Richard Wattis: movies and TV shows
Richard Wattis has 111 credits in the archive: 99 films and 12 TV series, from 1938 to 2004. Highest rated: The Avengers (7.8/10).
Career timeline
1938 – 2004 · busiest year: 1956 (11 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Prince, The Showgirl and Me | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 92 |
| 1981 | Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers | Self (archive material) | Film | — | 69 |
| 1974 | Confessions of a Window Cleaner | Mr. Prendergast | Film | 5.0 | 62 |
| 1974 | Aladdin | Emperor Nanki | Film | — | 62 |
| 1973 | Centre Play | Arthur | TV | 7.0 | 61 |
| 1973 | Diamonds on Wheels | Sir Hilary Stanton | Film | 8.0 | 61 |
| 1973 | Take Me High | Sir Charles Furness | Film | 4.8 | 61 |
| 1972 | Sykes | Charles Brown | TV | 6.7 | 60 |
| 1972 | That's Your Funeral | Simmonds | Film | 4.3 | 60 |
| 1972 | Sex and the Other Woman | Presenter | Film | 5.0 | 60 |
| 1971 | Coppers End | PC Eddie Edwards | TV | — | 59 |
| 1971 | Games That Lovers Play | Mr. Lothran | Film | 4.0 | 59 |
| 1971 | Too Close for Comfort | Narrator | Film | — | 59 |
| 1970 | The Goodies | TV Show Host | TV | 7.6 | 58 |
| 1970 | The Ballad of Tam Lin | Elroy | Film | 5.1 | 58 |
| 1970 | Egghead's Robot | Film | 6.0 | 58 | |
| 1969 | Wonderwall | Perkins | Film | 5.2 | 57 |
| 1968 | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Secretary at Sweet Factory (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 56 |
| 1967 | The Prisoner | Fotheringay | TV | 7.7 | 55 |
| 1967 | Casino Royale | British Army Officer | Film | 5.3 | 55 |
| 1967 | The Troublesome Double | Mr. Wentworth | Film | 9.0 | 55 |
| 1966 | The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery | Manton Bassett | Film | 6.2 | 54 |
| 1965 | Bunny Lake Is Missing | Clerk in Shipping Office | Film | 7.2 | 53 |
| 1965 | Operation Crossbow | Sir Charles Sims | Film | 6.7 | 53 |
| 1965 | The Liquidator | Flying Instructor | Film | 6.3 | 53 |
| 1965 | The Alphabet Murders | Wolf | Film | 5.9 | 53 |
| 1965 | The Bargain | Narrator | Film | — | 53 |
| 1965 | The Battle of the Villa Fiorita | Travel Agent | Film | 4.4 | 53 |
| 1965 | Up Jumped a Swagman | Lever, Music Publisher | Film | 7.0 | 53 |
| 1965 | You Must Be Joking | Parkins | Film | 5.4 | 53 |
| 1964 | Carry On Spying | Cobley | Film | 6.4 | 52 |
| 1963 | The V.I.P.s | Sanders | Film | 6.1 | 51 |
| 1963 | Come Fly with Me | Oliver Garson | Film | 5.0 | 51 |
| 1962 | The Longest Day | British Paratrooper | Film | 7.6 | 50 |
| 1962 | Bon Voyage! | Party Guest | Film | 5.6 | 50 |
| 1962 | I Thank a Fool | Ebblington | Film | 6.1 | 50 |
| 1962 | Play It Cool | Nervous Man | Film | 6.1 | 50 |
| 1962 | Venus fra Vestø | Film | 6.2 | 50 | |
| 1961 | The Avengers | Clarke | TV | 7.8 | 49 |
| 1961 | Very Important Person | Entertainments Officer Woodcock | Film | 5.5 | 49 |
| 1961 | Dentist on the Job | Macreedy | Film | 6.5 | 49 |
| 1961 | Nearly a Nasty Accident | Wagstaffe | Film | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1960 | Danger Man | Hardy | TV | 7.4 | 48 |
| 1960 | The Dickie Henderson Show | TV | — | 48 | |
| 1960 | Sykes and a... | TV | 7.3 | 48 | |
| 1960 | Your Money or Your Wife | Hubert Fry | Film | 4.5 | 48 |
| 1960 | Follow That Horse! | Film | 10.0 | 48 | |
| 1959 | Ten Seconds to Hell | Major Haven | Film | 6.2 | 47 |
| 1959 | Left Right and Centre | Harding-Pratt | Film | 6.1 | 47 |
| 1959 | Libel | The Judge | Film | 6.8 | 47 |
| 1959 | The Captain's Table | Chief Purser Herbert Prittlewell | Film | 6.0 | 47 |
| 1959 | Follow a Star | Dr. W. Chatterway | Film | 6.2 | 47 |
| 1959 | The Ugly Duckling | Barclay | Film | 6.0 | 47 |
| 1958 | The Inn of the Sixth Happiness | Mr. Murfin | Film | 6.8 | 46 |
| 1957 | Second Fiddle | Bill Turner | Film | 6.3 | 45 |
| 1957 | The Prince and the Showgirl | Northbrook | Film | 6.3 | 45 |
| 1957 | The Abominable Snowman | Dr. Peter Fox | Film | 6.2 | 45 |
| 1957 | Barnacle Bill | Registrar of Shipping | Film | 6.6 | 45 |
| 1957 | Blue Murder at St. Trinian's | Manton Bassett | Film | 6.8 | 45 |
| 1957 | Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1 | Hotelier | Film | — | 45 |
| 1957 | High Flight | Wilson | Film | 6.2 | 45 |
| 1956 | Hancock's Half Hour | TV | 7.4 | 44 | |
| 1956 | Colonel March of Scotland Yard | Arthur Cabot | TV | 7.5 | 44 |
| 1956 | The Man Who Knew Too Much | Assistant Manager | Film | 7.4 | 44 |
| 1956 | The Man Who Never Was | Shop Assistant | Film | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1956 | It's a Wonderful World | Harold | Film | 5.8 | 44 |
| 1956 | The Silken Affair | Worthington | Film | 3.3 | 44 |
| 1956 | The Iron Petticoat | Lingerie Clerk | Film | 5.8 | 44 |
| 1956 | The Green Man | Doctor | Film | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1956 | A Touch of the Sun | Purchase | Film | 6.0 | 44 |
| 1956 | Jumping for Joy | Carruthers | Film | 6.7 | 44 |
| 1956 | Eyewitness | Anaesthetist | Film | 6.8 | 44 |
| 1955 | The Colditz Story | Richard Gordon | Film | 6.8 | 43 |
| 1955 | I Am a Camera | Bespectacled Man at Book Launch (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 43 |
| 1955 | The Time of His Life | Edgar | Film | 6.7 | 43 |
| 1955 | Simon and Laura | Controller of Television Drama | Film | 5.9 | 43 |
| 1955 | An Alligator Named Daisy | Hoskins | Film | 6.4 | 43 |
| 1955 | A Yank in Ermine | Boone | Film | 6.0 | 43 |
| 1955 | As Long as They're Happy | Hippodrome Stage Manager | Film | 7.5 | 43 |
| 1954 | Hobson's Choice | Albert Prosser | Film | 7.4 | 42 |
| 1954 | Doctor in the House | Medical Book Salesman (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 42 |
| 1954 | The Belles of St Trinian's | Manton Bassett | Film | 6.4 | 42 |
| 1954 | The Crowded Day | Mr. Christopher | Film | 5.8 | 42 |
| 1954 | Lease of Life | Solicitor | Film | 7.4 | 42 |
| 1953 | Innocents in Paris | Wilkinson | Film | 5.2 | 41 |
| 1953 | Appointment in London | Pascal | Film | 6.5 | 41 |
| 1953 | Top of the Form | Willoughby-Gore | Film | 7.5 | 41 |
| 1953 | The Intruder | School Master | Film | 7.6 | 41 |
| 1953 | The Final Test | Cricket Fan | Film | 6.7 | 41 |
| 1953 | Blood Orange | Detective Inspector MacLeod | Film | 5.5 | 41 |
| 1953 | Background | David Wallace | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1953 | Park Plaza 605 | Theodore Feather | Film | 4.7 | 41 |
| 1953 | Colonel March Investigates | Cabot | Film | 6.3 | 41 |
| 1953 | Small Town Story | Marsh | Film | 5.9 | 41 |
| 1952 | The Liberace Show | TV | 8.0 | 40 | |
| 1952 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Seton | Film | 7.2 | 40 |
| 1952 | Penny Princess | Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 40 |
| 1952 | Top Secret | Barnes | Film | 8.0 | 40 |
| 1952 | Made in Heaven | The vicar | Film | 5.0 | 40 |
| 1952 | Mother Riley Meets the Vampire | P.C. Freddie | Film | 4.3 | 40 |
| 1952 | Bachelor in Paris | Carter | Film | 7.8 | 40 |
| 1952 | Derby Day | Editor | Film | 6.8 | 40 |
| 1951 | Lady Godiva Rides Again | Casting Director | Film | 5.9 | 39 |
| 1951 | Appointment with Venus | Carruthers - Higher Executive | Film | 5.7 | 39 |
| 1950 | The Happiest Days of Your Life | Arnold Billings: Staff of Nutbourne | Film | 6.7 | 38 |
| 1950 | The Clouded Yellow | Employment Agent | Film | 6.3 | 38 |
| 1949 | Kind Hearts and Coronets | Defence Counsel (uncredited) | Film | 7.6 | 37 |
| 1949 | Helter Skelter | Compere of Nick Nack Show (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 37 |
| 1949 | Marry Me | Minor Role (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 37 |
| 1949 | The Chiltern Hundreds | Vicar (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 37 |
| 1938 | A Yank at Oxford | Latin Speaker at Dinner (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 26 |