John Slater

Known for ActingBorn 1916-08-22Died 1975-01-09London, England, UK

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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Faithful City

Those Kids from Town

Hot Summer Night

Uncensored

The Yellow Hat

The New Lot

International Detective

Z-Cars

Theatre 625

I Live in Grosvenor Square

Violent Playground

Maigret

King of the River

Blackmail

Nothing Barred

Went the Day Well?

Johnny, You're Wanted

The Million Pound Note

"Pimpernel" Smith

Shunter Black's Night Off

Passport to Pimlico

A Canterbury Tale

Prelude to Fame

The Long Memory

They Flew Alone

The Common Touch

Murder in Reverse

It Always Rains on Sunday

The Seventh Veil

A Place to Go

Three on a Spree

Unpublished Story

The Night We Got the Bird

Against the Wind

We Dive at Dawn

The Third Visitor

The Ringer

The Young Mr. Pitt

The Flanagan Boy

The Devil's Pass

Armchair Theatre

For Those in Peril

Undercover

Love on the Dole

Escape

Millions Like Us

Deadlock

Noose