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name: "Wylie Watson"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "4 February 1889"
died: "3 May 1966"
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updated: "2026-09-16T21:17:01.454371+00:00"
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# Wylie Watson

Actor. Born 4 February 1889 in Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. Died 3 May 1966.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 4 February 1889, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
- **Died:** 3 May 1966
- **Also known as:** John Wylie Robertson, John Wylie Francis Robertson

## Biography

Wylie Watson (born John Wylie Robertson, also credited as John Wylie Francis Robertson) was a Scottish character actor. He began his career in variety and music hall before entering films in 1929.

He is best remembered for his role as the music-hall performer Mr Memory in Alfred Hitchcock's *The 39 Steps* (1935). Other notable appearances include *Jamaica Inn* (1939), *Brighton Rock* (1948), *Whisky Galore!* (1949) and *The Sundowners* (1960). Watson emigrated to Australia in the early 1950s and died there in 1966.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The 39 Steps* (1935), Fi1m 88, as Mr. Memory — [page](https://film.one/film/the-39-steps.md)

## Also known for

- *Jamaica Inn* (1939), Salvation
- *Whisky Galore!* (1949), Joseph Macroon
- *Brighton Rock* (1948), Spicer
- *The Sundowners* (1960), Herb Johnson

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