John Salew: movies and TV shows
John Salew has 101 credits in the archive: 93 films and 8 TV series, from 1938 to 1961. Highest rated: The Larkins (7.6/10).
Career timeline
1938 – 1961 · busiest year: 1949 (13 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Three on a Spree | Mr. Monkton | Film | 6.4 | 59 |
| 1961 | The Impersonator | Harry Walker | Film | 6.1 | 59 |
| 1960 | Maigret | Dr. Paul | TV | 7.1 | 58 |
| 1960 | Too Hot to Handle | Moeller | Film | 4.7 | 58 |
| 1960 | The Shakedown | John Arnold | Film | 6.0 | 58 |
| 1959 | Interpol Calling | Moltz | TV | 7.3 | 57 |
| 1959 | The Heart of a Man | Agent | Film | 7.0 | 57 |
| 1959 | Alive and Kicking | Solicitor | Film | 7.1 | 57 |
| 1959 | Left Right and Centre | Mayor | Film | 6.1 | 57 |
| 1958 | The Adventures of William Tell | Colonel Wentzel | TV | 6.8 | 56 |
| 1958 | The Larkins | Grimweed | TV | 7.6 | 56 |
| 1958 | Tread Softly Stranger | Pawnbroker | Film | 7.4 | 56 |
| 1957 | Night of the Demon | Librarian | Film | 7.0 | 55 |
| 1957 | The Good Companions | Mr. Joe | Film | 7.0 | 55 |
| 1957 | Rogue's Yarn | Sam Youles | Film | 6.8 | 55 |
| 1956 | The Buccaneers | Cookie | TV | 6.4 | 54 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Charles Denchy | TV | 6.0 | 54 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Edgar Burrows | TV | 6.0 | 54 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | TV | 6.0 | 54 | |
| 1956 | Wicked as They Come | Mr. Page, Chief Accountant | Film | 5.0 | 54 |
| 1956 | It's Great to be Young! | Routledge, a Senior Master | Film | 6.8 | 54 |
| 1954 | Face the Music | Maxie Margulies | Film | 5.8 | 52 |
| 1954 | Father Brown | Station sergeant | Film | 6.5 | 52 |
| 1954 | Duel in the Jungle | Clerk | Film | 6.4 | 52 |
| 1954 | Lease of Life | Sproatley's Doctor | Film | 7.4 | 52 |
| 1953 | Golden Rain | Archdeacon Shearing | Film | — | 51 |
| 1953 | Street Corner | Embarrassed Nightclub Patron | Film | 5.5 | 51 |
| 1952 | His Excellency | Fernando | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 1951 | The Lavender Hill Mob | Parkin | Film | 7.2 | 49 |
| 1951 | No Highway in the Sky | Film | 7.0 | 49 | |
| 1951 | Mystery Junction | John Martin | Film | 5.8 | 49 |
| 1951 | Night Was Our Friend | Mr. Lloyd | Film | 6.8 | 49 |
| 1951 | Green Grow the Rushes | Herbert Finch | Film | 6.0 | 49 |
| 1951 | Hotel Sahara | American Husband (uncredited) | Film | 5.6 | 49 |
| 1950 | The Blue Lamp | Officious Man (Uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 48 |
| 1950 | The Astonished Heart | Soames | Film | 4.8 | 48 |
| 1950 | The Twenty Questions Murder Mystery | John Grimshaw | Film | 6.0 | 48 |
| 1950 | Help Yourself | Joe the Burglar | Film | — | 48 |
| 1949 | Kind Hearts and Coronets | Mr. Perkins | Film | 7.6 | 47 |
| 1949 | The Spider and the Fly | Minister's Secretary | Film | 6.9 | 47 |
| 1949 | Don't Ever Leave Me | Farlaine's Manager | Film | 7.7 | 47 |
| 1949 | No Way Back | Sammy Linkman | Film | 6.3 | 47 |
| 1949 | For Them That Trespass | Defense Counsel Sir Huntley | Film | 5.3 | 47 |
| 1949 | For Them That Trespass | Prosecutor Ainsley | Film | 5.3 | 47 |
| 1949 | Diamond City | Dr. Woods | Film | 6.0 | 47 |
| 1949 | Witness for the Prosecution | Robert Mayherne | Film | 8.7 | 47 |
| 1949 | Dark Secret | Mr. Barrington | Film | 8.0 | 47 |
| 1949 | All Over the Town | George Sleek | Film | 6.6 | 47 |
| 1949 | Marry Me | Charlie (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 47 |
| 1949 | The Bad Lord Byron | Samuel Rogers | Film | 6.1 | 47 |
| 1949 | Cardboard Cavalier | Smug | Film | 6.0 | 47 |
| 1948 | Anna Karenina | Lawyer | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 1948 | My Brother Jonathan | Wilburn | Film | 6.8 | 46 |
| 1948 | Noose | Greasy Anderson | Film | 5.3 | 46 |
| 1948 | Quartet | John Coleman (critic) (segment "The Colonel's Lady") | Film | 6.3 | 46 |
| 1948 | Bond Street | Coles | Film | 6.9 | 46 |
| 1948 | London Belongs to Me | Mr Banks | Film | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1947 | It Always Rains on Sunday | Caleb Neesley | Film | 6.6 | 45 |
| 1947 | Temptation Harbour | CID Inspector | Film | 5.4 | 45 |
| 1947 | Dancing with Crime | Pogson | Film | 6.1 | 45 |
| 1947 | Uncle Silas | Grimstone | Film | 5.9 | 45 |
| 1947 | The October Man | Ticket Inspector | Film | 6.2 | 45 |
| 1946 | I See a Dark Stranger | Man in the Bookshop | Film | 6.5 | 44 |
| 1946 | Wanted for Murder | Detective Walters | Film | 6.4 | 44 |
| 1946 | Caravan | Diego | Film | 6.7 | 44 |
| 1946 | Bedelia | Alec Johnstone | Film | 5.1 | 44 |
| 1946 | Beware of Pity | Col. Franz Bubencic | Film | 6.7 | 44 |
| 1946 | A Girl in a Million | Jenkins | Film | 6.3 | 44 |
| 1945 | The Rake's Progress | Burgess | Film | 6.8 | 43 |
| 1945 | Murder in Reverse? | Blake King’s Council | Film | 6.7 | 43 |
| 1944 | The Way Ahead | Sam - Friend of Pvt. Lloyd in Pub Scene (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 42 |
| 1944 | Give Us the Moon | Film | 6.9 | 42 | |
| 1944 | Time Flies | William Shakespeare | Film | 6.0 | 42 |
| 1944 | Tawny Pipit | Pickering | Film | 6.5 | 42 |
| 1944 | Don't Take It to Heart | Witness | Film | 6.3 | 42 |
| 1944 | Candles at Nine | Griggs, Everard's Butler | Film | 5.4 | 42 |
| 1943 | We Dive at Dawn | Film | 6.3 | 41 | |
| 1943 | Millions Like Us | The Doctor | Film | 5.6 | 41 |
| 1943 | Tomorrow We Live | Marcel le Blanc | Film | 6.6 | 41 |
| 1943 | The Bells Go Down | Landlord (uncredited) | Film | 7.2 | 41 |
| 1943 | Warn That Man | Wilson | Film | 5.6 | 41 |
| 1942 | The Young Mr. Pitt | Smith | Film | 6.2 | 40 |
| 1942 | One of Our Aircraft Is Missing | German Sentry | Film | 6.6 | 40 |
| 1942 | Secret Mission | Captain Grune | Film | 4.5 | 40 |
| 1942 | The Day Will Dawn | "Man-in-the-Street" in Fleet Street Pub | Film | 6.0 | 40 |
| 1942 | Back-Room Boy | Steve Mason | Film | 6.6 | 40 |
| 1942 | Suspected Person | Charlie Jones | Film | 6.7 | 40 |
| 1941 | Atlantic Ferry | Henry | Film | 6.6 | 39 |
| 1941 | Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It | Mr. Tomboy | Film | 7.4 | 39 |
| 1941 | Turned Out Nice Again | Largon | Film | 6.8 | 39 |
| 1941 | Night Watch | ARP Warden | Film | — | 39 |
| 1940 | The Thief of Bagdad | Fish Peddler (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 38 |
| 1940 | Sailors Don't Care | Henri | Film | 5.0 | 38 |
| 1940 | The Chinese Bungalow | Mr. Lum | Film | 4.7 | 38 |
| 1940 | A Window in London | Reporter | Film | 6.2 | 38 |
| 1940 | Pastor Hall | Film | 8.0 | 38 | |
| 1940 | Neutral Port | Wilson | Film | 6.8 | 38 |
| 1940 | Who Killed Jack Robins? | Film | 10.0 | 38 | |
| 1939 | The Miser | La Fleche - valet to Cleante | Film | 10.0 | 37 |
| 1939 | Dead Men Are Dangerous | Tramp | Film | 5.6 | 37 |
| 1938 | It's in the Air | RAF Radio Operator | Film | 5.9 | 36 |