Richard Wattis was an English actor, co-starring in many popular British comedies of the 1950s and 1960s.
10 Facts About Richard Wattis
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Richard Cameron Wattis was born on 25 February 1912 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, the elder of two sons born to Cameron Tom Wattis and Margaret Janet, nee Preston.
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Richard Wattis's debut was with Croydon Repertory Theatre, and he made many stage appearances in the West End in London.
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Richard Wattis's first appearance in a film was A Yank at Oxford.
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Richard Wattis served as a second lieutenant in the Small Arms Section of Special Operations Executive at Station VI during the Second World War.
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Richard Wattis broke from this typecasting in his later films, such as his starring role in Games That Lovers Play.
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Richard Wattis appeared on television, including a long-running role in Sykes and as a storyteller on the BBC children's programme Jackanory, narrating in 14 episodes between 1971 and 1972.
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On 1 February 1975, Richard Wattis suffered a heart attack while dining at Berwick's Restaurant in Walton Street, London.
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Richard Wattis was taken to hospital, but was dead on arrival.
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In 1999, twenty-four years after Richard Wattis' death, writer Dan Rebellato claimed Richard Wattis was gay in an era when this was a taboo subject and male homosexual acts were criminal offences in the UK.