Thorley Walters

Personal Info

Birthday

May 12, 1913

Day of Death

1991-07-06

(78 years old)

Place of Birth

Teigngrace, Devon, England, UK

Also Known As

Thorley Swinstead Walters

Thorley Walters

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Thorley Swinstead Walters 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).

Known For

Minder

Play for Today

Tales of the Unexpected

The Persuaders!

BBC Play of the Month

The Wednesday Play

Thriller

Worzel Gummidge

Filmography

1991
A Murder of Quality
as Bishop Harry
1990
He's Asking For Me
as Uncle Harold
1988
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
as Winston Churchill
The Dunroamin' Rising
as Mr Finister
1987
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
as Ludwig (archive footage)
1985
In the Secret State
as Johnny Davenport
1984
The Little Drummer Girl
as Ned Quilley
1983
The Sign of Four
as Major John Sholto
1982
Spider's Web
as Hugo Birch
Soft Targets
as Old Wedding Guest
1980
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
as Colonel Bloodstock
The Wildcats of St. Trinian's
as Hugo Culpepper Brown
1979
Henry V
as Charles the Sixth, King of France
1977
The People That Time Forgot
as Norfolk
Silver Blaze
as Dr. Watson
1976
James and the Giant Peach
as Grasshopper
Beasts: The Dummy
as Sir Ramsey
1975
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
as Dr. Watson
Chips with Everything
as Wing Commander
Goodbye
as Chalcott-Bentinck
The Apple Cart
as Home Secretary
1974
Soft Beds, Hard Battles
as General Erhardt
1973
Ring Once for Death
as Dr. Ledworth
1972
Young Winston
as Major Finn
Vampire Circus
as Burgermeister
1971
Mr. Forbush and the Penguins
as Mr. Forbush Sr.
1970
There's a Girl in My Soup
as Manager of Carlton Hotel
Bartleby
as The Colleague
Trog
as Magistrate
The Man Who Haunted Himself
as Frank Bellamy
1969
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
as Insp. Fritsch
The Last Shot You Hear
as Gen. Jowett
Crooks and Coronets
as Hubbard
Oh! What a Lovely War
as Staff Officer
The Best House in London
as Doctor Watson
1968
Twisted Nerve
as Sir John Forrester
On the Eve of Publication
as Holland
1967
Frankenstein Created Woman
as Dr. Hertz
1966
The Family Way
as Vicar
The Wrong Box
as Patience
The Psychopath
as Martin Roth
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
as Ludwig
1965
Rotten to the Core
as Chief Constable Preston
Joey Boy
as Col. Grant
1964
The Earth Dies Screaming
as Edgar Otis
Ring of Spies
as Cmdr. Winters
A Home of Your Own
as Estate agent
1963
Heavens Above!
as Tranquilax Executive
1962
Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
as Dr. Watson
The Phantom of the Opera
as Lattimer
1961
Petticoat Pirates
as Captain Jerome Robertson
Murder She Said
as Cedric Ackenthorpe
1960
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
as Butters
Two-Way Stretch
as Col. Parkright
Suspect
as Special Agent Prince
A French Mistress
as Colonel Edmonds
1959
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
as Colonel Bellingham
1958
Happy Is the Bride
as Jim
A Lady Mislaid
as Mr. Smith
1957
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
as Major Whitehart
The Birthday Present
as Photographer
The Truth About Women
as Trevor Eaton
Second Fiddle
as Charles
The Passionate Stranger
as Jimmy
1956
The Baby and the Battleship
as Lt. Setley
Who Done It?
as Raymond Courtney
Private's Progress
as Captain Bootle
You Can't Escape
as Chadwick
1955
Josephine and Men
as Salesman
1947
Captain Boycott
as Army Officer (uncredited)
1945
Waltz Time
as Stefan Ravenne
They Were Sisters
as Channing
1944
Medal for the General
as Andrew
1940
It Happened to One Man
as Ronnie
1939
The Kindled Flame
as Cleon
Design for Murder
as Huey Frazer
1938
Life of St. Paul
as Unidentified role
1935
The Love Test
as Chemist
Once in a New Moon
as Beamish