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John Slater

Cast & creator

John Slater

1916-08-22 (died at 58) London, England, UKIMDb

Best known for Z-Cars, Theatre 625, No Hiding Place

John Slater (22 August 1916 – 9 January 1975) was an English character actor who usually portrayed lugubrious, amiable cockney types. He was a familiar face in British films of the 1940s and appeared in many classic films of the period, including The Day Will Dawn (1942, US title The Avengers), Went the Day Well? (1942), We Dive at Dawn (1943), A Canterbury Tale (1944), The Seventh Veil (1945), It Always Rains on Sunday (1947) and Passport to Pimlico (1949). In later years, Slater moved into television, most notably he starred as Det. Sgt. Stone in Z-Cars from 1967 to 1974 where his episode count was beaten only by that of James Ellis. He died on 9 January 1975 from a heart attack, aged 58.

Movies

61

film credits

Series

10

television credits

Career

71

1941–1967 · acting roles

Credit score

6.5

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Z-Cars

Z-Cars

DS Tom Stone · 1962

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

Inspector Karl Topfer · 1964

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

Acting · 1959

Maigret

Maigret

Acting · 1960

International Detective

Ziggy Mazagan · 1959

Across film & television

Filmography (71)

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Showing 71 of 71 credits

Z-Cars

Z-Cars

DS Tom Stone

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

Inspector Karl Topfer

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

Maigret

Maigret

International Detective

Ziggy Mazagan

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Billy Parker

King of the River

Jack Elliot

Blackmail

Lucien

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Jack Palmer

On Trial

On Trial

Claimant

The Million Pound Note

The Million Pound Note

Parsons

Went the Day Well?

Went the Day Well?

Sergeant

It Always Rains on Sunday

It Always Rains on Sunday

Lou Hyams, Morrie's Brother

Passport to Pimlico

Passport to Pimlico

Frank Huggins

I Live in Grosvenor Square

I Live in Grosvenor Square

Paratrooper

A Canterbury Tale

A Canterbury Tale

Sergt. Len

Violent Playground

Violent Playground

Sgt. Walker

Undercover

Undercover

Minor Role (uncredited)

The Ringer

The Ringer

Bell

The Young Mr. Pitt

The Young Mr. Pitt

For Those in Peril

For Those in Peril

Wilkie

The Night We Got the Bird

The Night We Got the Bird

Wolfie Green

"Pimpernel" Smith

"Pimpernel" Smith

Reporter

The Seventh Veil

The Seventh Veil

James

Love on the Dole

Love on the Dole

Agitator on Demonstration

Three on a Spree

Three on a Spree

Sid Johnson

We Dive at Dawn

We Dive at Dawn

A Place to Go

A Place to Go

Jack Ellerman

They Flew Alone

They Flew Alone

Officer on Interview Panel

Millions Like Us

Millions Like Us

Alec - Man at Dance Hall

Johnny, You're Wanted

Johnny, You're Wanted

Johnny

The Long Memory

The Long Memory

Pewsey

Read All About It

Harry

Those Kids from Town

The Devil's Pass

Bill Buckle

Unpublished Story

Unpublished Story

Code Soldier

Escape

Escape

Salesman

Prelude to Fame

Prelude to Fame

Dr. Lorenzo

Against the Wind

Against the Wind

Emile Meyer

Shunter Black's Night Off

Shunter Black's Night Off

Narrator (voice)

Uncensored

Uncensored

Theophile

Star of India

Emile

The Faithful City

The Faithful City

Ezra

Murder in Reverse

Murder in Reverse

Fred Smith

Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. I: Julius Caesar - The Forum Scene - Act III. Scene 2

Mob member

Nothing Barred

Nothing Barred

Warder Lockitt

The Flanagan Boy

The Flanagan Boy

Charlie Sullivan

The Common Touch

The Common Touch

Joe

Hot Summer Night

Hot Summer Night

Jack Palmer

Strange Stories

Strange Stories

Storyteller

Puzzle Corner Number Twelve

John Wesley

John Wesley

Condemned Man

Noose

Noose

Pudd'n Bason

The New Lot

The New Lot

Soldier in Truck

The Yellow Hat

Slack

Giants of Steam

Meeting the U-Boat Menace

Mining Review 7th Year No. 8

Mining Review 7th Year No. 8

Cine Gazette No. 14: Do You Remember?

Self - Narrator (voice)

Thark

Jones

Mining Review 16th Year No. 6

Mining Review 16th Year No. 6

The Third Visitor

The Third Visitor

James C. Oliver

Dollars for Sale

Dollars for Sale

Loudmouth Willetts

Our Film

Our Film

Jim Owen

Mining Review 2nd Year No. 10

Mining Review 2nd Year No. 10

Self - Commentator

Mining Review 10th Year No. 8

Mining Review 10th Year No. 8

Himself

The Promise

Bates

Operation Malaya

Operation Malaya

Self - Commentator (voice)

Mining Review 3rd Year No. 5

Commentator

Deadlock

Deadlock

Fred Bamber / Allan Bamber

Night Call