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Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

4/25/1907

Place of Birth

West Ham, London, England, UK

George Hilsdon

Biography

Prolific and ubiquitous British background player George Hilsdon was born on April 25, 1907 in West Ham, London, England. Hilsdon first began appearing in films in often uncredited minor roles in the mid-1940's. A burly fellow with a gruff face and receding silver gray hair, George was frequently cast as policemen, news vendors, or security guards. Hilsdon died at age 75 on May 28, 1982 in Essex, England. Predeceased by his wife Ivy Lilian Benge, he was survived by two children.

Known For

High Treason

High Treason

as Detective (uncredited)

The Ladykillers

The Ladykillers

as Security Van Driver (uncredited)

The Dirty Dozen

The Dirty Dozen

as Medical Officer at Hanging (uncredited)

The Agitator

The Agitator

as Man Leaving Factory (uncredited)

The Whisperers

The Whisperers

as Ticket Collector

The Skull

The Skull

as Policeman

Alive and Kicking

Alive and Kicking

as Russian Trawlerman (uncredited)

Beat Girl

Beat Girl

as Strip Club patron (uncredited)

Carry On at Your Convenience

Carry On at Your Convenience

as Factory Worker (uncredited)

Carry On Regardless

Carry On Regardless

as Boxing Patron (uncredited)

Odette

Odette

Unknown Role

Strictly Confidential

Strictly Confidential

as Police Constable (uncredited)

The Madwoman of Chaillot

The Madwoman of Chaillot

as Waiter

The Man Who Knew Too Much

The Man Who Knew Too Much

as Photographer at the Airport (uncredited)

The Raging Moon

The Raging Moon

as George

Carry On Behind

Carry On Behind

as Man in Audience (uncredited)

Forbidden Cargo

Forbidden Cargo

as Police Driver (uncredited)

Carry On Jack

Carry On Jack

as Deckhand (uncredited)

The Early Bird

The Early Bird

as Surprised Man (uncredited)

Rough Shoot

Rough Shoot

as Police Constable (uncredited)

Career Timeline

1983

Better Late Than Never

as Butler

1981

An American Werewolf in London

as News-Vendor

1980

Sunday Lovers

as Hotel receptionist (segment "An Englishman's Home") (as George Hillsden)

1978

Hazell

as Fred Hazell

1976

Star Maidens

as Desk Sergeant

1975

Rumpole of the Bailey

as Percy Timson

Carry On Behind

as Man in Audience (uncredited)

1974

Carry On Dick

as Churchgoer (uncredited)

1972

Bless This House

as Policeman Outside Magistrates Court (uncredited)

The Ruling Class

as Lord (uncredited)

1971

Carry On at Your Convenience

as Factory Worker (uncredited)

Dulcima

as Blake

The Abominable Dr. Phibes

Role unknown

Dad's Army

as Townsman (uncredited)

The Fourth Victim

as Policeman in Court (uncredited)

10 Rillington Place

Role unknown

The Raging Moon

as George

1970

The Breaking of Bumbo

as Tussauds Guard

Hoffman

as Ticket Collector Kings Cross (uncredited)

The Misfit

as Taxi Driver

1969

The Madwoman of Chaillot

as Waiter

1967

The Whisperers

as Ticket Collector

The Dirty Dozen

as Medical Officer at Hanging (uncredited)

1966

Press for Time

as Man Delivering Newspapers (uncredited)

That Riviera Touch

as Customs Officer (uncredited)

1965

The Alphabet Murders

as Gaming Club Patron (uncredited)

The Early Bird

as Surprised Man (uncredited)

The Big Job

as Member of Police Choir

The Skull

as Policeman

1964

The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb

as Reporter at Opening of Mummy Exhibition (uncredited)

First Men in the Moon

as Constable (uncredited)

Theatre 625

Role unknown

Carry On Jack

as Deckhand (uncredited)

1963

A Stitch in Time

as Hospital Porter (uncredited)

The Informers

as Ruskin's Henchman (uncredited)

Doctor in Distress

as Police Constable (uncredited)

The Day of the Triffids

as Man in Train Station (uncredited)

1962

The Pirates of Blood River

as Penal Colony Guard (uncredited)

The Painted Smile

as Police Officer at St. Pancras (uncredited)

1961

Never Back Losers

as Jack

What a Whopper

as Monster Maker (uncredited)

Carry On Regardless

as Boxing Patron (uncredited)

1960

Two-Way Stretch

as Harold (uncredited)

There Was a Crooked Man

as Mill Worker

Beat Girl

as Strip Club patron (uncredited)

Jazz Boat

as Market Trader

1959

The Edgar Wallace Mysteries

as Prison Officer (uncredited)

The Edgar Wallace Mysteries

as Police Constable (uncredited)

The Edgar Wallace Mysteries

as Jack

The Edgar Wallace Mysteries

as Club Member (uncredited)

The Edgar Wallace Mysteries

as 2nd Removal Man (uncredited)

The Edgar Wallace Mysteries

as Station Constable (uncredited)

The Edgar Wallace Mysteries

as Man in Street (uncredited)

I'm All Right Jack

as Reporter (uncredited)

Alive and Kicking

as Russian Trawlerman (uncredited)

Strictly Confidential

as Police Constable (uncredited)

1958

Nowhere to Go

Role unknown

Innocent Sinners

as Court Usher

1957

Just My Luck

as Tic Tac Man (uncredited)

Small Hotel

as American Air Force Officer (uncredited)

Kill Me Tomorrow

Role unknown

1956

The Man Who Knew Too Much

as Photographer at the Airport (uncredited)

Port of Escape

as Man in Pub (uncredited)

1955

All for Mary

as Airline Passenger

The Ladykillers

as Security Van Driver (uncredited)

Man of the Moment

as Swedish Delegate (uncredited)

1954

The Gay Dog

as Bookmaker

Forbidden Cargo

as Police Driver (uncredited)

1953

Roadhouse Girl

as Garage Attendant (uncredited)

Park Plaza 605

as Russian Embassy Man (uncredited)

Rough Shoot

as Police Constable (uncredited)

1952

The Gambler and the Lady

as Tic Tac Man (uncredited)

1951

High Treason

as Detective (uncredited)

One Wild Oat

as Gilbey's Employee (uncredited)

1950

The Wooden Horse

as German Sentry (uncredited)

Odette

Role unknown

1945

The Agitator

as Man Leaving Factory (uncredited)