George Hilsdon
Date of birth: 1907-04-25
Place of birth: West Ham, London, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
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.
Movie Credits
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
1971-05-18
After a team of surgeons botches his beloved wife's operation, the distraught Dr. Phibes unleashes a
There Was a Crooked Man
1960-08-31
When a law-abiding demolition expert is duped by a gang of criminals into helping them he is caught
10 Rillington Place
1971-02-10
The story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the tit
The Pirates of Blood River
1962-05-09
A group of ruthless pirates attack a 17th Century Huguenot settlement on the Isle of Devon in search
The Madwoman of Chaillot
1969-10-12
An eccentric Parisian woman's optimistic perception of life begins to sound more rational than the t
The Informers
1963-11-29
When the detective in charge of investigating a series of bank robberies starts to get too close to
I'm All Right Jack
1959-08-18
Naive Stanley Windrush looks for a career in a family business. Much to his dismay, he finds work at
First Men in the Moon
1964-07-01
The world is delighted when a spacecraft containing a crew made up of the world's astronauts lands o
High Treason
1951-11-13
Men from Scotland Yard and military intelligence build a dossier on a sabotage ring.
Port of Escape
1956-05-01
Two sailors dock in London in search of a good time. But when one of them fatally stabs a man during
The Day of the Triffids
1963-04-24
After an unusual meteor shower leaves most of the human population blind, a merchant navy officer mu
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1956-05-16
An American doctor and his wife, a former singing star, witness a murder while vacationing in Morocc
The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
1964-10-18
Those who have interfered with the Tomb of Ra-Antef are in terrible danger. Against expert advice, A
Innocent Sinners
1958-03-25
A neglected girl in post-World War II London befriends street urchins who help her build a tiny gard
Beat Girl
1960-08-21
When her architect father brings home a much younger new wife, rebellious and resentful teen Jenny g
What a Whopper
1961-10-17
A writer attempts to raise some cash by writing a book about the Loch Ness Monster. No publisher wil
The Ruling Class
1972-05-24
When the Earl of Gurney dies in a cross-dressing accident, his schizophrenic son, Jack, inherits the
The Painted Smile
1962-05-01
Jo and Mark are working the "outraged husband" racket when they fall foul of the sinister Kleinie...
The Dirty Dozen
1967-06-15
12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded enemy châtea
Roadhouse Girl
1953-11-01
A middle-aged garage owner's life is turned upside down when his new mechanics gets it on with his s
Nowhere to Go
1958-12-02
A professional thief is sprung from prison with the assistance of a new partner who wants to know wh
Park Plaza 605
1953-09-11
Suave private investigator Norman Conquest intercepts a secret message and meets a beautiful but for
The Gambler and the Lady
1952-12-26
A greedy but successful professional gambler wants to join the British Establishment when he falls i
An American Werewolf in London
1981-08-21
American tourists David and Jack are savagely attacked by an unidentified animal while hiking on the
The Ladykillers
1955-12-08
Five oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow
Dulcima
1971-12-01
Dulcima, treated as a drudge by her family, becomes a housekeeper to Parker, a curmudgeonly widower
Kill Me Tomorrow
1957-05-01
A reporter who needs cash for his son's operation is paid by a smuggler to take a murder rap.
The Whisperers
1967-07-18
Margaret Ross is an impoverished old woman who lives alone in a seedy apartment and enjoys a rich fa
Hoffman
1970-07-16
A businessman blackmails his young secretary into spending a weekend with him.
The Breaking of Bumbo
1970-09-28
The hilarious adventures of young Bumbo Bailey, who enlists in the Brigade of Guards and is based in
All for Mary
1955-12-21
In a Swiss Alpine resort shortly after the War an army officer and upper-class Humpy Miller both set
The Big Job
1965-10-05
A gang of hapless crooks, led by Sidney James, successfully perpetrate a robbery only to be caught a
Alive and Kicking
1959-07-13
Three elderly residents of a nursing home, fed up with their monotonous existence, engineer an escap
Sunday Lovers
1980-10-31
A sex comedy anthology containing four stories, each from a different country (England, France, USA
Forbidden Cargo
1954-05-04
Kenyon is a narcotics agent who, with the aid of a titled bird-watcher attempts to trap a brother an
The Wooden Horse
1950-10-16
True story of three British POWs and their attempt to escape from Nazi Germany
The Raging Moon
1971-01-21
Bruce Pritchard is paralysed in a soccer game and is confined to a wheelchair in a convalescence hom
Never Back Losers
1961-12-01
Two rival gangs are trying to fix horse races and a jockey is attacked and left for dead in a stage-
The Fourth Victim
1971-03-10
A wealthy Englishman finds his third wife dead. After the police discover that his first two wives h
Small Hotel
1957-10-14
The dining room of the Jolly Fiddler has long been presided over by Albert, an aged but very shrewd
The Agitator
1945-01-24
The Agitator is a 1945 British drama film directed by John Harlow and starring William Hartnell, Mar
The Skull
1965-08-25
The Skull [from a short story by Robert Bloch, author of Psycho] is a fearsome, finely acted and moo
The Gay Dog
1954-06-01
Jim Gay loves his racing greyhound but, out of town, he finds a dog with a better chance to win. His
The Alphabet Murders
1965-12-26
The Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates a series of murders in London in which the victims
Rough Shoot
1953-03-30
An American military officer and his wife move to a cottage in what they think is the peaceful Engli
Strictly Confidential
1959-01-01
Two con-men just released from prison get straight back to their old tricks.
Odette
1950-10-02
The film is based on the true story of Special Operations Executive French-born agent Odette Sansom,
Jazz Boat
1960-06-01
A bumbling gang of thieves crash a jazz party.
That Riviera Touch
1966-03-29
Eric and Ernie decide to take a holiday to the South of France and unwittingly become mixed up with
Bless This House
1972-09-08
The legendary Sid James stars as the head of a chaotic household in this movie spin-off from the hit
One Wild Oat
1951-05-16
A lawyer's plan to break up his daughter's budding romance backfires when the boyfriend's father bec
Just My Luck
1957-11-14
Norman works in a jewellers workshop and fantasises (in the nicest way) about meeting the window dre
Man of the Moment
1955-11-24
Norman is a file clerk who accidentally becomes a British delegate to a diplomatic conference, befri
A Stitch in Time
1963-12-01
An accident in the butchers shop leads Norman Pitkin and Mr Grimsdale to the hospital where, after c
The Early Bird
1965-11-30
Norman Pitkin is the assistant helping to run a small, old fashioned dairy which is threatened by a
Press for Time
1966-12-08
Norman is quite happy selling newspapers outside Westminster station but his Grandfather (the Prime
Dad's Army
1971-03-12
Dad's Army was a 1971 feature film based on the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army. Directed by Norman
Carry On Regardless
1961-04-04
After a bunch of no-hopers approaches an employment agency, the anarchy mounts as they do a series o
Carry On Jack
1964-02-23
Able seaman Poop-Decker signs up for adventure on the high seas with the wicked Captain Fearless. Th
Carry On at Your Convenience
1971-12-10
At WC Boggs' Lavatory factory, Vic Spanner is the union representative who calls a strike at the dro
Carry On Dick
1974-02-01
Dick Turpin is terrorising the countryside around Upper Dencher. Captain Fancey and Sergeant Jock St
Carry On Behind
1975-06-10
Professors Vooshka and Crump decide to visit an archaeological site to study the artifacts there. Lo
Two-Way Stretch
1960-12-20
Three criminals plan to break out of prison the day before their release in order to carry out a dar
Better Late Than Never
1983-02-21
Two men show up claiming to be the grandfather of a child heiress.
Doctor in Distress
1963-07-30
"Doctor in Distress" is the fifth of the seven films in the "Doctor" series, and focuses on Sir Lanc