Portrait of Thorley Walters

Acting

Thorley Walters

Career

Active from 1939 to 2025, with a break from 1991 to 2024, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
18
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Murder She Said
Murder She Said
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 53 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Thorley Walters Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.6, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    4.1, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 5
  • Gothic Horror 5
  • Revenge 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Period Drama 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2
  • Hammer Horror 2
  • Mad Scientist 2
  • Revenge Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

123
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Mrs. Weekley's Lover
Mrs. Weekley's Lover (2025)

as Baron Von Richthofen

1990s

2 titles ยท average score 60
A Murder of Quality
A Murder of Quality (1991)
GoodWatch score 60

as Bishop Harry

He's Asking For Me
He's Asking For Me (1990)

as Uncle Harold

1980s

17 titles ยท average score 62
The Dunroamin' Rising
The Dunroamin' Rising (1988)

as Mr Finister

The Play on One
The Play on One (1988)

TV show ยท as Mr Finister

David Copperfield
David Copperfield (1986)

TV show ยท as Richard 'Mr Dick' Babley

Paradise Postponed
Paradise Postponed (1986)

TV show

Screen Two
Screen Two (1985)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Uncle Harold

In the Secret State
In the Secret State (1985)

as Johnny Davenport

The Little Drummer Girl
The Little Drummer Girl (1984)
GoodWatch score 49

as Ned Quilley

The Sign of Four
The Sign of Four (1983)
GoodWatch score 49

as Major John Sholto

Spider's Web
Spider's Web (1982)
GoodWatch score 72

as Hugo Birch

Soft Targets
Soft Targets (1982)

as Old Wedding Guest

The Wildcats of St Trinian's
The Wildcats of St Trinian's (1980)
GoodWatch score 41

as Hugo Culpepper Brown

Cribb
Cribb (1980)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as CI Jowett

1970s

43 titles ยท average score 66
Minder
Minder (1979)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Magistrate

Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Harry Gold

The People That Time Forgot
The People That Time Forgot (1977)
GoodWatch score 40

as Norfolk

Treasure Island
Treasure Island (1977)

TV show

Silver Blaze
Silver Blaze (1977)

as Dr. Watson

Goodbye
Goodbye (1975)

as Chalcott-Bentinck

Vampire Circus
Vampire Circus (1972)
GoodWatch score 72

as Burgermeister

Cousin Bette
Cousin Bette (1971)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show ยท as Baron Hector Hulot

Bartleby
Bartleby (1970)
GoodWatch score 65

as The Colleague

The Man Who Haunted Himself
The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970)
GoodWatch score 60

as Frank Bellamy

Trog
Trog (1970)
GoodWatch score 24

as Magistrate

Play for Today
Play for Today (1970)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Old Wedding Guest

1960s

34 titles ยท average score 62
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)
GoodWatch score 60

as Insp. Fritsch

Frankenstein Created Woman
Frankenstein Created Woman (1967)
GoodWatch score 56

as Dr. Hertz

Misleading Cases
Misleading Cases (1967)

TV show ยท as Sir Joshua Hoot

Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)
GoodWatch score 74

as Ludwig

The Psychopath
The Psychopath (1966)
GoodWatch score 54

as Martin Roth

Rotten to the Core
Rotten to the Core (1965)
GoodWatch score 60

as Chief Constable Preston

The Earth Dies Screaming
The Earth Dies Screaming (1964)
GoodWatch score 49

as Edgar Otis

Ring of Spies
Ring of Spies (1964)
GoodWatch score 67

as Cmdr. Winters

Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (1962)
GoodWatch score 46

as Dr. Watson

The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera (1962)
GoodWatch score 59

as Lattimer

Murder She Said
Murder She Said (1961)
GoodWatch score 82

as Cedric Ackenthorpe

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's (1960)
GoodWatch score 55

as Butters

1950s

15 titles ยท average score 64
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959)
GoodWatch score 58

as Colonel Bellingham

A Lady Mislaid
A Lady Mislaid (1958)

as Mr. Smith

Happy Is the Bride
Happy Is the Bride (1958)

as Jim

Second Fiddle
Second Fiddle (1957)

as Charles

The Passionate Stranger
The Passionate Stranger (1957)
GoodWatch score 58

as Jimmy

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957)
GoodWatch score 65

as Major Whitehart

The Truth About Women
The Truth About Women (1957)
GoodWatch score 60

as Trevor Eaton

Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Professor Mortimer

Private's Progress
Private's Progress (1956)
GoodWatch score 69

as Captain Bootle

The Baby and the Battleship
The Baby and the Battleship (1956)
GoodWatch score 59

as Lt. Setley

Who Done It?
Who Done It? (1956)
GoodWatch score 52

as Raymond Courtney

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Stanley Baldwin

1940s

5 titles ยท average score 65
Captain Boycott
Captain Boycott (1947)
GoodWatch score 68

as Army Officer (uncredited)

Waltz Time
Waltz Time (1945)

as Stefan Ravenne

They Were Sisters
They Were Sisters (1945)
GoodWatch score 61

as Channing

Medal for the General
Medal for the General (1944)

as Andrew

It Happened to One Man
It Happened to One Man (1940)

as Ronnie

1930s

6 titles ยท average score 62
Design for Murder
Design for Murder (1939)

as Huey Frazer

Secret Journey
Secret Journey (1939)

as Max Von Reimer

The Kindled Flame
The Kindled Flame (1939)

as Cleon

Life of St. Paul
Life of St. Paul (1938)

as Unidentified role

The Love Test
The Love Test (1935)

as Chemist

Once in a New Moon
Once in a New Moon (1935)
GoodWatch score 62

as Beamish