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Richard Wattis (1912–1975)

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A balding, bespectacled, bird-like British comic actor, Richard Wattis was an invaluable asset to any UK comedy film or TV programme for nearly thirty years. Much associated with the Eric Sykes TV series for the latter part of his career. He was often seen in officious roles, such as snooty shop managers... See full bio »

Born:

Richard Cameron Wattis
in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England, UK

Died:

(age 62) in London, England, UK
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1977 What'll You Have? (short)
 
1975 Tea at Four (TV movie)
 
1972-1974 Sykes (TV series)
Charles Brown
– The Fog (1974) … Charles Brown
– Log Cabin (1974) … Charles Brown
– A Bandage (1974) … Charles Brown
– Two Birthdays (1974) … Charles Brown
– The Band (1974) … Charles Brown
See all 34 episodes »
 
1974 Confessions of a Window Cleaner
Carole's Father
 
1974 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Sir Hilary Stanton
– Diamonds on Wheels: Part 3 (1974) … Sir Hilary Stanton
– Diamonds on Wheels: Part 2 (1974) … Sir Hilary Stanton
– Diamonds on Wheels: Part 1 (1974) … Sir Hilary Stanton
 
1974 Diamonds on Wheels (TV movie)
Sir Hilary Stanton
 
1974 Take Me High
Sir Charles Furness
 
1970-1973 Father Dear Father (TV series)
Domestic agency manager / Librarian / Vicar
– It's in the Book. (1973) … Librarian
– A Domestic Comedy (1971) … Domestic agency manager
– It's Never Too Late (1970) … Vicar
 
1972 That's Your Funeral
Simmonds
 
1972 Sex and the Other Woman
Presenter
 
1971 The Goodies (TV series)
TV Show Host
– Sex and Violence (1971) … TV Show Host
 
1971 Jackanory (TV series)
Storyteller
– Fattypuffs and Thinifers: Part 5 - Peace and Return (1971) … Storyteller
– Fattypuffs and Thinifers: Part 4 - War! (1971) … Storyteller
– Fattypuffs and Thinifers: Part 3 - Food v Fitness (1971) … Storyteller
– Fattypuffs and Thinifers: Part 2 - Different Directions (1971) … Storyteller
– Fattypuffs and Thinifers: Part 1 - A Country Under the Earth (1971) … Storyteller
 
1971 Coppers End (TV series)
P.C. Eddie Edwards
 
1971 Lady Chatterly Versus Fanny Hill
Mr.Lothran
 
1971 Too Close for Comfort (short)
Commentator
 
1970 The Devil's Widow
Elroy
 
1970 Egghead's Robot
Paul Wentworth
 
1969 Harry Worth (TV series)
Charles
– Anyone for Golf? (1969) … Charles
 
1969 The Liberace Show (TV series)
Manservant
– Episode #1.5 (1969) … Manservant
– Episode #1.1 (1969)
 
1969 Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies
Golf Club Secretary
 
1969 According to Dora (TV series)
Various
– Episode #2.3 (1969) … Various
 
1968 The Avengers (TV series)
Clarke
– Killer (1968) … Clarke
 
1968 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Secretary at Sweet Factory (uncredited)
 
1968 A Night Out with Danny La Rue (TV movie)
Various
 
1968 Wonderwall
Perkins
 
1968 The Franchise Trail (TV movie)
John Draycott
 
1967 The Prisoner (TV series)
Fotheringay
– The Chimes of Big Ben (1967) … Fotheringay
 
1967 Misleading Cases (TV series)
Mr. Grout
– The Negotiable Cow (1967) … Mr. Grout
 
1967 Casino Royale
British Army Officer
 
1967 Gentleman Jim (TV movie)
 
1967 The Troublesome Double
Mr. Wentworth
 
1966 The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery
Manton Bassett
 
1966 The Liars (TV series)
Hector Walkin Jones
– Episode #1.4 (1966) … Hector Walkin Jones
 
1965 Up Jumped a Swagman
Lever, Music Publisher
 
1965 The Liquidator
Flying Instructor
 
1965 Bunny Lake Is Missing
Clerk in Shipping Office
 
1965 The Alphabet Murders
Wolf
 
1965 You Must Be Joking!
Parkins
 
1965 The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
Travel Agent
 
1965 Operation Crossbow
Sir Charles Sims
 
1965 The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
Jeweler
 
1965 The Bargain (short)
Narrator
 
1964 The Kathy Kirby Show (TV series)
Guest.
– Episode #1.2 (1964) … Guest.
 
1964 Carry on Spying
Cobley
 
1960-1963 The Dickie Henderson Show (TV series)
– The School Play (1963)
– The Christmas Show (1962)
– The Romance (1962)
– The Camp (1961)
– The Race (1960)
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1963 The V.I.P.s
Sanders
 
1963 Come Fly with Me
Oliver Garson
 
1962 Venus fra Vestø
Englænder
 
1962 The Longest Day
British Paratrooper
 
1962 I Thank a Fool
Ebblington
 
1962 Saki (TV mini-series)
J.P. Huddle
– Episode #1.8 (1962) … J.P. Huddle
 
1962 Bon Voyage!
Party guest
 
1962 Play It Cool
Nervous Man
 
1961 Dentist on the Job
Macreedy
 
1961 Nearly a Nasty Accident
Wagstaffe
 
1960-1961 Danger Man (TV series)
Hardy
– The Dead Man Walks (1961) … Hardy
– Name, Date and Place (1961) … Hardy
– Find and Return (1961) … Hardy
– The Sisters (1960) … Hardy
– The Lonely Chair (1960) … Hardy
 
1961 A Coming-Out Party
Woodcock, Entertainments Officer
 
1960-1961 Sykes and A... (TV series)
Mr. Charles Brown
– Sykes and an Ankle (1961) … Mr. Charles Brown
– Sykes and a Bath (1961) … Mr. Charles Brown
– Sykes and a Fancy Dress (1961) … Mr. Charles Brown
– Sykes and a Salesman (1961) … Mr. Charles Brown
– Sykes and a Window (1961) … Mr. Charles Brown
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1960 Ladies and Gentle-Men (TV movie)
Presenter
 
1960 Follow That Horse!
Hugh Porlock
 
1956-1960 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Archdeacon Smelton / Professor Winke / Richard Greatham
– Hay Fever (1960) … Richard Greatham
– Come Read Me a Riddle (1956) … Archdeacon Smelton
– Captain Carvallo (1956) … Professor Winke
 
1960 Your Money or Your Wife
Hubert Fry
 
1959 Follow a Star
Dr. Chatterway
 
1959 Libel
The Judge
 
1959 The Ugly Duckling
Barclay
 
1959 Left Right and Centre
Harding-Pratt
 
1959 Ten Seconds to Hell
Major Haven
 
1957-1959 Hancock's Half Hour (TV series)
Hotelier / Managing Director, Old Vic Theatre
– The Knighthood (1959) … Managing Director, Old Vic Theatre
– The Alpine Holiday (1957) … Hotelier
 
1959 The Captain's Table
Prittlewell
 
1958 The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
Mr. Murfin
 
1957-1958 Dick and the Duchess (TV series)
Peter Jamison
– Bank Robbery (1958) … Peter Jamison
– The Convention (1958) … Peter Jamison
– The Wild Party (1958) … Peter Jamison
– Maude (1957) … Peter Jamison
– The Broach (1957)
 
1957 Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
Manton Bassett
 
1957 All at Sea
Registrar of Shipping
 
1957 High Flight
Chauffeur Wilson
 
1957 The Abominable Snowman
Peter Fox
 
1957 Second Fiddle
Bill Turner
 
1957 The Prince and the Showgirl
Northbrook
 
1957 The Little Hut
Official
 
1956 A Touch of the Sun
Purchase
 
1956 Around the World in Eighty Days
Inspector Hunter (uncredited)
 
1956 The Silken Affair
Worthington
 
1956 The Green Man
Doctor
 
1956 It's a Wonderful World
Harold
 
1956 Eyewitness
Anesthetist
 
1956 Colonel March of Scotland Yard (TV series)
Arthur Cabot
– Death in the Dressing Room (1956) … Arthur Cabot
 
1956 The Iron Petticoat
Lingerie Clerk
 
1956 The Man Who Knew Too Much
Assistant Manager
 
1956 The Man Who Never Was
Shop Assistant
 
1956 Jumping for Joy
Carruthers
 
1955 An Alligator Named Daisy
Hoskins
 
1955 Simon and Laura
Controller of Television Drama ('CT')
 
1955 The Case of Mr. Pelham (TV movie)
Mr. Pelham
 
1955 I Am a Camera
Bespectacled Man at Book Launch (uncredited)
 
1955 See How They Run
Rev. Lionel Toop
 
1955 As Long as They're Happy
Theatre Stage Manager (uncredited)
 
1955 The Colditz Story
Richard Gordon
 
1955 The Time of His Life
Edgar
 
1955 A Yank in Ermine
Boone
 
1954 Shop Spoiled
Mr. Christopher
 
1954 Lease of Life
Solicitor
 
1954 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Mr. Hayter
– Ninety Sail (1954) … Mr. Hayter
 
1954 The Belles of St. Trinian's
Manton Bassett
 
1954 Hobson's Choice
Albert Prosser
 
1954 Doctor in the House
Medical Book Salesman (uncredited)
 
1954 The Final Test
Cricket Fan in the Stand. (uncredited)
 
1953 Edge of Divorce
David Wallace
 
1953 The Intruder
School Master
 
1953 Three Stops to Murder
Detective Inspector MacLeod
 
1953 Norman Conquest
Theodore Feather
 
1953 Innocents in Paris
Secretary
 
1953 Top of the Form
Willoughby-Gore
 
1953 Raiders in the Sky
Pascal - Signals Officer
 
1953 Small Town Story
Marsh (uncredited)
 
1952 Made in Heaven
The Vicar, Hayworth Honeycroft
 
1952 Mr. Potts Goes to Moscow
Barnes
 
1952 Penny Princess
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
 
1952 Vampire Over London
PC Freddie
 
1952 Derby Day
Editor (uncredited)
 
1952 The Importance of Being Earnest
Seton
 
1952 Stolen Face
Mr. Wentworth, Store Manager (uncredited)
 
1952 Bachelor in Paris
Carter
 
1952 Mr. Lord Says No
M.P.
 
1951 Bikini Baby
Otto Mann (casting director)
 
1951 Island Rescue
Carruthers (higher executive)
 
1951 The Lavender Hill Mob
Opposition MP (uncredited)
 
1950 The Clouded Yellow
Employment Agent
 
1950 The Happiest Days of Your Life
Arnold Billings
 
1950 Eye Witness
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1949 The Amazing Mr. Beecham
Vicar (uncredited)
 
1949 Kind Hearts and Coronets
Defence Counsel (uncredited)
 
1949 Marry Me
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1938 A Yank at Oxford
Latin Speaker at Dinner (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (8 titles)
1974 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Himself - Guest
– Deryck Guyler (1974) … Himself - Guest
 
1969-1970 Call My Bluff (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 October 1970 (1970) … Himself
– Episode dated 28 September 1970 (1970) … Himself
– Episode dated 12 March 1970 (1970) … Himself
– Episode dated 25 December 1969 (1969) … Himself
– Episode dated 18 December 1969 (1969) … Himself
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1968 Tickertape (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.9 (1968) … Himself
 
1968 The Tennis Elbow Foot Game (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.12 (1968) … Himself
 
1966 Quiz Ball (TV series)
Himself - Guest Supporter
 
1964 Don't Say a Word (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #2.2 (1964) … Himself - Guest
 
1961 The Adam Faith Show (TV movie)
Himself
 
1956 The Bob Hope Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 February 1956 (1956) … Himself
– Episode #6.5 (1956) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (11 titles)
2004 The Prince, the Showgirl and Me (TV documentary)
 
2004 Sykes on Sykes (video short)
 
2004 Sykes in the Studio (video short)
 
1995-2002 Heroes of Comedy (TV series documentary)
 
2001 I Love Christmas (TV documentary)
 
2000 The Unforgettable Hattie Jacques (TV documentary)
 
1993 Laugh with the Carry Ons
 
1980 Joyce Grenfell 1910-1979 (TV documentary)
 
1977 To See Such Fun (documentary)
Himself
 
1970 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 
1955 Colonel March Investigates
Cabot
 

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(1951) He acted in Jean Anouilh and Christopher Fry's play, "Ring Round the Moon," at the Globe Theatre in London, England with Paul Scofield, Marie Lohr, Claire Bloom, Cecil Trouncer, William Mervyn, and Mona Washbourne in the cast. Peter Brook was director. Oliver Messel was designer. Richard... See more »

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Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Began his professional career with the Croydon Repertory Theatre in 1934. See more »

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