as Fred Smith
as James
as Paratrooper
as Sergt. Len
as Wilkie
as Fred Bamber / Allan Bamber
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Alec - Man at Dance Hall
as Soldier in Truck
as Sergeant
as Theophile
as Code Soldier
as Jim Owen
as Officer on Interview Panel
as Joe
as Reporter
as Agitator on Demonstration
as Narrator (voice)