1913-05-12 Teigngrace, Devon, England, UK
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Thorley Swinstead Walters (born 12 May 1913, Teigngrace, Devon – 6 July 1991, London) was an English character actor. He is probably best remembered for his comedy film roles such as in Two-Way Stretch and Carlton-Browne of the FO. He also appeared in the acclaimed TV drama Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Walters played Sherlock Holmes sidekick Doctor Watson in four unrelated films: Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (1962), The Best House in London (1969), The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975), and Silver Blaze (1977). He featured in three of the St Trinian's movies, starting as an army major in Blue Murder at St Trinian's. He later appeared as Butters, assistant to Education Ministry senior civil servant Culpepper-Brown (Eric Barker) in The Pure Hell of St Trinian's and played the part of Culpepper-Brown in The Wildcats of St Trinian's. In the 1960s he also appeared in several Hammer horror films, including The Phantom of the Opera (1962), Dracula, Prince of Darkness (1966), Frankenstein Created Woman (1967) and Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969). In the DVD commentary to The Man Who Haunted Himself, Roger Moore mentioned that co-star Walters lived in Dolphin Square, the prestigious apartment block in Pimlico, London in which some scenes of the film were shot. Thorley and Richard Hope-Hawkins visited the ailing Terry-Thomas in Barnes, London in 1989. Walters had starred with Terry in the Boulting Brother's film Carlton-Browne of the F.O., and was shocked at his appearance (he was ill with Parkinson's Disease). That visit resulted in the "Terry-Thomas Gala" held in the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in the same year which raised funds to help Terry live the rest of his life in comfort. Hope-Hawkins was with Walters and actress Siobhan Redmond, when he died in a London nursing home. Actor Ian Bannen gave the main address at his funeral held at Golders Green. Description above from the Wikipedia article Thorley Walters, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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A Murder of Quality | Bishop Harry | 1991-10-04 |
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He's Asking For Me | Uncle Harold | 1990-02-18 |
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The Dunroamin' Rising | Mr Finister | 1988-02-19 |
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Onassis: The Richest Man in the World | Winston Churchill | 1988-05-01 |
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Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood | Ludwig (archive footage) | 1987-01-01 |
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In the Secret State | Johnny Davenport | 1985-03-10 |
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The Little Drummer Girl | Ned Quilley | 1984-10-19 |
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The Sign of Four | Major John Sholto | 1983-12-06 |
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Soft Targets | Old Wedding Guest | 1982-10-19 |
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Spider's Web | Hugo Birch | 1982-12-26 |
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A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special | Colonel Bloodstock | 1980-12-27 |
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The Wildcats of St. Trinian's | Hugo Culpepper Brown | 1980-09-10 |
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Henry V | Charles the Sixth, King of France | 1979-12-23 |
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Silver Blaze | Dr. Watson | 1977-01-20 |
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The People That Time Forgot | Norfolk | 1977-07-06 |
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James and the Giant Peach | Grasshopper | 1976-12-28 |
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Beasts: The Dummy | Sir Ramsey | 1976-11-20 |
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The Apple Cart | Home Secretary | 1975-01-19 |
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Goodbye | Chalcott-Bentinck | 1975-03-06 |
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The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother | Dr. Watson | 1975-12-14 |
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Soft Beds, Hard Battles | General Erhardt | 1974-01-24 |
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Ring Once for Death | Dr. Ledworth | 1973-12-06 |
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Vampire Circus | Burgermeister | 1972-04-30 |
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Mr. Forbush and the Penguins | Mr. Forbush Sr. | 1971-07-29 |
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Bartleby | The Colleague | 1970-10-30 |
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The Man Who Haunted Himself | Frank Bellamy | 1970-09-17 |
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Trog | Magistrate | 1970-10-24 |
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There's a Girl in My Soup | Manager of Carlton Hotel | 1970-12-15 |
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Crooks and Coronets | Hubbard | 1969-04-02 |
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The Best House in London | Doctor Watson | 1969-01-01 |
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Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed | Insp. Fritsch | 1969-05-22 |
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Oh! What a Lovely War | Staff Officer | 1969-03-10 |
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The Last Shot You Hear | Gen. Jowett | 1969-05-14 |
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On the Eve of Publication | Holland | 1968-11-27 |
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Twisted Nerve | Sir John Forrester | 1968-12-20 |
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Frankenstein Created Woman | Dr. Hertz | 1967-03-15 |
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The Family Way | Vicar | 1966-12-18 |
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The Psychopath | Martin Roth | 1966-02-04 |
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Dracula: Prince of Darkness | Ludwig | 1966-01-09 |
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The Wrong Box | Patience | 1966-06-19 |
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Rotten to the Core | Chief Constable Preston | 1965-07-14 |
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Joey Boy | Col. Grant | 1965-01-01 |
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Ring of Spies | Cmdr. Winters | 1964-03-23 |
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The Earth Dies Screaming | Edgar Otis | 1964-10-14 |
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Heavens Above! | Tranquilax Executive | 1963-05-20 |
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Sherlock Holmes und das Halsband des Todes | Dr. Watson | 1962-11-30 |
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The Phantom of the Opera | Lattimer | 1962-06-25 |
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Invasion Quartet | 1961-09-01 | |
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Murder She Said | Cedric Ackenthorpe | 1961-09-26 |
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Petticoat Pirates | Captain Jerome Robertson | 1961-11-01 |
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Two Way Stretch | Col. Parkright | 1960-12-20 |
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A French Mistress | Colonel Edmonds | 1960-08-25 |
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Suspect | Special Agent Prince | 1960-11-15 |
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The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's | Butters | 1960-12-22 |
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Don't Panic Chaps! | 1959-01-01 | |
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Carlton-Browne of the F.O. | Colonel Bellingham | 1959-03-10 |
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A Lady Mislaid | Mr. Smith | 1958-01-01 |
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Happy Is the Bride | Jim | 1958-03-04 |
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The Passionate Stranger | Jimmy | 1957-03-04 |
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Blue Murder at St. Trinian's | Major Whitehart | 1957-12-01 |
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The Birthday Present | Photographer | 1957-10-31 |
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The Truth About Women | Trevor Eaton | 1957-10-01 |
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Second Fiddle | Charles | 1957-06-10 |
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Private's Progress | Captain Bootle | 1956-02-17 |
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Who Done It? | Raymond Courtney | 1956-03-20 |
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You Can't Escape | Chadwick | 1956-01-01 |
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Josephine and Men | Salesman | 1955-11-09 |
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Captain Boycott | Army Officer (uncredited) | 1947-08-26 |
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Waltz Time | Stefan Ravenne | 1945-08-13 |
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Medal for the General | Andrew | 1944-11-06 |
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It Happened to One Man | Ronnie | 1940-10-12 |
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Trunk Crime | Huey Frazer | 1939-03-27 |
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Life of St. Paul | Unidentified role | 1938-09-30 |
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The Love Test | Chemist | 1935-06-30 |
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Once in a New Moon | Beamish | 1935-01-01 |
