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Richard Wattis

Richard Wattis

Oyuncu · 1912 – 1975 · 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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  • Film5.2

    Casino Royale

    1967 · 863 votes

  • Film7.6

    The Longest Day

    En Uzun Gün

    1962 · 1.1K votes

  • Film7.4

    The Man Who Knew Too Much

    Çok Şey Bilen Adam

    1956 · 1.6K votes

  • Film6.8

    Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

    Harika Otomobil

    1968 · 770 votes

  • Film7.2
  • Film7.2

    Bunny Lake Is Missing

    Küçük Kız Kayboldu

    1965 · 225 votes

  • Film7.0

    The Man Who Never Was

    1956 · 96 votes

  • Film7.6

    Kind Hearts and Coronets

    Yumuşak Kalpler

    1949 · 630 votes

  • Film6.1

    The V.I.P.s

    1963 · 68 votes

  • Film6.4

    The Prince and the Showgirl

    Prens ve Şovkızı

    1957 · 203 votes

  • Film6.8
  • Film5.0
  • Film5.7

    The Iron Petticoat

    1956 · 24 votes

  • Film7.4

    Hobson's Choice

    1954 · 172 votes

  • Film6.7

    Operation Crossbow

    1965 · 125 votes

  • Film6.2

    Ten Seconds to Hell

    1959 · 34 votes

  • Film6.8

    The Colditz Story

    1955 · 62 votes

  • Film7.5
  • Film5.9

    Lady Godiva Rides Again

    1951 · 10 votes

  • Film6.2

    The Abominable Snowman

    1957 · 121 votes

  • Film4.4
  • Film6.5

    Doctor in the House

    1954 · 31 votes

  • Film5.7

    The Alphabet Murders

    1965 · 52 votes

  • Film5.1

    The Ballad of Tam Lin

    1970 · 18 votes

Diziler11

  • Dizi7.8

    The Avengers

    1961 · 157 votes

  • Dizi7.3

    Danger Man

    1960 · 25 votes

  • Dizi6.7

    Sykes

    1972 · 6 votes

  • Dizi7.7

    The Prisoner

    1967 · 221 votes

  • Dizi7.0

    Centre Play

    1973 · 1 votes

  • Dizi7.4

    Hancock's Half Hour

    1956 · 9 votes

  • Dizi7.7

    The Goodies

    1970 · 26 votes

  • Dizi7.5
  • Dizi7.0

    Misleading Cases

    1967 · 2 votes

  • Dizi7.3

    Sykes and a...

    1960 · 3 votes

  • Dizi8.0

    The Liberace Show

    1952 · 1 votes