Thorley Swinstead Walters was an English character actor.
11 Facts About Thorley Walters
2.
Thorley Walters is probably best remembered for his comedy film roles such as in Two-Way Stretch and Carlton-Browne of the FO.
3.
Thorley Walters appeared in the West End in the 1942 naval play Escort by Patrick Hastings and the 1949 musical Her Excellency at the London Hippodrome.
4.
Thorley Walters featured in three of the St Trinian's films, starting as an army major in Blue Murder at St Trinian's.
5.
Thorley Walters later appeared as Butters, assistant to Education Ministry senior civil servant Culpepper-Brown in The Pure Hell of St Trinian's and played the part of Culpepper-Brown in The Wildcats of St Trinian's.
6.
Thorley Walters was a close friend of Hammer's most important director Terence Fisher.
7.
Thorley Walters played Sherlock Holmes's sidekick Doctor Watson in four unrelated films: Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace, The Best House in London, The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother and Silver Blaze.
8.
Thorley Walters appeared as a barrister in the BBC Series A P Herbert's Misleading Cases starring Roy Dotrice as Albert Haddock.
9.
Thorley Walters was in The Avengers starring as Hemming in the 1966 episode "What the Butler Saw".
10.
Thorley Walters had roles in The Lotus Eaters and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
11.
Thorley Walters visited the ailing Terry-Thomas in Barnes, London in 1989.