Name
Thorley Walters
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1913-05-12
Deathday
1991-07-06 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
Teigngrace, Devon, England, UK
Biography
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.
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- 1961 Murder She Said as Cedric Ackenthorpe
- 1969 Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed as Insp. Fritsch
- 1967 Frankenstein Created Woman as Dr. Hertz
- 1970 The Man Who Haunted Himself as Frank Bellamy
- 1960 The Pure Hell of St Trinian's as Butters
- 1977 The People That Time Forgot as Norfolk
- 1959 Carlton-Browne of the F.O. as Colonel Bellingham
- 1972 Vampire Circus as Burgermeister
- 1962 The Phantom of the Opera as Lattimer
- 1985 In the Secret State as Johnny Davenport
- 1966 Dracula: Prince of Darkness as Ludwig
- 1976 James and the Giant Peach as Grasshopper
- 1966 The Psychopath as Martin Roth
- 1988 Onassis: The Richest Man in the World as Winston Churchill
- 1976 Beasts: The Dummy as Sir Ramsey
- 1975 The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother as Dr. Watson
- 1983 The Sign of Four as Major John Sholto
- 1961 Petticoat Pirates as Captain Jerome Robertson
- 1959 Don't Panic Chaps
- 1960 Suspect as Special Agent Prince
- 1970 There's a Girl in My Soup as Manager of Carlton Hotel
- 1969 The Last Shot You Hear as General Jowett
- 1964 The Earth Dies Screaming as Edgar Otis
- 1958 Happy Is the Bride as Jim
- 1961 Invasion Quartet
- 1965 Rotten to the Core as Chief Constable Preston
- 1964 Ring of Spies as Cmdr. Winters
- 1945 Waltz Time as Stefan Ravenne
- 1969 Crooks and Coronets as Hubbard
- 1969 The Best House in London as Doctor Watson (uncredited)
- 1957 The Passionate Stranger as Jimmy
- 1935 The Love Test as Chemist
- 1957 The Birthday Present as Photographer
- 1938 Life of St. Paul as Unidentified role
- 1975 The Apple Cart as Home Secretary
- 1990 He's Asking For Me as Uncle Harold
- 1956 You Can't Escape as Chadwick
- 1970 Trog as Magistrate
- 1957 Second Fiddle as Charles
- 1962 Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace as Dr. Watson
- 1971 Mr. Forbush and the Penguins as Mr. Forbush Sr.
- 1970 Bartleby as The Colleague
- 1944 Medal for the General as Andrew
- 1966 The Wrong Box as Patience
- 1957 The Truth About Women as Trevor Eaton
- 1963 Heavens Above! as Tranquilax Executive
- 1980 The Wildcats of St Trinian's as Hugo Culpepper Brown
- 1969 Oh! What a Lovely War as Staff Officer
- 1957 Blue Murder at St. Trinian's as Major Whitehart
- 1982 Spider's Web as Hugo Birch
- 1939 Design for Murder as Huey Frazer
- 1939 The Kindled Flame as Cleon
- 1982 Soft Targets as Old Wedding Guest
- 1974 Soft Beds, Hard Battles as General Erhardt
- 1940 It Happened to One Man as Ronnie
- 1966 The Family Way as Vicar
- 1968 Twisted Nerve as Sir John Forrester
- 1979 Henry V as Charles the Sixth, King of France
- 1977 Silver Blaze as Dr. Watson
- 1984 The Little Drummer Girl as Ned Quilley
- 1935 Once in a New Moon as Beamish
- 1987 Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood as Ludwig (archive footage)
- 1965 Joey Boy as Col. Grant
- 1955 Josephine and Men as Salesman
- 1980 A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special as Colonel Bloodstock
- 1947 Captain Boycott as Army Officer (uncredited)
- 1956 Private's Progress as Captain Bootle
- 1991 A Murder of Quality as Bishop Harry
- 1956 Who Done It? as Raymond Courtney
- 1958 A Lady Mislaid as Mr. Smith
- 1975 Goodbye as Chalcott-Bentinck
- 1968 On the Eve of Publication as Holland
- 1960 Two-Way Stretch as Colonel Parkright
- 1973 Ring Once for Death as Dr. Ledworth
- 1988 The Dunroamin' Rising as Mr Finister
- 1960 A French Mistress as Colonel Edmonds
- 1945 They Were Sisters as Channing
- 1972 Young Winston as Major Finn
- 1964 A Home of Your Own as Estate agent
- 1956 The Baby and the Battleship as Lt. Setley
- 1975 Chips with Everything as Wing Commander
- 2025 Mrs. Weekley's Lover as Baron Von Richthofen
- 1939 Secret Journey as Max Von Reimer
- 1979 Tales of the Unexpected ( 1 episode ) as Harry Gold
- 1971 The Persuaders! ( 1 episode ) as John Hatton
- 1972 Crown Court ( 0 episode )
- 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame ( 1 episode ) as Stanley Baldwin
- 1976 Beasts ( 1 episode ) as Sir Ramsey
- 1986 Paradise Postponed ( 14 episodes )
- 1979 Worzel Gummidge ( 3 episodes ) as Colonel Bloodstock
- 1977 Treasure Island ( 4 episodes )
- 1974 Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill ( 4 episodes )
- 1967 Misleading Cases ( 19 episodes ) as Sir Joshua Hoot
- 1973 Thriller ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Ledworth
- 1968 Ooh La La! ( 1 episode ) as The Prince
- 1979 Minder ( 1 episode ) as Magistrate
- 1971 Cousin Bette ( 5 episodes ) as Baron Hector Hulot
- 1970 Play for Today ( 1 episode ) as Old Wedding Guest
- 1964 The Wednesday Play ( 1 episode ) as Holland
- 1956 Armchair Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Professor Mortimer
- 1965 BBC Play of the Month ( 1 episode ) as Col. Redfern
- 1970 The Misfit ( 1 episode ) as Forbes-Erskine
- 1972 The Lotus Eaters ( 4 episodes ) as Maj. Edward Woolley
- 1977 Raffles ( 1 episode ) as Lord Lochmaben
- 1986 David Copperfield ( 5 episodes ) as Richard 'Mr Dick' Babley
- 1972 The Edwardians ( 1 episode ) as Edward, Prince of Wales
- 1972 The Edwardians ( 1 episode ) as King Edward VII
- 1970 The Adventures of Don Quick ( 1 episode ) as Chief Dreamer
- 1994 The World of Hammer ( 2 episodes ) as Self (archive footage)
- 1976 The Duchess of Duke Street ( 1 episode ) as Bulstrode
- 1979 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy ( 1 episode ) as Tufty Thessinger
- 1978 Strangers ( 8 episodes ) as Bill Dugdale
- 1985 Bulman ( 1 episode ) as Bill Dugdale
- 1979 Malice Aforethought ( 1 episode ) as Sir Francis Lee-Bannerton
- 1980 Cribb ( 1 episode ) as CI Jowett
- 1977 The Sunday Drama ( 1 episode ) as Dr John Watson
- 1969 Cribbins ( 1 episode )
- 1963 Espionage ( 1 episode ) as Dr Cantlie
- 1988 The Play on One ( 1 episode ) as Mr Finister
- 1973 Orson Welles' Great Mysteries ( 1 episode ) as Beecham
- 1978 Will Shakespeare ( 1 episode ) as Mr Justice Fleminge
- 1985 Screen Two ( 1 episode ) as Uncle Harold
- 1980 A Question of Guilt ( 5 episodes ) as Sir Charles Russell
- 1974 Masquerade ( 1 episode ) as Bunny
- 1972 Late Night Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Arthur
- 1965 Six Shades of Black ( 1 episode ) as Lionel Sparrow
