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Thorley Walters

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Thorley Swinstead Walters (born 12 May 1913, Teigngrace, Devon – 6 July 1991, London) 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	Acting
Most Rating	1.96
Birthday	1913-05-12
Place of Birth	Teigngrace, Devon, England, UK
Also Known As	Thorley Swinstead Walters ,

Murder She Said

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

Frankenstein Created Woman

The Man Who Haunted Himself

The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's

The People That Time Forgot

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

Vampire Circus

The Phantom of the Opera

Dracula: Prince of Darkness

The Psychopath

Petticoat Pirates

Don't Panic Chaps!

There's a Girl in My Soup

Suspect

Happy Is the Bride

He's Asking For Me

The Last Shot You Hear

The Earth Dies Screaming

Rotten to the Core

Invasion Quartet

Ring of Spies

Waltz Time

The Sign of Four

The Best House in London

The Passionate Stranger

The Love Test

Crooks and Coronets

The Birthday Present

Life of St. Paul

You Can't Escape

Second Fiddle

Trog

Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace

Mr. Forbush and the Penguins

Bartleby

The Wrong Box

Heavens Above!

The Truth About Women

The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

Oh! What a Lovely War

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's

Spider's Web

Design for Murder

Soft Targets

Soft Beds, Hard Battles

It Happened to One Man

Medal for the General

The Family Way

Twisted Nerve

Henry V

The Little Drummer Girl

Silver Blaze

Once in a New Moon

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

Joey Boy

Josephine and Men

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

Captain Boycott

Private's Progress

A Murder of Quality

Who Done It?

Goodbye

A Lady Mislaid

On the Eve of Publication

Two Way Stretch

Ring Once for Death

The Dunroamin' Rising

A French Mistress

In the Secret State

Beasts: The Dummy

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

The Apple Cart

James and the Giant Peach

Onassis: The Richest Man in the World