Thorley Walters
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday12 May 1913
Died6 July 1991 (age 78)
Place of birthTeigngrace, Devon, England, UK
Known credits125
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 Blu…
Mrs. Weekley's Lover
2025 · Baron Von Richthofen
The World of Hammer
1994 · Self (archive footage)
A Murder of Quality
1991 · Bishop Harry
He's Asking For Me
1990 · Uncle Harold
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
1988 · Winston Churchill
The Dunroamin' Rising
1988 · Mr Finister
The Play on One
1988 · Mr Finister
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
1987 · Ludwig (archive footage)
David Copperfield
1986 · Richard 'Mr Dick' Babley
Paradise Postponed
1986
Bulman
1985 · Bill Dugdale
In the Secret State
1985 · Johnny Davenport
Screen Two
1985 · Uncle Harold
The Little Drummer Girl
1984 · Ned Quilley
The Sign of Four
1983 · Major John Sholto
Spider's Web
1982 · Hugo Birch
Soft Targets
1982 · Old Wedding Guest
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
1980 · Colonel Bloodstock
The Wildcats of St Trinian's
1980 · Hugo Culpepper Brown
Cribb
1980 · CI Jowett
A Question of Guilt
1980 · Sir Charles Russell
Henry V
1979 · Charles the Sixth, King of France
Minder
1979 · Magistrate
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
1979 · Tufty Thessinger
Tales of the Unexpected
1979 · Harry Gold
Malice Aforethought
1979 · Sir Francis Lee-Bannerton
Worzel Gummidge
1979 · Colonel Bloodstock
Will Shakespeare
1978 · Mr Justice Fleminge
Strangers
1978 · Bill Dugdale
Treasure Island
1977
The People That Time Forgot
1977 · Norfolk
The Sunday Drama
1977 · Dr John Watson
Raffles
1977 · Lord Lochmaben
Silver Blaze
1977 · Dr. Watson
James and the Giant Peach
1976 · Grasshopper
Beasts: The Dummy
1976 · Sir Ramsey
Beasts
1976 · Sir Ramsey
The Duchess of Duke Street
1976 · Bulstrode
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
1975 · Dr. Watson
Chips with Everything
1975 · Wing Commander
Goodbye
1975 · Chalcott-Bentinck
The Apple Cart
1975 · Home Secretary
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
1974
Masquerade
1974 · Bunny
Soft Beds, Hard Battles
1974 · General Erhardt
Ring Once for Death
1973 · Dr. Ledworth
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973 · Beecham
Thriller
1973 · Dr. Ledworth
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