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Wilfrid Hyde-White
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Wilfrid Hyde-White

1903 – 1991 · Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England, UK · Active 1935–2012

Wilfrid Hyde-White, born in 1903, was a British character actor known for his distinctive roles in cult cinema. He appears as the enigmatic figure in The Third Man (1949), a film that remains a cornerstone of noir. Hyde-White's versatility is further highlighted in The Magic Christian (1969), where he navigates the absurdity of the narrative with his signature wit. His contributions to films like Chamber of Horrors (1966) and Fear No Evil (1969) solidify his status as a notable presence in the realms of exploitation and grindhouse cinema.

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The Million Eyes of Sumuru

The Million Eyes of Sumuru

1967 ★ 4.1
as Sir Anthony Baisbrook

Sumuru is a beautiful but evil woman who plans world domination by having her sexy all-female army eliminate male leaders and replace them with her female agents.

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Filmography

142 credits
2010s 1 credit
2012
Movie ★ 7.2
1990s 2 credits
1998
What's a Carry On? as Colonel (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.7
1994
The World of Hammer as Self (archive footage)
TV ★ 6.7
1980s 10 credits
1983
Fanny Hill as John Barville
Movie ★ 5.3
1982
The Toy as Barkley
Movie ★ 5.9
1982
The Letter as Judge
Movie ★ 4.7
1982
TV ★ 6.0
1981
Tarzan the Ape Man as Club Member (voice)
Movie ★ 4.1
1980
Oh, God! Book II as Judge Thomas Miller
Movie ★ 5.5
1980
In God We Tru$t as Abbot Thelonious
Movie ★ 6.1
1980
Scout's Honor as Uncle Toby 'Nuncle' Bartlett
Movie ★ 7.5
1980
Damien: The Leper Priest as Bishop Maigret
Movie ★ 8.0
1980
Xanadu as Heavenly Voice - Male
Movie ★ 5.7
1970s 23 credits
1979
Movie ★ 5.0
1979
King Solomon's Treasure as Oldest Club Member
Movie ★ 4.9
1979
The Plank as Old Gent Wanting to Cross the Road
Movie ★ 7.4
1979
TV ★ 7.0
1979
TV ★ 7.5
1979
Dick Turpin as Governor Sir Basil Appleyard
TV ★ 7.4
1979
The Rebels as Gen. Howe
TV ★ 10.0
1978
Movie ★ 5.7
1978
Movie ★ 6.9
1978
No Longer Alone as Lord Horne
Movie ★ 10.0
1978
TV ★ 7.0
1978
TV ★ 7.1
1977
That's Carry On! as Colonel (archive footage)
Movie ★ 5.8
1976
The Great Houdinis as Superintendent Melville
Movie ★ 6.3
1976
TV ★ 7.2
1974
Movie ★ 6.3
1973
Movie ★ 9.0
1972
Cool Million as Englishman
TV ★ 7.0
1971
Columbo as Tanner
TV ★ 8.1
1971
Columbo as Kittering
TV ★ 8.1
1970
Fragment of Fear as Mr. Copsey
Movie ★ 5.9
1970
Movie ★ 4.9
1970
Ritual of Evil as Harry Snowden
Movie ★ 6.0
1960s 29 credits
1969
The Magic Christian as Captain Reginald K. Klaus
Movie ★ 5.8
1969
Fear No Evil as Harry Snowden
Movie ★ 6.9
1969
Run a Crooked Mile as Dr. Ralph Sawyer
Movie ★ 7.7
1969
Gaily, Gaily as The Governor
Movie ★ 4.3
1968
The Sunshine Patriot as Morris Vanders
Movie ★ 7.5
1968
P.J. as Billings Browne
Movie ★ 5.5
1967
The Million Eyes of Sumuru as Sir Anthony Baisbrook
Movie ★ 4.3
1966
Our Man in Marrakesh as Arthur Fairbrother
Movie ★ 5.9
1966
Chamber of Horrors as Harold Blount
Movie ★ 5.6
1966
The Sandwich Man as Lord Uffingham
Movie ★ 6.5
1966
Lucy in London as Hawkins
Movie ★ 6.5
1966
Mission: Impossible as Otto Kelmann
TV ★ 7.6
1965
Ten Little Indians as Judge Arthur Cannon
Movie ★ 6.3
1965
Movie ★ 6.3
1965
You Must Be Joking as General Lockwood
Movie ★ 5.4
1965
Movie ★ 3.8
1964
My Fair Lady as Colonel Hugh Pickering
Movie ★ 7.5
1964
Daniel Boone as George Perkins
TV ★ 7.0
1963
Aliki My Love as Richard Caraway
Movie ★ 5.5
1962
Movie ★ 6.5
1962
Crooks Anonymous as Senior Brother Laurence Montague
Movie ★ 6.1
1961
On the Double as Colonel Somerset
Movie ★ 7.0
1961
Ada as Sylvester Marin
Movie ★ 6.5
1961
On the Fiddle as Trowbridge
Movie ★ 5.7
1961
His and Hers as Charles Lunton
Movie ★ 5.3
1961
TV ★ 5.9
1960
Let's Make Love as George Welch
Movie ★ 6.4
1960
Two-Way Stretch as Soapy Stevens
Movie ★ 6.8
1950s 36 credits
1959
Movie ★ 6.8
1959
Libel as Hubert Foxley
Movie ★ 6.8
1959
Carry On Nurse as The Colonel
Movie ★ 6.4
1959
Movie ★ 6.2
1959
Life In Emergency Ward 10 as Prof. Bourne Evans
Movie ★ 7.0
1959
The Twilight Zone as Toby McKenzie
TV ★ 8.5
1958
Up the Creek as Admiral Foley
Movie ★ 6.0
1958
Wonderful Things as Sir Bertram
Movie ★ 5.6
1957
Tarzan and the Lost Safari as 'Doodles' Fletcher
Movie ★ 5.5
1957
That Woman Opposite as Sir Maurice Lawes
Movie ★ 6.5
1957
The Vicious Circle as Maj. Harrington aka Robert Brady
Movie ★ 6.5
1957
The Truth About Women as Sir George Tavistock
Movie ★ 6.3
1956
My Teenage Daughter as Sir Joseph McIntire
Movie ★ 6.3
1956
The March Hare as Colonel Keene
Movie ★ 6.3
1956
The Silken Affair as Sir Horace Hogg
Movie ★ 3.3
1955
Quentin Durward as Master Oliver
Movie ★ 5.8
1955
John and Julie as Sir James
Movie ★ 4.9
1954
Betrayed as Gen. Charles Larraby (as Wilfrid Hyde White)
Movie ★ 5.8
1954
The Rainbow Jacket as Lord Stoneleigh
Movie ★ 7.0
1954
Movie ★ 6.4
1954
Movie ★ 5.8
1954
The Million Pound Note as Roderick Montpelier
Movie ★ 7.0
1953
Movie ★ 5.0
1952
The Card as Lord at the Liverpool Dock
Movie ★ 7.0
1952
Top Secret as Sir Hubert Wells
Movie ★ 8.0
1951
Movie ★ 7.6
1951
Movie ★ 5.8
1951
Movie ★ 6.2
1951
Blackmailed as Lord Dearsley
Movie ★ 4.3
1951
No Highway in the Sky as Fisher, Inspector of Accidents (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.0
1951
Movie ★ 6.4
1950
Highly Dangerous as Mr. Luke
Movie ★ 6.0
1950
Movie ★ 6.2
1950
Movie ★ 8.0
1950
Last Holiday as Chalfont
Movie ★ 7.2
1950
Trio as Mr. Gray (segment Mr. Know-It-All)
Movie ★ 6.4
1940s 25 credits
1949
Movie ★ 7.9
1949
Movie ★ 7.3
1949
The Man on the Eiffel Tower as Professor Grollet
Movie ★ 5.2
1949
Conspirator as Lord Pennistone
Movie ★ 5.8
1949
Movie ★ 6.9
1949
Adam and Evelyne as Col. Bradley
Movie ★ 7.0
1949
Movie ★ 6.9
1949
The Bad Lord Byron as Mr. Hopton
Movie ★ 6.1
1949
Helter Skelter as Dr. B. Jekyll
Movie ★ 6.4
1948
Movie ★ 6.3
1948
The Winslow Boy as Wilkinson
Movie ★ 7.0
1948
Bond Street as Jeweller
Movie ★ 6.9
1948
Movie ★ 6.8
1948
Quartet as 2nd. Club Man (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
Movie ★ 6.3
1947
Meet Me at Dawn as Garin - News Editor
Movie ★ 7.5
1947
Movie ★ 5.7
1947
While the Sun Shines as Male Receptionist
Movie ★ 7.0
1946
Wanted for Murder as Guide in Madame Tussaud's
Movie ★ 6.4
1946
Night Boat to Dublin as Taxi Driver
Movie ★ 6.9
1946
Movie ★ 6.2
1944
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
TV ★ 7.2
1943
The Demi-Paradise as Nightclub Waiter
Movie ★ 6.6
1942
The Lady from Lisbon as The art forger Ganier
Movie ★ 7.5
1942
Movie ★ 6.7
1941
Movie ★ 6.8
1930s 16 credits
1939
Over the Moon as Dwight - Sanitarium Spokesman (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.8
1939
Poison Pen as George Price, the Postman
Movie ★ 6.7
1939
The Lambeth Walk as Lord Battersby
Movie ★ 9.0
1939
The Outsider as Cured Patient
Movie ★ 6.0
1938
Murder in the Family as Estate Agent
Movie ★ 9.0
1938
Movie ★ 10.0
1937
Elephant Boy as Commissioner
Movie ★ 6.6
1937
Movie ★ 6.3
1937
Movie ★ 9.0
1937
Movie ★ 7.5
1936
Movie ★ 8.0
1936
Murder by Rope as Alastair Dane
Movie ★ 5.3
1936
Rembrandt as Civil Guardsman (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.8
1935
Alibi Inn as Husband
Movie ★ 7.0
1935
Admirals All as Mr. Stallybrass
Movie ★ 8.0
1935
Movie ★ 10.0