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Richard Wattis(1912-1975)

  • Actor
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Richard Wattis in Island Rescue (1951)
Trailer for Wonderwall
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Wonderwall (1968)
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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, secretaries and policemen. He was working right up to his sudden death from a heart attack in 1975.
BornFebruary 25, 1912
DiedFebruary 1, 1975(62)
BornFebruary 25, 1912
DiedFebruary 1, 1975(62)
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Photos8

Michael Anderson Jr., Ray Brooks, Jeremy Bulloch, Keith Hamshere, and Richard Wattis in Play It Cool (1962)
Richard Wattis in Play It Cool (1962)
Richard Wattis in Follow a Star (1959)
"The Prince and the Showgirl" M. Monroe, Laurence Olivier & Jeremy Spenser 1957 Warner
Hugh O'Brian, Pamela Tiffin, and Richard Wattis in Come Fly with Me (1963)
Olivia de Havilland, Dirk Bogarde, Millicent Martin, and Richard Wattis in Libel (1959)
Dora Bryan, Arthur Lucan, Richard Wattis, and Ian Wilson in Vampire Over London (1952)

Known for

Charles Laughton, Brenda de Banzie, and John Mills in Hobson's Choice (1954)
Hobson's Choice
7.7
  • Albert Prosser
  • 1954
George Cole, Joyce Grenfell, and Alastair Sim in The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954)
The Belles of St. Trinian's
6.7
  • Manton Bassett
  • 1954
Doris Day and James Stewart in The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
The Man Who Knew Too Much
7.4
  • Albert Hall Assistant Manager
  • 1956
Richard Burton, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum, John Wayne, Sean Connery, Sal Mineo, Eddie Albert, Richard Beymer, Red Buttons, Jeffrey Hunter, Roddy McDowall, Rod Steiger, Robert Wagner, Paul Anka, Arletty, Mel Ferrer, Steve Forrest, Gert Fröbe, Fabian, Jean-Louis Barrault, Bourvil, Ray Danton, Irina Demick, Leo Genn, Henry Grace, John Gregson, Paul Hartmann, Werner Hinz, Curd Jürgens, Alexander Knox, Peter Lawford, Christian Marquand, Kenneth More, Edmond O'Brien, Ron Randell, Madeleine Renaud, Robert Ryan, Tommy Sands, Richard Todd, Tom Tryon, Peter van Eyck, and Stuart Whitman in The Longest Day (1962)
The Longest Day
7.7
  • British Paratrooper
  • 1962

Credits

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Actor

  • CBS Children's Film Festival (1967)
    CBS Children's Film Festival
    • Mr. Robert Wentworth
    • TV Series
    • 1976
  • Centre Play (1973)
    Centre Play
    • Arthur
    • TV Series
    • 1975
  • Tea at Four
    • TV Movie
    • 1975
  • Aladdin
    • TV Movie
    • 1974
  • Sykes (1972)
    Sykes
    • Charles Brown
    • TV Series
    • 1972–1974
  • Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974)
    Confessions of a Window Cleaner
    • Carole's Father
    • 1974
  • The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    • Sir Hilary Stanton
    • Men's outfitter
    • TV Series
    • 1966–1974
  • You'd Better Go in Disguise
    • 1973
  • Take Me High (1973)
    Take Me High
    • Sir Charles Furness
    • 1973
  • Diamonds on Wheels (1973)
    Diamonds on Wheels
    • Sir Hilary Stanton
    • TV Movie
    • 1973
  • Father, Dear Father (1968)
    Father, Dear Father
    • Domestic Agency Manager
    • The Librarian
    • Vicar
    • TV Series
    • 1970–1973
  • Sex and the Other Woman (1972)
    Sex and the Other Woman
    • Presenter
    • 1972
  • The Troublesome Double (1972)
    The Troublesome Double
    • Mr. Wentworth
    • 1972
  • That's Your Funeral (1972)
    That's Your Funeral
    • Simmonds
    • 1972
  • Jackanory (1965)
    Jackanory
    • Storyteller
    • TV Series
    • 1971–1972

Videos114

Wonderwall
Clip 1:38
Wonderwall
Wonderwall
Clip 1:30
Wonderwall
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:46
Official Trailer
Wonderwall
Trailer 2:11
Wonderwall
The Prince and the Showgirl
Trailer 2:21
The Prince and the Showgirl
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
Trailer 3:08
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
The Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas
Trailer 1:42
The Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas
Secret Agent: I Am Afraid You Have The Wrong Number
Trailer 2:00
Secret Agent: I Am Afraid You Have The Wrong Number
Secret Agent: Not So Jolly Roger
Trailer 1:59
Secret Agent: Not So Jolly Roger
Secret Agent: The Man On The Beach
Trailer 2:00
Secret Agent: The Man On The Beach
Secret Agent: Someone Is Liable To Get Hurt
Trailer 2:00
Secret Agent: Someone Is Liable To Get Hurt
Secret Agent: English Lady Takes Lodgers
Trailer 1:53
Secret Agent: English Lady Takes Lodgers

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • February 25, 1912
    • Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • February 1, 1975
    • Kensington, London, England, UK(heart attack)
  • Other works
    1950: "Ring Round the Moon". Globe Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London W1. Cast list also included; Claire Bloom, Paul Schofield, Margaret Rutherford, William Melvin, and David Horne.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 1 Article
    • 2 Pictorials

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    A small residential development, Richard Wattis Drive, is named in his honour in his home town of Wednesbury.
  • Salary
    • Carry on Spying
      (1964)
      £450

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