John Welsh

John Welsh (7 November 1914 – 21 April 1985) was an Irish actor. Biography Welsh was born in Wexford. After an early stage career in Dublin, he moved into British film and television in the 1950s. His roles included James Forsyte in the 1967 BBC dramatisation of John Galsworthy's The Forsyte Saga and Sir Pitt Crawley in Thackeray's Vanity Fair, as well as the waiter, Merriman in The Duchess of Duke Street, Sgt. Cuff in The Moonstone and a brief scene as the barber in Brideshead Revisited. He also appeared in Hancock's Half Hour, The Brothers, Prince Regent, To Serve Them All My Days, 'The Frighteners' ('Bed and Breakfast' episode, 1972), and The Citadel, and played the assistant chief constable in the early series of Softly, Softly. Welsh also appeared in a number of different roles in Danger Man that included British diplomats and butlers. He died in London. Filmography The Accused (1953) - Mr. Tennant The Clue of the Missing Ape (1953) - Army Intelligence Officer (uncredited) An Inspector Calls (1954) - Shop Walker Diplomatic Passport (1954) - US Embassy Official (uncredited) The Divided Heart (1954) - Chief Marshall Isn't Life Wonderful! (1954) - Uncle James The Dark Avenger (1955) - Gurd Confession (1955) - Father Neil Track the Man Down (1955) - 'Smiling' Sam (uncredited) Lost (1956) - Police Scientist (uncredited) The Man in the Road (1956) - George White - the Gamekeeper The Man Who Never Was (1956) - Bank Manager (uncredited) Women Without Men (1956) - Prison Chaplain The Long Arm (1956) - House Agent at Shepperton The Counterfeit Plan (1957) - Police Insp. Grant The Secret Place (1957) - Mr. Christian (uncredited) Brothers in Law (1957) - Mr. Justice Fanshawe The Long Haul (1957) - Doctor Man in the Shadow (1957) - Inspector Hunt Lucky Jim (1957) - The Principal The Surgeon's Knife (1957) - Insp. Austen The Birthday Present (1957) - Chief Customs Officer The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1958) - George Fraser (uncredited) The Safecracker (1958) - Inspector Owing Dunkirk (1958) - Staff Colonel Indiscreet (1958) - Passport Official (uncredited) The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958) - Bergman Next to No Time (1958) - Steve, Bar Steward She Didn't Say No! (1958) - Inspector Behind the Mask (1958) - Colonel Langley Nowhere to Go (1958) - Second Mr. Dodds (uncredited) Room at the Top (1959) - Mayor (uncredited) Operation Bullshine (1959) - Brigadier Bobbikins (1959) - Admiral The Rough and the Smooth (1959) - Dr.