Thorley Walters
Overview
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.
Frankenstein Created Woman
Average rating: 6.4
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Average rating: 6.7
Murder She Said
Average rating: 7.3
Suspect
Average rating: 6.6
Vampire Circus
Average rating: 5.8
The Wrong Box
Average rating: 6.5
The Family Way
Average rating: 6.6
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
Average rating: 6.4
The Little Drummer Girl
Average rating: 5.5
Trog
Average rating: 4.4
The Phantom of the Opera
Average rating: 6.4
The Earth Dies Screaming
Average rating: 6.2
The People That Time Forgot
Average rating: 5.4
Twisted Nerve
Average rating: 6.8
Ring of Spies
Average rating: 6.9
Play for Today
Average rating: 5.9
The Wednesday Play
Average rating: 4.5
Crown Court
Average rating: 5
BBC Television Shakespeare
Average rating: 5.2
Tales of the Unexpected
Average rating: 6.7
Minder
Average rating: 6.7
The Persuaders!
Average rating: 7.6
The Duchess of Duke Street
Average rating: 7.9
Raffles
Average rating: 8
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Average rating: 7.6
The Adventures of Don Quick
Average rating: 5
Life of Shakespeare
Average rating: 0
The Lotus Eaters
Average rating: 5
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Average rating: 8.8Images See all
Acting history
| Year | Media type | Title | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Movie | A Murder of Quality | Bishop Harry |
| 1990 | Movie | He's Asking For Me | Uncle Harold |
| 1988 | Movie | Onassis: The Richest Man in the World | Winston Churchill |
| 1988 | Movie | The Dunroamin' Rising | Mr Finister |
| 1987 | Movie | Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood | Ludwig (archive footage) |
| 1986 | Tv Show | Paradise Postponed | - |
| 1985 | Tv Show | Bulman | - |
| 1985 | Movie | In the Secret State | Johnny Davenport |
| 1984 | Movie | The Little Drummer Girl | Ned Quilley |
| 1983 | Movie | The Sign of Four | Major John Sholto |
| 1982 | Movie | Spider's Web | Hugo Birch |
| 1982 | Movie | Soft Targets | Old Wedding Guest |
| 1980 | Movie | A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special | Colonel Bloodstock |
| 1980 | Movie | The Wildcats of St. Trinian's | Hugo Culpepper Brown |
| 1979 | Movie | Henry V | Charles the Sixth, King of France |
| 1979 | Tv Show | Minder | Magistrate |
| 1979 | Tv Show | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | - |
| 1979 | Tv Show | Tales of the Unexpected | Harry Gold |
| 1979 | Tv Show | Worzel Gummidge | Colonel Bloodstock |
| 1978 | Tv Show | BBC Television Shakespeare | - |
| 1978 | Tv Show | Life of Shakespeare | Mr. Justice Fleminge |
| 1978 | Tv Show | Strangers | - |
| 1977 | Tv Show | Treasure Island | - |
| 1977 | Movie | The People That Time Forgot | Norfolk |
| 1977 | Tv Show | Raffles | - |
| 1977 | Movie | Silver Blaze | Dr. Watson |
| 1976 | Movie | James and the Giant Peach | Grasshopper |
| 1976 | Movie | Beasts: The Dummy | Sir Ramsey |
| 1976 | Tv Show | Beasts | Sir Ramsey |
| 1976 | Tv Show | The Duchess of Duke Street | - |
| 1975 | Movie | The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother | Dr. Watson |
| 1975 | Movie | Goodbye | Chalcott-Bentinck |
| 1975 | Movie | The Apple Cart | Home Secretary |
| 1974 | Tv Show | Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill | - |
| 1974 | Movie | Soft Beds, Hard Battles | General Erhardt |
| 1973 | Movie | Ring Once for Death | Dr. Ledworth |
| 1973 | Tv Show | Thriller | Dr. Ledworth |
| 1972 | Tv Show | The Edwardians | - |
| 1972 | Tv Show | The Edwardians | King Edward VII |
| 1972 | Tv Show | Crown Court | - |
| 1972 | Movie | Vampire Circus | Burgermeister |
| 1972 | Tv Show | The Lotus Eaters | - |
| 1971 | Tv Show | The Persuaders! | John Hatton |
| 1971 | Tv Show | Cousin Bette | Baron Hector Hulot |
| 1971 | Movie | Mr. Forbush and the Penguins | Mr. Forbush Sr. |
| 1970 | Movie | There's a Girl in My Soup | Manager of Carlton Hotel |
| 1970 | Movie | Bartleby | The Colleague |
| 1970 | Tv Show | The Adventures of Don Quick | - |
| 1970 | Movie | Trog | Magistrate |
| 1970 | Tv Show | Play for Today | Old Wedding Guest |
| 1970 | Movie | The Man Who Haunted Himself | Frank Bellamy |
| 1969 | Tv Show | Cribbins | - |
| 1969 | Movie | Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed | Insp. Fritsch |
| 1969 | Movie | The Last Shot You Hear | Gen. Jowett |
| 1969 | Movie | Crooks and Coronets | Hubbard |
| 1969 | Movie | Oh! What a Lovely War | Staff Officer |
| 1969 | Movie | The Best House in London | Doctor Watson |
| 1968 | Movie | Twisted Nerve | Sir John Forrester |
| 1968 | Movie | On the Eve of Publication | Holland |
| 1968 | Tv Show | Ooh La La! | The Prince |
| 1967 | Tv Show | Misleading Cases | Sir Joshua Hoot |
| 1967 | Movie | Frankenstein Created Woman | Dr. Hertz |
| 1966 | Movie | The Family Way | Vicar |
| 1966 | Movie | The Wrong Box | Patience |
| 1966 | Movie | The Psychopath | Martin Roth |
| 1966 | Movie | Dracula: Prince of Darkness | Ludwig |
| 1965 | Movie | Rotten to the Core | Chief Constable Preston |
| 1965 | Movie | Joey Boy | Col. Grant |
| 1964 | Movie | The Earth Dies Screaming | Edgar Otis |
| 1964 | Tv Show | The Wednesday Play | Holland |
| 1964 | Movie | Ring of Spies | Cmdr. Winters |
| 1963 | Movie | Heavens Above! | Tranquilax Executive |
| 1962 | Movie | Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace | Dr. Watson |
| 1962 | Movie | The Phantom of the Opera | Lattimer |
| 1961 | Movie | Petticoat Pirates | Captain Jerome Robertson |
| 1961 | Movie | Murder She Said | Cedric Ackenthorpe |
| 1961 | Movie | Invasion Quartet | - |
| 1960 | Movie | The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's | Butters |
| 1960 | Movie | Two Way Stretch | Col. Parkright |
| 1960 | Movie | Suspect | Special Agent Prince |
| 1960 | Movie | A French Mistress | Colonel Edmonds |
| 1959 | Movie | Carlton-Browne of the F.O. | Colonel Bellingham |
| 1959 | Movie | Don't Panic Chaps! | - |
| 1958 | Movie | Happy Is the Bride | Jim |
| 1958 | Movie | A Lady Mislaid | Mr. Smith |
| 1957 | Movie | Blue Murder at St. Trinian's | Major Whitehart |
| 1957 | Movie | The Birthday Present | Photographer |
| 1957 | Movie | The Truth About Women | Trevor Eaton |
| 1957 | Movie | Second Fiddle | Charles |
| 1957 | Movie | The Passionate Stranger | Jimmy |
| 1956 | Tv Show | Armchair Theatre | Professor Mortimer |
| 1956 | Movie | Who Done It? | Raymond Courtney |
| 1956 | Movie | Private's Progress | Captain Bootle |
| 1956 | Movie | You Can't Escape | Chadwick |
| 1955 | Movie | Josephine and Men | Salesman |
| 1951 | Tv Show | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Stanley Baldwin |
| 1947 | Movie | Captain Boycott | Army Officer (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Movie | Waltz Time | Stefan Ravenne |
| 1944 | Movie | Medal for the General | Andrew |
| 1940 | Movie | It Happened to One Man | Ronnie |
| 1939 | Movie | The Kindled Flame | Cleon |
| 1939 | Movie | Design for Murder | Huey Frazer |
| 1938 | Movie | Life of St. Paul | Unidentified role |
| 1935 | Movie | The Love Test | Chemist |
| 1935 | Movie | Once in a New Moon | Beamish |
Producing history
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