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Thorley Walters

Acting
Known For

78 Years Old

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). 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.

Born

Teigngrace, Devon, England, UK on 12th May 1913

Died

6th July 1991

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The BBC Television Shakespeare Image
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Charles the Sixth, King of France
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BBC Play of the Month
Col. Redfern
The Wednesday Play Image
The Wednesday Play
Holland
Play for Today Image
Play for Today
Old Wedding Guest
Minder Image
Minder
Magistrate
The Persuaders! Image
The Persuaders!
John Hatton
Tales of the Unexpected Image
Tales of the Unexpected
Harry Gold
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The Edwardians
Edward, Prince of Wales
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The Edwardians
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Strangers
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
Stanley Baldwin
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Crown Court
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Thriller
Dr. Ledworth
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Ooh La La!
The Prince
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
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Worzel Gummidge
Colonel Bloodstock
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Paradise Postponed
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Cousin Bette
Baron Hector Hulot
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Misleading Cases
Sir Joshua Hoot
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Cribbins
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Beasts
Sir Ramsey
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Bulman
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Armchair Theatre
Professor Mortimer
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The Misfit
Forbes-Erskine
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The Adventures of Don Quick
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Life of Shakespeare
Mr. Justice Fleminge
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Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
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The Lotus Eaters
Maj. Edward Woolley
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Raffles
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The Duchess of Duke Street
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Murder She Said
Cedric Ackenthorpe
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The People That Time Forgot
Norfolk
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The Wrong Box
Patience
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Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Ludwig
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Twisted Nerve
Sir John Forrester
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Vampire Circus
Burgermeister
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Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
Dr. Watson
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Young Winston
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The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
Dr. Watson
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The Family Way
Vicar
Oh! What a Lovely War Image
Oh! What a Lovely War
Staff Officer
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Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
Insp. Fritsch
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The Little Drummer Girl
Ned Quilley
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Two-Way Stretch
Col. Parkright
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Soft Beds, Hard Battles
General Erhardt
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The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
Butters
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Trog
Magistrate
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Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
Major Whitehart
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The Earth Dies Screaming
Edgar Otis
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Private's Progress
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The Phantom of the Opera
Lattimer
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Heavens Above!
Tranquilax Executive
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Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
Winston Churchill
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Who Done It?
Raymond Courtney
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Frankenstein Created Woman
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A French Mistress
Colonel Edmonds
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Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
Colonel Bellingham
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Mr. Forbush and the Penguins
Mr. Forbush Sr.
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There's a Girl in My Soup
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Treasure Island
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The Man Who Haunted Himself
Frank Bellamy
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Spider's Web
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Henry V
Charles the Sixth, King of France
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Suspect
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The Wildcats of St. Trinian's
Hugo Culpepper Brown
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The Psychopath
Martin Roth
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The Sign of Four
Major John Sholto
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The Truth About Women
Trevor Eaton
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A Murder of Quality
Bishop Harry
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Crooks and Coronets
Hubbard
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The Best House in London
Doctor Watson
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Rotten to the Core
Chief Constable Preston
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Ring of Spies
Cmdr. Winters
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Captain Boycott
Army Officer (uncredited)
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Petticoat Pirates
Captain Jerome Robertson
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The Passionate Stranger
Jimmy
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The Baby and the Battleship
Lt. Setley
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Josephine and Men
Salesman
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Don't Panic Chaps!
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They Were Sisters
Channing
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Happy Is the Bride
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Medal for the General
Andrew
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You Can't Escape
Chadwick
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Joey Boy
Col. Grant
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Second Fiddle
Charles
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Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
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The Birthday Present
Photographer
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Silver Blaze
Dr. Watson
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James and the Giant Peach
Grasshopper
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Once in a New Moon
Beamish
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The Last Shot You Hear
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Goodbye
Chalcott-Bentinck
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Soft Targets
Old Wedding Guest
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Ring Once for Death
Dr. Ledworth
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A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
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He's Asking For Me
Uncle Harold
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In the Secret State
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Invasion Quartet
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A Lady Mislaid
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Life of St. Paul
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The Apple Cart
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A Home of Your Own
Estate agent
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The Love Test
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Cleon
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It Happened to One Man
Ronnie
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Design for Murder
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Waltz Time
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On the Eve of Publication
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Bartleby
The Colleague
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Beasts: The Dummy
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The Dunroamin' Rising
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