Wensley Pithey

Born: 1914-01-20

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


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Oliver!

as Dr. Grimwig
Released: 1968-09-26

Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, a classic tale of an orphan who runs away...

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White Mischief

as Sheridan
Released: 1987-11-10

A millionaire past his prime and his young wife arrive in Kenya circa 1940 to find that the...

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Hell Drivers

as Pop
Released: 1957-07-23

An ex-con trying to go clean ends up working for a crooked trucking company swindling money.

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The Knack... and How to Get It

as Teacher
Released: 1965-05-01

A nebbish schoolteacher begs his smooth (and misogynistic) pal to teach him 'the knack' – how to...

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Oh! What a Lovely War

as Archduke Ferdinand (uncredited)
Released: 1969-03-10

The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the three boys...

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The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's

as Chief Constable
Released: 1960-12-22

The fourth form monsters' latest trick is their best ever – they have burned down St Trinian’s...

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The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

as (uncredited)
Released: 1952-05-26

Young Robin Hood, in love with Maid Marian, enters an archery contest with his father at the...

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The Titfield Thunderbolt

as A Policeman
Released: 1953-03-04

When British Railways announce the closure of the Titfield to Mallingford branch line a group of...

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One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

as Bromley
Released: 1975-07-09

Escaping from China with a microfilm of the formula for the mysterious "Lotus X", Lord...

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The Boys

as Mr. Coulter
Released: 1962-08-31

A night watchman at a garage is found murdered, and four teddy boys are put on trial for the...

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Ike

as Winston Churchill
Released: 1979-05-03

Eisenhower the military man is the focus of this mini-series, his relationships with the other...

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Red Monarch

as Voroshilov
Released: 1983-06-16

British comedy satirising Stalin's inner circle as an absolute monarchs court. In the face of...

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The Long Haul

as George H. Mills
Released: 1957-08-27

An American ex-GI takes a job as a truck driver to support his British war bride Connie. It...

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Serious Charge

as Police Sergeant
Released: 1959-04-30

Howard Phillips, a vicar who's new in the town of Bellington, wants to reach out to youth. The...

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The Men of Sherwood Forest

as Hugo
Released: 1954-11-01

Robin Hood is persuaded by two nobles whom he believes to be loyal to King Richard to recover...

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Your Witness

as Alfred
Released: 1950-03-06

Adam Hayward is a successful New York City defense lawyer. One day he receives a cable that the...

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Cardboard Cavalier

as Jailer
Released: 1949-03-31

Cardboard Cavalier is a 1949 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Sid...

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Father's Doing Fine

as Policeman
Released: 1952-08-15

Lady Buckering, an English widow, has four daughters; Doreen, married to Dougall and about to...

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London Belongs to Me

as 1st Warden
Released: 1948-11-05

Classic British drama about the residents of a large terrace house in London between Christmas...

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Snowball

as Jim Adams
Released: 1960-01-01

A boy tells his parents that a bus conductor turned him off the bus home for not having a...

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Edward & Mrs. Simpson

as Winston Churchill
Released: 1978-11-06

While still the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VIII meets the married American socialite,...

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Lady in the Fog

as Sid - Bartender
Released: 1952-10-13

In this murder mystery, a woman's brother is killed in a freak accident, or so she believes....

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Tiger in the Smoke

as Detective Sergeant Pickett
Released: 1956-11-27

In wartime, a young officer is killed during a raid to kill a German general at the house that...

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F.D.R.: The Last Year

as Winston Churchill
Released: 1980-05-15

Though visibly frail and weary, President Franklin D. Roosevelt runs for a precedent-setting...

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as Tillingham
Released: 1950-03-22

A woman is haunted by her conscience after she murders a man and then hides the body. Based on...

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The Diamond Trap

as Basil
Released: 1988-01-01

When streetwise Manhattan police detectives Rawlings (Howard Hesseman) and Brendan Thomas (Ed...

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The Cherry Orchard

as Pischik
Released: 1981-10-13

Madame Ranevsky and her daughter Anya return home from Paris to find that their beloved family...

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Brandy for the Parson

as Circus Owner
Released: 1952-05-02

A young couple get involved with a smuggler

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Kill Me Tomorrow

as Inspector Lane
Released: 1957-05-01

A reporter who needs cash for his son's operation is paid by a smuggler to take a murder rap.

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Isn't Life Wonderful!

as Sam
Released: 1954-11-10

Around the turn of the century, in England, alcoholic Uncle Willie is the bane of his family, of...

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The Saint and the Brave Goose

as Franklyn
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A two-part episode of the 1978 TV series "The Return of the Saint," edited together and released...

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To Encourage the Others

as Cassels
Released: 1972-03-27

The true story of Derek Bentley, whose conviction and execution for a murder committed by...

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The Barber of Stamford Hill

as uncredited
Released: 1963-01-10

Mr. Figg, the barber, is fond of telling customers about his family, but he hasn’t really got...

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Beasts: Special Offer

as Mr. Liversedge
Released: 1976-10-16

A misfit teenage checkout operator has an unrequited crush on her supermarket manager. At the...

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Return of the Saint

as Franklyn
First aired: 1978-09-10

Follow the swashbuckling exploits of Simon Templar, a modern-day Robin Hood of sorts.

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The Main Chance

as Lord Bennett
First aired: 1969-06-18

The Main Chance was a British television series which first aired on ITV between 1969,1970,1972...

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Gideon's Way

as Supt. Bill Hemmingway
First aired: 1965-03-18

Gideon's Way is a British television crime series made by ITC Entertainment in 1964/65, based on...

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The Saint

as Insp. Claude Teal
First aired: 1962-10-04

Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who...

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Sir Francis Drake

as Davey Preston
First aired: 1961-11-12

Sir Francis Drake was a British adventure television series starring Terence Morgan as Sir...

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The Scales of Justice

as Mr. Robbins
First aired: 1962-01-11

Not strictly TV productions, "The Scales of Justice" were cinema second features produced for...

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Howards' Way

as George Johnson
First aired: 1985-09-01

The BBC's answer to Dynasty, Howards' Way was launched in 1985 with an enormous 1 million pound...

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Edward and Mrs Simpson

as Winston Churchill
First aired: 1978-11-08

While still the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VIII meets the married American socialite,...

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The Adventurer

as Nicholas
First aired: 1972-09-29

The Adventurer is an ITC Entertainment TV adventure series created by Dennis Spooner that ran...

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Beasts

as Mr. Liversedge
First aired: 1976-10-16

Beasts is a series of six television plays by Manx writer Nigel Kneale, unconnected but for a...

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Callan

as uncredited
First aired: 1967-07-08

Callan is the title of a British television series set in the murky world of espionage....

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Special Branch

as Det. Supt. Eden
First aired: 1969-09-17

Special Branch is a British television. A police drama series, the action was centred on members...

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The Larkins

as George Potter
First aired: 1958-09-19

'The Larkins' is a British television sitcom which was produced by Associated Television and...

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The Old Curiosity Shop

as Single Gentleman
First aired: 1979-12-09

The Old Curiosity Shop is a 1979 BBC miniseries based on the novel by Charles Dickens. It was...

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Persuasion

as Mr. Musgrove
First aired: 1960-12-30

Persuasion is a 1960 British television mini-series adaptation of the Jane Austen novel of the...

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Ike

as Winston Churchill
First aired: 1979-05-03

Made-for-TV biography of General Dwight D. Eisenhower.

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