Brian Wilde

Person

Brian Wilde

Born 13 June 1927 Died 20 March 2008, aged 80 Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England, UK TMDB ↗

Brian Wilde was an English actor, best known for his roles in television comedy, including Mr Barrowclough in Porridge and "Foggy" Dewhurst in Last of the Summer Wine.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
24age in their first credit on record (1951)
37years on screen and counting
8credits in 1971, their busiest year
98dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
No poster
Age: 60

Children's Favourites - Volume 1

1988
as (voice)
Royal Variety Performance 1984 poster Age: 57

Royal Variety Performance 1984

1984
as Foggy
Getting Sam Home poster Age: 56

Getting Sam Home

1983
as Foggy Dewhurst
The Funny Side of Christmas poster Age: 55

The Funny Side of Christmas

1982
as Foggy
Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery poster Age: 53

Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery

1981
as Tredwell
The Best of the Adventures poster Age: 53

The Best of the Adventures

1981
as Harold (archive footage) (uncredited)
Porridge poster Age: 52

Porridge

1979
as Mr. Barrowclough
No poster
Age: 51

Last of the Summer Wine Christmas Specials 1978-1982

1978
as Foggy
No poster
Age: 50

Play Safe

1978
as Owl (voice)
Porridge: The Desperate Hours poster Age: 49

Porridge: The Desperate Hours

1976
as Mr. Barrowclough
Adventures of a Taxi Driver poster Age: 48

Adventures of a Taxi Driver

1976
as Harold
To the Devil a Daughter poster Age: 48

To the Devil a Daughter

1976
as Black Room Attendant
Porridge: No Way Out poster Age: 48

Porridge: No Way Out

1975
as Mr. Barrowclough
Alfie Darling poster Age: 48

Alfie Darling

1975
as Doctor
Secrets poster Age: 46

Secrets

1973
as Major Forster
No Sex Please - We're British poster Age: 46

No Sex Please - We're British

1973
as Policeman
No poster
Age: 44

The Bristol Entertainment

1971
as Captain Mercer / Judge Jefferies
The Uninvited poster Age: 44

The Uninvited

1971
as Donald Ramsay
One Brief Summer poster Age: 43

One Brief Summer

1971
The Piano poster Age: 43

The Piano

1971
as Ted
Connecting Rooms poster Age: 42

Connecting Rooms

1970
as Ellerman
Carry On Doctor poster Age: 40

Carry On Doctor

1967
as Man from Cox & Carter
You Only Live Twice poster Age: 40

You Only Live Twice

1967
as 1st Policeman (uncredited)
The Jokers poster Age: 39

The Jokers

1967
as Sgt. Catchpole
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment poster Age: 38

Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment

1966
as Mr. Gilbert (uncredited)
Rasputin: The Mad Monk poster Age: 38

Rasputin: The Mad Monk

1966
as Vassily's Father (uncredited)
Darling poster Age: 38

Darling

1965
as Basil Willett
Rattle of a Simple Man poster Age: 37

Rattle of a Simple Man

1964
as Fred
The Bargee poster Age: 36

The Bargee

1964
as Policeman
The Man Who Finally Died poster Age: 36

The Man Who Finally Died

1963
as Cemetery Superintendent
The Informers poster Age: 36

The Informers

1963
as Lipson
West 11 poster Age: 36

West 11

1963
as Speaker
We Joined the Navy poster Age: 35

We Joined the Navy

1963
as Petty Officer Gilors
On the Run poster Age: 35

On the Run

1963
as Chief Warder
Life for Ruth poster Age: 35

Life for Ruth

1962
as Newspaper Photographer
Beyond the Curtain poster Age: 32

Beyond the Curtain

1960
as Bill Seddon
The Square Peg poster Age: 31

The Square Peg

1958
as New Recruit (uncredited)
Girls at Sea poster Age: 31

Girls at Sea

1958
as Bill
Night of the Demon poster Age: 30

Night of the Demon

1957
as Rand Hobart
Interpol poster Age: 29

Interpol

1957
as Monk
Tiger in the Smoke poster Age: 29

Tiger in the Smoke

1956
as Trumps
Now and Forever poster Age: 29

Now and Forever

1956
as Policeman (uncredited)
Simon and Laura poster Age: 28

Simon and Laura

1955
as Peter Harbottle
Forbidden Cargo poster Age: 26

Forbidden Cargo

1954
as Smuggler at Airfield
Will Any Gentleman...? poster Age: 26

Will Any Gentleman...?

1953
as Clerk
Street Corner poster Age: 25

Street Corner

1953
as Pinky - Bogus Detective Sergeant
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TV credits

Newest first
Wyatt's Watchdogs poster Age: 61

Wyatt's Watchdogs

1988
as Major Wyatt
Alias the Jester poster Age: 58

Alias the Jester

1985
as Meredith
The Kit Curran Radio Show poster Age: 56

The Kit Curran Radio Show

1984
as Roland Simpson
No poster
Age: 54

The Kids International Show

1982
as Foggy
Wuthering Heights poster Age: 51

Wuthering Heights

1978
as Joseph
Nobody's House poster Age: 49

Nobody's House

1976
as Mr Kettner
The Ghosts of Motley Hall poster Age: 48

The Ghosts of Motley Hall

1976
as Stamford Hives
Our Mutual Friend poster Age: 48

Our Mutual Friend

1976
as Night Inspector
Shadows poster Age: 48

Shadows

1975
as Sliggs
The Sweeney poster Age: 47

The Sweeney

1975
as Stanley Hedges
Porridge poster Age: 47

Porridge

1974
as Mr. Barrowclough
No poster
Age: 46

Black and Blue

1973
as Major Forster
Seven of One poster Age: 45

Seven of One

1973
as Mr Barrowclough
Last of the Summer Wine poster Age: 45

Last of the Summer Wine

1973
as Foggy
Crown Court poster Age: 45

Crown Court

1972
as Mr. Appleby
Justice poster Age: 44

Justice

1971
as Latimer
Justice poster Age: 44

Justice

1971
as Prison Doctor
No poster
Age: 44

Trial

1971
Elizabeth R poster Age: 43

Elizabeth R

1971
as Richard Topcliffe
Play for Today poster Age: 43

Play for Today

1970
as Tod
Ace of Wands poster Age: 43

Ace of Wands

1970
as Mr. Peacock
Catweazle poster Age: 42

Catweazle

1970
as Mr. Potts - The Vicar
Doomwatch poster Age: 42

Doomwatch

1970
as Prof. Fairbairn
The Dustbinmen poster Age: 42

The Dustbinmen

1969
as Bloody Delilah
No poster
Age: 39

Girl in a Black Bikini

1967
as Edward Mitchell
No poster
Age: 38

The Mask of Janus

1965
as Dermot Brewer
Thirty-Minute Theatre poster Age: 38

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965
as Mr Shater
Thirty-Minute Theatre poster Age: 38

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965
as Shyster
The Troubleshooters poster Age: 38

The Troubleshooters

1965
as Hodges
The Man in Room 17 poster Age: 37

The Man in Room 17

1965
as George Horton
The Man in Room 17 poster Age: 37

The Man in Room 17

1965
as Dr. Boddington
A Man Called Harry Brent poster Age: 37

A Man Called Harry Brent

1965
as Harold Tolly
Redcap poster Age: 37

Redcap

1964
as Graham
Theatre 625 poster Age: 36

Theatre 625

1964
as Reverend James
No poster
Age: 36

Melissa

1964
No poster
Age: 36

The Protectors

1964
as Happy Dyer
It's Dark Outside poster Age: 36

It's Dark Outside

1964
as Hosea Pitt
No poster
Age: 36

Friday Night

1963
as Tommy
No poster
Age: 36

Friday Night

1963
as Announcer
Z-Cars poster Age: 34

Z-Cars

1962
The Avengers poster Age: 33

The Avengers

1961
as Raven
Coronation Street poster Age: 33

Coronation Street

1960
as Sam Ross
No poster
Age: 33

Sunday-Night Play

1960
as David Eccles
No poster
Age: 32

The Men From Room 13

1959
Armchair Theatre poster Age: 29

Armchair Theatre

1956
as Simon Trask
Armchair Theatre poster Age: 29

Armchair Theatre

1956
as Ransom
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel poster Age: 28

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

1955
as Sir Thomas Landers
Lilli Palmer Theatre poster Age: 28

Lilli Palmer Theatre

1955
as George Colb
Lilli Palmer Theatre poster Age: 28

Lilli Palmer Theatre

1955
as Judge
Dixon of Dock Green poster Age: 28

Dixon of Dock Green

1955
as Clayton
Dixon of Dock Green poster Age: 28

Dixon of Dock Green

1955
as Henry Brandon
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster Age: 24

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
as Sir John Reith
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