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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1927-06-13 (97 years old)

Place of Birth

Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England, UK

Brian Wilde

Biography:

Brian Wilde was an English actor, best known for his roles in television comedy, including Mr Barrowclough in Porridge and "Foggy" Dewhurst in Last of the Summer Wine.

Known For

Acting

2022

Comedy Classics: Porridge as (archive footage)

1988

Wyatt's Watchdogs as Major Wyatt

1985

Alias the Jester as Meredith

1984

The Kit Curran Radio Show as Roland Simpson

1983

1981

1979

Porridge as Barrowclough

1978

Play Safe as Owl (voice)

1976

To the Devil a Daughter as Black Room Attendant

1975

Porridge: No Way Out as Mr Barrowclough
Alfie Darling as Doctor
The Sweeney as Stanley Hedges

1974

Porridge as Mr. Barrowclough

1973

Secrets as Major Forster

1972

Crown Court as Mr. Appleby

1971

The Piano as Ted
Elizabeth R as Richard Topcliffe
Justice as Latimer
Justice as Prison Doctor

1970

Connecting Rooms as Ellerman
Doomwatch as Prof. Fairbairn
Catweazle as Mr. Potts - The Vicar

1969

1967

The Jokers as Sgt. Catchpole
You Only Live Twice as 1st Policeman (uncredited)
Carry On Doctor as Man from Cox & Carter

1966

Rasputin: The Mad Monk as Vassily's Father (uncredited)
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment as Mr. Gilbert (uncredited)

1965

Darling as Basil Willett
The Man In Room 17 as George Horton
The Man In Room 17 as Dr. Boddington

1964

The Bargee as Policeman
The Protectors as Happy Dyer

1963

We Joined the Navy as Petty Officer Gilors
On the Run as Chief Warder
West 11 as Speaker
The Man Who Finally Died as Cemetery Superintendent
The Informers as Lipson

1962

Life for Ruth as Newspaper Photographer

1961

The Avengers as Raven

1960

Beyond the Curtain as Bill Seddon
Coronation Street as Sam Ross

1959

1958

The Square Peg as New Recruit (uncredited)
Girls at Sea as Bill

1957

Night of the Demon as Rand Hobart
Interpol as Monk

1956

Now and Forever as Policeman (uncredited)
Armchair Theatre as Simon Trask

1955

Simon and Laura as Peter Harbottle
Lilli Palmer Theatre as George Colb
Dixon of Dock Green as Henry Brandon

1954

Forbidden Cargo as Smuggler at Airfield

1953

Street Corner as Pinky - Bogus Detective Sergeant

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Sir John Reith