Thorley Walters
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Thorley Swinstead Walters 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
Cedric Ackenthorpe
Murder She Said
Insp. Fritsch
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
Dr. Hertz
Frankenstein Created Woman
Frank Bellamy
The Man Who Haunted Himself
Butters
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
Norfolk
The People That Time Forgot
Colonel Bellingham
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
Burgermeister
Vampire Circus
Lattimer
The Phantom of the Opera
Johnny Davenport
In the Secret State
Ludwig
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Grasshopper
James and the Giant Peach
Martin Roth
The Psychopath
Winston Churchill
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
Sir Ramsey
Beasts: The Dummy
Dr. Watson
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
Major John Sholto
The Sign of Four
Captain Jerome Robertson
Petticoat Pirates
Don't Panic Chaps!
Special Agent Prince
Suspect
Manager of Carlton Hotel
There's a Girl in My Soup
Gen. Jowett
The Last Shot You Hear
Edgar Otis
The Earth Dies Screaming
Jim
Happy Is the Bride
Invasion Quartet
Chief Constable Preston
Rotten to the Core
Cmdr. Winters
Ring of Spies
Stefan Ravenne
Waltz Time
Hubbard
Crooks and Coronets
Doctor Watson
The Best House in London
Jimmy
The Passionate Stranger
Chemist
The Love Test
Photographer
The Birthday Present
Unidentified role
Life of St. Paul
Home Secretary
The Apple Cart
Uncle Harold
He's Asking For Me
Chadwick
You Can't Escape
Magistrate
Trog
Charles
Second Fiddle
Dr. Watson
Sherlock Holmes und das Halsband des Todes
Mr. Forbush Sr.
Mr. Forbush and the Penguins
The Colleague
Bartleby
Andrew
Medal for the General
Patience
The Wrong Box
Trevor Eaton
The Truth About Women
Tranquilax Executive
Heavens Above!
Hugo Culpepper Brown
The Wildcats of St. Trinian's
Staff Officer
Oh! What a Lovely War
Major Whitehart
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
Hugo Birch
Spider's Web
Huey Frazer
Trunk Crime
Cleon
The Kindled Flame
Old Wedding Guest
Soft Targets
General Erhardt
Soft Beds, Hard Battles
Ronnie
It Happened to One Man
Vicar
The Family Way
Sir John Forrester
Twisted Nerve
Charles the Sixth, King of France
Henry V
Dr. Watson
Silver Blaze
Ned Quilley
The Little Drummer Girl
Beamish
Once in a New Moon
Ludwig (archive footage)
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
Col. Grant
Joey Boy
Salesman
Josephine and Men
Colonel Bloodstock
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
Army Officer (uncredited)
Captain Boycott
Captain Bootle
Private's Progress
Bishop Harry
A Murder of Quality
Raymond Courtney
Who Done It?
Mr. Smith
A Lady Mislaid
Chalcott-Bentinck
Goodbye
Holland
On the Eve of Publication
Col. Parkright
Two-Way Stretch
Dr. Ledworth
Ring Once for Death
Mr Finister
The Dunroamin' Rising
Colonel Edmonds
A French Mistress
Channing
They Were Sisters
Major Finn
Young Winston
Estate agent
A Home of Your Own
Lt. Setley
The Baby and the Battleship
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
80
Gender
Male
Birthday
1913-05-12
Place of Birth
Teigngrace, Devon, England, UK
Also Known As
Thorley Swinstead Walters