Thorley Walters
Acting
Thorley Swinstead Walters (12 May 1913 – 6 July 1991) 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.
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
as Insp. Fritsch
Age 56 (now 78)
Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
as Dr. Watson
Age 49 (now 78)
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
as Dr. Watson
Age 62 (now 78)
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
as Winston Churchill
Age 74 (now 78)
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
as Ludwig (archive footage)
Age 74 (now 78)
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
as Colonel Bloodstock
Age 67 (now 78)
The Wildcats of St Trinian's
as Hugo Culpepper Brown
Age 67 (now 78)
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
as Dr. Watson
Age 62 (now 78)
Mr. Forbush and the Penguins
as Mr. Forbush Sr.
Age 58 (now 78)
There's a Girl in My Soup
as Manager of Carlton Hotel
Age 57 (now 78)
The Best House in London
as Doctor Watson (uncredited)
Age 56 (now 78) Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
as Insp. Fritsch
Age 56 (now 78)
Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
as Dr. Watson
Age 49 (now 78)
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
as Colonel Bellingham
Age 45 (now 78)
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
as Major Whitehart
Age 44 (now 78)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
as Tufty Thessinger
Age 66 (now 78)
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
as Beecham
Age 60 (now 78)
The Adventures of Don Quick
as Chief Dreamer
Age 57 (now 78)
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Also Known As
Thorley Swinstead Walters
IMDB
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