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Richard Wattis

Richard Wattis

Birthday: 1912-02-25 | Place of Birth: Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England, UK

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 Oxford (1938), but war service interrupted his career as an actor. He served as a second lieutenant in the Small Arms Section of Special Operations Executive at Station VI during World War II (James Bond author, Ian Fleming worked in the same section). He is best known for his appearances, wearing his thick-rimmed round spectacles, in British comedies of the 1950s and 1960s, often as a "Man from the Ministry" or similar character. He was also involved as the secretary to Lord Scrumptious in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Such appearances included the St Trinian's films (The Belles of St Trinian's, Blue Murder at St Trinian's, and The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery) as Manton Bassett, a civil servant who was the Deputy Director of Schools in the Ministry of Education, where he was often seen frowning and expressing indignation at the outrageous behaviour of other characters. To American audiences, Wattis is probably best known for his performance as the British civil servant Northbrook in The Prince and the Showgirl (1957). He broke from this typecasting in his later films, such as his starring role in Games That Lovers Play. Wattis's other films included Hobson's Choice, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Carry On Spying, The Colditz Story, Dentist on the Job, Very Important Person, The Happiest Days of Your Life, and The Longest Day. He also appeared on television, including a long-running role in Sykes, and appearances in Danger Man, The Prisoner, The Goodies, Hancock's Half Hour, and Father, Dear Father. From 1957 to 1958, he appeared as Peter Jamison in three episodes of the American sitcom Dick and the Duchess.

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Known For

Take Me High
Take Me High

Take Me High   1973

Sull'uscita: 
1973

Punteggio: 4.7

Generi: 
Comedy  /  Romance
Cast: 
Cliff Richard  /  Deborah Watling  /  Hugh Griffith
Sykes
Sykes

Sykes   1972

Sull'uscita: 
1972

Punteggio: 7.4

Generi: 
Comedy

Cast: Eric Sykes /  Deryck Guyler /  Hattie Jacques / 

Tam Lin
Tam Lin

Tam Lin   1970

Sull'uscita: 
1970

Punteggio: 5.7

Generi: 
Horror  /  Mystery
Cast: 
Ava Gardner  /  Ian McShane  /  Richard Wattis
Wonderwall
Wonderwall

Wonderwall   1968

Sull'uscita: 
1968

Punteggio: 5.6

Generi: 
Drama  /  Romance
Cast: 
Jack MacGowran  /  Jane Birkin  /  Irene Handl
The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery
The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery

The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery   1966

Sull'uscita: 
1966

Punteggio: 5.8

Generi: 
Comedy  /  Crime  /  Family
Cast: 
Frankie Howerd  /  Dora Bryan  /  George Cole
Up Jumped a Swagman
Up Jumped a Swagman

Up Jumped a Swagman   1965

Sull'uscita: 
1965

Punteggio: 4.8

Generi: 
Comedy  /  Music
Cast: 
Frank Ifield  /  Annette Andre  /  Ronald Radd

Acting

1973
Take Me High

as    Sir Charles Furness

1970
Tam Lin

as    Elroy

1968
Wonderwall

as    Perkins

1966
The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery

as    Manton Bassett

1965
Up Jumped a Swagman

as    Lever, Music Publisher

1964
Carry On Spying

as    Cobley

1962
Play It Cool

as    Nervous Man

1961
Very Important Person

as    Woodcock, Entertainments Officer

1959
Follow a Star

as    Dr. W. Chatterway

1959
Ten Seconds to Hell

as    Major Haven

1959
Libel

as    The Judge

1958
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

as    Mr. Murfin

1957
Second Fiddle

as    Bill Turner

1957
The Abominable Snowman

as    Dr. Peter Fox

1957
The Prince and the Showgirl

as    Northbrook

1956
It's a Wonderful World

as    Harold

1955
The Colditz Story

as    Richard Gordon

1954
Hobson's Choice

as    Albert Prosser

1953
Appointment in London

as    Pascal

1952
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

as    P.C. Freddie

1952
1952
Made in Heaven

as    The vicar

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