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Torin Thatcher‌

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Torin Thatcher

Bombay, British India, India

Torin Thatcher

Bombay, British India, India

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1905-01-15

Popularity

star3.9

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde‌
star6.1
calendar 1968

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

The Snows of Kilimanjaro‌
star5.9
calendar 1952

The Fallen Idol

The Fallen Idol‌
star7.1
calendar 1948

The Crimson Pirate

The Crimson Pirate‌
star6.9
calendar 1952

The Black Shield of Falworth

The Black Shield of Falworth‌
star6.2
calendar 1954

The Citadel

The Citadel‌
star0.0
calendar 1960

Jack the Giant Killer

Jack the Giant Killer‌
star6.4
calendar 1962

Decision at Midnight

Decision at Midnight‌
star6.0
calendar 1963

I See a Dark Stranger

I See a Dark Stranger‌
star6.3
calendar 1946

The Desert Rats

The Desert Rats‌
star6.2
calendar 1953

The Robe

The Robe‌
star6.8
calendar 1953

Helen of Troy

Helen of Troy‌
star6.0
calendar 1956

Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution‌
star8.2
calendar 1957

Band of Angels

Band of Angels‌
star6.1
calendar 1957

Houdini

Houdini‌
star6.5
calendar 1953

Affair in Trinidad

Affair in Trinidad‌
star6.3
calendar 1952

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad‌
star6.9
calendar 1958

Red Wagon

Red Wagon‌
star0.0
calendar 1933

Darby's Rangers

Darby's Rangers‌
star5.9
calendar 1958

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing‌
star5.9
calendar 1955

The Man Within

The Man Within‌
star5.7
calendar 1947

Knock on Wood

Knock on Wood‌
star6.6
calendar 1954

Bonnie Prince Charlie

Bonnie Prince Charlie‌
star4.4
calendar 1948

The Sandpiper

The Sandpiper‌
star6.3
calendar 1965

Blackbeard, the Pirate

Blackbeard, the Pirate‌
star5.8
calendar 1952

Lady Godiva of Coventry

Lady Godiva of Coventry‌
star5.5
calendar 1955

Now Barabbas

Now Barabbas‌
star6.5
calendar 1949

Istanbul

Istanbul‌
star6.0
calendar 1957

Night Train to Munich

Night Train to Munich‌
star7.2
calendar 1940

Diane

Diane‌
star5.7
calendar 1956

Bengal Brigade

Bengal Brigade‌
star5.3
calendar 1954

When The Bough Breaks

When The Bough Breaks‌
star6.0
calendar 1947

Hell of Borneo

Hell of Borneo‌
star6.0
calendar 1964

Jassy

Jassy‌
star5.4
calendar 1947

The Canadians

The Canadians‌
star6.5
calendar 1961

The King's Pirate

The King's Pirate‌
star7.0
calendar 1967

The Captive Heart

The Captive Heart‌
star6.2
calendar 1946

The End of the River

The End of the River‌
star5.0
calendar 1947

The Spy in Black

The Spy in Black‌
star6.3
calendar 1939

Let George Do It!

Let George Do It!‌
star5.7
calendar 1940

Saloon Bar

Saloon Bar‌
star6.5
calendar 1940

The Case of the Frightened Lady

The Case of the Frightened Lady‌
star6.5
calendar 1940

Contraband

Contraband‌
star6.9
calendar 1940

Old Mother Riley, MP

Old Mother Riley, MP‌
star5.0
calendar 1939

Saboteur

Saboteur‌
star6.9
calendar 1942

Climbing High

Climbing High‌
star6.5
calendar 1938

The Next of Kin

The Next of Kin‌
star5.0
calendar 1942

Shirley Temple’s Storybook: The Little Mermaid

Shirley Temple’s Storybook: The Little Mermaid‌
star0.0
calendar

Drake of England

Drake of England‌
star7.0
calendar 1935

The Kindled Flame

The Kindled Flame‌
star0.0
calendar 1939

The Common Round

The Common Round‌
star0.0
calendar 1936

Drums of Africa

Drums of Africa‌
star2.3
calendar 1963

Gasbags

Gasbags‌
star5.5
calendar 1941

Major Barbara

Major Barbara‌
star6.6
calendar 1941

Great Expectations

Great Expectations‌
star7.3
calendar 1946

Crime Over London

Crime Over London‌
star6.0
calendar 1936

The Lion Has Wings

The Lion Has Wings‌
star6.2
calendar 1939

Young and Innocent

Young and Innocent‌
star6.6
calendar 1937

Hawaii

Hawaii‌
star6.4
calendar 1966

The Black Rose

The Black Rose‌
star6.6
calendar 1950

Sabotage

Sabotage‌
star6.7
calendar 1937

The Man Who Could Work Miracles

The Man Who Could Work Miracles‌
star5.6
calendar 1936

Mutiny on the Bounty

Mutiny on the Bounty‌
star7.0
calendar 1962

The Holy Terror

The Holy Terror‌
star0.0
calendar 1965

The Deadly Riddle

The Deadly Riddle‌
star0.0
calendar 1956

Tv Credits

The Time Tunnel

The Time Tunnel‌
star7.6
calendar 1966

Star Trek

Star Trek‌
star8.0
calendar 1966

The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure‌
star0.0
calendar 1963

Land of the Giants

Land of the Giants‌
star6.6
calendar 1968

Lost in Space

Lost in Space‌
star7.1
calendar 1965

Perry Mason

Perry Mason‌
star7.6
calendar 1957

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible‌
star7.6
calendar 1966

Get Smart

Get Smart‌
star7.9
calendar 1965

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame‌
star8.8
calendar 1951

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents‌
star7.7
calendar 1955

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone‌
star6.9
calendar 1964

The Millionaire

The Millionaire‌
star5.0
calendar 1955

Thriller

Thriller‌
star6.2
calendar 1960

Search

Search‌
star6.9
calendar 1972

Peter Gunn

Peter Gunn‌
star6.5
calendar 1958

One Step Beyond

One Step Beyond‌
star5.6
calendar 1959

Climax!

Climax!‌
star2.7
calendar 1954

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre‌
star5.2
calendar 1963

Petrocelli

Petrocelli‌
star6.9
calendar 1974

Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise‌
star5.7
calendar 1959

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour‌
star4.2
calendar 1955

Profiles in Courage

Profiles in Courage‌
star5.0
calendar 1964

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse‌
star5.6
calendar 1948

Night Gallery

Night Gallery‌
star7.8
calendar 1970

The Guns of Will Sonnett

The Guns of Will Sonnett‌
star5.7
calendar 1967

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre‌
star5.5
calendar 1956

Telephone Time

Telephone Time‌
star6.3
calendar 1956

Profiles in Courage

Profiles in Courage‌
star5.0
calendar 1964

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone‌
star6.9
calendar 1964

The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure‌
star0.0
calendar 1963

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents‌
star7.7
calendar 1955

The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen

The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen‌
star0.0
calendar 1958

DuPont Show of the Month

DuPont Show of the Month‌
star6.0
calendar 1957

Climax!

Climax!‌
star2.7
calendar 1954

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse‌
star5.6
calendar 1948

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible‌
star7.6
calendar 1966

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour‌
star7.8
calendar 1962