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Torin Thatcher
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Torin Thatcher
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1905-01-15,Bombay, British India, India
Gender
Male
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Torin Thatcher (15 January 1905 - 4 March 1981) was an English actor born in Bombay, British India, India), to English parents. He was an imposing, powerfully built figure noted for his flashy portrayals of screen villains. He was educated in England at Bedford School and at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He worked as a schoolmaster before first appearing on the London stage in 1927 and then entering British films in 1934. He appeared in the 1937 Old Vic stage production of Hamlet, in which Laurence Olivier made his first appearance in the title role, opposite Vivien Leigh as Ophelia. During the Second World War, he served with the Royal Artillery and was demobilized with the rank of lieutenant colonel. Thatcher appeared in classic British films of the late 1930s and 1940s, including Major Barbara (1941) and Great Expectations (1946), in which he played Bentley Drummle. He moved to Hollywood in the 1950s. He was constantly in demand, invariably lending his looming figure and baleful countenance to sinister or stern roles in popular costume thrillers such as The Crimson Pirate (1952), Blackbeard the Pirate (1952), The Robe (1953) (as the disapproving father of Richard Burton's character), The Black Shield of Falworth (1954), Helen of Troy (1956), Darby's Rangers (1958), and The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958). He also appeared in the Marlon Brando and Trevor Howard 1962 remake of Mutiny on the Bounty. He returned to the stage quite frequently, notably on Broadway, in such esteemed productions as Edward, My Son (1948), That Lady (1949) and Billy Budd (1951). In 1959, he portrayed Captain Keller in the award-winning play The Miracle Worker with Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke. All of these plays were filmed, but Thatcher did not appear in the movie versions. Also a steady fixture on television, he appeared in such made-for-TV films as adaptations of A. J. Cronin's Beyond This Place (1957) and The Citadel (1960),Bonanza(1961), and Brenda Starr (1976). He also played the title role in a Philco Television Playhouse version of Othello and acted in a CBS production of Beyond This Place (1957). Thatcher died of cancer on March 4, 1981, in Thousand Oaks, California, in the Los Angeles area.

Filmography

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

6.75

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1968-01-07

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

5.945

The Snows of Kilimanjaro
1952-09-17

The Fallen Idol

7.2

The Fallen Idol
1948-09-30

The Crimson Pirate

7.041

The Crimson Pirate
1952-09-27

The Black Shield of Falworth

6.29

The Black Shield of Falworth
1954-09-02

7

The Citadel
1960-02-19

Jack the Giant Killer

6.5

Jack the Giant Killer
1962-05-18

Decision at Midnight

7.5

Decision at Midnight
1963-12-12

I See a Dark Stranger

6.5

I See a Dark Stranger
1946-07-04

The Desert Rats

6.3

The Desert Rats
1953-03-26

6.9

The Robe
1953-09-16

6.325

Helen of Troy
1956-01-26

Witness for the Prosecution

8.204

Witness for the Prosecution
1957-12-17

6.281

Band of Angels
1957-08-03

6.563

Houdini
1953-07-02

Affair in Trinidad

6.333

Affair in Trinidad
1952-07-29

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad

6.923

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
1958-12-05

7

Red Wagon
1933-12-06

Darby's Rangers

6.5

Darby's Rangers
1958-02-12

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

6.022

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
1955-08-18

6.8

The Man Within
1947-05-19

6.7

Knock on Wood
1954-04-06

Bonnie Prince Charlie

5.5

Bonnie Prince Charlie
1948-10-26

6.4

The Sandpiper
1965-06-23

Blackbeard, the Pirate

5.9

Blackbeard, the Pirate
1952-12-24

Lady Godiva of Coventry

5.5

Lady Godiva of Coventry
1955-11-02

6.5

Now Barabbas
1949-05-24

6

Istanbul
1957-01-23

Night Train to Munich

7.255

Night Train to Munich
1940-08-31

6

Diane
1956-01-12

5.208

Bengal Brigade
1954-11-06

When The Bough Breaks

6.8

When The Bough Breaks
1947-11-19

5.667

Hell of Borneo
1964-01-01

5.545

Jassy
1947-08-13

7

The Canadians
1961-03-11

The King's Pirate

7

The King's Pirate
1967-07-20

The Captive Heart

6.365

The Captive Heart
1946-04-29

The End of the River

6.333

The End of the River
1947-12-01

The Spy in Black

6.452

The Spy in Black
1939-08-03

Let George Do It!

6.179

Let George Do It!
1940-07-12

7

Saloon Bar
1940-11-02

The Case of the Frightened Lady

6.75

The Case of the Frightened Lady
1940-09-28

7.1

Contraband
1940-05-11

Old Mother Riley, MP

6.333

Old Mother Riley, MP
1939-08-15

6.885

Saboteur
1942-04-22

7.125

Climbing High
1938-10-31

The Next of Kin

5.444

The Next of Kin
1942-06-15

Drake of England

6.8

Drake of England
1935-05-16

The Kindled Flame

0

The Kindled Flame
1939-08-29

The Common Round

0

The Common Round
1936-03-12

Drums of Africa

3.5

Drums of Africa
1963-05-15

6.063

Gasbags
1941-02-01

6.854

Major Barbara
1941-05-14

Great Expectations

7.3

Great Expectations
1946-12-26

Crime Over London

7

Crime Over London
1936-10-21

The Lion Has Wings

6.429

The Lion Has Wings
1939-11-03

Young and Innocent

6.6

Young and Innocent
1937-02-17

6.311

Hawaii
1966-10-10

6.7

The Black Rose
1950-09-01

6.71

Sabotage
1937-01-08

The Man Who Could Work Miracles

5.9

The Man Who Could Work Miracles
1936-07-23

Mutiny on the Bounty

7.058

Mutiny on the Bounty
1962-11-08

The Holy Terror

7

The Holy Terror
1965-04-07

The Deadly Riddle

0

The Deadly Riddle
1956-05-22

Law and Disorder

6.333

Law and Disorder
1940-07-06

7

So Soon to Die
1957-01-17

The Sweet and the Bitter

7

The Sweet and the Bitter
1967-06-23

The Time Tunnel

7.591

The Time Tunnel
1966-09-09

7.999

Star Trek
1966-09-08

The Great Adventure

10

The Great Adventure
1963-09-27

Land of the Giants

6.798

Land of the Giants
1968-09-22

7.157

Lost in Space
1965-09-15

7.706

Perry Mason
1957-09-21

6.679

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

Mission: Impossible

7.554

Mission: Impossible
1966-09-17

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.75

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951-12-24

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

7.03

Daniel Boone
1964-09-24

The Millionaire

5.75

The Millionaire
1955-01-19

6.675

Thriller
1960-09-13

7.1

Search
1972-09-13

6.56

Peter Gunn
1958-09-22

One Step Beyond

5.667

One Step Beyond
1959-01-20

3.833

Climax!
1954-10-07

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

5.875

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963-10-04

7.222

Petrocelli
1974-09-11

Adventures in Paradise

6.143

Adventures in Paradise
1959-10-05

The 20th Century Fox Hour

6

The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955-10-05

Profiles in Courage

7.5

Profiles in Courage
1964-11-08

The Philco Television Playhouse

6.625

The Philco Television Playhouse
1948-10-03

The Guns of Will Sonnett

6.333

The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967-09-08

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956-10-05

6.5

Telephone Time
1956-04-08

Profiles in Courage

7.5

Profiles in Courage
1964-11-08

7.03

Daniel Boone
1964-09-24

The Great Adventure

10

The Great Adventure
1963-09-27

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen

9

The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
1958-09-26

DuPont Show of the Month

7.4

DuPont Show of the Month
1957-09-29

3.833

Climax!
1954-10-07

The Philco Television Playhouse

6.625

The Philco Television Playhouse
1948-10-03

Mission: Impossible

7.554

Mission: Impossible
1966-09-17

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

7.8

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962-09-20

7.9

Get Smart
1965-09-18

7.788

Night Gallery
1970-12-16

The 20th Century Fox Hour

6

The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955-10-05