Thorley Walters
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Biography
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Notes
Walters served as a director of the Royal General Theatrical Fund
Biography
Square-faced with a trim moustache, this stage-trained character actor appeared in a series of popular British comedies beginning in the mid-1950s. Walters specialized in aggressive buffoons and ministerial bunglers. His best work was done in association with the Boulting brothers and the Launder-Gilliat team.
Beginning in the 1960s, Walters became a regular in Hammer Studio's horror/fantasy films, including "The Earth Dies Screaming"(1964), "Dracula--Prince of Darkness"(1966), "The Psychopath"(1966) "Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed!"(1970) and "Vampire Circus"(1971). He amassed numerous British television credits since the 1970s, notably in the classic "Cousin Bette" (1972), "Jeannie: Lady Randolph Churchill"(1975) and "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"(1980).
Filmography
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Life Events
1933
Debuted with a walk-on in an Old Vic production of Shaw's "The Admirable Bashville"; remained with the Old Vic for two years
1934
Feature film debut in "Once in a New Moon"
1945
Established himself as a character comedian in "Under the Counter" which starred Jack Hulbert and Cicely Courtneidge and had a 665-performance run in London
1947
Debuted on Broadway in the same part
1950
Played the lead in the musical "Gay's the Word"
1956
Appeared in "Who Done It?" Directed by Basil Dearden and starring Benny Hill
1965
Appeared in "Rotten to the Core", a Boulting brothers comedy
1966
Featured in "The Wrong Box", the popular comedy directed by Bryan Forbes
1970
Appeared in "Trog", Joan Crawford's last film
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Notes
Walters served as a director of the Royal General Theatrical Fund
