Terry-Thomas (1911–1990)

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One of Britain's most beloved eccentric comedians, the irrepressible, gap-toothed Terry-Thomas was born Thomas Terry Hoar-Stevens in Lichfield Grove, Finchley. He was the son of Ellen Elizabeth (Hoar) and Ernest Frederick Stevens, a fairly well-to-do London businessman. He was afforded a private education at Ardingly College in Sussex, with the ... See full bio »

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Mieletön, mieletön maailma
Mieletön, mieletön maailma J. Algernon Hawthorne
(1963)
Robin Hood
Robin Hood Sir Hiss - A Snake
(1973)
Veijareitten koulu
Veijareitten koulu Raymond Delauney
(1960)
Hirviö kilpa-ajajana
Hirviö kilpa-ajajana Freddie Munster
(1966)
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 1983 Tarkastaja Gadget (TV Series)
Archaeologist
- All That Glitters (1983) ... Archaeologist (voice, uncredited)
 1980 Febbre a 40!
Dr. Christopher
 1979 King Solomon's Treasure
Capt. Good R.N. (rehearsed only) (uncredited)
 1979 La isla de las cabezas (as Terry Thomas)
 1978 Kingdom of Gifts
The Bumbling Chancellor (voice)
 1978 The Hound of the Baskervilles
Dr. Mortimer
 1978 Le braghe del padrone (rehearsed only) (uncredited)
 1976 Spanish Fly
Sir Percy de Courcy
 1975 Side by Side
Max Nugget
 1974 The Cherry Picker
Appleby
 1973 Robin Hood
Sir Hiss - A Snake (voice)
 1973 Ääniä haudasta
Critchit (segment "The Neat Job")
 1973 I Love a Mystery (TV Movie)
Gordon Elliott
 1973 Gli eroi
Major John Cooper
 1972 Film Night (TV Series)
- Episode dated 26 August 1972 (1972)
 1972 Vampyyri nousee haudastaan
Lombardo
 1972 Laugh-In (TV Series)
Guest Performer
- Steve Allen, John Wayne, Carol Channing, Charles Nelson Reilly, Terry-Thomas, Jo Ann Pflug, Gene Hackman (1972) ... Guest Performer
- Sandy Duncan (1972) ... Guest Performer
 1971 Veijareita ja pyhimyksiä (TV Series)
Archibald Sinclair Beachum
- The Man in the Middle (1971) ... Archibald Sinclair Beachum
 1971 Vampyyrin kosto
Dr. Longstreet
 1970 Atlantin muuri
Perry (as Terry Thomas)
 1970 Howdy (TV Movie)
 1970 Kraft Music Hall Presents: The Des O'Connor Show (TV Series)
Gardener
- Episode #7.6 (1970) ... Gardener
 1969 Arthur? Arthur!
Clennery Tubbs
 1969 Kolmastoista tuoli
Albert
 1969 Nuo rohkeat miehet hilpeissä kaaroissaan
Sir Cuthbert Ware-Armitage
 1969 2000 Years Later
Goodwyn
 1969 Sette volte sette
Police Inspector
 1968-1969 The Old Campaigner (TV Series)
James Franklin-Jones ('FJ')
- French Farce (1969) ... James Franklin-Jones ('FJ')
- Home Cooking (1969) ... James Franklin-Jones ('FJ')
- White Man's Tomb (1968) ... James Franklin-Jones ('FJ')
- Man of Letters (1968) ... James Franklin-Jones ('FJ')
- Minx (1968) ... James Franklin-Jones ('FJ')
Show all 6 episodes
 1968 That's Life (TV Series)
- Moving In (1968)
 1968 Tyttö sinisissä bikineissä
Gilbert Tilly
 1968 Uno scacco tutto matto
Jerome - il direttore Dorgeant
 1968 Älä nosta siltaa, laske virtaa
H. William Homer
 1968 Missä olit kun valot sammuivat?
Ladislaus Walichek
 1967-1968 The Red Skelton Show (TV Series)
Duke of Tallyho / Lance Ramsbottom / Horace Fussbudget / ...
- Cauliflower Ears That Bloom in the Spring, Tra-La (1968) ... Duke of Tallyho / Lance Ramsbottom
- Clothes Make the Bum (1967) ... Horace Fussbudget
- Not with My Dump You Don't (1967) ... Farquardt Smythe Farquardt
 1968 Mies mustassa Jaguarissa
Minister of the Interior / Minister of Finance (as Terry Thomas)
 1967 Arabella
El Maitre / El General / El Duque
 1967 Arrriva Dorellik
Comm. Green, Scotland Yard
 1967 Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon
Captain Sir Harry Washington Smythe
 1967 Comedy Playhouse (TV Series)
James Franklin-Jones
- The Old Campaigner (1967) ... James Franklin-Jones
 1967 The Perils of Pauline
Sten Martin
 1967 Ukkomiehen päiväkirja
Technical Adviser (uncredited)
 1967 Napoleon Solo (TV Series)
Constable
- The Five Daughters Affair: Part II (1967) ... Constable
- The Five Daughters Affair: Part I (1967) ... Constable
 1967 Top Crack
Charles
 1966 Anglers Choice (Short)
Angler
 1966 El fantástico mundo del doctor Coppelius
The Bull (voice, uncredited)
 1966 Suuri huviretki
Sir Reginald
 1966 Suukko tytöille ja henki pois
Lord Aldric / James
 1966 The Sandwich Man
Scout Master (as Terry Thomas)
 1966 The Daydreamer
Brig. Zachary Zilch (The First Tailor) (voice)
 1966 Hirviö kilpa-ajajana
Freddie Munster
 1966 Our Man in Marrakesh
El Caid
 1965 Easy Come, Easy Go (Short)
Norman Flinch
 1965 The Wild Affair
Godfrey Deane
 1965 You Must Be Joking!
Major Foskett
 1965 Nuo mainiot miehet lentävissä koneissaan
Sir Percy Ware-Armitage
 1963-1965 Burken laki (TV Series)
Gideon Auerbach / Arthur Shelby / Charlie Hill
- Who Killed the 13th Clown? (1965) ... Gideon Auerbach
- Who Killed Madison Cooper? (1964) ... Arthur Shelby
- Who Killed Julian Buck? (1963) ... Charlie Hill
 1965 Oudot petikaverit
Assistant Mortician
 1965 Miten vaimo murhataan
Charles
 1963 The British at Play (TV Movie)
 1963 Mieletön, mieletön maailma
J. Algernon Hawthorne
 1963 Maasta se pienikin ponnistaa
Maurice Spender (as Terry Thomas)
 1962 Tapa tai taputa
Capt. J. (Jeroboam) Barker-Rynde PI
 1962 Grimmin veljesten ihmeellinen maailma
Ludwig ('The Singing Bone')
 1962 Nauru sodalle
Lt. 'Piggy' Wigg
 1961 Vallaton vanhapoika
Prof. Bruce Patterson
 1961 A Matter of WHO
Archibald Bannister
 1961 His and Hers
Reggie Blake
 1960 That's Odd (Short)
 1960 Mitäs me minkkivarkaat
Major Rayne
 1960 Veijareitten koulu
Raymond Delauney
 1960 Armchair Theatre (TV Series)
Lord Arthur Savile
- Lord Arthur Savile's Crime (1960) ... Lord Arthur Savile
 1959 Herrasmies hakee paikkaa
Maj. Hitchcock
 1959 Lähettiläs liemessä
Cadogan de Vere Carlton-Browne
 1959 Liian monta konnaa
Billy Gordon
 1958 Peukaloinen
The Villain: Ivan
 1958 The World Our Stage (TV Series)
Terry
- Episode #1.4 (1958) ... Terry
 1958 Kovassa pinteessä
Policeman
 1957 A Santa for Christmas (TV Movie)
 1957 Kauhukakarat tappotuulella
Capt. Romney Carlton-Ricketts (as Terry Thomas)
 1957 Alaston totuus
Lord Mayley
 1957 Toivoton tunari
Bertrand Welch
 1957 Hätä ei lue lakia
Alfred Green
 1956 Majatalon salaisuus
Charles Boughtflower
 1956 Friday Night with Terry-Thomas (TV Series)
Host
 1956 Strictly T-T (TV Series)
- Episode #1.6 (1956)
- Episode #1.5 (1956)
- Episode #1.4 (1956)
- Episode #1.3 (1956)
- Episode #1.2 (1956)
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 1956 Alokas liemessä
Major Hitchcock
 1955 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series)
Cyril Beverley
- Bird in Hand (1955) ... Cyril Beverley
 1953 For Your Pleasure (TV Movie)
 1949-1953 How Do You View? (TV Series)
- Episode #6.1 (1953)
- Episode #5.6 (1952)
- Episode #5.5 (1952)
- Episode #5.4 (1952)
- Episode #5.3 (1952)
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 1951 Cookery Nook (Short)
The Man (Husband)
 1951 La belle Hélène (TV Movie)
Presenter
 1950 The Adventures of Sir Percy Howsey (TV Movie)
Guest
 1949 Melody Club
Freddy Forrester (as Terry Thomas)
 1948 Brass Monkey
Terry Thomas (as Terry Thomas)
 1948 Copy Book Please (Short)
Presenter
 1948 If You Don't Save Paper (Short)
Shop Assistant
 1948 Date with a Dream
Terry (as Terry Thomas)
 1941 Quiet Wedding
Extra (uncredited)
 1940 Under Your Hat
Party Guest (uncredited)
 1940 For Freedom
News reader
 1939 Sam Goes Shopping (Short)
Boyfriend (uncredited)
 1939 Flying Fifty-Five
Visitor at Stables (uncredited)
 1938 Climbing High
Voice of a Cow (voice, uncredited)
 1937 Rhythm Racketeer
Extra (uncredited)
 1937 Take a Chance
Extra at Race Meeting (uncredited)
 1936 Crowning Glory (Short)
Unwanted Suitor at Party (uncredited)
 1936 This'll Make You Whistle
Extra (uncredited)
 1936 Rhythm in the Air
Drunkard Frankie (uncredited)
 1936 Mieskin erehtyy joskus
Dancer (Extra) (uncredited)
 1936 Once in a Million
Man at Auction (uncredited)
 1936 Tulevia aikoja
Man of the Future (uncredited)
 1936 When Knights Were Bold
Soldier (uncredited)
 1936 Cheer Up
Extra: Dancer (uncredited)
 1935 Kummitus muuttaa länteen
Minor Role (uncredited)
 1933 Henrik VIII:n yksityiselämä
Extra (uncredited)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

TV commercial as William Shakespeare, with June Whitfield as Anne Hathaway, for Birds Eye Cod in Mushroom Sauce. See more »

Publicity Listings:

4 Print Biographies | 1 Interview | 30 Articles | 1 Pictorial | 9 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

Alternate Names:

Terry Thomas

Height:

6' (1.83 m)

Spouse:

Belinda Terry-Thomas  (his death)  (2 children) | See more »

Children:

Timothy Stevens | See more »

Parents:

Ernest Frederick Stevens | Ellen Elizabeth Stevens
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Trivia:

Having played Bertie Wooster in two radio plays in 1964 ('Indian Summer of an Uncle' and 'Jeeves Takes Charge'), he was also the first choice for the same role in the television series The World of Wooster (1965), eventually portrayed by Ian Carmichael. See more »

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Star Sign:

Cancer
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