George Hilsdon
Biography
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.
Filmography
The Misfit
1970 · 9.0
Shades of Greene
1975 · 8.5
The Dirty Dozen
1967 · 7.6
Innocent Sinners
1958 · 7.5
The Early Bird
1965 · 7.5
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1956 · 7.4
An American Werewolf in London
1981 · 7.4
10 Rillington Place
1971 · 7.3
The Madwoman of Chaillot
1969 · 7.3
A Stitch in Time
1963 · 7.3
Dulcima
1971 · 7.3
The Ladykillers
1955 · 7.3
Theatre 625
1964 · 7.2
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975 · 7.1
Alive and Kicking
1959 · 7.1
Hoffman
1970 · 7.0
The Gay Dog
1954 · 7.0
Small Hotel
1957 · 7.0
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
1971 · 6.9
Forbidden Cargo
1954 · 6.9
The Informers
1963 · 6.8
The Wooden Horse
1950 · 6.8
Two-Way Stretch
1960 · 6.7
Nowhere to Go
1958 · 6.7
The Big Job
1965 · 6.7
Rough Shoot
1953 · 6.7
All for Mary
1955 · 6.7
I'm All Right Jack
1959 · 6.6
There Was a Crooked Man
1960 · 6.6
Man of the Moment
1955 · 6.6
The Criminal
1960 · 6.5
The Raging Moon
1971 · 6.5
The Whisperers
1967 · 6.5
The Ruling Class
1972 · 6.4
Odette
1950 · 6.4
Bless This House
1972 · 6.4
Jazz Boat
1960 · 6.4
First Men in the Moon
1964 · 6.3
Doctor in Distress
1963 · 6.3
The Agitator
1945 · 6.3
Carry On at Your Convenience
1971 · 6.2
Carry On Regardless
1961 · 6.2
What a Whopper
1961 · 6.2
The Day of the Triffids
1963 · 6.1
The Pirates of Blood River
1962 · 6.1
Just My Luck
1957 · 6.1
The Skull
1965 · 6.0
The Fourth Victim
1971 · 6.0
That Riviera Touch
1966 · 6.0
Port of Escape
1956 · 6.0
Carry On Jack
1964 · 5.9
Beat Girl
1960 · 5.9
Press for Time
1966 · 5.9
Carry On Dick
1974 · 5.8
Sunday Lovers
1980 · 5.8
The Painted Smile
1962 · 5.8
The Alphabet Murders
1965 · 5.7
High Treason
1951 · 5.7
The Gambler and the Lady
1952 · 5.6
Girl Stroke Boy
1971 · 5.6
The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
1964 · 5.5
Carry On Behind
1975 · 5.5
Kill Me Tomorrow
1957 · 5.5
Strictly Confidential
1959 · 5.3
Hazell
1978 · 5.2
One Wild Oat
1951 · 5.2
Dad's Army
1971 · 5.0
Never Back Losers
1961 · 5.0
Roadhouse Girl
1953 · 4.9
Better Late Than Never
1983 · 4.8
The Breaking of Bumbo
1970 · 4.7
Park Plaza 605
1953 · 4.7
Trog
1970 · 4.6
Star Maidens
1976 · 4.2