Richard Wattis

Known For: Acting
Born: February 25, 1912
Place of Birth: Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England, UK
Died: February 1, 1975

Richard Wattis

Richard Cameron Wattis (25 February 1912 – 1 February 1975) was an English actor. After leaving the family business, Wattis became an actor. His debut was with Croydon Repertory Theatre, and he made many stage appearances in the West End in London. His first appearance in a film was A Yank at Oxford (1938), but war service interrupted his career as an actor. He served as a second lieutenant in the Small Arms Section of Special Operations Executive at Station VI during World War II (James Bond author, Ian Fleming worked in the same section). He is best known for his appearances, wearing his thick-rimmed round spectacles, in British comedies of the 1950s and 1960s, often as a "Man from the Ministry" or similar character. He was also involved as the secretary to Lord Scrumptious in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Such appearances included the St Trinian's films (The Belles of St Trinian's, Blue …

Filmography

The Prince, The Showgirl and Me

The Prince, The Showgirl and Me

2004

Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers

1981 · Self (archive material)

Aladdin

1974 · Emperor Nanki

Confessions of a Window Cleaner

1974 · Mr. Prendergast

Take Me High

1973 · Sir Charles Furness

Diamonds on Wheels

1973 · Sir Hilary Stanton

Centre Play

1973 · Arthur

Sex and the Other Woman

1972 · Presenter

That's Your Funeral

1972 · Simmonds

Sykes

1972 · Charles Brown

Coppers End

1971 · PC Eddie Edwards

Games That Lovers Play

1971 · Mr. Lothran

Too Close for Comfort

1971 · Narrator

The Ballad of Tam Lin

1970 · Elroy

The Goodies

1970 · TV Show Host

Egghead's Robot

1970

Wonderwall

1969 · Perkins

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

1968 · Secretary at Sweet Factory (uncredited)

The Prisoner

1967 · Fotheringay

Casino Royale

1967 · British Army Officer

The Troublesome Double

The Troublesome Double

1967 · Mr. Wentworth

The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery

1966 · Manton Bassett

The Alphabet Murders

1965 · Wolf

Up Jumped a Swagman

1965 · Lever, Music Publisher

The Liquidator

1965 · Flying Instructor

Bunny Lake Is Missing

1965 · Clerk in Shipping Office

You Must Be Joking

1965 · Parkins

The Battle of the Villa Fiorita

1965 · Travel Agent

Operation Crossbow

1965 · Sir Charles Sims

The Bargain

1965 · Narrator

Carry On Spying

1964 · Cobley

The V.I.P.s

1963 · Sanders

Come Fly with Me

1963 · Oliver Garson

Venus fra Vestø

1962

The Longest Day

1962 · British Paratrooper

I Thank a Fool

1962 · Ebblington

Play It Cool

1962 · Nervous Man

Bon Voyage!

1962 · Party Guest

Dentist on the Job

1961 · Macreedy

Nearly a Nasty Accident

1961 · Wagstaffe

Very Important Person

1961 · Entertainments Officer Woodcock

The Avengers

1961 · Clarke

The Dickie Henderson Show

The Dickie Henderson Show

1960

Danger Man

1960 · Hardy

Follow That Horse!

Follow That Horse!

1960

Your Money or Your Wife

1960 · Hubert Fry

Sykes and a...

1960

Libel

1959 · The Judge

The Ugly Duckling

1959 · Barclay

Left Right and Centre

1959 · Harding-Pratt

Ten Seconds to Hell

1959 · Major Haven

The Captain's Table

1959 · Chief Purser Herbert Prittlewell

Follow a Star

1959 · Dr. W. Chatterway

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

1958 · Mr. Murfin

Barnacle Bill

1957 · Registrar of Shipping

Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1

1957 · Hotelier

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's

1957 · Manton Bassett

High Flight

1957 · Wilson

The Abominable Snowman

1957 · Dr. Peter Fox

The Prince and the Showgirl

1957 · Northbrook

Second Fiddle

1957 · Bill Turner

The Green Man

1956 · Doctor

The Silken Affair

1956 · Worthington

A Touch of the Sun

1956 · Purchase

The Iron Petticoat

1956 · Lingerie Clerk

It's a Wonderful World

1956 · Harold

Eyewitness

1956 · Anaesthetist

Hancock's Half Hour

1956

The Man Who Knew Too Much

1956 · Assistant Manager

The Man Who Never Was

1956 · Shop Assistant

Colonel March of Scotland Yard

1956 · Arthur Cabot

Jumping for Joy

1956 · Carruthers

An Alligator Named Daisy

1955 · Hoskins

Simon and Laura

1955 · Controller of Television Drama

I Am a Camera

1955 · Bespectacled Man at Book Launch (uncredited)

As Long as They're Happy

1955 · Hippodrome Stage Manager

The Colditz Story

1955 · Richard Gordon

The Time of His Life

1955 · Edgar

A Yank in Ermine

1955 · Boone

Lease of Life

1954 · Solicitor

The Crowded Day

1954 · Mr. Christopher

The Belles of St Trinian's

1954 · Manton Bassett

Hobson's Choice

1954 · Albert Prosser

Doctor in the House

1954 · Medical Book Salesman (uncredited)

Small Town Story

1953 · Marsh

Background

1953 · David Wallace

The Intruder

1953 · School Master

Blood Orange

1953 · Detective Inspector MacLeod

Park Plaza 605

1953 · Theodore Feather

Innocents in Paris

1953 · Wilkinson

Colonel March Investigates

1953 · Cabot

The Final Test

1953 · Cricket Fan

Appointment in London

1953 · Pascal

Top of the Form

1953 · Willoughby-Gore

Top Secret

1952 · Barnes

Made in Heaven

1952 · The vicar

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

1952 · P.C. Freddie

Derby Day

1952 · Editor

The Importance of Being Earnest

1952 · Seton

The Liberace Show

The Liberace Show

1952

Penny Princess

1952 · Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Bachelor in Paris

1952 · Carter

Lady Godiva Rides Again

1951 · Casting Director

Appointment with Venus

1951 · Carruthers - Higher Executive

The Clouded Yellow

1950 · Employment Agent

The Happiest Days of Your Life

1950 · Arnold Billings: Staff of Nutbourne

The Chiltern Hundreds

1949 · Vicar (uncredited)

Helter Skelter

1949 · Compere of Nick Nack Show (uncredited)

Kind Hearts and Coronets

1949 · Defence Counsel (uncredited)

Marry Me

1949 · Minor Role (uncredited)

A Yank at Oxford

1938 · Latin Speaker at Dinner (uncredited)

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