Wensley Pithey
Acting
Biography
Wensley Ivan William Frederick Pithey (21 June 1914 - 10 November 1993) was a South African-born character actor.
Born: January 20, 1914
Place of Birth: Cape Town, South Africa
Known For
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
While still the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VIII meets the married American socialite, Wallis Simpson. Their relationship causes furor in the palace and in parliament, especially when King George V dies, Mrs. Simpson gets divorced, and King Edward announces his intentions to marry her.
In Sickness and in Health
This final follow-up to 'Till Death Us Do Part' follows an aged Alf Garnett, now dealing with his wife Else's declining health and mobility, as well as the challenges of navigating the social security system and other everyday situations.
The Boys
A night watchman at a garage is found murdered, and four teddy boys are put on trial for the crime. Witnesses and suspects give differing accounts of the lead-up to the crime, and the truth emerges.
The Main Chance
The Main Chance was a British television series which first aired on ITV between 1969,1970,1972 and 1975. A drama, it depicts the sudden transformation in the life of solicitor David Main who relocates from London to Leeds.
The Saint
Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in need.
Man of the World
Michael Strait is a world-renowned photographer whose assignments lead him into investigating mysterious goings-on amongst the rich and glamorous and intrigue from far-flung places as Iraq, French Indochina, and Algiers.
Oliver!
Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, a classic tale of an orphan who runs away from the workhouse and joins up with a group of boys headed by the Artful Dodger and trained to be pickpockets by master thief Fagin.
London Belongs to Me
Classic British drama about the residents of a large terrace house in London between Christmas 1938 and September 1939. Percy Boon lives with his mother in a shared rented house with an assortment of characters in central London. Although well intentioned, he becomes mixed up with gangsters and murder. The story focuses on the effects this has on Percy and the other residents.
The Titfield Thunderbolt
When British Railways announce the closure of the Titfield to Mallingford branch line a group of local residents make a bid to run it themselves, backed by a monied member of the community who is attracted by the complete lack of licensing hours on trains. Unfortunately the local bus company starts to use methods that can hardly be seen as fair competition.
Snowball
A boy tells his parents that a bus conductor turned him off the bus home for not having a ticket. The story gets out of control and the conductor, a war veteran with memory problems, is harassed until events take a tragic turn.
Filmography
as Basil
as Sheridan
as Equerry
as George Johnson
as Voroshilov
as King Edward VII
as Pischik
as Winston Churchill
as The Single Gentleman
as Winston Churchill
as Winston Churchill
as Franklyn
as Winston Churchill
as Winston Churchill
as Franklyn
as Mr. Liversedge
as Mr. Liversedge
as Jeffrey Clymer
as Bromley
as Inspector Duggan
as Nicholas
as Police Sergeant
as Sergeant Beaconsfield
as Cassels
as Lord Bennett
as Archduke Ferdinand (uncredited)
as Dr. Grimwig
as Leonard Longbottom
as Fr. Clement
as George Booth
as Teacher
as Supt. Bill Hemmingway
as Insp. Claude Teal
as President Ruschek
as Mr. Coulter
as Mr. Robbins
as Davey Preston
as Charles Musgrove
as Chief Constable
as Jim Adams
as Police Sergeant
as George Potter
as George H. Mills
as Pop
as Inspector Lane
as Sam
as Detective Sergeant Pickett
as Narrator
as A Middle-Aged Actor /Stubb
as French Guard (uncredited)
as Hugo
as Sam
as A Policeman
as Sid - Bartender
as Policeman
as (uncredited)
as Circus Owner
as Tillingham
as Alfred
as Jailer
as 1st Warden