Ian Wilson | |
Birth Name: | Ian Macrae Hamish Wilson |
Birth Date: | 1901 7, df=y |
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.[1] Most were small uncredited roles often playing meek public servants, professional men or busy bodies.[2] 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.[3] His first film appearance was in the silent A Master of Craft in 1922, and his last was in The Wicker Man in 1973.[4] Several of his films were made by the Boulting brothers, who considered him a "good luck charm."[2] Wilson died in December 1987 in Devon.[5]