Thorley Walters

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

113

Gender

Male

Birthday

1913-05-12

Day of death

1991-07-06 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Teigngrace, Devon, England, UK

Thorley 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. 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

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Minder

    Minder

  • Crown Court

    Crown Court

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • The Wednesday Play

    The Wednesday Play

  • The Persuaders!

    The Persuaders!

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • The Baby and the Battleship

    The Baby and the Battleship

  • The Best House in London

    The Best House in London

  • He's Asking For Me

    He's Asking For Me

  • The Phantom of the Opera

    The Phantom of the Opera

  • Once in a New Moon

    Once in a New Moon

  • Life of St. Paul

    Life of St. Paul

  • Medal for the General

    Medal for the General

  • Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

    Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

  • The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

    The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

  • Ring Once for Death

    Ring Once for Death

  • Blue Murder at St. Trinian's

    Blue Murder at St. Trinian's

  • The Family Way

    The Family Way

  • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

    Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

  • Rotten to the Core

    Rotten to the Core

  • The Sign of Four

    The Sign of Four

  • The Earth Dies Screaming

    The Earth Dies Screaming

  • Ooh La La!

    Ooh La La!

  • Worzel Gummidge

    Worzel Gummidge

  • Soft Targets

    Soft Targets

  • Suspect

    Suspect

  • Waltz Time

    Waltz Time

  • The Duchess of Duke Street

    The Duchess of Duke Street

  • The Truth About Women

    The Truth About Women

  • Raffles

    Raffles

  • The People That Time Forgot

    The People That Time Forgot

  • Strangers

    Strangers

  • The Edwardians

    The Edwardians

  • The Edwardians

    The Edwardians

  • Captain Boycott

    Captain Boycott

  • The Wrong Box

    The Wrong Box

  • Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace

    Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Vampire Circus

    Vampire Circus

  • Oh! What a Lovely War

    Oh! What a Lovely War

  • Design for Murder

    Design for Murder

  • The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

    The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

  • Private's Progress

    Private's Progress

  • Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

    Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

  • It Happened to One Man

    It Happened to One Man

  • Mrs. Weekley's Lover

    Mrs. Weekley's Lover

  • Dracula: Prince of Darkness

    Dracula: Prince of Darkness

  • The Lotus Eaters

    The Lotus Eaters

  • Frankenstein Created Woman

    Frankenstein Created Woman

  • Henry V

    Henry V

  • Don't Panic Chaps!

    Don't Panic Chaps!

  • The Psychopath

    The Psychopath

  • Heavens Above!

    Heavens Above!

  • The Misfit

    The Misfit

  • Beasts

    Beasts

  • Bulman

    Bulman

  • Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

    Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

  • David Copperfield

    David Copperfield

  • Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

    Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

  • Life of Shakespeare

    Life of Shakespeare

  • Petticoat Pirates

    Petticoat Pirates

  • Second Fiddle

    Second Fiddle

  • The Birthday Present

    The Birthday Present

  • Paradise Postponed

    Paradise Postponed

  • Josephine and Men

    Josephine and Men

  • The Little Drummer Girl

    The Little Drummer Girl

  • Two-Way Stretch

    Two-Way Stretch

  • Spider's Web

    Spider's Web

  • Silver Blaze

    Silver Blaze

  • Beasts: The Dummy

    Beasts: The Dummy

  • Murder She Said

    Murder She Said

  • The Passionate Stranger

    The Passionate Stranger

  • Young Winston

    Young Winston

  • Cousin Bette

    Cousin Bette

  • Trog

    Trog

  • The Apple Cart

    The Apple Cart

  • Cribbins

    Cribbins

  • They Were Sisters

    They Were Sisters

  • Onassis: The Richest Man in the World

    Onassis: The Richest Man in the World

  • Misleading Cases

    Misleading Cases

  • Mr. Forbush and the Penguins

    Mr. Forbush and the Penguins

  • The Adventures of Don Quick

    The Adventures of Don Quick

  • The Man Who Haunted Himself

    The Man Who Haunted Himself

  • The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's

    The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's

  • Ring of Spies

    Ring of Spies

  • Who Done It?

    Who Done It?

  • Joey Boy

    Joey Boy

  • A Home of Your Own

    A Home of Your Own

  • Crooks and Coronets

    Crooks and Coronets

  • Soft Beds, Hard Battles

    Soft Beds, Hard Battles

  • Armchair Theatre

    Armchair Theatre

  • Invasion Quartet

    Invasion Quartet

  • Treasure Island

    Treasure Island

  • On the Eve of Publication

    On the Eve of Publication

  • Twisted Nerve

    Twisted Nerve

  • In the Secret State

    In the Secret State

  • A French Mistress

    A French Mistress

  • Goodbye

    Goodbye

  • There's a Girl in My Soup

    There's a Girl in My Soup

  • A Murder of Quality

    A Murder of Quality

  • You Can't Escape

    You Can't Escape

  • James and the Giant Peach

    James and the Giant Peach

  • Bartleby

    Bartleby

  • A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special

    A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special

  • The Kindled Flame

    The Kindled Flame

  • Chips with Everything

    Chips with Everything

  • Happy Is the Bride

    Happy Is the Bride

  • The Love Test

    The Love Test

  • A Lady Mislaid

    A Lady Mislaid

  • The Last Shot You Hear

    The Last Shot You Hear

  • The Dunroamin' Rising

    The Dunroamin' Rising