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	~~{{Short description\|British actor (1916–1975)}}~~
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	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| name = John Slater		\| name = John Slater
	\| image = john-slater-it-always-rains-on-sunday-1947.jpg		\| image = john-slater-it-always-rains-on-sunday-1947.jpg
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	\| caption = John Slater in<br>[[~~w:It Always Rains on Sunday\|~~It Always Rains on Sunday]] (1947)		\| caption = John Slater in<br>[[It Always Rains on Sunday]] (1947)
	\| birth_name = Basil John Slater		\| birth_name = Basil John Slater
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1916\|08\|22\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1916\|08\|22\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[~~w:London\|~~London]], England		\| birth_place = [[London]], England
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1975\|01\|09\|1916\|08\|22\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1975\|01\|09\|1916\|08\|22\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = London, England		\| death_place = London, England
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	'''John Slater''' (22 August 1916 – 9 January 1975) was an English [[~~w:character actor\|~~character actor]] who usually portrayed lugubrious, amiable [[~~w:cockney\|~~cockney]] types.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|title=John Slater\|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f6514a8\|access-date=2021-07-05\|website=BFI\|language=en}}</ref>		'''John Slater''' (22 August 1916 – 9 January 1975) was an English [[character actor]] who usually portrayed lugubrious, amiable [[cockney]] types.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|title=John Slater\|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f6514a8\|access-date=2021-07-05\|website=BFI\|language=en}}</ref>

	==Biography==		==Biography==

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	==External links==		==External links==
	~~{{Portal\|Biography}}~~
	*{{IMDb name\|id=0805389}}		*{{IMDb name\|id=0805389}}
	*{{Find a Grave\|42524170}}		*{{Find a Grave\|42524170}}

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	\| caption = John Slater in [[w:It Always Rains on Sunday\|It Always Rains on Sunday]] (1947)		\| caption = John Slater in<br>[[w:It Always Rains on Sunday\|It Always Rains on Sunday]] (1947)
	\| birth_name = Basil John Slater		\| birth_name = Basil John Slater
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	\| birth_place = [[London]], England		\| birth_place = [[w:London\|London]], England
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	'''John Slater''' (22 August 1916 – 9 January 1975) was an English [[character actor]] who usually portrayed lugubrious, amiable [[cockney]] types.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|title=John Slater\|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f6514a8\|access-date=2021-07-05\|website=BFI\|language=en}}</ref>		'''John Slater''' (22 August 1916 – 9 January 1975) was an English [[w:character actor\|character actor]] who usually portrayed lugubrious, amiable [[w:cockney\|cockney]] types.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|title=John Slater\|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f6514a8\|access-date=2021-07-05\|website=BFI\|language=en}}</ref>

	==Biography==		==Biography==

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	\| caption = ~~1955 Barbers Teas ''Cinema and Television Stars'' trading card~~		\| caption = John Slater in [[w:It Always Rains on Sunday\|It Always Rains on Sunday]] (1947)
	\| birth_name = Basil John Slater		\| birth_name = Basil John Slater
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{{Short description|British actor (1916–1975)}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = John Slater
| image = Actor_John_Slater.jpg
| alt = 
| caption = 1955 Barbers Teas ''Cinema and Television Stars'' trading card
| birth_name = Basil John Slater
| birth_date = {{birth date|1916|08|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[London]], England
| death_date = {{death date and age|1975|01|09|1916|08|22|df=y}}
| death_place = London, England
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1941–1974
| spouse = Betty Levy
| children = 2
}}
'''John Slater''' (22 August 1916 – 9 January 1975) was an English [[character actor]] who usually portrayed lugubrious, amiable [[cockney]] types.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=John Slater|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f6514a8|access-date=2021-07-05|website=BFI|language=en}}</ref>

==Biography==
Slater's father was an antiques dealer. After attending [[St Clement Danes School#Grammar school (Holborn & Hammersmith)|St Clement Danes Grammar School]] in Hammersmith, Slater began acting in [[farce]] at the [[Whitehall Theatre]]. He first appeared on film in 1938, remaining active in the industry up to his death. 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).<ref name=":0" />

He was also a singer, and made three solo 78rpm records for [[Columbia Graphophone Company|Columbia]] in 1953 and 1954. The first of these was a cover of "[[(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?|(How Much is) That Doggie in the Window?]]", followed by "Travelling Alone", his own composition.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Andrews|first=Frank|title=Columbia Graphophone Company Ltd., 'DB' prefixed catalogue series. and 'LB' clef series. of 10 inch 78 rpm records.|last2=Hayes|first2=Jim|last3=Smith|first3=Michael|publisher=[[The City Of London Phonograph and Gramophone Society|City Of London Phonograph and Gramophone Society]]|year=2010}}</ref> The latter was released in 1953, and subsequently used in the 1956 film ''[[Johnny, You're Wanted]]'', which starred Slater in the lead role.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Johnny You're Wanted (1956)|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6ada5654|access-date=2021-07-05|website=BFI|language=en}}</ref> In 1954, Columbia released a single of excerpts from ''Dry Rot'', a [[Whitehall farce|farce from London's Whitehall Theatre]] by [[John Chapman (screenwriter)|John Chapman]] (which later became a [[Dry Rot (film)|film of the same name]]). The record featured Slater alongside [[Brian Rix]], Basil Lord, Cicely Paget-Bowman, Diana Caderwood and Chapman, with Jackie Brown on the [[Hammond organ]].<ref name=":1" /> In 1959, Slater participated on a [[Studio recording|studio cast recording]] of ''[[My Fair Lady]]'', singing "[[With a Little Bit of Luck]]" and "[[Get Me to the Church on Time]]" as [[Eliza Doolittle]]'s father Alfred.<ref>{{Citation|title=My Fair Lady - 1959 Studio Cast|url=https://castalbums.org/recordings/My-Fair-Lady-1959-Studio-Cast/4349|language=en|access-date=2021-07-05}}</ref>

Slater narrated the [[National Coal Board]]'s ''Mining Review'' documentary series, and was known on television for his presenter role opposite popular children's puppets [[Pinky and Perky]] during the 1960s, as a [[Storytelling|story-teller]] on ''[[Jackanory]]'' and as Det. Sgt. Stone in ''[[Z-Cars]]'' from 1967 to 1974. He also appeared in the notorious 1958 stage production of [[Harold Pinter]]'s ''[[The Birthday Party (play)|The Birthday Party]]'', as Nat Goldberg. He narrated the 1963 film ''Giants of Steam'' made by the [[BBC|British Broadcasting Corporation]] and [[British Transport Films]].<ref name=":0" />

Slater sustained life-threatening injuries as a result of an air crash in [[France]] in 1946 and sporadic bouts of ill health hampered his career. He died on 9 January 1975 from a heart attack, aged 58.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1975-01-10|title=John Slater, British Actor Of Stage and TV, Is Dead|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/01/10/archives/john-slater-british-actor-of-stage-and-tv-is-dead.html|access-date=2021-07-05|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

==Selected filmography==
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* ''[[Alf's Button Afloat]]'' (1938) - Minor Role (uncredited)
* ''[[This Man Is Dangerous]]'' (1941) - (uncredited)
* ''[[Love on the Dole (film)|Love on the Dole]]'' (1941) - Agitator on Demonstration (uncredited)
* ''[["Pimpernel" Smith]]'' (1941) - Reporter (uncredited)
* ''Facing the Music'' (1941)
* ''[[The Saint Meets the Tiger]]'' (1941) - Eddie
* ''[[The Common Touch]]'' (1941) - Joe
* ''[[Penn of Pennsylvania]]'' (1942) - Newgate Prisoner with Mouse (uncredited)
* ''[[Hatter's Castle (film)|Hatter's Castle]]'' (1942) - Card Player (uncredited)
* ''[[Gert and Daisy's Weekend]]'' (1942) - Jack Densham
* ''[[The Day Will Dawn]]'' (1942, US title ''The Avengers'') - American Reporter In Oslo Hotel (uncredited)
* ''[[Flying Fortress (film)|Flying Fortress]]'' (1942) - Air Raid Warden (uncredited)
* ''[[They Flew Alone]]'' (1942) - Officer on Interview Panel
* ''[[Unpublished Story]]'' (1942) - Code Soldier (uncredited)
* ''[[Uncensored (film)|Uncensored]]'' (1942) - Théophile
* ''[[The Young Mr. Pitt]]'' (1942) - Minor Role (uncredited)
* ''[[Went the Day Well?]]'' (1942) - Sergeant
* ''[[Those Kids from Town]]'' (1942) - Minor Role (uncredited)
* ''[[The Harvest Shall Come]]'' (1942, Short) - Tom Grimwood (uncredited)
* ''[[We Dive at Dawn]]'' (1943) - Charlie (uncredited)
* ''[[Undercover (1943 film)|Undercover]]'' (1943) - Minor Role (uncredited)
* ''[[Millions Like Us]]'' (1943) - Alec - Man at Dance Hall (uncredited)
* ''[[The Adventures of Tartu]]'' (1943) - Luftwaffe Man with Coffee (uncredited)
* ''[[Schweik's New Adventures]]'' (1943) - A4
* ''[[Deadlock (1943 film)|Deadlock]]'' (1943) - Fred Bamber / Allan Bamber
* ''[[The New Lot]]'' (1943) - Soldier in Truck (uncredited)
* ''[[Candlelight in Algeria]]'' (1944) - American Officer
* ''[[For Those in Peril (1944 film)|For Those in Peril]]'' (1944) - A / C 1. Wilkie
* ''[[The Hundred Pound Window]]'' (1944) - O'Neil
* ''[[A Canterbury Tale]]'' (1944) - Sergt. Len
* ''[[I Live in Grosvenor Square]]'' (1945) - Paratrooper
* ''[[Murder in Reverse]]'' (1945) - Fred Smith
* ''[[The Seventh Veil]]'' (1945) - James
* ''[[Teheran (film)|Teheran]]'' (1946) - Maj. Sergei Soviesky, USSR
* ''[[It Always Rains on Sunday]]'' (1947) - Lou Hyams
* ''[[Escape (1948 film)|Escape]]'' (1948) - Salesman
* ''[[Against the Wind (film)|Against the Wind]]'' (1948) - Emile Meyer
* ''[[Noose (1948 film)|Noose]]'' (1948) - Pudd'n Bason
* ''[[Passport to Pimlico]]'' (1949) - Frank Huggins
* ''[[Prelude to Fame]]'' (1950) - Dr. Lorenzo
* ''[[The Third Visitor]]'' (1951) - James Oliver
* ''[[The Faithful City]]'' (1952) - Ezra
* ''[[The Ringer (1952 film)|The Ringer]]'' (1952) - Bell
* ''The Promise'' (1952)
* ''[[The Long Memory]]'' (1953) - Pewsey
* ''[[The Flanagan Boy]]'' (1953) - Charlie Sullivan
* ''[[Strange Stories (film)|Strange Stories]]'' (1953) - Storyteller / Narrator
* ''[[The Million Pound Note]]'' (1954) - Parsons
* ''[[Star of India (film)|Star of India]]'' (1954) - Emile
* ''[[John Wesley (film)|John Wesley]]'' (1954) - Condemned Man
* ''[[Johnny, You're Wanted]]'' (1956) - Johnny
* ''Raiders of the River'' (1956) - Narrator
* ''[[The Devil's Pass]]'' (1957) - Bill Buckle
* ''[[Violent Playground]]'' (1958) - Sgt. Walker
* ''Upgreen - And at 'Em'' (1960)
* ''[[The Night We Got the Bird]]'' (1961) - Wolf Mannheim (Manny)
* ''[[Three on a Spree]]'' (1961) - Sid Johnson
* ''[[Nothing Barred]]'' (1961) - Warder Lockitt
* ''[[A Place to Go]]'' (1963) - Jack Ellerman
* ''The Yellow Hat'' (1966) - Slack
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==References==
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==External links==
{{Portal|Biography}}
*{{IMDb name|id=0805389}}
*{{Find a Grave|42524170}}

{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:English male television actors]]
[[Category:Male actors from London]]
[[Category:People educated at St. Clement Danes School]]
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