- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 15, 1905
- Place of Birth
- Bombay, British India, India
- Died
- March 4, 1981
Torin Thatcher
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Torin Thatcher (15 January 1905 - 4 March 1981) was an English actor born in Bombay, British India, India), to English parents. He was an imposing, powerfully built figure noted for his flashy portrayals of screen villains. He was educated in England at Bedford School and at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He worked as a schoolmaster before first appearing on the London stage in 1927 and then entering British films in 1934. He appeared in the 1937 Old Vic stage production of Hamlet, in which Laurence Olivier made his first appearance in the title role, opposite Vivien Leigh as Ophelia. During the Second World War, he served with the Royal Artillery and was demobilized with the rank of lieutenant colonel. Thatcher appeared in classic British films of the late 1930s and 1940s, including Major Barbara (1941) and Great Expectations (1946), in which…
Filmography
tvPetrocelli
1974
tvSearch
1972
tvNight Gallery
1970 · Captain of the Lusitania (segment "Lone Survivor")
tvLand of the Giants
1968 · Dr. Berger
movieThe Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1968 · Sir Turnbull
tvThe Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
movieThe King's Pirate
1967 · Captain Cullen
The Sweet and the Bitter
movieThe Sweet and the Bitter
1967
movieHawaii
1966 · Reverend Thorn
tvMission: Impossible
1966 · Archbishop Djelvas, General Rados Adolph Gollan
tvThe Time Tunnel
1966 · Dr. Everett Holland
tvStar Trek
1966 · Marplon
tvGet Smart
1965 · Dr. Braam
tvLost in Space
1965 · The Space Trader
movieThe Sandpiper
1965 · le juge Thompson
movieThe Holy Terror
1965 · Dr. Poole
Profiles in Courage
tvProfiles in Courage
1964 · Sewall, Cannon
tvDaniel Boone
1964 · President John Adams, Cyrus Blake / Enoch Blake
movieHell of Borneo
1964 · Mr. Bellflower
movieDecision at Midnight
1963 · Southstream
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
tvBob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
tvThe Great Adventure
1963 · General Howe, Colonel Lewis Washington
movieDrums of Africa
1963 · Jack Cuortemayn
movieMutiny on the Bounty
1962 · Staines
tvThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 · Alva Hardwicke
movieJack the Giant Killer
1962 · Pendragon
movieThe Canadians
1961 · Superintendent Walker
tvThriller
1960 · Jeremy Teal
movieThe Citadel
1960 · Sir Robert Abbey
tvAdventures in Paradise
1959 · Michael Cameron
tvOne Step Beyond
1959 · Earl of Culdane
movieThe 7th Voyage of Sinbad
1958 · Sokurah the Magician
tvThe Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
1958 · King Bendigo
tvPeter Gunn
1958
movieDarby's Rangers
1958 · Sergeant McTavish
movieWitness for the Prosecution
1957 · Mr. Myers
tvDuPont Show of the Month
1957 · Rees Mathry
tvPerry Mason
1957 · Walter Frazer
movieBand of Angels
1957 · Capt. Canavan
movieIstanbul
1957 · Douglas Fielding
movieSo Soon to Die
1957 · Inspector Galloway
tvDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Ab Richards
movieThe Deadly Riddle
1956 · The Red Knight
tvTelephone Time
1956
movieHelen of Troy
1956 · Ulysses
movieDiane
1956 · Louis - Count de Breze
movieLady Godiva of Coventry
1955 · Lord Godwin
tvThe 20th Century Fox Hour
1955 · , Roger Newcombe
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Constable Johnson, Felix Edward Manbridge
tvGunsmoke
1955 · John Tyson
movieLove Is a Many-Splendored Thing
1955 · Humphrey Palmer-Jones
tvThe Millionaire
1955 · Max MacIntyre
movieBengal Brigade
1954 · Colonel Morrow
tvClimax!
1954 · John Philippson, Fred Beresford
movieThe Black Shield of Falworth
1954 · Sir James
movieKnock on Wood
1954 · Godfrey Langston
movieThe Robe
1953 · Sen. Gallio
movieHoudini
1953 · Otto
movieThe Desert Rats
1953 · Col. Barney White
movieBlackbeard, the Pirate
1952 · Sir Henry Morgan
movieThe Crimson Pirate
1952 · Humble Bellows
movieThe Snows of Kilimanjaro
1952 · Johnson
movieAffair in Trinidad
1952 · Inspector Smythe
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Dr. Poole
movieThe Black Rose
1950 · Harry
movieNow Barabbas
1949 · Customs Officer
movieBonnie Prince Charlie
1948 · Colonel Ker
tvThe Philco Television Playhouse
1948 · , Othello
movieThe Fallen Idol
1948 · Policeman
movieThe End of the River
1947 · Lisboa
When The Bough Breaks
movieWhen The Bough Breaks
1947 · Adams
movieJassy
1947 · Bob Wicks
movieThe Man Within
1947 · Jailer
movieGreat Expectations
1946 · Bentley Drummle
movieI See a Dark Stranger
1946 · Police Constable
movieThe Captive Heart
1946 · Repatriation Official (uncredited)
movieThe Next of Kin
1942 · German General
movieSaboteur
1942 · Man (uncredited)
movieMajor Barbara
1941 · Todger Fairmile
movieGasbags
1941 · SS Man
movieSaloon Bar
1940 · Mr. Garrod
movieThe Case of the Frightened Lady
1940 · Jim Tilling, the Groundsman
movieNight Train to Munich
1940
movieLet George Do It!
1940 · U-Boat Commander
movieLaw and Disorder
1940 · Karl Bergsen
movieContraband
1940 · Sailor
movieThe Lion Has Wings
1939 · Seaman Receiving Information About German Activity
The Kindled Flame
movieThe Kindled Flame
1939 · Festus
Old Mother Riley, MP
movieOld Mother Riley, MP
1939 · Jack Nelson
movieThe Spy in Black
1939 · Submarine Officer
movieClimbing High
1938 · Jim Castle
movieYoung and Innocent
1937 · Nobby's Lodging House Caretaker (uncredited)
movieSabotage
1937 · Mr. Verloc's Visitor (uncredited)
movieCrime Over London
1936
movieThe Man Who Could Work Miracles
1936 · Observer
The Common Round
movieThe Common Round
1936 · Martin
movieDrake of England
1935
movieRed Wagon
1933 · Eddie Prince