Torin Thatcher

Skådespelare

15 januari 1905 — 4 mars 1981 (76 år)
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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.

Filmer och Serier på Plex

  • Lysande utsikter
    Lysande utsikter1946
  • Fåglarna sjunga kl 1.45
    Fåglarna sjunga kl 1.451936
  • Bröderna Cartwright
    Bröderna Cartwright2 seasons
  • Ung och oskyldig
    Ung och oskyldig1937
  • Ögonvittnet
    Ögonvittnet1948
  • Snön på Kilimanjaro
    Snön på Kilimanjaro1952
  • Jack: Jättedödaren
    Jack: Jättedödaren1962
  • U-båtspionen
    U-båtspionen1939
  • One Step Beyond
    One Step Beyond3 seasons
  • Spioncentral Stockholm
    Spioncentral Stockholm1937
  • The Real McCoys
    The Real McCoys6 seasons
  • Ta' i trä!
    Ta' i trä!1954

Känd för

  • Åklagarens vittne
    Åklagarens vittne1957
  • Sinbads tusen äventyr
    Sinbads tusen äventyr1958
  • Skimrande dagar
    Skimrande dagar1955
  • Röde piraten
    Röde piraten1952
  • Den purpurröda manteln
    Den purpurröda manteln1953
  • Houdini - utbrytarkungen
    Houdini - utbrytarkungen1953
  • Jack: Jättedödaren
    Jack: Jättedödaren1962
  • Ökenråttorna
    Ökenråttorna1953
  • Snön på Kilimanjaro
    Snön på Kilimanjaro1952
  • Trinidad
    Trinidad1952
  • Het strand
    Het strand1965
  • Ta' i trä!
    Ta' i trä!1954
  • Slavhandlaren
    Slavhandlaren1957
  • Kapten Svartskägg
    Kapten Svartskägg1952
  • Den svarta skölden
    Den svarta skölden1954
  • Sköna Helena av Troja
    Sköna Helena av Troja1956
  • Elddopet
    Elddopet1958
  • The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
    The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde1968
  • De djärvas uppror
    De djärvas uppror1955
  • De röda ryttarna
    De röda ryttarna1961

Filmografi

1998
The Harryhausen Chronicles · as Sokurah The Magician
1976
Brenda Starr · as Lassiter
1974
1972
1970
The Interns · as Brother Anselm
1969
Night Gallery · as Captain Of The Lusitania (segment "lone Survivor")
1968
Land of the Giants · as Dr. Berger
1968
1967
Cowboy in Africa · as Hawkins
1967
1967
The King's Pirate · as Captain Cullen
1966
Hawaii · as Reverend Thorn
1966
Mission: Impossible · as Archbishop Djelvas
1966
The Time Tunnel · as Dr. Everett Holland
1966
Star Trek · as Marplon
1965
Get Smart · as Dr. Braam
1965
Lost in Space · as The Space Trader
1965
The Sandpiper · as Le Juge Thompson
1965
1964
Profiles in Courage · as Cannon
1964
Daniel Boone · as Cyrus Blake / Enoch Blake
1964
Slattery's People · as Walter Cameron
1964
1964
Destry · as James Fairhaven
1964
Hell of Borneo · as Mr. Bellflower
1963
1963
The Great Adventure · as General Howe
1963
East Side/West Side · as Judge Morrison
1963
Drums of Africa · as Jack Cuortemayn
1962
Mutiny on the Bounty · as Staines
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour · as Alva Hardwicke
1962
Jack the Giant Killer · as PendragonPå Plex
1961
Hazel · as Sir Horace
1961
Follow The Sun · as Driscoll
1961
The Defenders · as Admiral Lucas Kiley
1961
The Canadians · as Superintendent Walker
1960
My Three Sons · as Sir George Heather
1960
Thriller · as Jeremy Teal
1960
Diagnosis: Unknown · as Professor Paul Gordon
1959
The Miracle · as The Duke Of Wellington
1959
Adventures in Paradise · as Michael Cameron
1959
Bonanza · as Capt. Abel Morgan StoddardPå Plex
1959
Markham · as Cyrus Robinson
1959
The Untouchables · as Ed 'the Duke' Monte
1959
One Step Beyond · as Earl Of CuldanePå Plex
1958
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad · as Sokurah The Magician
1958
1958
Darby's Rangers · as Sergeant Mctavish
1958
1957
1957
The Real McCoys · as Sir Fergus MccoyPå Plex
1957
1957
Perry Mason · as Walter Frazer
1957
Wagon Train · as Lord Steve Campden
1957
Band of Angels · as Capt. Canavan
1957
Tales of Wells Fargo · as Grey Man
1957
Istanbul · as Douglas Fielding
1956
Zane Grey Theatre · as Ab Richards
1956
Playhouse 90 · as Inspector Galloway
1956
1956
Helen of Troy · as Ulysses
1956
Diane · as Louis - Count De Breze
1955
Lady Godiva of Coventry · as Lord Godwin
1955
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents · as Felix Edward Manbridge
1955
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing · as Humphrey Palmer-Jones
1955
Gunsmoke · as John Tyson
1955
The Millionaire · as Max Macintyre
1954
Camera Three · as The Red Knight
1954
Bengal Brigade · as Colonel Morrow
1954
Climax! · as Fred Beresford
1954
1954
Knock on Wood · as Godfrey LangstonPå Plex
1953
The Robe · as Sen. Gallio
1953
The United States Steel Hour · as Nicholas Carter
1953
Houdini · as Otto
1953
The Desert Rats · as Col. Barney White
1952
The Snows of Kilimanjaro · as JohnsonPå Plex
1952
Blackbeard, the Pirate · as Sir Henry Morgan
1952
Omnibus · as Cauchon (segment "the Trial Of St. Joan")
1952
The Crimson Pirate · as Humble Bellows
1952
Affair in Trinidad · as Inspector Smythe
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame · as Dr. Poole
1950
1950
1950
The Black Rose · as Harry
1949
Now Barabbas · as Customs Officer
1949
Suspense · as Cast
1948
Bonnie Prince Charlie · as Colonel Ker
1948
The Fallen Idol · as PolicemanPå Plex
1948
Ford Theatre · as Kenyon
1948
1948
1947
1947
1947
Jassy · as Bob Wicks
1947
The Smugglers · as Jailer
1947
1946
Great Expectations · as Bentley DrummlePå Plex
1946
I See a Dark Stranger · as Police Constable
1946
The Captive Heart · as Repatriation Official (uncredited)
1942
The Next of Kin · as German General
1942
Saboteur · as Man (uncredited)
1941
Major Barbara · as Todger Fairmile
1941
Gasbags · as Ss Man
1940
Blackout · as Sailor
1940
Saloon Bar · as Mr. Garrod
1940
The Frightened Lady · as Jim Tilling, The Groundsman
1940
1940
To Hell with Hitler · as U-Boat Commander
1940
Law and Disorder · as Karl Bergsen
1939
The Lion Has Wings · as Seaman Receiving Information About German Activity
1939
U-Boat 29 · as Submarine OfficerPå Plex
1939
Old Mother Riley M.P. · as Jack Nelson
1938
Climbing High · as Jim Castle
1938
The Challenge · as Young Officer
1937
1937
Knight Without Armor · as British Passport Official
1937
Dark Journey · as StrasserPå Plex
1937
Young and Innocent · as Nobby's Lodging House Caretaker (uncredited)På Plex
1936
Sabotage · as Mr. Verloc's Visitor (uncredited)På Plex
1936
1936
1935
1927