Thorley Walters
Acting
- Born:
- 1913-05-12
- Died:
- 1991-07-06
- 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Thorley Walters, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Mrs. Weekley's Lover
The World of Hammer
A Murder of Quality
He's Asking For Me
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
The Dunroamin' Rising
The Play on One
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
David Copperfield
Paradise Postponed
Bulman
In the Secret State
Screen Two
The Little Drummer Girl
The Sign of Four
Spider's Web
Soft Targets
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
The Wildcats of St Trinian's
Cribb
A Question of Guilt
Henry V
Minder
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Tales of the Unexpected
Malice Aforethought
Worzel Gummidge
Will Shakespeare
Strangers
Treasure Island
The People That Time Forgot
The Sunday Drama
Raffles
Silver Blaze
James and the Giant Peach
Beasts: The Dummy
Beasts
The Duchess of Duke Street
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
Chips with Everything
Goodbye
The Apple Cart
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
Village Hall
Masquerade
Soft Beds, Hard Battles
Ring Once for Death
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Thriller
The Edwardians
Crown Court
Young Winston
Vampire Circus
The Lotus Eaters
Late Night Theatre
The Persuaders!
Cousin Bette
Mr. Forbush and the Penguins
There's a Girl in My Soup
Bartleby
The Adventures of Don Quick
Trog
Play for Today
The Man Who Haunted Himself
The Misfit
Cribbins
The Best House in London
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
The Last Shot You Hear
Crooks and Coronets
Oh! What a Lovely War
Twisted Nerve
On the Eve of Publication
Ooh La La!
Misleading Cases
Frankenstein Created Woman
The Family Way
The Wrong Box
The Psychopath
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
BBC Play of the Month
Rotten to the Core
Six Shades of Black
Joey Boy
A Home of Your Own
The Earth Dies Screaming
The Wednesday Play
Ring of Spies
Espionage
Heavens Above!
Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
The Phantom of the Opera
Petticoat Pirates
Murder She Said
Winning Widows
Invasion Quartet
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
Two-Way Stretch
Suspect
A French Mistress
Don't Panic Chaps
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
Happy Is the Bride
A Lady Mislaid
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
The Birthday Present
The Truth About Women
Second Fiddle
The Passionate Stranger
Armchair Theatre
The Baby and the Battleship
Who Done It?
Private's Progress
You Can't Escape
Josephine and Men
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Captain Boycott
Waltz Time
They Were Sisters
Medal for the General
It Happened to One Man
Secret Journey
The Kindled Flame
Design for Murder
Life of St. Paul
The Love Test
Once in a New Moon