Torin Thatcher

Torin Thatcher

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1905-01-15
Place of Birth: Bombay, British India, India
Also Known As: Torin Herbert Erskine Thatcher, Lt. Torin Thatcher R.A., T. Atkinson, Торин Тэтчер, 托林·撒切尔

Movies List of Torin Thatcher

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The Fallen Idol

1948 Movie
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The Crimson Pirate

1952 Movie
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The Citadel

1960 Movie
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Jack the Giant Killer

1962 Movie
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Decision at Midnight

1963 Movie
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I See a Dark Stranger

1946 Movie
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The Desert Rats

1953 Movie
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The Robe

1953 Movie
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Helen of Troy

1956 Movie
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Band of Angels

1957 Movie
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Houdini

1953 Movie
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Affair in Trinidad

1952 Movie
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Red Wagon

1933 Movie
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Darby's Rangers

1958 Movie
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The Man Within

1947 Movie
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Knock on Wood

1954 Movie
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Bonnie Prince Charlie

1948 Movie
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The Sandpiper

1965 Movie
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Now Barabbas

1949 Movie
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Istanbul

1957 Movie
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Night Train to Munich

1940 Movie
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Diane

1956 Movie
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Bengal Brigade

1954 Movie
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When The Bough Breaks

1947 Movie
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Hell of Borneo

1964 Movie
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Jassy

1947 Movie
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The Canadians

1961 Movie
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The King's Pirate

1967 Movie
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The Captive Heart

1946 Movie
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The End of the River

1947 Movie
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The Spy in Black

1939 Movie
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Let George Do It!

1940 Movie
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Saloon Bar

1940 Movie
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Contraband

1940 Movie
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Old Mother Riley, MP

1939 Movie
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Saboteur

1942 Movie
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Climbing High

1938 Movie
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The Next of Kin

1942 Movie
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Drake of England

1935 Movie
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The Kindled Flame

1939 Movie
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The Common Round

1936 Movie
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Drums of Africa

1963 Movie
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Gasbags

1941 Movie
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Major Barbara

1941 Movie
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Great Expectations

1946 Movie
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Crime Over London

1936 Movie
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The Lion Has Wings

1939 Movie
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Young and Innocent

1937 Movie
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Hawaii

1966 Movie
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The Black Rose

1950 Movie
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Sabotage

1937 Movie
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Mutiny on the Bounty

1962 Movie
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The Holy Terror

1965 Movie
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The Deadly Riddle

1956 Movie