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Richard Wattis
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Richard Wattis
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Acting
Birthday
1912-02-25,Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England, UK
Gender
Male
Biography
Richard Cameron Wattis (25 February 1912 – 1 February 1975) was an English actor. After leaving the family business, Wattis became an actor. His debut was with Croydon Repertory Theatre, and he made many stage appearances in the West End in London. His first appearance in a film was A Yank at Oxford (1938), but war service interrupted his career as an actor. He served as a second lieutenant in the Small Arms Section of Special Operations Executive at Station VI during World War II (James Bond author, Ian Fleming worked in the same section). He is best known for his appearances, wearing his thick-rimmed round spectacles, in British comedies of the 1950s and 1960s, often as a "Man from the Ministry" or similar character. He was also involved as the secretary to Lord Scrumptious in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Such appearances included the St Trinian's films (The Belles of St Trinian's, Blue Murder at St Trinian's, and The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery) as Manton Bassett, a civil servant who was the Deputy Director of Schools in the Ministry of Education, where he was often seen frowning and expressing indignation at the outrageous behaviour of other characters. To American audiences, Wattis is probably best known for his performance as the British civil servant Northbrook in The Prince and the Showgirl (1957). He broke from this typecasting in his later films, such as his starring role in Games That Lovers Play. Wattis's other films included Hobson's Choice, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Carry On Spying, The Colditz Story, Dentist on the Job, Very Important Person, The Happiest Days of Your Life, and The Longest Day. He also appeared on television, including a long-running role in Sykes, and appearances in Danger Man, The Prisoner, The Goodies, Hancock's Half Hour, and Father, Dear Father. From 1957 to 1958, he appeared as Peter Jamison in three episodes of the American sitcom Dick and the Duchess.

Filmography

The Man Who Knew Too Much

7.5

The Man Who Knew Too Much
1956-05-16

Nearly a Nasty Accident

7

Nearly a Nasty Accident
1961-05-01

The Importance of Being Earnest

7.181

The Importance of Being Earnest
1952-06-02

The Prince and the Showgirl

6.335

The Prince and the Showgirl
1957-06-13

Ten Seconds to Hell

6.2

Ten Seconds to Hell
1959-04-23

Carry On Spying

6.427

Carry On Spying
1964-06-01

Confessions of a Window Cleaner

4.8

Confessions of a Window Cleaner
1974-08-16

Colonel March Investigates

6

Colonel March Investigates
1953-07-01

The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery

5.9

The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery
1966-03-11

Operation Crossbow

6.741

Operation Crossbow
1965-04-01

6.2

The V.I.P.s
1963-09-01

The Abominable Snowman

6.226

The Abominable Snowman
1957-08-26

The Iron Petticoat

5.8

The Iron Petticoat
1956-09-01

The Clouded Yellow

6.105

The Clouded Yellow
1950-11-21

6.405

Barnacle Bill
1957-12-17

Hobson's Choice

7.4

Hobson's Choice
1954-04-19

5.2

Wonderwall
1968-05-17

Come Fly with Me

4.4

Come Fly with Me
1963-03-27

The Happiest Days of Your Life

6.371

The Happiest Days of Your Life
1950-03-08

Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers

0

Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers
1981-12-10

5.5

I Thank a Fool
1962-09-14

A Yank at Oxford

6.7

A Yank at Oxford
1938-02-18

4

Made in Heaven
1952-11-01

Too Close for Comfort

0

Too Close for Comfort
1971-01-01

0

The Bargain
1965-01-01

The Ballad of Tam Lin

5.385

The Ballad of Tam Lin
1970-12-01

The Belles of St. Trinian's

6.283

The Belles of St. Trinian's
1954-09-28

6

Top Secret
1952-11-10

4.9

Take Me High
1973-12-07

An Alligator Named Daisy

6.2

An Alligator Named Daisy
1955-12-13

The Battle of the Villa Fiorita

4.8

The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
1965-05-26

5.5

Song of Paris
1952-02-10

Dentist on the Job

6.2

Dentist on the Job
1961-06-01

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

6.787

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
1968-12-17

5.9

Play It Cool
1962-03-01

A Touch of the Sun

5.6

A Touch of the Sun
1956-10-01

That's Your Funeral

1.5

That's Your Funeral
1972-12-01

You Must Be Joking

5.625

You Must Be Joking
1965-08-03

The Captain's Table

5.8

The Captain's Table
1959-01-06

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

6.7

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
1958-12-11

Left Right and Centre

6

Left Right and Centre
1959-06-23

The Time of His Life

6.5

The Time of His Life
1955-01-01

The Chiltern Hundreds

5

The Chiltern Hundreds
1949-09-27

As Long as They're Happy

7.7

As Long as They're Happy
1955-03-15

Venus fra Vestø

5.6

Venus fra Vestø
1962-12-21

Your Money or Your Wife

4

Your Money or Your Wife
1960-03-01

Diamonds on Wheels

8

Diamonds on Wheels
1973-08-19

Games That Lovers Play

4.2

Games That Lovers Play
1971-01-25

Bunny Lake Is Missing

7.2

Bunny Lake Is Missing
1965-10-03

Up Jumped a Swagman

4

Up Jumped a Swagman
1965-12-21

5.8

High Flight
1957-09-17

5.6

Second Fiddle
1957-06-10

7.4

Lease of Life
1954-10-18

6.955

Libel
1959-10-23

6.2

The Liquidator
1965-11-01

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

4.19

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
1952-07-11

The Ugly Duckling

5.8

The Ugly Duckling
1959-09-09

Innocents in Paris

5.1

Innocents in Paris
1953-07-22

Doctor in the House

6.4

Doctor in the House
1954-03-23

Small Town Story

5.2

Small Town Story
1953-12-21

Top of the Form

5

Top of the Form
1953-02-01

The Colditz Story

6.6

The Colditz Story
1955-01-25

Simon and Laura

5.583

Simon and Laura
1955-11-02

Egghead's Robot

3

Egghead's Robot
1970-01-01

6.1

Follow a Star
1959-01-01

6

Background
1953-11-09

5.3

Blood Orange
1953-10-10

The Troublesome Double

0

The Troublesome Double
1967-01-01

Follow That Horse!

0

Follow That Horse!
1960-07-11

5.3

Casino Royale
1967-04-13

Appointment in London

6.2

Appointment in London
1953-02-17

Kind Hearts and Coronets

7.7

Kind Hearts and Coronets
1949-06-21

A Yank in Ermine

4

A Yank in Ermine
1955-01-01

7

The Green Man
1956-12-21

It's a Wonderful World

5.3

It's a Wonderful World
1956-08-28

Lady Godiva Rides Again

5.778

Lady Godiva Rides Again
1951-10-25

7.2

The Intruder
1953-10-18

6.7

Eyewitness
1956-08-14

6.667

The Final Test
1953-04-09

6

I Am a Camera
1955-07-21

6.5

Derby Day
1952-06-09

The Silken Affair

1

The Silken Affair
1956-10-02

Sex and the Other Woman

5.7

Sex and the Other Woman
1972-12-30

5.2

Park Plaza 605
1953-09-11

5.3

Bon Voyage!
1962-05-17

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's

6.4

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
1957-12-01

Very Important Person

5.5

Very Important Person
1961-04-24

The Alphabet Murders

5.8

The Alphabet Murders
1965-12-26

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

6.787

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
1968-12-17

6.2

Helter Skelter
1949-01-07

The Crowded Day

5.4

The Crowded Day
1954-10-01

The Longest Day

7.6

The Longest Day
1962-09-25

Jumping for Joy

6.5

Jumping for Joy
1956-01-01

4.333

Marry Me
1949-06-07

The Man Who Never Was

6.977

The Man Who Never Was
1956-04-03

Appointment with Venus

5.125

Appointment with Venus
1951-10-08

7.8

The Prisoner
1967-09-29

7.5

The Goodies
1970-11-08

6

Sykes and a...
1960-01-29

6.4

Sykes
1972-09-14

Colonel March of Scotland Yard

7.3

Colonel March of Scotland Yard
1956-02-22

Hancock's Half Hour

7.5

Hancock's Half Hour
1956-07-06

The Liberace Show

0

The Liberace Show
1952-05-16

0

Coppers End
1971-02-19

7.5

The Goodies
1970-11-08

6.4

Sykes
1972-09-14

7.7

The Avengers
1961-01-07