Acting
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.
Titles
Theatre 625
1964
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
An American Werewolf in London
1981
The Dirty Dozen
1967
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1956
Hazell
1978
The Ladykillers
1955
Star Maidens
1976
The Misfit
1970
Shades of Greene
1975
First Men in the Moon
1964
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
1971
10 Rillington Place
1971
The Skull
1965
The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
1964
The Day of the Triffids
1963
I'm All Right Jack
1959
The Alphabet Murders
1965
The Ruling Class
1972
The Criminal
1960
Roadhouse Girl
1953
Carry On at Your Convenience
1971
The Madwoman of Chaillot
1969
Sunday Lovers
1980
The Pirates of Blood River
1962
Two-Way Stretch
1960
Carry On Dick
1974
Carry On Regardless
1961
Doctor in Distress
1963
The Breaking of Bumbo
1970
A Stitch in Time
1963
The Raging Moon
1971
Carry On Behind
1975
Nowhere to Go
1958
Beat Girl
1960
Carry On Jack
1964