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Wilfrid Lawson

Acting Born Jan 13, 1900 Died Oct 10, 1966 Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK 57 credits

Biography

Wilfrid Lawson was a male actor born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom on January 13, 1900. Known for his work in movies and television shows, he accumulated fifty-six known credits in acting throughout his career. His personal information on record indicates that he passed away on October 10, 1966 at the age of sixty-six years old.

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Career

Career overview

Wilfrid Lawson was a male actor born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom on January 13, 1900. Throughout his career, he accumulated fifty-six known credits in acting across movies and television shows.

His personal and professional timeline records his death on October 10, 1966, at the age of sixty-six years old. No further biographical details, awards, or specific character names are available in the provided records.

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Known for

Film

The Wrong Box

as Peacock

Theatre 625

as Mr Bourne

The Likely Lads

as Grandad
Film

Becket

as Old Soldier (uncredited)
Film

Tom Jones

as Black George
Film

The Naked Edge

as Mr. Pom
Film

Room at the Top

as Uncle Nat (uncredited)
Film

Hell Drivers

as Ed, Hawlett Mechanic
Film

The Naked Truth

as Walter - Contestant in T.V. Show (uncredited)
Film

War and Peace

as Prince Bolkonsky (as Wilfred Lawson)
Film

Shrek the Third

as Satan
Film

Shrek the Third

2007

Frequent co-stars

Herbert Lom 2 shared titles
John Mills 2 shared titles
Diane Cilento 2 shared titles
Diane Clare 2 shared titles
George Ghent 1 shared title
Marius Goring 1 shared title
Philip Latham 1 shared title
Peter Carlisle 1 shared title
Aleksander Browne 1 shared title
Lally Bowers 1 shared title

Career timeline

Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser
The Viking Queen
The Wrong BoxThe Hunchback of Notre DameAlice in Wonderland
The Siege of Manchester
Theatre 625The Likely LadsBecket
Tom Jones
Postman's KnockGo to Blazes
The Naked EdgeNothing BarredOver the Odds
Expresso Bongo
Room at the TopTread Softly Stranger
Hell DriversThe Naked TruthDoctor at LargeMiracle in Soho
War and PeaceArmchair TheatreArmchair TheatreNow and Forever
ITV Play of the WeekAn Alligator Named DaisyThe Prisoner
Make Me an Offer!
Sunday Night Theatre
The Turners of Prospect Road
Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. 2: Macbeth Act II, Scene 2 and Act V, Scene I
Fanny by Gaslight
Thursday's Child
The Night Has EyesThe Great Mr HandelHard Steel
Tower of TerrorJeannieDanny BoyThe Farmer's Wife
The Long Voyage HomeDead Man's ShoesPastor HallIt Happened to One Man
Allegheny UprisingStolen Life
PygmalionBank HolidayThe TerrorThe Gaunt Stranger
The Man Who Made Diamonds
White Hunter
Turn of the Tide
Strike It Rich
East Lynne on the Western Front

Full filmography

  • Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser (2021) as Dormouse (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • The Viking Queen (1967) as King Priam
  • The Wrong Box (1966) as Peacock
  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1966) as King of the beggars
  • Alice in Wonderland (1966) as Dormouse
  • The Siege of Manchester (1965) as Mr Bourne
  • Theatre 625 (1964) as Mr Bourne
  • The Likely Lads (1964) as Grandad
  • Becket (1964) as Old Soldier (uncredited)
  • Tom Jones (1963) as Black George
  • Postman's Knock (1962) as Postman
  • Go to Blazes (1962) as Scrap Dealer
  • The Naked Edge (1961) as Mr. Pom
  • Nothing Barred (1961) as Albert
  • Over the Odds (1961) as Willie Summers
  • Expresso Bongo (1959) as Mr Rudge
  • Room at the Top (1958) as Uncle Nat (uncredited)
  • Tread Softly Stranger (1958) as Holroyd
  • Hell Drivers (1957) as Ed, Hawlett Mechanic
  • The Naked Truth (1957) as Walter - Contestant in T.V. Show (uncredited)
  • Doctor at Large (1957) as Dustman with Cyst (uncredited)
  • Miracle in Soho (1957) as Mr Morgan
  • War and Peace (1956) as Prince Bolkonsky (as Wilfred Lawson)
  • Armchair Theatre (1956) as Satan
  • Armchair Theatre (1956)
  • Now and Forever (1956) as Gossage
  • ITV Play of the Week (1955) as Old Man
  • An Alligator Named Daisy (1955) as Irishman (uncredited)
  • The Prisoner (1955) as The Jailer
  • Make Me an Offer! (1954) as Charlie's Father
  • Sunday Night Theatre (1950) as Flambeau
  • The Turners of Prospect Road (1947) as Will Turner
  • Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. 2: Macbeth Act II, Scene 2 and Act V, Scene I (1945) as Macbeth
  • Fanny by Gaslight (1944) as Chunks
  • Thursday's Child (1943) as Frank Wilson
  • The Night Has Eyes (1942) as Jim Sturrock
  • The Great Mr Handel (1942) as George Frideric Handel
  • Hard Steel (1942) as Walter Haddon
  • Tower of Terror (1941) as Wolfe Kristan
  • Jeannie (1941) as James McLean
  • Danny Boy (1941) as Newton
  • The Farmer's Wife (1941) as Churdles Ash
  • The Long Voyage Home (1940) as Captain
  • Dead Man's Shoes (1940) as Lucien Sarrou
  • Pastor Hall (1940) as Pastor Frederick Hall
  • It Happened to One Man (1940) as Felton Quair
  • Allegheny Uprising (1939) as MacDougall
  • Stolen Life (1939) as Thomas E. Lawrence
  • Pygmalion (1938) as Alfred Doolittle
  • Bank Holiday (1938) as Police Sergeant
  • The Terror (1938) as Mr. Goodman
  • The Gaunt Stranger (1938) as Maurice Meister
  • The Man Who Made Diamonds (1937) as Gallanie
  • White Hunter (1936) as Michael Varek
  • Turn of the Tide (1935) as Luke Fosdyck
  • Strike It Rich (1933) as Raikes
  • East Lynne on the Western Front (1931) as Dick Webb / Carlyle