Torin Thatcher
Known for Acting · 98 credits
- Born
- 1905-01-15
- Died
- 1981-03-04
- Place of birth
- Bombay, British India, India
- Also known as
- Torin Herbert Erskine Thatcher · Lt. Torin Thatcher R.A. · T. Atkinson · Торин Тэтчер · 托林·撒切尔
Biography
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 he played Bentley Drummle. He moved to Hollywood in the 1950s. He was constantly in demand, invariably lending his looming figure and baleful countenance to sinister or stern roles in popular costume thrillers such as The Crimson Pirate (1952), Blackbeard the Pirate (1952), The Robe (1953) (as the disapproving father of Richard Burton's character), The Black Shield of Falworth (1954), Helen of Troy (1956), Darby's Rangers (1958), and The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958). He also appeared in the Marlon Brando and Trevor Howard 1962 remake of Mutiny on the Bounty.
He returned to the stage quite frequently, notably on Broadway, in such esteemed productions as Edward, My Son (1948), That Lady (1949) and Billy Budd (1951). In 1959, he portrayed Captain Keller in the award-winning play The Miracle Worker with Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke. All of these plays were filmed, but Thatcher did not appear in the movie versions.
Known For
TV Shows (31)
Star Trek
1966
as Marplon
Perry Mason
1957
as Walter Frazer
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Archbishop Djelvas / General Rados Adolph Gollan
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Alva Hardwicke
Get Smart
1965
as Dr. Braam
Climax!
1954
as John Philippson / Fred Beresford
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Othello
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Ab Richards
Daniel Boone
1964
as President John Adams / Cyrus Blake / Enoch Blake
Lost in Space
1965
as The Space Trader
Night Gallery
1970
as Captain of the Lusitania (segment "Lone Survivor")
Peter Gunn
1958
Gunsmoke
1955
as John Tyson
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Michael Cameron
Thriller
1960
as Jeremy Teal
One Step Beyond
1959
as Earl of Culdane
Land of the Giants
1968
as Dr. Berger
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Constable Johnson / Felix Edward Manbridge
The Millionaire
1955
as Max MacIntyre
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Roger Newcombe
Telephone Time
1956
The Time Tunnel
1966
as Dr. Everett Holland
Petrocelli
1974
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
The Great Adventure
1963
as General Howe / Colonel Lewis Washington
DuPont Show of the Month
1957
as Rees Mathry
Search
1972
Profiles in Courage
1964
as Sewall / Cannon
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Dr. Poole
The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
1958
as King Bendigo
Movies (67)
Witness for the Prosecution
1957
as Mr. Myers
The Robe
1953
as Sen. Gallio
Great Expectations
1946
as Bentley Drummle
Helen of Troy
1956
as Ulysses
Saboteur
1942
as Man (uncredited)
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
1958
as Sokurah the Magician
Mutiny on the Bounty
1962
as Staines
The Crimson Pirate
1952
as Humble Bellows
Diane
1956
as Louis - Count de Breze
Lady Godiva of Coventry
1955
as Lord Godwin
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
1955
as Humphrey Palmer-Jones
Sabotage
1937
as Mr. Verloc's Visitor (uncredited)
Istanbul
1957
as Douglas Fielding
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
1952
as Johnson
Now Barabbas
1949
as Customs Officer
Hawaii
1966
as Reverend Thorn
Band of Angels
1957
as Capt. Canavan
Jack the Giant Killer
1962
as Pendragon
Houdini
1953
as Otto
The Fallen Idol
1948
as Policeman
The King's Pirate
1967
as Captain Cullen
The Citadel
1960
as Sir Robert Abbey
Blackbeard, the Pirate
1952
as Sir Henry Morgan
The Black Shield of Falworth
1954
as Sir James
Darby's Rangers
1958
as Sergeant McTavish
Young and Innocent
1937
as Nobby's Lodging House Caretaker (uncredited)
Affair in Trinidad
1952
as Inspector Smythe
The Black Rose
1950
as Harry
The Sandpiper
1965
as le juge Thompson
Night Train to Munich
1940
Major Barbara
1941
as Todger Fairmile
The Desert Rats
1953
as Col. Barney White
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1968
as Sir Turnbull
Knock on Wood
1954
as Godfrey Langston
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
1936
as Observer
Let George Do It!
1940
as U-Boat Commander
Gasbags
1941
as SS Man
The Spy in Black
1939
as Submarine Officer
The Holy Terror
1965
as Dr. Poole
The End of the River
1947
as Lisboa
Bengal Brigade
1954
as Colonel Morrow
The Captive Heart
1946
as Repatriation Official (uncredited)
Crime Over London
1936
The Next of Kin
1942
as German General
Contraband
1940
as Sailor
The Case of the Frightened Lady
1940
as Jim Tilling, the Groundsman
The Lion Has Wings
1939
as Seaman Receiving Information About German Activity
Hell of Borneo
1964
as Mr. Bellflower
The Man Within
1947
as Jailer
I See a Dark Stranger
1946
as Police Constable
Climbing High
1938
as Jim Castle
The Canadians
1961
as Superintendent Walker
Decision at Midnight
1963
as Southstream
When The Bough Breaks
1947
as Adams
Jassy
1947
as Bob Wicks
Bonnie Prince Charlie
1948
as Colonel Ker
The Deadly Riddle
1956
as The Red Knight
Drake of England
1935
Red Wagon
1933
as Eddie Prince
Law and Disorder
1940
as Karl Bergsen
Saloon Bar
1940
as Mr. Garrod
The Kindled Flame
1939
as Festus
Drums of Africa
1963
as Jack Cuortemayn
So Soon to Die
1957
as Inspector Galloway
The Common Round
1936
as Martin
The Sweet and the Bitter
1967
Old Mother Riley, MP
1939
as Jack Nelson
About 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 Ol… With 98 credits spanning from 1933 to 1974, Torin Thatcher has appeared in 67 films and 31 TV shows.
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Most Popular Torin Thatcher Movies
- Witness for the Prosecution (1957) — as Mr. Myers
- The Robe (1953) — as Sen. Gallio
- Great Expectations (1946) — as Bentley Drummle
- Helen of Troy (1956) — as Ulysses
- Saboteur (1942) — as Man (uncredited)
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