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Thorley Walters
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Thorley Walters
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1913-05-12,Teigngrace, Devon, England, UK
Gender
Male
Biography
Thorley Swinstead Walters (12 May 1913 – 6 July 1991) 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.

Filmography

Murder She Said

7.324

Murder She Said
1961-09-26

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

6.3

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
1969-05-22

Frankenstein Created Woman

6.421

Frankenstein Created Woman
1967-03-15

The Man Who Haunted Himself

6.1

The Man Who Haunted Himself
1970-09-17

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's

6.525

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
1960-12-22

The People That Time Forgot

5.324

The People That Time Forgot
1977-07-06

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

6.2

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
1959-03-10

5.869

Vampire Circus
1972-04-30

The Phantom of the Opera

6.419

The Phantom of the Opera
1962-06-25

In the Secret State

7

In the Secret State
1985-03-10

Dracula: Prince of Darkness

6.664

Dracula: Prince of Darkness
1966-01-09

James and the Giant Peach

6

James and the Giant Peach
1976-12-28

6.371

The Psychopath
1966-02-04

Onassis: The Richest Man in the World

6.633

Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
1988-05-01

Beasts: The Dummy

4

Beasts: The Dummy
1976-11-20

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

6

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
1975-12-14

The Sign of Four

6.6

The Sign of Four
1983-12-06

Petticoat Pirates

6.625

Petticoat Pirates
1961-11-01

Don't Panic Chaps

5.389

Don't Panic Chaps
1959-11-01

6.9

Suspect
1960-11-15

There's a Girl in My Soup

5.5

There's a Girl in My Soup
1970-12-15

The Last Shot You Hear

10

The Last Shot You Hear
1969-05-14

The Earth Dies Screaming

6.262

The Earth Dies Screaming
1964-10-04

Happy Is the Bride

7

Happy Is the Bride
1958-03-04

Invasion Quartet

6.5

Invasion Quartet
1961-09-01

Rotten to the Core

6.5

Rotten to the Core
1965-07-14

7.033

Ring of Spies
1964-03-23

10

Waltz Time
1945-08-13

Crooks and Coronets

8.5

Crooks and Coronets
1969-04-02

The Best House in London

4

The Best House in London
1969-06-01

The Passionate Stranger

5.462

The Passionate Stranger
1957-03-04

6.667

The Love Test
1935-06-30

The Birthday Present

7.3

The Birthday Present
1957-10-31

Life of St. Paul

0

Life of St. Paul
1938-09-30

0

The Apple Cart
1975-01-19

He's Asking For Me

0

He's Asking For Me
1990-02-18

You Can't Escape

7.5

You Can't Escape
1956-01-01

4.512

Trog
1970-10-24

6.333

Second Fiddle
1957-06-10

Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace

5.491

Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
1962-11-30

Mr. Forbush and the Penguins

5

Mr. Forbush and the Penguins
1971-07-29

6.577

Bartleby
1970-10-30

Medal for the General

7.667

Medal for the General
1944-11-06

6.462

The Wrong Box
1966-06-19

The Truth About Women

6.25

The Truth About Women
1957-10-01

6.571

Heavens Above!
1963-05-20

The Wildcats of St Trinian's

4.318

The Wildcats of St Trinian's
1980-09-10

Oh! What a Lovely War

6.73

Oh! What a Lovely War
1969-03-10

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's

6.8

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
1957-12-10

7.125

Spider's Web
1982-12-26

Design for Murder

6.4

Design for Murder
1939-03-27

The Kindled Flame

0

The Kindled Flame
1939-08-29

10

Soft Targets
1982-10-19

Soft Beds, Hard Battles

4.559

Soft Beds, Hard Battles
1974-01-24

It Happened to One Man

8

It Happened to One Man
1940-10-12

6.652

The Family Way
1966-12-18

6.787

Twisted Nerve
1968-12-20

6.2

Henry V
1979-12-23

8

Silver Blaze
1977-01-20

The Little Drummer Girl

5.605

The Little Drummer Girl
1984-10-19

Once in a New Moon

6.857

Once in a New Moon
1935-01-01

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

6.4

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
1987-06-26

6.167

Joey Boy
1965-01-01

Josephine and Men

6.4

Josephine and Men
1955-11-09

A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special

10

A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
1980-12-27

Captain Boycott

7.2

Captain Boycott
1947-08-26

Private's Progress

6.625

Private's Progress
1956-02-17

A Murder of Quality

5.63

A Murder of Quality
1991-10-04

5.464

Who Done It?
1956-03-20

7.5

A Lady Mislaid
1958-01-01

9

Goodbye
1975-03-06

On the Eve of Publication

7

On the Eve of Publication
1968-11-27

Two-Way Stretch

6.8

Two-Way Stretch
1960-12-20

Ring Once for Death

9

Ring Once for Death
1973-12-06

The Dunroamin' Rising

0

The Dunroamin' Rising
1988-02-19

A French Mistress

6.286

A French Mistress
1960-08-25

They Were Sisters

5.5

They Were Sisters
1945-07-02

6.231

Young Winston
1972-07-20

A Home of Your Own

6.571

A Home of Your Own
1964-12-11

The Baby and the Battleship

6.444

The Baby and the Battleship
1956-06-01

Chips with Everything

8

Chips with Everything
1975-09-28

Mrs. Weekley's Lover

0

Mrs. Weekley's Lover
2025-08-05

8

Secret Journey
1939-10-02

Tales of the Unexpected

6.776

Tales of the Unexpected
1979-03-24

The Persuaders!

7.64

The Persuaders!
1971-09-17

5.667

Crown Court
1972-10-11

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.75

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951-12-24

7

Beasts
1976-10-16

Paradise Postponed

6

Paradise Postponed
1986-09-15

Worzel Gummidge

6.231

Worzel Gummidge
1979-02-25

Treasure Island

6.667

Treasure Island
1977-10-16

Life of Shakespeare

0

Life of Shakespeare
1978-06-13

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

7.25

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
1974-11-05

Misleading Cases

7

Misleading Cases
1967-06-20

6.909

Thriller
1973-04-14

10

Ooh La La!
1968-04-06

7.1

Minder
1979-10-29

4

Cousin Bette
1971-08-07

6.6

Play for Today
1970-10-15

The Wednesday Play

5.2

The Wednesday Play
1964-09-30

Armchair Theatre

6

Armchair Theatre
1956-07-08

BBC Play of the Month

5.25

BBC Play of the Month
1965-10-19

9

The Misfit
1970-03-03

The Lotus Eaters

7.5

The Lotus Eaters
1972-04-23

8.25

Raffles
1977-02-25

David Copperfield

5.2

David Copperfield
1986-10-19

6.25

The Edwardians
1972-11-21

6.25

The Edwardians
1972-11-21

The Adventures of Don Quick

5

The Adventures of Don Quick
1970-10-30

The World of Hammer

6.667

The World of Hammer
1994-08-12

The Duchess of Duke Street

7.923

The Duchess of Duke Street
1976-09-04

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

7.579

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
1979-09-10

7.25

Strangers
1978-06-05

7

Bulman
1985-06-05

Malice Aforethought

6

Malice Aforethought
1979-03-15

8

Cribb
1980-04-13

The Sunday Drama

5

The Sunday Drama
1977-05-29

6.3

Cribbins
1969-11-18

10

Espionage
1963-10-02

The Play on One

6

The Play on One
1988-01-19

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

6.75

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973-09-01

Will Shakespeare

10

Will Shakespeare
1978-06-13

7.143

Screen Two
1985-01-06