Wensley Pithey
South African actor

Wensley Pithey

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South African actor
Gender:
Male
Places:
South Africa
Is:
Actor
Work field:
Film, TV, Stage & Radio
Birth:
21 June 1914(Cape Town, City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa)
Death:
10 November 1993(London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom)
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Wensley Pithey (21 June 1914 – 10 November 1993) was a South African-born character actor who had a long stage and film career in England.

Pithey was born in Cape Town, South Africa. A graduate of the University of Cape Town where he studied music and drama, he travelled to Britain in 1947. He appeared in various Shakespearean roles in his long career (memorably as Sir Toby Belch) as well as appearing in Eugene O'Neill's Anna Christie. He also directed and produced plays in the West End and appeared in a range of roles on television including the 1976 drama Edward and Mrs Simpson (as Winston Churchill) as well as Special Branch and Poldark. His British television appearances included Danger Man (1961) among others.

Filmography

  • The Mark of Cain (1947) - Opera House Attendant (uncredited)
  • London Belongs to Me (1948) - First Warden
  • It's Hard to Be Good (1948) - Vicar (uncredited)
  • Cardboard Cavalier (1949) - Jailer
  • Your Witness (1950) - Alfred
  • Guilt Is My Shadow (1950) - Tillingham
  • The Woman's Angle (1952) - (uncredited)
  • Brandy for the Parson (1952) - Circus Owner
  • Father's Doing Fine (1952) - Policeman (uncredited)
  • Lady in the Fog (1952) - Sid - the bartender
  • The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) - A Policeman
  • The Diamond (1954) - Springwell Police Sergeant (uncredited)
  • The Men of Sherwood Forest (1954) - Hugo
  • Isn't Life Wonderful! (1954) - Sam
  • Tiger in the Smoke (1956) - Detective Sergeant Pickett
  • You Can't Escape (1956) - (uncredited)
  • Doctor at Large (1957) - Sam - Poacher
  • Kill Me Tomorrow (1957) - Inspector Lane
  • Hell Drivers (1957) - Pop
  • The Long Haul (1957) - Minor Role
  • Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957) - Brigadier (uncredited)
  • Serious Charge (1959) - Police Sergeant
  • Make Mine Mink (1960) - Superintendent (uncredited)
  • Persuasion (1960-1961) - Mr. Musgrove
  • The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's (1960) - Chief Constable
  • Snowball (1960) - Jim Adams
  • The Barber of Stamford Hill (1962) - Mr. O
  • The Boys (1962) - Mr. Coulter
  • The Knack ...and How to Get It (1965) - Teacher
  • Oliver! (1968) - Dr. Grimwig
  • Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) - Archduke Franz Ferdinand (uncredited)
  • One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975) - Bromley
  • The Saint and the Brave Goose (1979) - Franklyn
  • Red Monarch (1983) - Voroshilov
  • White Mischief (1987) - Sheridan
  • American Friends (1991) - Cave