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John Salew

Highest Rated: 100% Curse of the Demon (1957)

Lowest Rated: 80% Wanted for Murder (1946)

Birthday: Not Available

Birthplace: Portsmouth, England, UK

John Salew was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Salew's earliest roles were in film, including "Millions Like Us" (1943), the Lilli Palmer romance "Beware of Pity" (1946) and the Googie Withers drama "It Always Rains on Sunday" (1949). He also appeared in "Kind Hearts and Coronets" (1949) with Dennis Price. He continued to act in productions like the Alec Guinness comedy "The Lavender Hill Mob" (1952), "Black Glove" (1954) and the adventure "Duel in the Jungle" (1954) with Dana Andrews. Film continued to be his passion as he played roles in "Father Brown" (1954), "Curse of the Demon" (1958) with Dana Andrews and the Melina Mercouri dramatic adaptation "The Gypsy and the Gentleman" (1958). He also appeared in the crime adaptation "Tread Softly Stranger" (1958) with Diana Dors. Salew more recently acted in "Alive and Kicking" (1964).

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Highest rated movies

100% 85% Curse of the Demon
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100% 86% The Lavender Hill Mob
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80% 60% Wanted for Murder
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Sailors Don't Care
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Neutral Port
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The Black Glove
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Candles at Nine
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No Way Back
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Noose
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The Good Companions
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Filmography

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Three on a Spree Mr. Monkton (Character) - 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Shakedown Arnold (Character) - 1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet Alive and Kicking Solicitor (Character) - 1959
100% 85% Curse of the Demon Librarian (Character) - 1957
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Good Companions Unknown (Character) - 1957
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rogue's Yarn Sam Youles (Character) - 1956
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Black Glove Maxie Margulies (Character) - 1953
No Score Yet 73% Three Cases of Murder Rooke (Character) - 1953
100% 86% The Lavender Hill Mob Parkin (Character) $15.4K 1951
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Night Was Our Friend Mr. Lloyd (Character) - 1951
No Score Yet No Score Yet Green Grow the Rushes Herbert Finch (Character) - 1951
No Score Yet No Score Yet No Way Back Sammy Linkman (Character) - 1949
No Score Yet No Score Yet Noose Greasy Anderson (Character) - 1948
No Score Yet 43% Counterblast Padre Latham (Character) - 1948
No Score Yet No Score Yet Brass Monkey Captain (Character) - 1948
No Score Yet 20% Dulcimer Street Mr. Barks (Character) - 1948
80% 60% Wanted for Murder Det. Walters (Character) - 1946
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Girl in a Million Jenkins (Character) - 1946
No Score Yet No Score Yet Beware of Pity Col. Franz Bubencic (Character) - 1946
No Score Yet No Score Yet Candles at Nine Griggs (Character) - 1944
No Score Yet No Score Yet Time Flies Unknown (Character) - 1944
No Score Yet 68% Millions Like Us Doctor Gill (Character) - 1943
No Score Yet No Score Yet Suspected Person Jones (Character) - 1943
No Score Yet No Score Yet Back-Room Boy Steve Mason (Character) - 1942
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mail Train Mr. Tomboy (Character) - 1941
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Chinese Bungalow Mr. Lum (Character) - 1940
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sailors Don't Care Unknown (Character) - 1940
No Score Yet No Score Yet Neutral Port Unknown (Character) - 1940

TV

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Maigret Dr Paul (Character) 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Buccaneers Unknown (Guest Star) 1957
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rheingold Theatre Gresham (Character) 1953 1956