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