Michael Charles Gauntlet Wilding (23 July 1912 â€" 8 July 1979) was an
English stage, television, and film actor. He is best known for a
series of films he made with Anna Neagle, for the two films he made
with Alfred Hitchcock and for being Elizabeth Taylor's second
husband.Born in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England, and educated at Christ's
Hospital, Wilding left home at age 17 and trained as a commercial
artist. He went to Europe when he was 20 and supported himself in
Europe by doing sketches. He wanted to get into designing sets for
films and approached a London film studio in 1933 looking for work.
They invited him to come to work as an extra.Wilding appeared as an
extra in British films such as Bitter Sweet (1933), Heads We Go
(1933), and Channel Crossing (1933). He caught the acting bug and
decided to make it a career. He reportedly appeared in an Austrian
film called Pastorale.
English stage, television, and film actor. He is best known for a
series of films he made with Anna Neagle, for the two films he made
with Alfred Hitchcock and for being Elizabeth Taylor's second
husband.Born in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England, and educated at Christ's
Hospital, Wilding left home at age 17 and trained as a commercial
artist. He went to Europe when he was 20 and supported himself in
Europe by doing sketches. He wanted to get into designing sets for
films and approached a London film studio in 1933 looking for work.
They invited him to come to work as an extra.Wilding appeared as an
extra in British films such as Bitter Sweet (1933), Heads We Go
(1933), and Channel Crossing (1933). He caught the acting bug and
decided to make it a career. He reportedly appeared in an Austrian
film called Pastorale.
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