Ian Wilson (actor)

{{Short description|British actor (1901–1987)}}

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| name = Ian Wilson

| image = Actor_Ian_Wilson.jpg

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| caption = in The Glass Cage (1955)

| birth_name = Ian Macrae Hamish Wilson

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1901|7|2}}

| birth_place = Hampstead, London, England

| death_date = December 1987 (aged 86)

| death_place = Exeter, Devon, England

| occupation = Actor

| yearsactive = 1914–1973 (film)

}}

Ian Macrae Hamish Wilson (2 July 1901 – December 1987) was an English small role actor who appeared in over 145 films during his career.{{Cite web | url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba64931f6 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426055938/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba64931f6 | url-status=dead | archive-date=26 April 2018 |title = Ian Wilson}} Most were small uncredited roles often playing meek public servants, professional men or busy bodies.{{Cite web | url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/ian-wilson-p116980 |title = Ian Wilson | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos}} Film appearances included The Plank 1967, The Day of the Triffids 1962, Carry On Jack 1963, Two-Way Stretch 1960, Hell Drivers 1957, The Ugly Duckling 1959 and Rotten to the Core 1965.{{Cite web | url=http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=18521 |title = Ian Wilson}} His first film appearance was in the silent A Master of Craft in 1922, and his last was in The Wicker Man in 1973.{{Cite web | url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/ian-wilson-p116980/filmography |title = Ian Wilson | Movies and Filmography}} Several of his films were made by the Boulting brothers, who considered him a "good luck charm."

Wilson died in December 1987 in Devon.{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V7vPDQAAQBAJ&dq=ian+wilson+The+Encyclopedia+of+British+Film%3A+Fourth+edition&pg=RA2-PA2011-IA12 |title = The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition|isbn = 9781526111968|last1 = McFarlane|first1 = Brian|date = 16 May 2016}}

Selected filmography

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