Acting
Thorley Walters
EN, BG, DE cinema · 83 credits
Born
12 May 1913
Died
6 July 1991 (aged 78)
Birthplace
Teigngrace, Devon, England, UK
Also known as Thorley Swinstead Walters
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
as Baron Von Richthofen
A Murder of Quality
as Bishop Harry
He's Asking For Me
1990
He's Asking For Me
as Uncle Harold
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
as Winston Churchill
The Dunroamin' Rising
as Mr Finister
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
as Ludwig (archive footage)
In the Secret State
as Johnny Davenport
The Little Drummer Girl
as Ned Quilley
The Sign of Four
as Major John Sholto
Spider's Web
as Hugo Birch
Soft Targets
as Old Wedding Guest
The Wildcats of St Trinian's
as Hugo Culpepper Brown
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
as Colonel Bloodstock
Henry V
as Charles the Sixth, King of France
The People That Time Forgot
as Norfolk
Silver Blaze
as Dr. Watson
James and the Giant Peach
as Grasshopper
Beasts: The Dummy
as Sir Ramsey
The Apple Cart
1975
The Apple Cart
as Home Secretary
Goodbye
as Chalcott-Bentinck
Chips with Everything
as Wing Commander
Soft Beds, Hard Battles
as General Erhardt
Ring Once for Death
as Dr. Ledworth
Vampire Circus
as Burgermeister
Young Winston
as Major Finn
Mr. Forbush and the Penguins
as Mr. Forbush Sr.
The Man Who Haunted Himself
as Frank Bellamy
There's a Girl in My Soup
as Manager of Carlton Hotel
Trog
as Magistrate
Bartleby
as The Colleague
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
as Insp. Fritsch
The Last Shot You Hear
as General Jowett
Crooks and Coronets
as Hubbard
The Best House in London
as Doctor Watson (uncredited)
Oh! What a Lovely War
as Staff Officer
Twisted Nerve
as Sir John Forrester
On the Eve of Publication
as Holland
Frankenstein Created Woman
as Dr. Hertz
The Psychopath
as Martin Roth
The Wrong Box
as Patience
The Family Way
as Vicar
Rotten to the Core
as Chief Constable Preston
Joey Boy
as Col. Grant
The Earth Dies Screaming
as Edgar Otis
Ring of Spies
as Cmdr. Winters
A Home of Your Own
as Estate agent
Heavens Above!
as Tranquilax Executive
The Phantom of the Opera
as Lattimer
Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
as Dr. Watson
Murder She Said
as Cedric Ackenthorpe
Petticoat Pirates
as Captain Jerome Robertson
Suspect
as Special Agent Prince
Two-Way Stretch
as Colonel Parkright
A French Mistress
as Colonel Edmonds
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
as Colonel Bellingham
A Lady Mislaid
as Mr. Smith
The Birthday Present
as Photographer
Second Fiddle
as Charles
The Truth About Women
as Trevor Eaton
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
as Major Whitehart
You Can't Escape
as Chadwick
Private's Progress
as Captain Bootle
Who Done It?
as Raymond Courtney
The Baby and the Battleship
as Lt. Setley
Josephine and Men
as Salesman
Captain Boycott
as Army Officer (uncredited)
Waltz Time
as Stefan Ravenne
They Were Sisters
as Channing
Medal for the General
as Andrew
Design for Murder
as Huey Frazer
Secret Journey
1939
Secret Journey
as Max Von Reimer
Life of St. Paul
as Unidentified role
The Love Test
as Chemist
Once in a New Moon
as Beamish