Wilfrid Hyde-White

Wilfrid Hyde-White

May 12, 1903 · 123 years old

Wilfrid Hyde-White (12 May 1903 – 6 May 1991) was a British character actor of stage, film and television. He achieved international recognition for his role as Colonel Pickering in the film version of the musical My Fair Lady (1964). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

38 titles
1
The Third Man

The Third Man

1949 · 1h 44m · Movie

Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime.

8.1
2
My Fair Lady

My Fair Lady

1964 · 2h 50m · Movie

In 1910s London, snobbish phonetics professor Henry Higgins agrees to a wager that he can make a crude flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, presentable in high society.

7.7
3
The Toy

The Toy

1982 · 1h 42m · Movie

An underemployed reporter finds himself literally purchased as a toy for a rich spoiled brat.

5.8
4
Let's Make Love

Let's Make Love

1960 · 1h 59m · Movie

When billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order to get closer to the beautiful star of the show, Amanda Dell.

6.4
5
Tarzan the Ape Man

Tarzan the Ape Man

1981 · 1h 55m · Movie

While on an African expedition with her father, Jane Parker meets Tarzan, and the two become fascinated by each other.

3.4
6
The Browning Version

The Browning Version

1951 · 1h 30m · Movie

Andrew Crocker-Harris (Michael Redgrave), a classics teacher at an English school, is afflicted with a heart ailment and an unfaithful wife (Jean Kent). His interest in his pupils wanes as he looks towards his final days in employ...

8.0
7
Ten Little Indians

Ten Little Indians

1965 · 1h 31m · Movie

Ten people are invited to a luxury mountaintop mansion, only to find that an unseen person is killing them one by one. Could one of them be the killer?

6.6
8
No Highway in the Sky

No Highway in the Sky

1951 · 1h 38m · Movie

An aeronautical engineer predicts that a new model of airplane will fail catastrophically and in a novel manner after a specific number of flying hours due to metal fatigue.

7.1
9
Man with a Million

Man with a Million

1954 · 1h 30m · Movie

As part of a bet, two aristocrats offer a penniless American a loan, without telling him that the amount is £1,000,000 in the form of a single banknote.

6.8
10
The Magic Christian

The Magic Christian

1969 · 1h 32m · Movie

The world's richest man and his adopted hobo son set out to test the limits of human vanity and greed through a series of "money games".

5.8
11
In Search of the Castaways

In Search of the Castaways

1962 · 1h 38m · Movie

In 19th century England, young Mary Grant and her brother, Robert, embark on a dangerous quest to find their missing father, a sea captain who vanished somewhere along the Chilean coast.

6.5
12
North West Frontier

North West Frontier

1959 · 2h 9m · Movie

Set on the North West Frontier of colonial India in 1905. A British Army Officer, Captain Scott is sent to rescue a five year old Indian Prince and his American governess, Catherine Wyatt from certain death at the hands of rebel t...

7.1
13
The Passionate Friends

The Passionate Friends

1949 · 1h 35m · Movie

A woman meets a man whose love she rejected years ago.

7.2
14
Carry on Nurse

Carry on Nurse

1959 · 1h 26m · Movie

An idiosyncratic group of patients wreak havoc in the men's surgical ward of Haven Hospital. They decide to take their revenge on the frosty Matron, and there is even a spot of DIY surgery!

6.2
15
Two Way Stretch

Two Way Stretch

1960 · 1h 18m · Movie

While in prison, Dodger plots the perfect heist: break out, steal diamonds, get back before noticed. With days left on sentence and a solid alibi, he's confident nothing can go wrong.

6.8
16
Oh, God! Book II

Oh, God! Book II

1980 · 1h 34m · Movie

A young girl receives a divine message and starts a campaign to promote faith. Her family and teacher, skeptical of her claims, try to stop her efforts. She persists despite their opposition, convinced of her heavenly calling.

5.3
17
The Cat and the Canary

The Cat and the Canary

1978 · 1h 38m · Movie

A group of potential heirs gather in a forbidding old house to learn which of them will inherit a fortune. Later, they learn that a flesh-rending maniac is loose.

5.6
18
Libel

Libel

1959 · 1h 40m · Movie

A shell-shocked World War II veteran with memory problems is accused of being an impostor by a former comrade.

7.2
19
Chamber of Horrors

Chamber of Horrors

1966 · 1h 20m · Movie

A one-handed madman uses various detachable devices as murder weapons to gain revenge on those he believes have wronged him.

6.0
20
The Liquidator

The Liquidator

1965 · 1h 45m · Movie

Colonel Mostyn of the British Intelligence Service suspects there is a leak in his department and hires an American expatriate to eliminate various targets working for the Soviets.

5.9
21
The Million Eyes of Sumuru

The Million Eyes of Sumuru

1967 · 1h 35m · Movie

Sumuru, a megalomaniacal femme fatale, makes a bid for world domination by eliminating male leaders and replacing them with her sexy female agents.

3.6
22
In God We Trust (or Gimme That Prime Time Religion)

In God We Trust (or Gimme That Prime Time Religion)

1980 · 1h 37m · Movie

Raised in a Trappist monastery, the innocent Brother Ambrose sets out to find money to save the bankrupt monastery. His education in worldliness is provided by a hooker. He eventually petitions G. O. D. For the cash.

5.4
23
Fanny Hill

Fanny Hill

1983 · 1h 38m · Movie

Frances is a naive young woman who arrives in London from the countryside. There she works in a brothel. Her charm and beauty make her highly coveted, but she falls in love with Charles, who loves her not only for her body.

5.2
24
Fragment of Fear

Fragment of Fear

1970 · 1h 34m · Movie

Reformed drug addict Tim Brett (David Hemmings) is vacationing in Italy with his aunt. When she is murdered, he tries to investigate. Soon his whole life spins out of control.

6.1
25
Bang! Bang! You're Dead!

Bang! Bang! You're Dead!

1966 · 1h 32m · Movie

One of six travelers who catch the bus from Casablanca airport to Marrakesh is carrying $2 million to pay a local operator to fix United Nations votes. But which one?

5.7
26
Elephant Boy

Elephant Boy

1937 · 1h 20m · Movie

This black and white movie is based on Rudyard Kipling's "Toomai, of the Elephants", in which a small native lad claims he knows the congregating place of the elephant hordes.

6.4
27
P.J.

P.J.

1968 · 1h 49m · Movie

A down-on-his-luck New York private eye takes a bodyguard job for the death-threatened mistress of a shady millionaire and gets involved in conspiracy and murder.

6.4
28
Skullduggery

Skullduggery

1970 · 1h 45m · Movie

A female anthropologist goes on an expedition to a remote location in Papua New Guinea searching for ancient human remains, accompanied by a fortune seeker looking to mine a rare mineral. There, they encounter a new species of ape.

4.7
29
Bulldog Drummond at Bay

Bulldog Drummond at Bay

1937 · 59m · Movie

Bulldog Drummond goes up against foreign agents trying to steal plans for a top-secret aircraft.

5.8
30
The Sandwich Man

The Sandwich Man

1966 · 1h 35m · Movie

A man with a sandwich-board (advert) wanders around London meeting many strange characters.

5.5
31
You Must Be Joking!

You Must Be Joking!

1965 · 1h 40m · Movie

A motley group of soldiers are set loose in swinging London in an initiative test to collect a selection of esoteric items.

5.9
32
Ritual of Evil

Ritual of Evil

1970 · 1h 38m · Movie

A psychiatrist investigates the death of one of his patients, a young heiress.

5.5
33
His and Hers

His and Hers

1961 · 1h 30m · Movie

Returned from North Africa, a British novelist is at odds with his wife when she insists on dividing the house and the domestic chores, and he goes mad when she starts writing his biography and flirting with his publisher.

5.7
34
Gilbert and Sullivan

Gilbert and Sullivan

1953 · 1h 49m · Movie

The Victorian-era theatrical partnership of English librettist William S. Gilbert and English composer Arthur Sullivan produced fourteen comic operas to great public acclaim, yet they clashed on both personal and creative levels.

6.9
35
The Truth About Women

The Truth About Women

1957 · 1h 47m · Movie

A man recalls his relationships with the women he loved as he tries to help another man try to understand them as well.

6.0
36
The Rainbow Jacket

The Rainbow Jacket

1954 · 1h 39m · Movie

A champion jockey is banned from racing so spends his time helping a young lad to become the next champion.

6.4