Michael Wilding
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- born: 23/Jul/1912 (Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK)
- died: 08/Jul/1979 (London, England, UK) - aftermath of falling
Biography
Michael Wilding was an English actor.
Born in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, Wilding was a successful commercial artist when he joined the art department of a London movie studio in 1933. He soon embarked on an acting career.
He appeared in numerous British motion pictures, often opposite Anna Neagle, but had a less productive career in Hollywood. Some of his most memorable screen performances are in "Sailors Three" (1940), In Which We Serve (1942), "Piccadilly Incident" (1946), "Spring in Park Lane" (1948), Hitchcock's "Stage Fright" (1950) and "The World of Suzie Wong" (1960).
Wilding had four wives, Kay Young (1937-1951), actress Elizabeth Taylor (1952-1957), Susan Neill (1958-1962), and actress Margaret Leighton (1964-).
He and Taylor had two sons, Michael Howard Wilding and Christopher Edward Wilding.
In the 1960s, he was forced to cut back on his movie appearances due to illness. His last appearance was in an uncredited, non-speaking cameo in "Lady Caroline Lamb" (1972), which co-starred his last wife, Margaret Leighton.
Michael Wilding died at age 66 in Chichester, West Sussex, due to head injuries suffered from a fall down a flight of stairs during an epileptic seizure. His body was cremated and the ashes were scattered.
Filmography
With Hitchcock...
- Under Capricorn (1949) - cast: Hon. Charles Adare
- Stage Fright (1950) - cast: Det. Insp. Wilfred 'Ordinary' Smith
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - Last Seen Wearing Blue Jeans (19/Apr/1963) - cast: David Saunders
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