Torin Thatcher

Torin Thatcher
Thatcher in The Robe (1953)
Born
Torin Herbert Erskine Thatcher

(1905-01-15)15 January 1905
Bombay, British India
Died4 March 1981(1981-03-04) (aged 76)
Thousand Oaks, California, U.S.
NationalityBritish
Years active1927–1979
Spouses
Marguerite Mildred Daniel
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(m. 1940; died 1951)​
    Anna Le Borgne
    ​
    (m. 1952)​
    Children1

    Torin Herbert Erskine Thatcher (15 January 1905 – 4 March 1981) was a British actor who was noted for his flashy portrayals of screen villains.

    Personal life

    Thatcher was born 15 January 1905 in Bombay, British India,[1] to British parents, Torin James Blair Thatcher, a police officer, and his wife Edith Rachel, a voice and piano teacher, younger daughter of the Hon. Justice Sir Herbert Batty, a puisne judge of the High Court of Bombay.[2][3][4][5]

    Death

    Thatcher died of cancer on 4 March 1981 in Thousand Oaks, California.[1]

    Select filmography

    • The Merchant of Venice (1927, Short) - Solanio
    • Red Wagon (1933) - Minor role (uncredited)
    • Irish Hearts (1934) - Dr. Hackey
    • School for Stars (1935) - Guy Mannering
    • The Common Round (1936, Short) - Martin
    • The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936) - Observer
    • Crime Over London (1936) - Mr. Finley (uncredited)
    • Sabotage (1936) - Yunct (uncredited)
    • Well Done, Henry (1936) - George Canford
    • Dark Journey (1937) - Strasser (uncredited)
    • The School for Scandal (1937, TV Movie)
    • Knight Without Armor (1937) - British Passport Official (uncredited)
    • Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1937) - Minor role (uncredited)
    • Young and Innocent (1937) - Nobby's Lodging House Caretaker (uncredited)
    • Broadway (1938, TV Movie)
    • Climbing High (1938) - Jim Castle
    • Too Dangerous to Live (1939) - Burton
    • The Day Is Gone (1939, TV Movie) - Ernest Webb
    • The Spy in Black (1939) - Submarine Officer
    • Old Mother Riley, MP (1939) - Jack Nelson
    • The Lion Has Wings (1939) - Seaman Receiving Information About German Activity
    • The Kindled Flame (1939, Short)
    • Contraband (1940) - Sailor (uncredited)
    • Law and Disorder (1940)
    • Let George Do It! (1940) - U-Boat Commander
    • Night Train to Munich (1940) - Minor Role (uncredited)
    • The Case of the Frightened Lady (1940) - Jim Tilling (uncredited)
    • Saloon Bar (1940) - Mr. Garrod (uncredited)
    • Gasbags (1941) - SS Man
    • Major Barbara (1941) - Todger Fairmile
    • Saboteur (1942) - Man (uncredited)
    • The Next of Kin (1942) - German General
    • The Captive Heart (1946) - German officer at Medical Commission (uncredited)
    • I See a Dark Stranger (1946) - Police Constable
    • Great Expectations (1946) - Bentley Drummle
    • The Man Within (1947) - Jailer
    • Jassy (1947) - Bob Wicks
    • When the Bough Breaks (1947) - Adams
    • The End of the River (1947) - Lisboa
    • The Fallen Idol (1948) - Policeman
    • Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948) - Colonel Kor
    • Now Barabbas (1949) (uncredited)
    • The Black Rose (1950) - Harry (uncredited)
    • Affair in Trinidad (1952) - Inspector Smythe
    • The Crimson Pirate (1952) - Humble Bellows
    • The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) - Johnson
    • Blackbeard the Pirate (1952) - Sir Henry Morgan
    • The Desert Rats (1953) - Colonel Barney White
    • Houdini (1953) - Otto
    • The Robe (1953) - Senator Gallio
    • Knock on Wood (1954) - Godfrey Langston
    • The Black Shield of Falworth (1954) - Sir James
    • Bengal Brigade (1954) - Colonel Morrow
    • Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955) - Humphrey Palmer-Jones
    • Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955) - Lord Godwin
    • Diane (1956) - Louis - Count de Breze
    • Helen of Troy (1956) - Ulysses
    • Istanbul (1957) - Douglas Fielding
    • Band of Angels (1957) - Captain Canavan
    • Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV) (1957) (Season 2 Episode 32: "The Hands of Mr Ottermole") - Constable Johnson
    • Witness for the Prosecution (1957) - Mr. Myers
    • Darby's Rangers (1958) - Sergeant McTavish
    • The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) - Sokurah the Magician
    • Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV) (1959) (Season 4 Episode 21: "Relative Value") - Felix Edward Manbridge
    • The Miracle (1959) - The Duke of Wellington
    • One Step Beyond - Doomsday (TV) - Season 2, Episode 4, October 13 1959 - Earl of Culdane
    • ’’ Wagon Train’’. (1960) - Campden
    • The Canadians (1961) - Sergeant McGregor
    • Jack the Giant Killer (1962) - Pendragon
    • Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) - Staines (uncredited)
    • Drums of Africa (1963) - Jack Cuortemayn
    • Decision at Midnight (1963) - Southstream
    • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964) (Season 2 Episode 29: "Bed of Roses") - Alva Hardwicke
    • From Hell to Borneo (1964) - Mr. Bellflower
    • The Sandpiper (1965) - Judge Thompson
    • Hawaii (1966) - Reverend Dr. Thorn
    • The Sweet and the Bitter (1967) - Duncan MacRoy
    • The King's Pirate (1967) - Captain Cullen
    • Star Trek, The Return of The Archons (1967, tv) - Marplon
    • The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1968, TV Movie) - Sir John Turnbull

    References

    1. ^ a b "Torin Thatcher, 76, actor". Newsday. 5 March 1981. p. 31.
    2. ^ Who was who in the theatre, 1912-1976 Volume 4, Gale Research Group, 1978, pg 2347
    3. ^ Annual Obituary 1981, Thomson Gale, 1982, pg 153
    4. ^ The Law Times: The Journal and Record of the Law and the Lawyers, Volume 114, pg 394
    5. ^ Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage, 1931, pg 908
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