Wensley Pithey

Wensley Pithey
Born	21 June 1914 Cape Town, South Africa
Died	10 November 1993 (aged 79) London, England, UK

Wensley Pithey (21 June 1914 – 10 November 1993) was a South African-born character actor who had a long stage and film career in England.

Pithey was born in Cape Town, South Africa. A graduate of the University of Cape Town where he studied music and drama, he travelled to Britain in 1947. He appeared in various Shakespearean roles in his long career (memorably as Sir Toby Belch) as well as appearing in Eugene O'Neill's Anna Christie. He also directed and produced plays in the West End and appeared in a range of roles on television including the 1976 drama Edward and Mrs Simpson (as Winston Churchill) as well as Special Branch and Poldark. His British television appearances included Danger Man (1961) among others.

Filmography

• The Mark of Cain (1947)
• London Belongs to Me (1948)
• Your Witness (1950)
• Brandy for the Parson (1952)
• Father's Doing Fine (1952)
• The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)
• The Men of Sherwood Forest (1954)
• You Can't Escape (1956)
• Tiger in the Smoke (1956)
• Doctor at Large (1957)
• Kill Me Tomorrow (1957)
• Hell Drivers (1957)
• The Long Haul (1957)
• Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957)
• Serious Charge (1959)
• Snowball (1960)
• Make Mine Mink (1960)
• Persuasion (1960)
• The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's (1960)
• The Barber of Stamford Hill (1962)
• The Boys (1962)
• The Knack ...and How to Get It (1965)
• Oliver! (1968)
• Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
• One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975)
• Red Monarch (1983)
• White Mischief (1987)
• American Friends (1991)

External links

• Obituary in The Independent
• Wensley Pithey at the Internet Movie Database