Thorley Walters

Infobox actor
name = Thorley Walters


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Thorley Walters was a British film and TV character actor. He was born on 12 May 1913 in Teigngrace, Devon, England and died in London on 6 July 1991.

He is probably best remembered for his comedy films including "Blue Murder at St Trinian's" (as the Army Major), "The Pure Hell of St Trinian's" (as Butters), "Two-Way Stretch" , "Carlton-Browne of the FO" and "The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother" (as Dr. Watson, a character he had previously played in 1962's "Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace"). He also appeared in the acclaimed TV drama "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"

In the 1960s he also appeared in several Hammer horror films, including "The Phantom of the Opera" (1962), "" (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 that film were shot.

Thorley and Richard Hope-Hawkins visited the ailing Terry-Thomas in Barnes, London in 1989. Thorley 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. Richard was with Thorley, alongside 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.

Filmography

* Once in a New Moon (1935)
* The Love Test (1935)
* Trunk Crime (1939)
* It Happened to One Man (1940)
* Secret Journey (1940)
* Medal for the General (1944)
* They Were Sisters (1945)
* Waltz Time (1945)
* Captain Boycott (1947)
* Josephine and Men (1955)
* You Can't Escape (1956)
* Private's Progress (1956)
* Who Done It? (1956)
* The Baby and the Battleship (1957)
* The Birthday Present (1957)
* A Passionate Stranger (1957)
* Second Fiddle (1957)
* The Truth About Women (1957)
* Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957)
* A Lady Mislaid (1958)
* Happy is the Bride (1958)
* Don't Panic Chaps! (1959)
* Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959)
* Suspect (1960)
* A French Mistress (1960)
* Two Way Stretch (1960)
* The Pure Hell of St Trinian's (1960)
* Murder She Said (1961)
* Petticoat Pirates (1961)
* Invasion Quartet (1961)
* Phantom of the Opera (1962)
* Sherlock Holmes and the Deady Necklace (1962)
* Heavens Above! (1963)
* A Home of Your Own (1964)
* Ring of Spies (1964)
* Joey Boy (1965)
* Rotten to the Core (1965)
* The Earth Dies Screaming (1966)
* The Psychopath (1966)
* The Wrong Box (1966)
* The Family Way (1966)
* Twisted Nerve (1968)
* Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
* Crooks and Coronets (1969)
* The Last Shot You Hear (1969)
* The Best House in London (1969)
* Bartleby (1970)
* The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970)
* Trog (1970)
* There's a Girl in My Soup (1970)
* Mr. Forbush and the Penguins (1971)
* Vampire Circus (1972)
* Young Winston (1972)
* Soft Beds, Hard Battles (1972)
* The Gathering Storm (1974)
* The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)
* The People That Time Forgot (1977)
* The Wildcats of St Trinian's (1980)
* The Little Drummer Girl (1984)

External links

*imdb|0910381|Thorley Walters

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NAME = Walters, Thorley
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = Actor
DATE OF BIRTH = 1913-05-12
PLACE OF BIRTH = Teigngrace, Devon
DATE OF DEATH = 1991-07-06
PLACE OF DEATH = London, England