Thorley Walters
Born in Teigngrace, Devon, England, UK — May 12 1913• Died Jul 06 1991
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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…
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Minder
Magistrate
Play for Today
Old Wedding Guest
Crown Court
BBC Play of the Month
Col. Redfern
Tales of the Unexpected
Harry Gold
The Persuaders!
John Hatton
The Wednesday Play
Holland
Thriller
Dr. Ledworth
The Duchess of Duke Street
Bulstrode
Strangers
Bill Dugdale
Worzel Gummidge
Colonel Bloodstock
The Edwardians
Edward, Prince of Wales
The World of Hammer
Self (archive footage)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Tufty Thessinger
Ooh La La!
The Prince
The Lotus Eaters
Maj. Edward Woolley
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Stanley Baldwin
The Misfit
Forbes-Erskine
Raffles
Lord Lochmaben
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
Beasts
Sir Ramsey
The Adventures of Don Quick
Chief Dreamer
Cousin Bette
Baron Hector Hulot
Cribb
CI Jowett
David Copperfield
Richard 'Mr Dick' Babley
Life of Shakespeare
Mr. Justice Fleminge
Bulman
Bill Dugdale
Young Winston
Major Finn
Oh! What a Lovely War
Staff Officer
Armchair Theatre
Professor Mortimer
Paradise Postponed
The Baby and the Battleship
Lt. Setley
Twisted Nerve
Sir John Forrester
Murder She Said
Cedric Ackenthorpe
The Wrong Box
Patience
Frankenstein Created Woman
Dr. Hertz
Trog
Magistrate
The Little Drummer Girl
Ned Quilley
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Ludwig
Ring of Spies
Cmdr. Winters
Misleading Cases
Sir Joshua Hoot
Vampire Circus
Burgermeister
The Best House in London
Doctor Watson (uncredited)
The Family Way
Vicar
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
Ludwig (archive footage)
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
Insp. Fritsch
Cribbins
Malice Aforethought
Sir Francis Lee-Bannerton
The Man Who Haunted Himself
Frank Bellamy
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
Winston Churchill
A Murder of Quality
Bishop Harry
Henry V
Charles the Sixth, King of France
Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
Dr. Watson
Who Done It?
Raymond Courtney
In the Secret State
Johnny Davenport
The People That Time Forgot
Norfolk
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
Dr. Watson
The Phantom of the Opera
Lattimer
Second Fiddle
Charles
Happy Is the Bride
Jim
The Psychopath
Martin Roth
Soft Beds, Hard Battles
General Erhardt
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
Butters
Josephine and Men
Salesman
Private's Progress
Captain Bootle
Bartleby
The Colleague
Heavens Above!
Tranquilax Executive
The Apple Cart
Home Secretary
Silver Blaze
Dr. Watson
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
Colonel Bloodstock
A French Mistress
Colonel Edmonds
Blue Murder at St Trinian's
Major Whitehart
Captain Boycott
Army Officer (uncredited)
Rotten to the Core
Chief Constable Preston
A Home of Your Own
Estate agent
Suspect
Special Agent Prince
Treasure Island
There's a Girl in My Soup
Manager of Carlton Hotel
Soft Targets
Old Wedding Guest
The Wildcats of St Trinian's
Hugo Culpepper Brown
Two-Way Stretch
Colonel Parkright
The Passionate Stranger
Jimmy
Don't Panic Chaps
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
Colonel Bellingham
The Sign of Four
Major John Sholto
Invasion Quartet
Chips with Everything
Wing Commander
The Truth About Women
Trevor Eaton
Once in a New Moon
Beamish
The Love Test
Chemist
Beasts: The Dummy
Sir Ramsey
Goodbye
Chalcott-Bentinck
The Earth Dies Screaming
Edgar Otis
Petticoat Pirates
Captain Jerome Robertson
Mr. Forbush and the Penguins
Mr. Forbush Sr.
Crooks and Coronets
Hubbard
They Were Sisters
Channing
The Dunroamin' Rising
Mr Finister
Spider's Web
Hugo Birch
Mrs. Weekley's Lover
Baron Von Richthofen
Design for Murder
Huey Frazer
You Can't Escape
Chadwick
He's Asking For Me
Uncle Harold
James and the Giant Peach
Grasshopper
The Last Shot You Hear
Gen. Jowett
Waltz Time
Stefan Ravenne
Joey Boy
Col. Grant
The Birthday Present
Photographer
Ring Once for Death
Dr. Ledworth
Medal for the General
Andrew
On the Eve of Publication
Holland
Secret Journey
Max Von Reimer
The Kindled Flame
Cleon
Life of St. Paul
Unidentified role
It Happened to One Man
Ronnie
A Lady Mislaid
Mr. Smith