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Torin Thatcher

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Torin Thatcher

Torin Thatcher is an actor born on January 15, 1905 in Bombay, British India, India. He died on March 4, 1981, aged 76. He is known for The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, The Crimson Pirate and The Snows of Kilimanjaro. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Acting
Born
January 15, 1905
Place of birth
Bombay, British India, India
Died
March 4, 1981
Also known as
Torin Herbert Erskine Thatcher · Lt. Torin Thatcher R.A. · T. Atkinson

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. Also a steady fixture on television, he appeared in such made-for-TV films as adaptations of A. J. Cronin's Beyond This Place (1957) and The Citadel (1960),Bonanza(1961), and Brenda Starr (1976). He also played the title role in a Philco Television Playhouse version of Othello and acted in a CBS production of Beyond This Place (1957). Thatcher died of cancer on March 4, 1981, in Thousand Oaks, California, in the Los Angeles area.

Filmography

  1. 1974Petrocelli1 episode
  2. 1970Night Galleryas Captain of the Lusitania (segment "Lone Survivor") · 1 episode
  3. 1968Land of the Giantsas Dr. Berger · 1 episode
  4. 1968The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydeas Sir Turnbull
  5. 1966Hawaiias Reverend Thorn
  6. 1966Mission: Impossibleas Archbishop Djelvas · 1 episode
  7. 1966The Time Tunnelas Dr. Everett Holland · 1 episode
  8. 1966Star Trekas Marplon · 1 episode
  9. 1965Get Smartas Dr. Braam · 1 episode
  10. 1965Lost in Spaceas The Space Trader · 1 episode
  11. 1965The Sandpiperas le juge Thompson
  12. 1964Daniel Booneas President John Adams · 1 episode
  13. 1964Voyage to the Bottom of the Seaas MacDougall · 1 episode
  14. 1962Mutiny on the Bountyas Staines
  15. 1962The Alfred Hitchcock Houras Alva Hardwicke · 1 episode
  16. 1962Jack the Giant Killeras Pendragon
  17. 1960Thrilleras Jeremy Teal · 1 episode
  18. 1959One Step Beyondas Earl of Culdane · 1 episode
  19. 1958The 7th Voyage of Sinbadas Sokurah the Magician
  20. 1958Peter Gunn1 episode
  21. 1958Darby's Rangersas Sergeant McTavish
  22. 1957Witness for the Prosecutionas Mr. Myers
  23. 1957Perry Masonas Walter Frazer · 1 episode
  24. 1957Band of Angelsas Capt. Canavan
  25. 1956Helen of Troyas Ulysses
  26. 1956Dianeas Louis - Count de Breze
  27. 1955Lady Godiva of Coventryas Lord Godwin
  28. 1955The 20th Century Fox Houras Roger Newcombe · 1 episode
  29. 1955Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Constable Johnson · 1 episode
  30. 1955Gunsmokeas John Tyson · 1 episode
  31. 1955Love Is a Many-Splendored Thingas Humphrey Palmer-Jones
  32. 1954Bengal Brigadeas Colonel Morrow
  33. 1954Climax!as John Philippson · 1 episode
  34. 1954The Black Shield of Falworthas Sir James
  35. 1954Knock on Woodas Godfrey Langston
  36. 1953The Robeas Sen. Gallio
  37. 1953Houdinias Otto
  38. 1953The Desert Ratsas Col. Barney White
  39. 1952Blackbeard, the Pirateas Sir Henry Morgan
  40. 1952The Crimson Pirateas Humble Bellows
  41. 1952The Snows of Kilimanjaroas Johnson
  42. 1952Affair in Trinidadas Inspector Smythe
  43. 1950The Black Roseas Harry
  44. 1948The Fallen Idolas Policeman
  45. 1947Jassyas Bob Wicks
  46. 1946Great Expectationsas Bentley Drummle
  47. 1946I See a Dark Strangeras Police Constable
  48. 1946The Captive Heartas Repatriation Official (uncredited)
  49. 1942The Next of Kinas German General
  50. 1942Saboteuras Man (uncredited)
  51. 1941Major Barbaraas Todger Fairmile
  52. 1940The Case of the Frightened Ladyas Jim Tilling, the Groundsman
  53. 1940Night Train to Munich
  54. 1940Let George Do It!as U-Boat Commander
  55. 1940Contrabandas Sailor
  56. 1939The Lion Has Wingsas Seaman Receiving Information About German Activity
  57. 1939The Spy in Blackas Submarine Officer
  58. 1937Young and Innocentas Nobby's Lodging House Caretaker (uncredited)
  59. 1936Sabotageas Mr. Verloc's Visitor (uncredited)
  60. 1936The Man Who Could Work Miraclesas Observer