Wylie Watson Artist

Wylie Watson (6 February 1889 – 3 May 1966) (born John Wylie Robertson) was a British actor. Among his best-known roles were those of "Mr Memory", an amazing man who commits "50 new facts to his memory every day" in Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 film The 39 Steps, and wily storekeeper Joseph Macroon in the Ealing comedy Whisky Galore!. He emigrated to Australia in 1952, and made his final film appearance there in The Sundowners.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)John Wylie Robertson (birth name)
Birth dateFebruary 06, 1889
Birth place
Scotland , Lanarkshire
Date of deathMay 03, 1966
Place of death
Australia

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Actor

Career started1929
Career ended1960

Topical connections

Billy ConnollyComedian

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