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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1914-01-20 (111 years old)

Place of Birth

Cape Town, South Africa

Wensley Pithey

Biography:

Wensley Ivan William Frederick Pithey (21 June 1914 - 10 November 1993) was a South African-born character actor.

Known For

Acting

1988

1987

White Mischief as Sheridan

1985

Howards' Way as George Johnson

1983

Red Monarch as Voroshilov

1981

1980

F.D.R.: The Last Year as Winston Churchill

1979

Ike as Winston Churchill
The Old Curiosity Shop as Single Gentleman
Ike as Winston Churchill

1978

Edward & Mrs. Simpson as Winston Churchill
Edward and Mrs Simpson as Winston Churchill

1976

Beasts: Special Offer as Mr. Liversedge
Beasts as Mr. Liversedge

1975

1972

The Adventurer as Nicholas
Sykes as Police Sergeant
Sykes as Sergeant Beaconsfield

1969

Oh! What a Lovely War as Archduke Ferdinand (uncredited)
Special Branch as Det. Supt. Eden
The Main Chance as Lord Bennett

1968

Oliver! as Dr. Grimwig

1967

1965

Gideon's Way as Supt. Bill Hemmingway

1964

1963

1962

The Boys as Mr. Coulter
The Scales of Justice as Mr. Robbins
The Saint as Insp. Claude Teal

1961

Sir Francis Drake as Davey Preston

1960

Snowball as Jim Adams
Persuasion as Mr. Musgrove

1959

Serious Charge as Police Sergeant

1958

The Larkins as George Potter

1957

Kill Me Tomorrow as Inspector Lane
The Long Haul as George H. Mills

1956

Tiger in the Smoke as Detective Sergeant Pickett

1954

1953

1952

Lady in the Fog as Sid - Bartender
Father's Doing Fine as Policeman
Brandy for the Parson as Circus Owner

1950

Guilt Is My Shadow as Tillingham
Your Witness as Alfred

1949

1948

London Belongs to Me as 1st Warden