Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
5/12/1913
Place of Birth
Teigngrace, Devon, England, UK
Also Known As
Thorley Swinstead Walters
Thorley Walters
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...
Known For
Captain Boycott
as Army Officer (uncredited)
Soft Targets
as Old Wedding Guest
The Psychopath
as Martin Roth
Suspect
as Special Agent Prince
Henry V
as Charles the Sixth, King of France
Waltz Time
as Stefan Ravenne
Second Fiddle
as Charles
Silver Blaze
as Dr. Watson
Petticoat Pirates
as Captain Jerome Robertson
Heavens Above!
as Tranquilax Executive
Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
as Dr. Watson
The Sign of Four
as Major John Sholto
The Best House in London
as Doctor Watson (uncredited)
The Earth Dies Screaming
as Edgar Otis
The People That Time Forgot
as Norfolk
The Wrong Box
as Patience
The Family Way
as Vicar
Young Winston
as Major Finn
The Little Drummer Girl
as Ned Quilley
The Baby and the Battleship
as Lt. Setley