Thorley 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.
121 acting credits
Acting · 121
Minder
1979
Play for Today
1970
Crown Court
1972
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
BBC Play of the Month
1965
The Wednesday Play
1964
The Persuaders!
1971
Thriller
1973
The Duchess of Duke Street
1976
Strangers
1978
The World of Hammer
1994
Espionage
1963
Worzel Gummidge
1979
The Play on One
1988
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973
Raffles
1977
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
1979
Bulman
1985
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Cribb
1980
Ooh La La!
1968
The Edwardians
1972
Paradise Postponed
1986
Life of Shakespeare
1978
The Lotus Eaters
1972
Beasts
1976
David Copperfield
1986
Armchair Theatre
1956
The Sunday Drama
1977
Will Shakespeare
1978
The Misfit
1970
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
1966
The Adventures of Don Quick
1970
Cousin Bette
1971
Murder She Said
1961
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
1974
Trog
1970
Misleading Cases
1967
Malice Aforethought
1979
Twisted Nerve
1968
The People That Time Forgot
1977
The Little Drummer Girl
1984
Oh! What a Lovely War
1969
The Wrong Box
1966
Cribbins
1969
The Phantom of the Opera
1962
The Man Who Haunted Himself
1970
Frankenstein Created Woman
1967
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
1975
In the Secret State
1985
Two-Way Stretch
1960
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
1969
Young Winston
1972
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
1988
The Family Way
1966
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
1957
Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
1962
Soft Targets
1982
A Murder of Quality
1991
Vampire Circus
1972
The Psychopath
1966
Private's Progress
1956
The Baby and the Battleship
1956
Heavens Above!
1963
The Wildcats of St Trinian's
1980
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
1987
Suspect
1960
Who Done It?
1956
Soft Beds, Hard Battles
1974
There's a Girl in My Soup
1970
A Home of Your Own
1964
The Best House in London
1969
Captain Boycott
1947
Mr. Forbush and the Penguins
1971
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
1960
Treasure Island
1977
A French Mistress
1960
Spider's Web
1982
The Sign of Four
1983
The Dunroamin' Rising
1988
Happy Is the Bride
1958
The Earth Dies Screaming
1964
Ring of Spies
1964
Josephine and Men
1955
The Truth About Women
1957
Once in a New Moon
1935
Bartleby
1970
Henry V
1979
Don't Panic Chaps
1959
Medal for the General
1944
Crooks and Coronets
1969
The Birthday Present
1957
Petticoat Pirates
1961
Silver Blaze
1977
The Apple Cart
1975
Second Fiddle
1957
Ring Once for Death
1973
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
1980
Chips with Everything
1975
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
1959
Rotten to the Core
1965
They Were Sisters
1945
James and the Giant Peach
1976
Waltz Time
1945
Design for Murder
1939
A Lady Mislaid
1958
Goodbye
1975
The Passionate Stranger
1957
Life of St. Paul
1938
The Love Test
1935
Joey Boy
1965
Secret Journey
1939
The Last Shot You Hear
1969
He's Asking For Me
1990
Invasion Quartet
1961
Beasts: The Dummy
1976
On the Eve of Publication
1968
The Kindled Flame
1939
It Happened to One Man
1940
Mrs. Weekley's Lover
2025
You Can't Escape
1956