Wensley Pithey

Actor Jan 20 (died age 79) Cape Town, South Africa 1948–1988 (40 year career)

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Biography

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

Known For

Film

Oliver!

Dr. Grimwig

Film

The Titfield Thunderbolt

A Policeman

Film

Hell Drivers

Pop

Film

Oh! What a Lovely War

Archduke Ferdinand (uncredited)

Film

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

(uncredited)

Film

The Knack... and How to Get It

Teacher

Film

White Mischief

Sheridan

Film

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

Bromley

Filmography

Acting (72)

Movies (39)

The Diamond Trap

as Basil

White Mischief

as Sheridan

Red Monarch

as Voroshilov

The Cherry Orchard

as Pischik

F.D.R.: The Last Year

as Winston Churchill

Ike

as Winston Churchill

The Saint and the Brave Goose

1979

as Franklyn

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

1978

as Winston Churchill

10.0

Beasts: Special Offer

1976

as Mr. Liversedge

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

1975

as Bromley

5.7

To Encourage the Others

1972

as Cassels

5.0

Oh! What a Lovely War

1969

as Archduke Ferdinand (uncredited)

6.7

Oliver!

1968

as Dr. Grimwig

7.0

The Knack... and How to Get It

1965

as Teacher

5.9

The Barber of Stamford Hill

The Boys

as Mr. Coulter

Snowball

as Jim Adams

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's

as Chief Constable

Serious Charge

as Police Sergeant

The Greatest Man in the World

1958

as Frank Evans

Hell Drivers

as Pop

The Long Haul

as George H. Mills

Kill Me Tomorrow

as Inspector Lane

Doctor at Large

as Sam

Tiger in the Smoke

as Detective Sergeant Pickett

6.5

End of the Line

1956

as Narrator

The Dark Avenger

1955

as French Guard (uncredited)

6.0

Moby Dick—Rehearsed

1955

as A Middle-Aged Actor /Stubb

The Men of Sherwood Forest

1954

as Hugo

6.6

The Titfield Thunderbolt

1953

as A Policeman

6.9

Isn't Life Wonderful!

1953

as Sam

5.2

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

as (uncredited)

Lady in the Fog

as Sid - Bartender

Father's Doing Fine

as Policeman

Brandy for the Parson

as Circus Owner

Your Witness

as Alfred

Guilt Is My Shadow

as Tillingham

Cardboard Cavalier

as Jailer

London Belongs to Me

as 1st Warden

Television (33)

In Sickness and in Health

as Equerry

Howards' Way

as George Johnson

Love and Marriage

as Owen Merrick

Number 10

1983

as King Edward VII

5.0

The Old Curiosity Shop

1979

as The Single Gentleman

Ike

as Winston Churchill

Return of the Saint

as Franklyn

Edward and Mrs Simpson

as Winston Churchill

Beasts

as Mr. Liversedge

Poldark

as Jeffrey Clymer

Zodiac

as Inspector Duggan

Sykes

as Police Sergeant

The Adventurer

as Nicholas

The Main Chance

as Lord Bennett

Nearest and Dearest

as Leonard Longbottom

7.0

Her Majesty's Pleasure

1968

Callan

1967

7.0

BBC Play of the Month

1965

as Fr. Clement

5.0

Gideon's Way

1965

as Supt. Bill Hemmingway

Call the Gun Expert

The Saint

as Insp. Claude Teal

Man of the World

as President Ruschek

The Scales of Justice

as Mr. Robbins

Sir Francis Drake

as Davey Preston

Armchair Mystery Theatre

1960

as William Barber

Persuasion

1960

as Charles Musgrove

Charlesworth

1959

as Det. Supt. Charlesworth

The Larkins

1958

as George Potter

7.0

The Diary of Samuel Pepys

1958

as Viscount Brouncker

Charlesworth at Large

1958

as Det. Supt. Charlesworth

Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!

1957

as Father Tsouderos

Mister Charlesworth

1957

as Det. Chief Insp. Charlesworth

A Castle and Sixpence

1954

as Mr. Parsons