Thorley Walters
83 movies · 43 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 12, 1913
- Died
- Jul 6, 1991 (age 78)
- Place of birth
- Teigngrace, Devon, England, UK
- Also known as
- Thorley Swinstead Walters
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.
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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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Profiles IMDb
Known for
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★ 6.7 Dracula: Prince of Darkness
1966 · Film
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★ 7.3 Murder She Said
1961 · Film
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★ 6.0 The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
1975 · Film
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★ 6.4 Frankenstein Created Woman
1967 · Film
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★ 5.9 Vampire Circus
1972 · Film
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★ 7.7 The Persuaders!
1971 · TV
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★ 6.3 Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
1969 · Film
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★ 7.6 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
1979 · TV
Thorley Walters: movies and TV shows
Acting (126)
- 2025 Mrs. Weekley's Lover
as Baron Von Richthofen
- 1991 A Murder of Quality
as Bishop Harry
- 1990 He's Asking For Me
as Uncle Harold
- 1988 Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
as Winston Churchill
- 1988 The Dunroamin' Rising
as Mr Finister
- 1988
- 1987 Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
as Ludwig (archive footage)
- 1986
- 1986
- 1985
- 1985 In the Secret State
as Johnny Davenport
- 1985
- 1984 The Little Drummer Girl
as Ned Quilley
- 1983 The Sign of Four
as Major John Sholto
- 1982 Spider's Web
as Hugo Birch
- 1982 Soft Targets
as Old Wedding Guest
- 1980 A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
as Colonel Bloodstock
- 1980 The Wildcats of St Trinian's
as Hugo Culpepper Brown
- 1980
- 1980
- 1979 Henry V
as Charles the Sixth, King of France
- 1979
- 1979
- 1979
- 1979
- 1979
- 1978
- 1978
- 1977
- 1977 The People That Time Forgot
as Norfolk
- 1977
- 1977
- 1977 Silver Blaze
as Dr. Watson
- 1976 James and the Giant Peach
as Grasshopper
- 1976 Beasts: The Dummy
as Sir Ramsey
- 1976
- 1976
- 1975 The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
as Dr. Watson
- 1975 Chips with Everything
as Wing Commander
- 1975 Goodbye
as Chalcott-Bentinck
- 1975 The Apple Cart
as Home Secretary
- 1974
- 1974
- 1974
- 1974 Soft Beds, Hard Battles
as General Erhardt
- 1973 Ring Once for Death
as Dr. Ledworth
- 1973
- 1973
- 1972
- 1972 Crown Court · TV
- 1972 Young Winston
as Major Finn
- 1972 Vampire Circus
as Burgermeister
- 1972
- 1972
- 1971
- 1971
- 1971 Mr. Forbush and the Penguins
as Mr. Forbush Sr.
- 1970 There's a Girl in My Soup
as Manager of Carlton Hotel
- 1970 Bartleby
as The Colleague
- 1970
- 1970 Trog
as Magistrate
- 1970
- 1970 The Man Who Haunted Himself
as Frank Bellamy
- 1970
- 1969
- 1969 The Best House in London
as Doctor Watson (uncredited)
- 1969 Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
as Insp. Fritsch
- 1969 The Last Shot You Hear
as General Jowett
- 1969 Crooks and Coronets
as Hubbard
- 1969 Oh! What a Lovely War
as Staff Officer
- 1968 Twisted Nerve
as Sir John Forrester
- 1968 On the Eve of Publication
as Holland
- 1968
- 1967
- 1967 Frankenstein Created Woman
as Dr. Hertz
- 1966 The Family Way
as Vicar
- 1966 The Wrong Box
as Patience
- 1966 The Psychopath
as Martin Roth
- 1966 Dracula: Prince of Darkness
as Ludwig
- 1965
- 1965 Rotten to the Core
as Chief Constable Preston
- 1965
- 1965 Joey Boy
as Col. Grant
- 1964 A Home of Your Own
as Estate agent
- 1964 The Earth Dies Screaming
as Edgar Otis
- 1964
- 1964 Ring of Spies
as Cmdr. Winters
- 1963
- 1963 Heavens Above!
as Tranquilax Executive
- 1962 Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
as Dr. Watson
- 1962 The Phantom of the Opera
as Lattimer
- 1961 Petticoat Pirates
as Captain Jerome Robertson
- 1961 Murder She Said
as Cedric Ackenthorpe
- 1961
- 1961
- 1960 The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
as Butters
- 1960 Two-Way Stretch
as Colonel Parkright
- 1960 Suspect
as Special Agent Prince
- 1960 A French Mistress
as Colonel Edmonds
- 1959
- 1959 Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
as Colonel Bellingham
- 1958 Happy Is the Bride
as Jim
- 1958 A Lady Mislaid
as Mr. Smith
- 1957 Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
as Major Whitehart
- 1957 The Birthday Present
as Photographer
- 1957 The Truth About Women
as Trevor Eaton
- 1957 Second Fiddle
as Charles
- 1957 The Passionate Stranger
as Jimmy
- 1956
- 1956 The Baby and the Battleship
as Lt. Setley
- 1956 Who Done It?
as Raymond Courtney
- 1956 Private's Progress
as Captain Bootle
- 1956 You Can't Escape
as Chadwick
- 1955 Josephine and Men
as Salesman
- 1951
- 1947 Captain Boycott
as Army Officer (uncredited)
- 1945 Waltz Time
as Stefan Ravenne
- 1945 They Were Sisters
as Channing
- 1944 Medal for the General
as Andrew
- 1940 It Happened to One Man
as Ronnie
- 1939 Secret Journey
as Max Von Reimer
- 1939 The Kindled Flame
as Cleon
- 1939 Design for Murder
as Huey Frazer
- 1938 Life of St. Paul
as Unidentified role
- 1935 The Love Test
as Chemist
- 1935 Once in a New Moon
as Beamish
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 1994 The World of Hammer
2 episodes