George Wiltshire Explained

George Wiltshire (also known as George Wilshire, born October 21, 1901 - died December 4, 1976) was an American character actor^[1] He appeared on stage, film, and television. He was perhaps best known for portraying Ed Smalls, the proprietor of famed Harlem nightclub Smalls Paradise, in the 1945 film It Happened in Harlem.

Filmography

• Keep Punching (1939) as Jack Hemingway
• It Happened in Harlem (1945) as Ed Smalls^[2]
• Caldonia (1945) as George, a creditor
• Midnight Menace (1946)
• Fight That Ghost (1946) as Lawyer Smith
• Hi De Ho (1947) as Boss Mason
• Killer Diller (1948) as Mortimer Dumdone
• Junction 88 (1948) as Rev. Juniper
• A French Peep Show (1950)^{[3] [4]}
• Sweet Love, Bitter (1967) as George Wilshire

TV series

• N.Y.P.D. (1968) as Mr Daggett (in "Which side are you on?")
• Grady (mini series, 1975) as Elroy Pitt (in "Be it ever so humble")
• Sanford and Son (two episodes in 1976) as Elroy Pitt

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jet. Johnson Publishing. Company. December 23, 1976. Johnson Publishing Company. Google Books.
2. Book: Pitts, Michael R.. Astor Pictures: A Filmography and History of the Reissue King, 1933-1965. April 19, 2019. McFarland. 9781476636283. Google Books.
3. Web site: Overview for George Wiltshire. Turner Classic Movies.
4. Web site: A French Peep Show (1950) - Full Credits - TCM.com. Turner Classic Movies.