---
name: "Wilfrid Hyde-White"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/wilfrid-hyde-white"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "12 May 1903"
died: "6 May 1991"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 65
updated: "2026-09-16T21:20:44.434160+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Wilfrid Hyde-White

Actor. Born 12 May 1903 in Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England, UK. Died 6 May 1991.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 12 May 1903, Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England, UK
- **Died:** 6 May 1991
- **Active:** 1949–1980
- **Also known as:**  Wilfred Hyde-White , Hyde White , Wilfred Hyde White , Wilfrid Hyde White, Уилфрид Хайд-Уайт

## Biography

Wilfrid Hyde-White was an English character actor of stage, film and television. Born on 12 May 1903 in Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, he attended Marlborough College and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He made his stage debut in 1922 and his film debut in 1934.

He appeared in over 160 film and television roles. He played Crabbin in *The Third Man* (1949) and Colonel Hugh Pickering in *My Fair Lady* (1964). He received Tony Award nominations for his stage performances in *The Reluctant Debutante* (1957) and *The Jockey Club Stakes* (1973). He died on 6 May 1991.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Xanadu* (1980), Fi1m 38, as Heavenly Voice - Male — [page](https://film.one/film/xanadu.md)
- *The Third Man* (1949), Fi1m 92, as Crabbin — [page](https://film.one/film/the-third-man.md)

## Also known for

- *My Fair Lady* (1964), Colonel Hugh Pickering
- *Battlestar Galactica* (1978), Anton
- *The Toy* (1982), Barkley
- *Battlestar Galactica* (1978), Sire Anton
- *Let's Make Love* (1960), George Welch
- *Buck Rogers in the 25th Century* (1979), Dr. Goodfellow
- *Ten Little Indians* (1965), Judge Arthur Cannon
- *Tarzan the Ape Man* (1981), Club Member (voice)

---
© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/wilfrid-hyde-white