Brian Wilde was born on June 13, 1927 in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England as Brian George Wilde. He was an actor, known for Last of the Summer Wine (1973), Doing Time (1979) and Porridge (1974). He was married to Eva Stuart. He died on March 20, 2008 in Ware, Hertfordshire, England.
Brian Wilde
Movies
Darling
Young, attractive and vivacious, model Diana Scott (Julie Christie) is firmly decided to become rich and famous as well. To succeed, she does not hesitate to take bold steps. After a while, she literally strikes gold: she meets Robert Gold (Sir Dirk Bogarde), a well-known television journalist, who not only…
Fun Facts
Father of film editor Andrew Wilde.
Keen follower of cricket, especially as played locally, on village greens.
He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA).
He suffered a fall about seven weeks before his death, and did not recover.
Grew up in Hertfordshire and attended Richard Hale School.
Best known for his socially aspiring middle-class comedy characters, and for his ability to perfectly deliver convoluted dialogue. As such, chiefly remembered as 'Foggy' Dewhurst in Roy Clarke's Last of the Summer Wine (1973) and as the guileless prison officer Mr. Barrowclough in Porridge (1974), forever at the whim of Ronnie Barker's inmate Fletcher.