Thorley Walters

Actor May 12 (died age 78) Teigngrace, Devon, England, UK 1935–2025 (90 year career)

6.2 avg rating

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 Sil…

Known For

Film

Murder She Said

Cedric Ackenthorpe

Film

Dracula: Prince of Darkness

Ludwig

Film

Frankenstein Created Woman

Dr. Hertz

Film

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

Insp. Fritsch

Film

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

Dr. Watson

Film

The Phantom of the Opera

Lattimer

Film

Vampire Circus

Burgermeister

Film

Twisted Nerve

Sir John Forrester

Filmography

Acting (118)

Movies (83)

Mrs. Weekley's Lover

2025

as Baron Von Richthofen

A Murder of Quality

1991

as Bishop Harry

5.4

He's Asking For Me

1990

as Uncle Harold

Onassis: The Richest Man in the World

1988

as Winston Churchill

6.6

The Dunroamin' Rising

1988

as Mr Finister

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

1987

as Ludwig (archive footage)

6.4

In the Secret State

1985

as Johnny Davenport

The Little Drummer Girl

as Ned Quilley

The Sign of Four

as Major John Sholto

Spider's Web

as Hugo Birch

Soft Targets

as Old Wedding Guest

The Wildcats of St Trinian's

1980

as Hugo Culpepper Brown

3.9

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

1980

as Colonel Bloodstock

10.0

Henry V

1979

as Charles the Sixth, King of France

6.0

The People That Time Forgot

1977

as Norfolk

5.3

Silver Blaze

1977

as Dr. Watson

James and the Giant Peach

as Grasshopper

Beasts: The Dummy

as Sir Ramsey

The Apple Cart

as Home Secretary

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

as Dr. Watson

Goodbye

as Chalcott-Bentinck

Chips with Everything

1975

as Wing Commander

Soft Beds, Hard Battles

as General Erhardt

Ring Once for Death

as Dr. Ledworth

Young Winston

as Major Finn

Vampire Circus

as Burgermeister

Mr. Forbush and the Penguins

as Mr. Forbush Sr.

Bartleby

as The Colleague

Trog

as Magistrate

The Man Who Haunted Himself

1970

as Frank Bellamy

6.1

There's a Girl in My Soup

1970

as Manager of Carlton Hotel

5.4

Oh! What a Lovely War

1969

as Staff Officer

6.7

The Last Shot You Hear

1969

as Gen. Jowett

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

as Insp. Fritsch

Crooks and Coronets

as Hubbard

The Best House in London

1969

as Doctor Watson (uncredited)

3.6

Twisted Nerve

1968

as Sir John Forrester

6.7

On the Eve of Publication

1968

as Holland

Frankenstein Created Woman

1967

as Dr. Hertz

6.4

Dracula: Prince of Darkness

as Ludwig

The Family Way

as Vicar

The Wrong Box

as Patience

The Psychopath

as Martin Roth

Rotten to the Core

as Chief Constable Preston

6.2

Joey Boy

1965

as Col. Grant

5.8

The Earth Dies Screaming

as Edgar Otis

Ring of Spies

as Cmdr. Winters

A Home of Your Own

as Estate agent

Heavens Above!

as Tranquilax Executive

6.5

The Phantom of the Opera

1962

as Lattimer

6.4

Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace

1962

as Dr. Watson

5.4

Murder She Said

1961

as Cedric Ackenthorpe

Invasion Quartet

Petticoat Pirates

as Captain Jerome Robertson

6.2

Suspect

1960

as Special Agent Prince

6.5

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's

as Butters

A French Mistress

as Colonel Edmonds

Two-Way Stretch

as Colonel Parkright

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

1959

as Colonel Bellingham

Don't Panic Chaps!

Happy Is the Bride

as Jim

A Lady Mislaid

as Mr. Smith

The Truth About Women

as Trevor Eaton

Second Fiddle

as Charles

Blue Murder at St Trinian's

1957

as Major Whitehart

6.7

The Passionate Stranger

as Jimmy

The Birthday Present

as Photographer

Private's Progress

as Captain Bootle

Who Done It?

as Raymond Courtney

The Baby and the Battleship

as Lt. Setley

You Can't Escape

as Chadwick

Josephine and Men

as Salesman

Captain Boycott

as Army Officer (uncredited)

They Were Sisters

as Channing

Waltz Time

as Stefan Ravenne

Medal for the General

1944

as Andrew

6.5

It Happened to One Man

1940

as Ronnie

Design for Murder

1939

as Huey Frazer

5.8

The Kindled Flame

1939

as Cleon

Secret Journey

1939

as Max Von Reimer

Life of St. Paul

1938

as Unidentified role

Once in a New Moon

as Beamish

The Love Test

as Chemist

Television (35)

The World of Hammer

1994

as Self (archive footage)

Paradise Postponed

David Copperfield

as Richard 'Mr Dick' Babley

Bulman

Cribb

as CI Jowett

Tales of the Unexpected

as Harry Gold

Minder

as Magistrate

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

1979

7.6

Worzel Gummidge

1979

as Colonel Bloodstock

6.2

Worzel Gummidge

1979

as Colonel Bloodstock

6.2

Malice Aforethought

1979

as Sir Francis Lee-Bannerton

Strangers

Strangers

as Bill Dugdale

Life of Shakespeare

as Mr. Justice Fleminge

Raffles

as Lord Lochmaben

Treasure Island

Beasts

as Sir Ramsey

The Duchess of Duke Street

1976

8.0

The Duchess of Duke Street

1976

as Bulstrode

8.0

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

Thriller

as Dr. Ledworth

The Lotus Eaters

as Maj. Edward Woolley

7.5

The Edwardians

1972

as Edward, Prince of Wales

The Persuaders!

as John Hatton

Cousin Bette

as Baron Hector Hulot

Play for Today

as Old Wedding Guest

The Misfit

as Forbes-Erskine

The Adventures of Don Quick

as Chief Dreamer

Cribbins

Ooh La La!

as The Prince

Misleading Cases

1967

as Sir Joshua Hoot

7.0

BBC Play of the Month

as Col. Redfern

The Wednesday Play

as Holland

Armchair Theatre

as Professor Mortimer

5.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as Stanley Baldwin

8.6