The British character actor Wilfred Hyde-White was born 12th May 1903. Of wry charm, he was equally at home in amused or strait-laced characters. With scores of films to his credit, he will always be remembered for one, My Fair Lady (1964), in which he played Colonel Pickering. Active into his ninth decade, Hyde-White died six days before his 88th birthday on 6th May 1991.
For fans of basil Radford and Naunton Wayne there are three films of particular note that he appeared in. In 1948 he played the role of second club-man in the “Colonel’s Lady” segment in Quartet and in 1949 he played the part of Dr. B. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde (1st picture) in Helter Skelter – both films featured Radford and Wayne. However in 1949 he played the part of Crabbin in Carol Reed’s classic The Third Man. This particular role was the amalgamation of two roles specifically created for Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne – they were to play the parts of Captain Carter and Captain Tombs of the Cultural Re-education Section of G.H.Q.
Other notable films that Hyde-White appeared in include Murder by Rope 1936, Meet Mr Penny 1938, Night Boat to Dublin 1946, Meet Me at Dawn 1947, The Winslow Boy 1948, The Browning Version 1951, Outcast of the Islands 1951, Mr Potts Goes to Moscow 1952, Cash on Delivery 1954, Carry on Nurse 1959, Two Way Stretch 1960, Crooks Anonymous 1962, Ten Little Indians 1965, The Sandwich Man 1966, The Great Houdini 1976 and Sex Lies and Renaissance 1983.
His TV roles include appearances in 1960’s Ben Casey, Peyton Place 1967, Battlestar Galactica 1978, The Associates 1979, 1981’s Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Fantasy Island 1982 and 1983’s Filthy Rich.
For fans of basil Radford and Naunton Wayne there are three films of particular note that he appeared in. In 1948 he played the role of second club-man in the “Colonel’s Lady” segment in Quartet and in 1949 he played the part of Dr. B. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde (1st picture) in Helter Skelter – both films featured Radford and Wayne. However in 1949 he played the part of Crabbin in Carol Reed’s classic The Third Man. This particular role was the amalgamation of two roles specifically created for Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne – they were to play the parts of Captain Carter and Captain Tombs of the Cultural Re-education Section of G.H.Q.
Other notable films that Hyde-White appeared in include Murder by Rope 1936, Meet Mr Penny 1938, Night Boat to Dublin 1946, Meet Me at Dawn 1947, The Winslow Boy 1948, The Browning Version 1951, Outcast of the Islands 1951, Mr Potts Goes to Moscow 1952, Cash on Delivery 1954, Carry on Nurse 1959, Two Way Stretch 1960, Crooks Anonymous 1962, Ten Little Indians 1965, The Sandwich Man 1966, The Great Houdini 1976 and Sex Lies and Renaissance 1983.
His TV roles include appearances in 1960’s Ben Casey, Peyton Place 1967, Battlestar Galactica 1978, The Associates 1979, 1981’s Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Fantasy Island 1982 and 1983’s Filthy Rich.
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