
Terry-Thomas
Known for Acting · 102 credits
- Born
- 1911-07-10
- Died
- 1990-01-08
- Place of birth
- Finchley, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Terry Thomas · Терри-Томас · Thomas Terry Hoar Stevens
Biography
Terry-Thomas (14 July 1911 – 8 January 1990) was an English actor. He was famous for his comedic portrayals of disreputable members of the upper classes.
Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Guest Host / Self - Co-Host

Burke's Law
1963
as Charlie Hill / Gideon Auerbach / Arthur Shelby

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Customs Captain

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Constable
TV Shows (13)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Guest Host / Self - Co-Host

Burke's Law
1963
as Charlie Hill / Gideon Auerbach / Arthur Shelby

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Customs Captain

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Constable

The Persuaders!
1971
as Archibald Sinclair Beachum

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self

The Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self

The Judy Garland Show
1963
as Self
The Liberace Show
1952
The Old Campaigner
1968
as James Franklin-Jones ('FJ')
Strictly T-T
1956
Movies (89)

Robin Hood
1973
as Sir Hiss - A Snake (voice)

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
as J. Algernon Hawthorne

Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
1966
as Reginald Brook

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
1965
as Sir Percy Ware-Armitage

How to Murder Your Wife
1965
as Charles

Danger: Diabolik
1968
as Minister of Interior / Minister of Finance

The Abominable Dr. Phibes
1971
as Dr. Longstreet

A Guide for the Married Man
1967
as Technical Adviser (Harold aka Tiger)

Things to Come
1936
as Man of the Future (uncredited)

The Private Life of Henry VIII
1933
as Man (uncredited)

The Last Remake of Beau Geste
1977
as Governor

Private's Progress
1956
as Major Hitchcock

Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon
1967
as Captain Sir Harry Washington-Smythe

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
1962
as Ludwig (segment "The Singing Bone")

The Perils of Pauline
1967
as Sten Martin

The Vault of Horror
1973
as Arthur Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job")

Monte Carlo or Bust!
1969
as Sir Cuthbert Ware-Armitage

The Karate Killers
1967
as Constabler

Strange Bedfellows
1965
as Assistant Mortician

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
1976
as Mr. Square

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
1991
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Hound of the Baskervilles
1978
as Dr. Mortimer

Atlantic Wall
1970
as Commander Perry of British HQ

Munster, Go Home!
1966
as Freddie Munster

The Special London Bridge Special
1972
as Bus Conductor Terry-Thomas

The Mouse on the Moon
1963
as Maurice Spender

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
1959
as Cadogan de Vere Carlton-Browne

I'm All Right Jack
1959
as Major Hitchcock

The Wild Affair
1965
as Godfrey Deane

Arabella
1967
as Hotel manager

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
1968
as Ladislaus

How Sweet It Is!
1968
as Gilbert Tilly

Our Man in Marrakesh
1966
as El Caid

Dr. Phibes Rises Again
1972
as Lombardo

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
1968
as H. William Homer

Twelve Plus One
1969
as Albert

The Naked Truth
1957
as Lord Henry Mayley

Tom Thumb
1958
as Ivan

The Heroes
1973
as Major John Cooper

Too Many Crooks
1959
as Billy Gordon

The Daydreamer
1966
as Brig. Zachary Zilch, the First Tailor (voice)

Seven Times Seven
1968
as Police Inspector

Helter Skelter
1949
as Self

The Sandwich Man
1966
as Scout Master

The Green Man
1956
as Charles Boughtflower

Happy Is the Bride
1958
as Policeman

The Cherry Picker
1974
as Appleby

How to Kill 400 Duponts
1968
as Commissario Green

Bachelor Flat
1961
as Professor Bruce Patterson

School for Scoundrels
1960
as Raymond Delauney

It's Your Move
1968
as Jerome

Brothers in Law
1957
as Alfred Green

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
1957
as Capt. Romney Carlton-Ricketts

Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face
2007
as Self (archive footage)

Make Mine Mink
1960
as Major Albert Rayne

Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
1966
as Lord Aldric / James

The 9th Wonder of the World: The Making of 'Gorgo'
2013
as The Villain Ivan (archive footage)

The Big Deal
1972
as Pierre Le Compte

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
1960
as Lord Arthur Savile

His and Hers
1961
as Reggie Blake

Fever of 40!
1980
as Dr. Christopher

It's Love Again
1936
as Dancer (Extra) (uncredited)

You Must Be Joking
1965
as Major Foskett

A Matter of WHO
1961
as Archibald Bannister

Arthur? Arthur!
1969
as Clennery Tubbs

Spanish Fly
1976
as Sir Percy de Courcy

Lucky Jim
1957
as Bertrand Welch

Monte Carlo: C'est La Rose
1968
as Self

The Bing Crosby Show
1961
as Self

Cheer Up
1936
as Extra (uncredited)

Operation Snatch
1962
as Lt. 'Piggy' Wigg

Side by Side
1975
as Max Nugget

Brass Monkey
1948
as Terry-Thomas
For Freedom
1940
as News Reader

I Love a Mystery
1973
as Gordon Elliott

Quiet Wedding
1941
as Extra (uncredited)

Top Crack
1967
as Charles

Kill or Cure
1962
as Capt. J. (Jeroboam) Barker-Rynde PI

The Last Appointment!
1977
as Archibald Sinclair Beachum

When Knights Were Bold
1936
as Soldier (uncredited)

Richard Wilson - Both Feet In the Army
2013
as (archive footage)

Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde
2015
as (archive footage)

Date with a Dream
1948
as Terry

Melody Club
1949
as Freddy Forrester

2000 Years Later
1969
as Goodwyn

Take a Chance
1937
as Extra at Race Meeting (uncredited)
Kingdom Of Gifts
1978
as The Bumbling Chancellor

The Island of the Heads
1979

Copy Book Please
1948
as Presenter
About Terry-Thomas
Terry-Thomas (14 July 1911 – 8 January 1990) was an English actor. He was famous for his comedic portrayals of disreputable members of the upper classes. With 102 credits spanning from 1933 to 2015, Terry-Thomas has appeared in 89 films and 13 TV shows.
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Most Popular Terry-Thomas Movies
- Robin Hood (1973) — as Sir Hiss - A Snake (voice)
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) — as J. Algernon Hawthorne
- Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966) — as Reginald Brook
- Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965) — as Sir Percy Ware-Armitage
- How to Murder Your Wife (1965) — as Charles
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