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Torin Thatcher
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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

6.1

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

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

5.928

The Snows of Kilimanjaro
1952-10-08

The Fallen Idol

7.1

The Fallen Idol
1948-09-30

The Crimson Pirate

6.947

The Crimson Pirate
1952-09-27

The Black Shield of Falworth

6.2

The Black Shield of Falworth
1954-09-02

0

The Citadel
1960-02-19

Jack the Giant Killer

6.4

Jack the Giant Killer
1962-05-18

Decision at Midnight

6

Decision at Midnight
1963-12-12

I See a Dark Stranger

6.3

I See a Dark Stranger
1946-07-04

The Desert Rats

6.2

The Desert Rats
1953-05-20

6.747

The Robe
1953-09-16

6

Helen of Troy
1956-01-26

Witness for the Prosecution

8.2

Witness for the Prosecution
1957-12-17

6.1

Band of Angels
1957-08-03

6.461

Houdini
1953-07-02

Affair in Trinidad

6.3

Affair in Trinidad
1952-07-29

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad

6.9

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
1958-12-05

0

Red Wagon
1933-12-06

Darby's Rangers

5.9

Darby's Rangers
1958-02-12

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

5.9

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

5.7

The Man Within
1947-05-19

6.6

Knock on Wood
1954-04-06

Bonnie Prince Charlie

4.4

Bonnie Prince Charlie
1948-10-26

6.315

The Sandpiper
1965-06-23

Blackbeard, the Pirate

5.8

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

7.2

Night Train to Munich
1940-08-31

5.7

Diane
1956-01-12

5.3

Bengal Brigade
1954-11-06

When The Bough Breaks

6

When The Bough Breaks
1947-11-19

6

Hell of Borneo
1964-01-01

5.4

Jassy
1947-08-13

6.5

The Canadians
1961-03-11

The King's Pirate

7

The King's Pirate
1967-07-20

The Captive Heart

6.2

The Captive Heart
1946-04-29

The End of the River

5

The End of the River
1947-12-01

The Spy in Black

6.3

The Spy in Black
1939-08-03

Let George Do It!

5.7

Let George Do It!
1940-07-12

6.5

Saloon Bar
1940-11-02

The Case of the Frightened Lady

6.5

The Case of the Frightened Lady
1940-09-28

6.9

Contraband
1940-05-11

Old Mother Riley, MP

5

Old Mother Riley, MP
1939-08-15

6.9

Saboteur
1942-04-24

6.5

Climbing High
1938-10-31

The Next of Kin

5

The Next of Kin
1942-06-15

Shirley Temple’s Storybook: The Little Mermaid

0

Shirley Temple’s Storybook: The Little Mermaid

Drake of England

7

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

2.3

Drums of Africa
1963-05-15

5.5

Gasbags
1941-02-01

6.605

Major Barbara
1941-05-14

Great Expectations

7.272

Great Expectations
1946-12-26

Crime Over London

6

Crime Over London
1936-10-21

The Lion Has Wings

6.2

The Lion Has Wings
1939-11-03

Young and Innocent

6.6

Young and Innocent
1937-11-01

6.4

Hawaii
1966-10-10

6.6

The Black Rose
1950-09-01

6.7

Sabotage
1937-01-08

The Man Who Could Work Miracles

5.685

The Man Who Could Work Miracles
1936-07-23

Mutiny on the Bounty

6.97

Mutiny on the Bounty
1962-11-08

The Holy Terror

0

The Holy Terror
1965-04-07

The Deadly Riddle

0

The Deadly Riddle
1956-05-22

Law and Disorder

0

Law and Disorder
1940-07-06

The Time Tunnel

7.6

The Time Tunnel
1966-09-09

8.035

Star Trek
1966-09-08

The Great Adventure

0

The Great Adventure
1963-09-27

Land of the Giants

6.6

Land of the Giants
1968-09-22

7.1

Lost in Space
1965-09-15

7.6

Perry Mason
1957-09-21

6.5

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

Mission: Impossible

7.609

Mission: Impossible
1966-09-17

7.927

Get Smart
1965-09-18

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951-12-24

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.7

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

6.9

Daniel Boone
1964-09-24

The Millionaire

5

The Millionaire
1955-01-19

6.2

Thriller
1960-09-13

6.9

Search
1972-09-13

6.5

Peter Gunn
1958-09-22

One Step Beyond

5.6

One Step Beyond
1959-01-20

2.7

Climax!
1954-10-07

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

5.2

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963-10-04

6.9

Petrocelli
1974-09-11

Adventures in Paradise

5.7

Adventures in Paradise
1959-10-05

The 20th Century Fox Hour

4.2

The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955-10-05

Profiles in Courage

5

Profiles in Courage
1964-11-08

The Philco Television Playhouse

5.6

The Philco Television Playhouse
1948-10-03

7.8

Night Gallery
1970-12-16

The Guns of Will Sonnett

5.7

The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967-09-08

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

5.5

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

6.3

Telephone Time
1956-04-08

Profiles in Courage

5

Profiles in Courage
1964-11-08

6.9

Daniel Boone
1964-09-24

The Great Adventure

0

The Great Adventure
1963-09-27

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.7

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen

0

The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
1958-09-26

DuPont Show of the Month

6.5

DuPont Show of the Month
1957-09-29

2.7

Climax!
1954-10-07

The Philco Television Playhouse

5.6

The Philco Television Playhouse
1948-10-03

Mission: Impossible

7.609

Mission: Impossible
1966-09-17

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

7.8

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962-09-20