Michael Wilding (actor)
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| Michael Wilding | |
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 from the trailer for the film Stage Fright (1950). |
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| Born | July 23, 1912 Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England |
| Died | July 8, 1979 (aged 66) Chichester, West Sussex, England |
| Years active | 1933 - 1973 |
| Spouse(s) | Kay Young (1937-1951) Elizabeth Taylor (1952-1957) Susan Neill (1958-1962) Margaret Leighton (1964-1976) |
Michael Wilding (July 23, 1912 – July 8, 1979) was an English actor.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Born in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, Wilding was a successful commercial artist when he joined the art department of a London movie studio in 1933. He soon embarked on an acting career.
[edit] Career
He appeared in numerous British motion pictures, often opposite Anna Neagle, but had a less productive career in Hollywood. His screen performances include Sailors Three (1940), In Which We Serve (1942), Piccadilly Incident (1946), Spring in Park Lane (1948), Stage Fright (1950) and The World of Suzie Wong (1960).
His last appearance was in an uncredited, non-speaking cameo in Lady Caroline Lamb (1972), which co-starred his last wife, Margaret Leighton.
[edit] Personal life
Wilding had four wives, Kay Young (married 1937, divorced 1951), actress Elizabeth Taylor (married 1952, divorced 1957), Susan Neill (married 1958, divorced 1962), and actress Margaret Leighton (married 1964 until her death in 1976).
He and Taylor had two sons, Michael Howard Wilding (born January 6, 1953) and Christopher Edward Wilding (born February 27, 1955).
In the 1960s, he was forced to cut back on his movie appearances due to illness related to his lifelong epilepsy.
Michael Wilding died in Chichester, West Sussex, due to head injuries suffered from a fall down a flight of stairs during an epileptic seizure. His body was cremated and the ashes were scattered.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
| 1972 | Lady Caroline Lamb | Lord Holland | |
| 1970 | Waterloo | Sir William Ponsonby | |
| 1968 | The Sweet Ride | Mr. Cartwright | |
| Code Name, Red Roses | English General | ||
| 1962 | A Girl Named Tamiko | Nigel Costairs | |
| The Best of Enemies | Burke | ||
| 1961 | The Naked Edge | Morris Brooke | |
| 1960 | The World of Suzie Wong | Ben Marlowe | |
| 1959 | Danger Within | Major Charles Marquand | |
| 1956 | Zarak | Major Michael Ingram | |
| 1955 | The Scarlet Coat | Major John Andre | |
| The Glass Slipper | Prince Charles | ||
| 1954 | The Egyptian | Akhnaton | |
| 1953 | Torch Song | Tye Graham | |
| 1952 | Trent's Last Case | Philip Trent | |
| Derby Day | David Scott | ||
| 1951 | The Lady with the Lamp | Sidney Herbert/Lord Herbert of Lea | |
| The Law and the Lady | Nigel Duxbury/Lord Henry Minden aka Hoskins | ||
| 1950 | Into the Blue | Nicholas Foster | |
| Stage Fright | Det. Insp. Wilfred 'Ordinary' Smith | ||
| 1949 | Under Capricorn | Hon. Charles Adare | |
| Maytime in Mayfair | Michael Gore-Brown | ||
| 1948 | Spring in Park Lane | Richard | |
| 1947 | An Ideal Husband | Viscount Arthur Goring | |
| The Courtneys of Curzon Street | Sir Edward Courtney | ||
| 1946 | Carnival | Maurice Avery | |
| Piccadilly Incident | Capt. Alan Pearson | ||
| 1944 | English Without Tears | Tom Gilbey | |
| 1943 | Dear Octopus | Nicholas Randolph | |
| Undercover | Constantine | ||
| 1942 | Secret Mission | Pvt. Nobby Clark | |
| In Which We Serve | Flags | ||
| Ships with Wings | Lt. David Grant | ||
| 1941 | Cottage to Let | Alan Trently | |
| Kipps | Ronnie Walshingham | ||
| Spring Meeting | Tony Fox-Collier | ||
| The Farmer's Wife | Richard Coaker | ||
| Mr. Proudfoot Shows a Light | Officer | ||
| 1940 | Sailors Don't Care | Dick | |
| Sailors Three | Johnny Wilding | ||
| Convoy | Dot | ||
| Tilly of Bloomsbury | Percy Welwyn | ||
| The Big Blockade | Captain | ||
| 1939 | There Ain't No Justice | Len Charteris | |
| 1936 | When Knights Were Bold | Uncredited Role | |
| Wedding Group | |||
| 1935 | Late Extra | ||
| 1933 | Heads We Go | ||
| Bitter Sweet | Uncredited Role | ||
| Channel Crossing | Passenger Boarding Ferry |
[edit] Television
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
| 1973 | Frankenstein: The True Story | Sir Richard Fanshawe | TV-Movie |
| 1968 | Mannix | Phillip Montford/Sir Arnold Salt | Episode: A View of Nowhere |
| 1966 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Major Tucker | Episode: The Fatal Mistake |
| The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. | Franz Joseph | Episode: The Lethal Eagle Affair | |
| 1963 | Burke's Law | Dr. Alex Steiner | Episode: Who Killed Sweet Betsy? |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | David Saunders | Episode: Last Seen Wearing Blue Jeans | |
| 1962 | Saints and Sinners | Sir Robert | Episode: A Night of Horns and Bells |
| 1958, 1959 | Playhouse 90 | Sir John Alexander Chris Hughes |
Episode: Verdict of Three Episode: Dark as the Night |
| 1959 | Lux Playhouse | Stephen MacIllroy | Episode: The Case of the Two Sisters |
| 1958 | Target | Episode: The Clean Kill | |
| Climax! | Lt. MacKenzie Barton | Episode: The Volcano Seat (1) Episode: The Volcano Seat (2) |
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| 1957 | The Joseph Cotton Show: On Trial | Colonel Blood | Episode: The Trial of Colonel Blood |
| 1955, 1956 | The 20th Century Fox Hour | Robert Marryot Captain Robert Wilton |
Episode: Cavalcade Stranger in the Night |
| 1956 | Screen Director's Playhouse | David Scott | Episode: The Carroll Formula |
[edit] External links
| Preceded by Nicky Hilton |
Husbands of Elizabeth Taylor |
Succeeded by Mike Todd |
