Thorley Walters
Birthday
1913/05/12
Day of death
1991/07/06 (78 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Teigngrace, Devon, England, UK
Also know as
Thorley Swinstead Walters
Biography
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 ...Read more
Acting
(1961) Murder She Said
as Cedric Ackenthorpe
(1969) Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
as Insp. Fritsch
(1967) Frankenstein Created Woman
as Dr. Hertz
(1970) The Man Who Haunted Himself
as Frank Bellamy
(1960) The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
as Butters
(1977) The People That Time Forgot
as Norfolk
(1959) Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
as Colonel Bellingham
(1972) Vampire Circus
as Burgermeister
(1962) The Phantom of the Opera
as Lattimer
(1985) In the Secret State
as Johnny Davenport
(1966) Dracula: Prince of Darkness
as Ludwig
(1976) James and the Giant Peach
as Grasshopper
(1966) The Psychopath
as Martin Roth
(1988) Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
as Winston Churchill
(1976) Beasts: The Dummy
as Sir Ramsey
(1975) The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
as Dr. Watson
(1983) The Sign of Four
as Major John Sholto
(1961) Petticoat Pirates
as Captain Jerome Robertson
(1959) Don't Panic Chaps!
as ---
(1960) Suspect
as Special Agent Prince
(1970) There's a Girl in My Soup
as Manager of Carlton Hotel
(1969) The Last Shot You Hear
as Gen. Jowett
(1964) The Earth Dies Screaming
as Edgar Otis
(1958) Happy Is the Bride
as Jim
(1961) Invasion Quartet
as ---
(1965) Rotten to the Core
as Chief Constable Preston
(1964) Ring of Spies
as Cmdr. Winters
(1945) Waltz Time
as Stefan Ravenne
(1969) Crooks and Coronets
as Hubbard
(1969) The Best House in London
as Doctor Watson
(1957) The Passionate Stranger
as Jimmy
(1935) The Love Test
as Chemist
(1957) The Birthday Present
as Photographer
(1938) Life of St. Paul
as Unidentified role
(1975) The Apple Cart
as Home Secretary
(1990) He's Asking For Me
as Uncle Harold
(1956) You Can't Escape
as Chadwick
(1970) Trog
as Magistrate
(1957) Second Fiddle
as Charles
(1962) Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
as Dr. Watson
(1971) Mr. Forbush and the Penguins
as Mr. Forbush Sr.
(1970) Bartleby
as The Colleague
(1944) Medal for the General
as Andrew
(1966) The Wrong Box
as Patience
(1957) The Truth About Women
as Trevor Eaton
(1963) Heavens Above!
as Tranquilax Executive
(1980) The Wildcats of St. Trinian's
as Hugo Culpepper Brown
(1969) Oh! What a Lovely War
as Staff Officer
(1957) Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
as Major Whitehart
(1982) Spider's Web
as Hugo Birch
(1939) Design for Murder
as Huey Frazer
(1939) The Kindled Flame
as Cleon
(1982) Soft Targets
as Old Wedding Guest
(1974) Soft Beds, Hard Battles
as General Erhardt
(1940) It Happened to One Man
as Ronnie
(1966) The Family Way
as Vicar
(1968) Twisted Nerve
as Sir John Forrester
(1979) Henry V
as Charles the Sixth, King of France
(1977) Silver Blaze
as Dr. Watson
(1984) The Little Drummer Girl
as Ned Quilley
(1935) Once in a New Moon
as Beamish
(1987) Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
as Ludwig (archive footage)
(1965) Joey Boy
as Col. Grant
(1955) Josephine and Men
as Salesman
(1980) A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
as Colonel Bloodstock
(1947) Captain Boycott
as Army Officer (uncredited)
(1956) Private's Progress
as Captain Bootle
(1991) A Murder of Quality
as Bishop Harry
(1956) Who Done It?
as Raymond Courtney
(1958) A Lady Mislaid
as Mr. Smith
(1975) Goodbye
as Chalcott-Bentinck
(1968) On the Eve of Publication
as Holland
(1960) Two Way Stretch
as Col. Parkright
(1974) Ring Once for Death
as Dr. Ledworth
(1988) The Dunroamin' Rising
as Mr Finister
(1960) A French Mistress
as Colonel Edmonds
(1945) They Were Sisters
as Channing
(1978) Strangers
as ---
(1979) Tales of the Unexpected
as Harry Gold
(1971) The Persuaders!
as John Hatton
(1972) Crown Court
as ---
(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Stanley Baldwin
(1972) The Lotus Eaters
as ---
(1970) The Adventures of Don Quick
as ---
(1976) Beasts
as Sir Ramsey
(1977) Raffles
as ---
(1985) Bulman
as ---
(1976) The Duchess of Duke Street
as ---
(1986) Paradise Postponed
as ---
(1979) Worzel Gummidge
as Colonel Bloodstock
(1977) Treasure Island
as ---
(1978) Life of Shakespeare
as Mr. Justice Fleminge
(1978) The BBC Television Shakespeare
as ---
(1974) Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
as ---
(1972) The Edwardians
as ---
(1967) Misleading Cases
as Sir Joshua Hoot
(1979) Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
as ---
(1973) Thriller
as Dr. Ledworth
(1968) Ooh La La!
as The Prince
(1979) Minder
as Magistrate
(1971) Cousin Bette
as Baron Hector Hulot
(1972) The Edwardians
as King Edward VII
(1970) Play for Today
as Old Wedding Guest
(1964) The Wednesday Play
as Holland
(1956) Armchair Theatre
as Professor Mortimer
(1969) Cribbins
as ---