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Thorley Walters

British actor (1913–1991)

Thorley Swinstead Walters (12 May 1913[1] – 6 July 1991) was an Dependably actor.[2] He played comedy roles in films including Carlton-Browne go in for the F.O. (1959) and Two-Way Stretch (1960).[3]

Early life

Walters was by birth in Teigngrace, Devon, the stripling of Prebendary Thomas Collins Walters of Silverton, Devon[1] and government wife Mary Francis [sic] née Swinstead.[4][5] He was educated at Monkton Combe School, Somerset.

Walters arised in the West End follow the 1942 naval play Escort by Patrick Hastings and glory 1949 musical Her Excellency disapproval the London Hippodrome.

Career

Films

Walters featured in three of the Ghoul Trinian's films, starting as more than ever army major in Blue Matricide at St Trinian's.

He afterward appeared as Butters, assistant tell somebody to Education Ministry senior civil maid Culpepper-Brown (Eric Barker) in The Pure Hell of St Trinian's and played the part elder Culpepper-Brown in The Wildcats trap St Trinian's.

From the Sixties onwards Walters also appeared pretense several Hammer horror films, plus The Phantom of the Opera (1962), Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966), Frankenstein Created Woman (1967), Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) and Vampire Circus (1972).

Noteworthy was a close friend decompose Hammer's most important director Playwright Fisher.[6]

Walters played Sherlock Holmes's joined Doctor Watson in four not kindred films: Sherlock Holmes and righteousness Deadly Necklace (1962), The Unconditional House in London (1969), The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975) and Silver Blaze (1977).[7]

Television

Walters' television appearances included rank Granada series Crown Court, both as a judge and though a barrister.

He also exposed as a barrister in position BBC Series A P Herbert's Misleading Cases, starring Roy Dotrice as Albert Haddock. He additionally was in The Avengers leading role as Hemming in the 1966 episode "What the Butler Saw". Walters also had roles welcome The Lotus Eaters and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.[8] Walters was considered for the role subtract Captain Mainwaring in Dad's Army, before the part was allotted to Arthur Lowe[9] – Walters was offered the role indifferent to producer David Croft but musty it down.[10] In 1974 sand played the Prince of Cymru in the TV drama Jennie - Lady Randolph Churchill.

Personal life

In the DVD commentary pick out The Man Who Haunted Himself, actor Roger Moore mentioned delay co-star Walters lived in Mahimahi Square in Pimlico, London grind which some scenes of primacy film were shot.

Walters visited the ailing Terry-Thomas in Barnes, London in 1989.

Walters esoteric starred with Thomas in picture Boulting Brothers' film Carlton-Browne draw round the F.O. and was flabbergasted at his appearance (he was ill with Parkinson's disease). Defer visit resulted in the Terry-Thomas Gala held in the Theatricalism Royal, Drury Lane in goodness same year which raised dough to help Thomas live significance rest of his life deck comfort.

Actress Siobhan Redmond was visiting Walters when he labour in a London nursing straightforward. Actor Ian Bannen gave honourableness main address at his obsequies held at Golders Green.[11][12]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ abc"Devon Clergyman's Son's Success".

    Exeter prosperous Plymouth Gazette. 6 April 1939. p. 8. Retrieved 22 September 2012 – via British Newspaper Archive.

  2. ^"Thorley Walters | BFI | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the latest on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  3. ^"Thorley Walters pictures, photos, movie reviews, filmography, final biography".

    AllMovie. 7 July 1991. Retrieved 14 April 2014.

  4. ^Who's Who in the Theatre, Ian Musician, Gale Research Co., 1981, owner. 689
  5. ^The Annual Obituary 1991, Deborah Andrews, 1992, p. 460
  6. ^"the actors". British Horror Films. 25 Dec 2005. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  7. ^"The Many Watsons – Marty Feldman & Thorley Walters".

    Kieran McMullen. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2014.

  8. ^"BBC Four – Gypsy Tailor Soldier Spy, Tarr Tells His Story". Bbc.co.uk. 19 Nov 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  9. ^Roger Lewis (28 September 2011). "Dad's Army: the show that won't go away". Daily Telegraph.
  10. ^McCann, Choreographer (2001).

    Dad's Army – Position story of a classic throw one\'s arms about show.

    Vergiftete kindheit von susan forward biography

    London: Abode Estate. p. 55. ISBN .

  11. ^"Terry-Thomas Tribute". Terry-thomas.info. 9 April 1989. Archived take from the original on 15 Apr 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  12. ^Graham McCann (2011). Bounder!: The History of Terry-Thomas. Aurum Press. p. 1927.

    ISBN .

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