Biography
John Salew was an English stage, film and television actor. He transitioned from theatre to films in 1939 and appeared in over ninety productions, frequently in supporting character roles.
His film credits include Mr. Perkins in Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), Parkin in The Lavender Hill Mob (1951), the librarian in Night of the Demon (1957), and roles in It Always Rains on Sunday (1947) and The Thief of Bagdad (1940). He also worked in television series such as Maigret.
Salew died on 14 September 1961 in Hammersmith, London.
