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George Hilsdon

Prolific and ubiquitous British background player George Hilsdon was born on April 25, 1907 in West Ham, London, England. Hilsdon first began appearing in films in often uncredited minor roles in the mid-1940's. A burly fellow with a gruff face and receding silver gray hair, George was frequently cast as policemen, news vendors, or security guards. Hilsdon died at age 75 on May 28, 1982 in Essex, England. Predeceased by his wife Ivy Lilian Benge, he was survived by two children.

Known For: Acting

Born: West Ham, London, England, UK, 1907-04-25

Died: 1982-05-28

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1945	The Agitator	Man Leaving Factory (uncredited)	60
2	1950	Odette		62
3	1950	The Wooden Horse	German Sentry (uncredited)	68
4	1951	High Treason		53
5	1952	The Gambler and the Lady	Tic Tac Man (uncredited)	52
6	1953	Rough Shoot	Police Constable (uncredited)	62
7	1953	Park Plaza 605	Russian Embassy Man (uncredited)	52
8	1953	Roadhouse Girl	Garage Attendant (uncredited)	49
9	1954	Forbidden Cargo	Police Driver (uncredited)	64
10	1954	The Gay Dog	Bookmaker	65
11	1955	The Ladykillers	Security Van Driver (uncredited)	73
12	1955	All for Mary	Airline Passenger	62
13	1956	Port of Escape	Man in Pub (uncredited)	54
14	1956	The Man Who Knew Too Much	Photographer at the Airport (uncredited)	75
15	1957	Kill Me Tomorrow		52
16	1957	Small Hotel	American Air Force Officer (uncredited)	65
17	1958	Innocent Sinners	Court Usher	70
18	1958	Nowhere to Go		67
19	1959	Strictly Confidential	Police Constable (uncredited)	45
20	1959	Alive and Kicking	Russian Trawlerman (uncredited)	69
21	1959	I'm All Right Jack	Reporter (uncredited)	67
22	1960	Jazz Boat	Market Trader	60
23	1960	Beat Girl	Strip Club patron (uncredited)	60
24	1960	There Was a Crooked Man	Mill Worker	61
25	1961	What a Whopper	Monster Maker (uncredited)	62
26	1961	Never Back Losers	Jack	50
27	1962	The Painted Smile	Police Officer at St. Pancras (uncredited)	56
28	1962	The Pirates of Blood River	Penal Colony Guard (uncredited)	62
29	1963	The Day of the Triffids	Man in Train Station (uncredited)	61
30	1963	The Informers	Ruskin's Henchman (uncredited)	68
31	1964	First Men in the Moon	Constable (uncredited)	63
32	1964	The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb	Reporter at Opening of Mummy Exhibition (uncredited)	55
33	1965	The Big Job	Member of Police Choir	67
34	1965	The Skull	Policeman	60
35	1965	The Alphabet Murders	Gaming Club Patron (uncredited)	57
36	1966	That Riviera Touch	Customs Officer (uncredited)	58
37	1967	The Dirty Dozen	Medical Officer at Hanging (uncredited)	76
38	1967	The Whisperers	Ticket Collector	64
39	1969	The Madwoman of Chaillot	Waiter	71
40	1970	Hoffman	Ticket Collector Kings Cross (uncredited)	72
41	1970	The Breaking of Bumbo	Tussauds Guard	20
42	1971	The Raging Moon	George	65
43	1971	10 Rillington Place		73
44	1971	The Fourth Victim	Policeman in Court (uncredited)	58
45	1971	The Abominable Dr. Phibes		69
46	1971	Dulcima	Blake	73
47	1972	Bless This House	Policeman Outside Magistrates Court (uncredited)	63
48	1972	The Ruling Class	Lord (uncredited)	64
49	1980	Sunday Lovers	Hotel receptionist (segment "An Englishman's Home") (as George Hillsden)	60
50	1981	An American Werewolf in London	News-vendor	74

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role
1	1959	The Edgar Wallace Mysteries	Prison Officer (uncredited)
2	1959	The Edgar Wallace Mysteries	Police Constable (uncredited)
3	1959	The Edgar Wallace Mysteries	Jack
4	1959	The Edgar Wallace Mysteries	Club Member (uncredited)
5	1959	The Edgar Wallace Mysteries	2nd Removal Man (uncredited)
6	1959	The Edgar Wallace Mysteries	Station Constable (uncredited)
7	1959	The Edgar Wallace Mysteries	Man in Street (uncredited)
8	1970	The Misfit	Taxi Driver