Thorley Walters: movies and TV shows
Thorley Walters has 126 credits in the archive: 83 films and 43 TV series, from 1935 to 2025. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1935 – 2025 · busiest year: 1970 (7 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mrs. Weekley's Lover | Baron Von Richthofen | Film | — | 112 |
| 1994 | The World of Hammer | Self (archive footage) | TV | 6.8 | 81 |
| 1991 | A Murder of Quality | Bishop Harry | Film | 5.6 | 78 |
| 1990 | He's Asking For Me | Uncle Harold | Film | — | 77 |
| 1988 | The Play on One | Mr Finister | TV | 6.0 | 75 |
| 1988 | Onassis: The Richest Man in the World | Winston Churchill | Film | 6.6 | 75 |
| 1988 | The Dunroamin' Rising | Mr Finister | Film | — | 75 |
| 1987 | Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood | Ludwig (archive footage) | Film | 6.4 | 74 |
| 1986 | David Copperfield | Richard 'Mr Dick' Babley | TV | 5.2 | 73 |
| 1986 | Paradise Postponed | TV | 6.0 | 73 | |
| 1985 | Screen Two | Uncle Harold | TV | 7.1 | 72 |
| 1985 | Bulman | Bill Dugdale | TV | 7.0 | 72 |
| 1985 | In the Secret State | Johnny Davenport | Film | 7.0 | 72 |
| 1984 | The Little Drummer Girl | Ned Quilley | Film | 5.6 | 71 |
| 1983 | The Sign of Four | Major John Sholto | Film | 6.5 | 70 |
| 1982 | Soft Targets | Old Wedding Guest | Film | 10.0 | 69 |
| 1982 | Spider's Web | Hugo Birch | Film | 7.2 | 69 |
| 1980 | Cribb | CI Jowett | TV | 8.0 | 67 |
| 1980 | A Question of Guilt | Sir Charles Russell | TV | — | 67 |
| 1980 | The Wildcats of St Trinian's | Hugo Culpepper Brown | Film | 4.3 | 67 |
| 1980 | A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special | Colonel Bloodstock | Film | 10.0 | 67 |
| 1979 | Minder | Magistrate | TV | 7.2 | 66 |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected | Harry Gold | TV | 6.8 | 66 |
| 1979 | Worzel Gummidge | Colonel Bloodstock | TV | 6.2 | 66 |
| 1979 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Tufty Thessinger | TV | 7.6 | 66 |
| 1979 | Malice Aforethought | Sir Francis Lee-Bannerton | TV | 6.0 | 66 |
| 1979 | Henry V | Charles the Sixth, King of France | Film | 6.2 | 66 |
| 1978 | Strangers | Bill Dugdale | TV | 7.3 | 65 |
| 1978 | Life of Shakespeare | Mr. Justice Fleminge | TV | — | 65 |
| 1978 | Will Shakespeare | Mr Justice Fleminge | TV | 10.0 | 65 |
| 1977 | The Sunday Drama | Dr John Watson | TV | 5.0 | 64 |
| 1977 | Raffles | Lord Lochmaben | TV | 8.4 | 64 |
| 1977 | The People That Time Forgot | Norfolk | Film | 5.3 | 64 |
| 1977 | Treasure Island | TV | 6.7 | 64 | |
| 1977 | Silver Blaze | Dr. Watson | Film | 8.0 | 64 |
| 1976 | The Duchess of Duke Street | Bulstrode | TV | 8.0 | 63 |
| 1976 | Beasts | Sir Ramsey | TV | 7.0 | 63 |
| 1976 | James and the Giant Peach | Grasshopper | Film | 6.0 | 63 |
| 1976 | Beasts: The Dummy | Sir Ramsey | Film | 4.3 | 63 |
| 1975 | Goodbye | Chalcott-Bentinck | Film | 9.0 | 62 |
| 1975 | The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother | Dr. Watson | Film | 6.0 | 62 |
| 1975 | The Apple Cart | Home Secretary | Film | — | 62 |
| 1975 | Chips with Everything | Wing Commander | Film | 8.0 | 62 |
| 1974 | Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill | TV | 7.3 | 61 | |
| 1974 | Soft Beds, Hard Battles | General Erhardt | Film | 4.6 | 61 |
| 1974 | Masquerade | Bunny | TV | — | 61 |
| 1973 | Thriller | Dr. Ledworth | TV | 7.0 | 60 |
| 1973 | Orson Welles' Great Mysteries | Beecham | TV | 6.8 | 60 |
| 1973 | Ring Once for Death | Dr. Ledworth | Film | 9.0 | 60 |
| 1972 | Crown Court | TV | 5.7 | 59 | |
| 1972 | The Edwardians | Edward, Prince of Wales | TV | 6.3 | 59 |
| 1972 | The Edwardians | King Edward VII | TV | 6.3 | 59 |
| 1972 | The Lotus Eaters | Maj. Edward Woolley | TV | 7.5 | 59 |
| 1972 | Late Night Theatre | Arthur | TV | — | 59 |
| 1972 | Young Winston | Major Finn | Film | 6.2 | 59 |
| 1972 | Vampire Circus | Burgermeister | Film | 5.9 | 59 |
| 1971 | The Persuaders! | John Hatton | TV | 7.6 | 58 |
| 1971 | Cousin Bette | Baron Hector Hulot | TV | 4.0 | 58 |
| 1971 | Mr. Forbush and the Penguins | Mr. Forbush Sr. | Film | 5.0 | 58 |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Old Wedding Guest | TV | 6.6 | 57 |
| 1970 | The Misfit | Forbes-Erskine | TV | 9.0 | 57 |
| 1970 | Bartleby | The Colleague | Film | 6.6 | 57 |
| 1970 | The Adventures of Don Quick | Chief Dreamer | TV | 5.0 | 57 |
| 1970 | There's a Girl in My Soup | Manager of Carlton Hotel | Film | 5.5 | 57 |
| 1970 | Trog | Magistrate | Film | 4.5 | 57 |
| 1970 | The Man Who Haunted Himself | Frank Bellamy | Film | 6.1 | 57 |
| 1969 | Cribbins | TV | 6.3 | 56 | |
| 1969 | Oh! What a Lovely War | Staff Officer | Film | 6.6 | 56 |
| 1969 | The Last Shot You Hear | General Jowett | Film | 10.0 | 56 |
| 1969 | Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed | Insp. Fritsch | Film | 6.3 | 56 |
| 1969 | The Best House in London | Doctor Watson (uncredited) | Film | 4.0 | 56 |
| 1969 | Crooks and Coronets | Hubbard | Film | 8.5 | 56 |
| 1968 | Ooh La La! | The Prince | TV | 10.0 | 55 |
| 1968 | Twisted Nerve | Sir John Forrester | Film | 6.8 | 55 |
| 1968 | On the Eve of Publication | Holland | Film | 7.0 | 55 |
| 1967 | Misleading Cases | Sir Joshua Hoot | TV | 7.0 | 54 |
| 1967 | Frankenstein Created Woman | Dr. Hertz | Film | 6.4 | 54 |
| 1966 | Dracula: Prince of Darkness | Ludwig | Film | 6.7 | 53 |
| 1966 | The Wrong Box | Patience | Film | 6.5 | 53 |
| 1966 | The Psychopath | Martin Roth | Film | 6.4 | 53 |
| 1966 | The Family Way | Vicar | Film | 6.7 | 53 |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Col. Redfern | TV | 5.3 | 52 |
| 1965 | Rotten to the Core | Chief Constable Preston | Film | 6.5 | 52 |
| 1965 | Joey Boy | Col. Grant | Film | 6.2 | 52 |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play | Holland | TV | 5.2 | 51 |
| 1964 | The Earth Dies Screaming | Edgar Otis | Film | 6.3 | 51 |
| 1964 | A Home of Your Own | Estate agent | Film | 6.6 | 51 |
| 1964 | Ring of Spies | Cmdr. Winters | Film | 7.0 | 51 |
| 1963 | Espionage | Dr Cantlie | TV | 10.0 | 50 |
| 1963 | Heavens Above! | Tranquilax Executive | Film | 6.6 | 50 |
| 1962 | The Phantom of the Opera | Lattimer | Film | 6.4 | 49 |
| 1962 | Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace | Dr. Watson | Film | 5.5 | 49 |
| 1961 | Invasion Quartet | Film | 6.5 | 48 | |
| 1961 | Murder She Said | Cedric Ackenthorpe | Film | 7.3 | 48 |
| 1961 | Petticoat Pirates | Captain Jerome Robertson | Film | 6.6 | 48 |
| 1960 | Two-Way Stretch | Colonel Parkright | Film | 6.8 | 47 |
| 1960 | A French Mistress | Colonel Edmonds | Film | 6.3 | 47 |
| 1960 | The Pure Hell of St Trinian's | Butters | Film | 6.5 | 47 |
| 1960 | Suspect | Special Agent Prince | Film | 6.9 | 47 |
| 1959 | Don't Panic Chaps | Film | 5.4 | 46 | |
| 1959 | Carlton-Browne of the F.O. | Colonel Bellingham | Film | 6.2 | 46 |
| 1958 | Happy Is the Bride | Jim | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1958 | A Lady Mislaid | Mr. Smith | Film | 7.5 | 45 |
| 1957 | Second Fiddle | Charles | Film | 6.3 | 44 |
| 1957 | Blue Murder at St. Trinian's | Major Whitehart | Film | 6.8 | 44 |
| 1957 | The Truth About Women | Trevor Eaton | Film | 6.3 | 44 |
| 1957 | The Passionate Stranger | Jimmy | Film | 5.5 | 44 |
| 1957 | The Birthday Present | Photographer | Film | 7.3 | 44 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Professor Mortimer | TV | 6.0 | 43 |
| 1956 | The Baby and the Battleship | Lt. Setley | Film | 6.4 | 43 |
| 1956 | Private's Progress | Captain Bootle | Film | 6.6 | 43 |
| 1956 | Who Done It? | Raymond Courtney | Film | 5.5 | 43 |
| 1956 | You Can't Escape | Chadwick | Film | 7.5 | 43 |
| 1955 | Josephine and Men | Salesman | Film | 6.4 | 42 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Stanley Baldwin | TV | 8.8 | 38 |
| 1947 | Captain Boycott | Army Officer (uncredited) | Film | 7.2 | 34 |
| 1945 | They Were Sisters | Channing | Film | 5.5 | 32 |
| 1945 | Waltz Time | Stefan Ravenne | Film | 10.0 | 32 |
| 1944 | Medal for the General | Andrew | Film | 7.7 | 31 |
| 1940 | It Happened to One Man | Ronnie | Film | 8.0 | 27 |
| 1939 | The Kindled Flame | Cleon | Film | — | 26 |
| 1939 | Design for Murder | Huey Frazer | Film | 6.4 | 26 |
| 1939 | Secret Journey | Max Von Reimer | Film | 8.0 | 26 |
| 1938 | Life of St. Paul | Unidentified role | Film | — | 25 |
| 1935 | The Love Test | Chemist | Film | 6.7 | 22 |
| 1935 | Once in a New Moon | Beamish | Film | 6.9 | 22 |