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person_profile-Thorley Walters

Thorley Walters Died at age: 78

Actor | Producer

Date of Birth:

May 12, 1913

Country of birth:

UK

Died:

Jul 06, 1991

Biography of

Thorley Walters

    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.

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Filmography of

Thorley Walters

Found 74 Movies in total

A Murder of Quality

Bishop Harry ( Actor )

... 1991

Onassis: The Richest Man in the World

Winston Churchill ( Actor )

... 1988

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

(archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1987

In the Secret State

Johnny Davenport ( Actor )

... 1985

The Little Drummer Girl

Ned Quilley ( Actor )

... 1984

The Sign of Four

Major John Sholto ( Actor )

... 1983

Spider's Web

Hugo Birch ( Actor )

... 1982

Soft Targets

Old Wedding Guest ( Actor )

... 1982

The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

Hugo Culpepper Brown ( Actor )

... 1980

Henry V

Charles the Sixth, King of France ( Actor )

... 1979

... 1977

James and the Giant Peach

Grasshopper ( Actor )

... 1976

Beasts: The Dummy

Sir Ramsey ( Actor )

... 1976

Goodbye

Chalcott-Bentinck ( Actor )

... 1975

Soft Beds, Hard Battles

General Erhardt ( Actor )

... 1974

Ring Once for Death

Dr. Ledworth ( Actor )

... 1973

Young Winston

Major Finn ( Actor )

... 1972

Vampire Circus

Burgermeister ( Actor )

... 1972

Mr. Forbush and the Penguins

Mr. Forbush Sr. ( Actor )

... 1971

There's a Girl in My Soup

Manager of Carlton Hotel ( Actor )

... 1970

Bartleby

The Colleague ( Actor )

... 1970

Trog

Magistrate ( Actor )

... 1970

The Man Who Haunted Himself

Frank Bellamy ( Actor )

... 1970

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

Insp. Fritsch ( Actor )

... 1969

The Last Shot You Hear

Gen. Jowett ( Actor )

... 1969

Crooks and Coronets

Hubbard ( Actor )

... 1969

Oh! What a Lovely War

Staff Officer ( Actor )

... 1969

The Best House in London

Doctor Watson ( Actor )

... 1969

Twisted Nerve

Sir John Forrester ( Actor )

... 1968

On the Eve of Publication

Holland ( Actor )

... 1968

Frankenstein Created Woman

Dr. Hertz ( Actor )

... 1967

The Family Way

Vicar ( Actor )

... 1966

The Wrong Box

Patience ( Actor )

... 1966

The Psychopath

Martin Roth ( Actor )

... 1966

... 1966

Rotten to the Core

Chief Constable Preston ( Actor )

... 1965

Joey Boy

Col. Grant ( Actor )

... 1965

The Earth Dies Screaming

Edgar Otis ( Actor )

... 1964

Ring of Spies

Cmdr. Winters ( Actor )

... 1964

A Home of Your Own

Estate agent ( Actor )

... 1964

Heavens Above!

Tranquilax Executive ( Actor )

... 1963

... 1962

The Phantom of the Opera

Lattimer ( Actor )

... 1962

Petticoat Pirates

Captain Jerome Robertson ( Actor )

... 1961

Murder She Said

Cedric Ackenthorpe ( Actor )

... 1961

... 1961

... 1960

Two Way Stretch

Col. Parkright ( Actor )

... 1960

Suspect

Special Agent Prince ( Actor )

... 1960

A French Mistress

Colonel Edmonds ( Actor )

... 1960

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

Colonel Bellingham ( Actor )

... 1959

... 1959

Happy Is the Bride

Jim ( Actor )

... 1958

A Lady Mislaid

Mr. Smith ( Actor )

... 1958

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's

Major Whitehart ( Actor )

... 1957

The Birthday Present

Photographer ( Actor )

... 1957

The Truth About Women

Trevor Eaton ( Actor )

... 1957

Second Fiddle

Charles ( Actor )

... 1957

... 1957

The Baby and the Battleship

Lt. Setley ( Actor )

... 1956

Who Done It?

Raymond Courtney ( Actor )

... 1956

Private's Progress

Captain Bootle ( Actor )

... 1956

You Can't Escape

Chadwick ( Actor )

... 1956

Josephine and Men

Salesman ( Actor )

... 1955

Captain Boycott

Army Officer (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1947

Waltz Time

Stefan Ravenne ( Actor )

... 1945

They Were Sisters

Channing ( Actor )

... 1945

Medal for the General

Andrew ( Actor )

... 1944

Design for Murder

Huey Frazer ( Actor )

... 1939

Life of St. Paul

Unidentified role ( Actor )

... 1938

The Love Test

Chemist ( Actor )

... 1935

Once in a New Moon

Beamish ( Actor )

... 1935