Richard Wattis
Born in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England, UK — Feb 25 1912• Died Feb 01 1975
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Richard Cameron Wattis (25 February 1912 – 1 February 1975) was an English actor. After leaving the family business, Wattis became an actor. His debut was with Croydon Repertory Theatre, and he made many stage appearances in the West End in London. His first appearance in a film was A Yank at Oxford (1938), but war service interrupted his career as an actor. He served as a second lieutenant in the Small Arms Section of Special Operations Executive at Station VI during World War II (James Bond author, Ian Fleming worked in the same section). He is best k…
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The Avengers
Clarke
Danger Man
Hardy
The Prisoner
Fotheringay
Sykes
Charles Brown
Hancock's Half Hour
The Goodies
TV Show Host
Centre Play
Arthur
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Assistant Manager
Casino Royale
British Army Officer
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
Arthur Cabot
Sykes and a...
The Longest Day
British Paratrooper
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Secretary at Sweet Factory (uncredited)
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Defence Counsel (uncredited)
The Dickie Henderson Show
A Yank in Ermine
Boone
Hobson's Choice
Albert Prosser
Coppers End
PC Eddie Edwards
Operation Crossbow
Sir Charles Sims
A Yank at Oxford
Latin Speaker at Dinner (uncredited)
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
Mr. Prendergast
The Liberace Show
Doctor in the House
Medical Book Salesman (uncredited)
The Man Who Never Was
Shop Assistant
The Prince and the Showgirl
Northbrook
Wonderwall
Perkins
Simon and Laura
Controller of Television Drama
The V.I.P.s
Sanders
Carry On Spying
Cobley
The Captain's Table
Chief Purser Herbert Prittlewell
High Flight
Wilson
Libel
The Judge
The Intruder
School Master
The Happiest Days of Your Life
Arnold Billings: Staff of Nutbourne
The Alphabet Murders
Wolf
The Colditz Story
Richard Gordon
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
Travel Agent
Lady Godiva Rides Again
Casting Director
The Final Test
Cricket Fan
Marry Me
Minor Role (uncredited)
Bon Voyage!
Party Guest
Barnacle Bill
Registrar of Shipping
Top Secret
Barnes
Appointment with Venus
Carruthers - Higher Executive
I Thank a Fool
Ebblington
I Am a Camera
Bespectacled Man at Book Launch (uncredited)
Come Fly with Me
Oliver Garson
A Touch of the Sun
Purchase
Bunny Lake Is Missing
Shipping Clerk
An Alligator Named Daisy
Hoskins
Take Me High
Sir Charles Furness
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
Mr. Murfin
The Green Man
Doctor
The Abominable Snowman
Dr. Peter Fox
Background
David Wallace
Helter Skelter
Compere of Nick Nack Show (uncredited)
The Belles of St Trinian's
Manton Bassett
Blue Murder at St Trinian's
Manton Bassett
As Long as They're Happy
Hippodrome Stage Manager
Lease of Life
Solicitor
Appointment in London
Pascal
The Chiltern Hundreds
Vicar (uncredited)
Play It Cool
Nervous Man
The Ballad of Tam Lin
Elroy
Up Jumped a Swagman
Lever, Music Publisher
The Clouded Yellow
Employment Agent
Nearly a Nasty Accident
Wagstaffe
The Liquidator
Flying Instructor
Second Fiddle
Bill Turner
Derby Day
Editor
Left Right and Centre
Harding-Pratt
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery
Manton Bassett
You Must Be Joking
Parkins
Diamonds on Wheels
Sir Hilary Stanton
Follow a Star
Dr. W. Chatterway
The Silken Affair
Worthington
Eyewitness
Anaesthetist
Dentist on the Job
Macreedy
Penny Princess
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
The Iron Petticoat
Lingerie Clerk
Blood Orange
Detective Inspector MacLeod
Made in Heaven
The vicar
Aladdin
Emperor Nanki
The Importance of Being Earnest
Seton
Innocents in Paris
Wilkinson
Very Important Person
Entertainments Officer Woodcock
It's a Wonderful World
Harold
Jumping for Joy
Carruthers
Small Town Story
Marsh
Park Plaza 605
Theodore Feather
The Ugly Duckling
Barclay
Ten Seconds to Hell
Major Haven
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
P.C. Freddie
The Crowded Day
Mr. Christopher
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
Hotelier
Bachelor in Paris
Carter
Games That Lovers Play
Mr. Lothran
Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers
Self (archive material)
Top of the Form
Willoughby-Gore
Colonel March Investigates
Cabot
Egghead's Robot
The Time of His Life
Edgar
That's Your Funeral
Simmonds
Your Money or Your Wife
Hubert Fry
Sex and the Other Woman
Presenter
The Bargain
Narrator
The Troublesome Double
Mr. Wentworth
Venus fra Vestø
Follow That Horse!
Too Close for Comfort
Narrator
The Prince, The Showgirl and Me