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Born · May 12, 1913
Died · July 6, 1991 (78 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Teigngrace, Devon, England, UK
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 (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.
Bishop Harry
5.5
1991
Uncle Harold
0.0
1990
Winston Churchill
6.6
1988
Mr Finister
0.0
1988
Ludwig (archive footage)
6.4
1987
(14 episodes)
5.0
1986
(2 episodes)
6.7
1985
Johnny Davenport
0.0
1985
Ned Quilley
5.5
1984
Major John Sholto
6.8
1983
Hugo Birch
7.4
1982
Old Wedding Guest
0.0
1982
Colonel Bloodstock
10.0
1980
Hugo Culpepper Brown
4.4
1980
Charles the Sixth, King of France
6.0
1979
Magistrate · (1 episode)
6.8
1979
(1 episode)
7.6
1979
Harry Gold · (1 episode)
6.7
1979
Colonel Bloodstock · (3 episodes)
6.2
1979
(1 episode)
5.2
1978
Mr. Justice Fleminge · (1 episode)
0.0
1978
(32 episodes)
7.0
1978
(4 episodes)
6.0
1977
Norfolk
5.4
1977
(1 episode)
8.0
1977
Dr. Watson
0.0
1977
Grasshopper
6.0
1976
Sir Ramsey
0.0
1976
Sir Ramsey · (1 episode)
6.8
1976
(31 episodes)
7.8
1976
Dr. Watson
6.0
1975
Chalcott-Bentinck
10.0
1975
Home Secretary
0.0
1975
(5 episodes)
6.3
1974
General Erhardt
4.1
1974
Dr. Ledworth
8.5
1973
Dr. Ledworth · (1 episode)
6.6
1973
(2 episodes)
5.7
1972
King Edward VII · (8 episodes)
5.7
1972
(1 episode)
5.4
1972
Major Finn
6.2
1972
Burgermeister
5.8
1972
(16 episodes)
5.0
1972
John Hatton · (1 episode)
7.6
1971
Baron Hector Hulot · (5 episodes)
3.5
1971
Mr. Forbush Sr.
5.5
1971
Manager of Carlton Hotel
5.4
1970
The Colleague
5.9
1970
(1 episode)
5.0
1970
Magistrate
4.4
1970
Old Wedding Guest · (1 episode)
6.1
1970
Frank Bellamy
6.1
1970
(1 episode)
6.0
1969
Insp. Fritsch
6.5
1969
Gen. Jowett
0.0
1969
Hubbard
8.3
1969
Staff Officer
6.7
1969
Doctor Watson
3.6
1969
Sir John Forrester
6.8
1968
Holland
0.0
1968
The Prince · (1 episode)
0.0
1968
Sir Joshua Hoot · (19 episodes)
0.0
1967
Dr. Hertz
6.5
1967
Vicar
6.7
1966
Patience
6.5
1966
Martin Roth
6.3
1966
Ludwig
6.7
1966
Chief Constable Preston
6.2
1965
Col. Grant
5.8
1965
Edgar Otis
6.2
1964
Holland · (1 episode)
4.5
1964
Cmdr. Winters
6.9
1964
Estate agent
6.0
1964
Tranquilax Executive
6.3
1963
Dr. Watson
5.5
1962
Lattimer
6.4
1962
Captain Jerome Robertson
6.2
1961
Cedric Ackenthorpe
7.3
1961
4.0
1961
Butters
6.2
1960
Col. Parkright
6.6
1960
Special Agent Prince
6.5
1960
Colonel Edmonds
5.7
1960
Colonel Bellingham
5.9
1959
5.6
1959
Jim
6.2
1958
Mr. Smith
5.0
1958
Major Whitehart
6.4
1957
Photographer
7.1
1957
Trevor Eaton
5.9
1957
Charles
5.6
1957
Jimmy
5.5
1957
Professor Mortimer · (1 episode)
5.8
1956
Raymond Courtney
5.2
1956
Captain Bootle
6.4
1956
Chadwick
5.0
1956
Salesman
6.0
1955
Stanley Baldwin · (1 episode)
8.7
1951
Army Officer (uncredited)
6.7
1947
Stefan Ravenne
0.0
1945
Channing
5.6
1945
Andrew
6.5
1944
Ronnie
0.0
1940
Cleon
0.0
1939
Huey Frazer
5.8
1939
Unidentified role
0.0
1938
Chemist
6.0
1935
Beamish
6.6
1935