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Richard Wattis

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

25/02/1912

Day of Death

01/02/1975
(63) years old

Place of Birth

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England, UK

Richard Wattis

Biography

Richard Cameron Wattis (25 February 1912 – 1 February 1975) was an English actor. After leaving the family business, Wattis became an actor. His debut was with Croydon Repertory Theatre, and he made many stage appearances in the West End in London. His first appearance in a film was A Yank at Oxfor... Read More

Known For

The Man Who Knew Too Much

Nearly a Nasty Accident

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Prince and the Showgirl

Ten Seconds to Hell

Carry On Spying

Confessions of a Window Cleaner

Colonel March Investigates

The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery

Operation Crossbow

Filmography

Cast

1981

Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers

as Self (archive material)

1974

Aladdin

as Emperor Nanki

1974

Confessions of a Window Cleaner

as Carole's Father

1973

Take Me High

as Sir Charles Furness

1973

Diamonds on Wheels

as Sir Hilary Stanton

1972

Sex and the Other Woman

as Presenter

1972

That's Your Funeral

as Simmonds

1971

Games That Lovers Play

as Mr. Lothran

1971

Too Close for Comfort

as Narrator

1970

The Ballad of Tam Lin

as Elroy

1970

Egghead's Robot

1968

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

as Secretary at Sweet Factory (uncredited)

1968

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

as Secretary at Sweet Factory (Uncredited)

1968

Wonderwall

as Perkins

1967

Casino Royale

as British Army Officer

1967

The Troublesome Double

as Mr. Wentworth

1966

The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery

as Manton Bassett

1965

The Alphabet Murders

as Wolf

1965

Up Jumped a Swagman

as Lever, Music Publisher

1965

The Liquidator

as Flying Instructor

1965

Bunny Lake Is Missing

as Shipping Clerk

1965

You Must Be Joking

as Parkins

1965

The Battle of the Villa Fiorita

as Travel Agent

1965

Operation Crossbow

as Sir Charles Sims

1965

The Bargain

as Narrator

1964

Carry On Spying

as Cobley

1963

The V.I.P.s

as Sanders

1963

Come Fly with Me

as Oliver Garson

1962

Venus fra Vestø

1962

The Longest Day

as British Paratrooper

1962

I Thank a Fool

as Ebblington

1962

Bon Voyage!

as Party Guest

1962

Play It Cool

as Nervous Man

1961

Dentist on the Job

as Macreedy

1961

Nearly a Nasty Accident

as Wagstaffe

1961

Very Important Person

as Woodcock, Entertainments Officer

1960

Follow That Horse!

1960

Your Money or Your Wife

as Hubert Fry

1959

Libel

as The Judge

1959

The Ugly Duckling

as Barclay

1959

Left Right and Centre

as Harding-Pratt

1959

Ten Seconds to Hell

as Major Haven

1959

The Captain's Table

as Prittlewell

1959

Follow a Star

as Dr. W. Chatterway

1958

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

as Mr. Murfin

1957

Barnacle Bill

as Registrar of Shipping

1957

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's

as Manton Bassett

1957

High Flight

as Wilson

1957

The Abominable Snowman

as Dr. Peter Fox

1957

The Prince and the Showgirl

as Northbrook

1957

Second Fiddle

as Bill Turner

1956

The Green Man

as Doctor

1956

The Silken Affair

as Worthington

1956

A Touch of the Sun

as Purchase

1956

The Iron Petticoat

as Lingerie Clerk

1956

It's a Wonderful World

as Harold

1956

Eyewitness

as Anaesthetist

1956

The Man Who Knew Too Much

as Assistant Manager

1956

The Man Who Never Was

as Shop Assistant

1956

Jumping for Joy

as Carruthers

1955

An Alligator Named Daisy

as Hoskins

1955

Simon and Laura

as Controller of Television Drama

1955

I Am a Camera

as Bespectacled Man at Book Launch (uncredi...

1955

As Long as They're Happy

as Hippodrome Stage Manager

1955

The Colditz Story

as Richard Gordon

1955

The Time of His Life

as Edgar

1955

A Yank in Ermine

as Boone

1954

Lease of Life

as Solicitor

1954

The Crowded Day

as Mr. Christopher

1954

The Belles of St. Trinian's

as Manton Bassett

1954

Hobson's Choice

as Albert Prosser

1954

Doctor in the House

as Medical Book Salesman (uncredited)

1953

Small Town Story

as Marsh

1953

Background

as David Wallace

1953

The Intruder

as School Master

1953

Blood Orange

as Detective Inspector MacLeod

1953

Park Plaza 605

as Theodore Feather

1953

Innocents in Paris

as Wilkinson

1953

Colonel March Investigates

as Cabot

1953

The Final Test

as Cricket Fan

1953

Appointment in London

as Pascal

1953

Top of the Form

1952

Top Secret

as Barnes

1952

Made in Heaven

as The vicar

1952

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

as P.C. Freddie

1952

Derby Day

as Editor

1952

The Importance of Being Earnest

as Seton

1952

Penny Princess

as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

1952

Song of Paris

as Carter

1951

Lady Godiva Rides Again

as Casting Director

1951

Appointment with Venus

as Carruthers - Higher Executive

1950

The Clouded Yellow

as Employment Agent

1950

The Happiest Days of Your Life

as Arnold Billings: Staff of Nutbourne

1949

The Chiltern Hundreds

as Vicar (uncredited)

1949

Kind Hearts and Coronets

as Defence Counsel (uncredited)

1949

Marry Me

as Minor Role (uncredited)

1949

Helter Skelter

as Compere of Nick Nack Show

1938

A Yank at Oxford

as Latin Speaker at Dinner (uncredited)