Wylie Watson
Filmography

Wylie Watson

ActorBorn Feb 4, 1889Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK40 titles

Wylie Watson was a Scottish actor. Among his best-known roles were those of "Mr Memory", an amazing man who commits "50 new facts to his memory every day" in Alfred Hitchcock's film The 39 Steps (1935), and wily storekeeper Joseph Macroon in the Ealing comedy Whisky Galore! (1949). He emigrated to Australia in 1952, and made his final film appearance there in The Sundowners (1960).

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The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps
1935 · 7.3
Mr. Memory
Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn
1939 · 6.1
Salvation
Happy Go Lovely
Happy Go Lovely
1951 · 6.1
Stage Door Keeper
The Sundowners
The Sundowners
1960 · 6.7
Herb Johnson
My Brother Jonathan
My Brother Jonathan
1948 · 6.8
Bagley
Whisky Galore!
Whisky Galore!
1949 · 6.8
Joseph Macroon
Brighton Rock
Brighton Rock
1948 · 6.8
Spicer
Hawleys of High Street
Hawleys of High Street
1933 · 9.0
Rev. Potter
Shadow of the Past
Shadow of the Past
1950 · 7.0
caretaker
Kiss the Bride Goodbye
Kiss the Bride Goodbye
1945 · 5.4
David Dodd