Acting
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.
Filmography
Petrocelli
Series · 1974
Search
Series · 1972
Night Gallery
Series · 1970
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Film · 1968
Land of the Giants
Series · 1968
The King's Pirate
Film · 1967
The Sweet and the Bitter
Film · 1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Series · 1967
Hawaii
Film · 1966
The Time Tunnel
Series · 1966
Star Trek
Series · 1966
Mission: Impossible
Series · 1966
Mission: Impossible
Series · 1966
The Sandpiper
Film · 1965
The Holy Terror
Film · 1965
Lost in Space
Series · 1965
Get Smart
Series · 1965
Hell of Borneo
Film · 1964
Daniel Boone
Series · 1964
Profiles in Courage
Series · 1964
Profiles in Courage
Series · 1964
Daniel Boone
Series · 1964
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Series · 1964
Decision at Midnight
Film · 1963
Drums of Africa
Film · 1963
The Great Adventure
Series · 1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Series · 1963
The Great Adventure
Series · 1963
Jack the Giant Killer
Film · 1962
Mutiny on the Bounty
Film · 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Series · 1962
The Canadians
Film · 1961
The Citadel
Film · 1960
Thriller
Series · 1960
One Step Beyond
Series · 1959
Adventures in Paradise
Series · 1959
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
Film · 1958
Darby's Rangers
Film · 1958
Peter Gunn
Series · 1958
The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
Series · 1958
Witness for the Prosecution
Film · 1957
Band of Angels
Film · 1957
Istanbul
Film · 1957
So Soon to Die
Film · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
DuPont Show of the Month
Series · 1957
Helen of Troy
Film · 1956
Diane
Film · 1956
The Deadly Riddle
Film · 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Series · 1956
Telephone Time
Series · 1956
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Film · 1955
Lady Godiva of Coventry
Film · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Series · 1955
The Millionaire
Series · 1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Series · 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Series · 1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Series · 1955
The Black Shield of Falworth
Film · 1954
Knock on Wood
Film · 1954
Bengal Brigade
Film · 1954
Climax!
Series · 1954
Climax!
Series · 1954
The Desert Rats
Film · 1953
The Robe
Film · 1953
Houdini
Film · 1953
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Film · 1952
The Crimson Pirate
Film · 1952
Affair in Trinidad
Film · 1952
Blackbeard, the Pirate
Film · 1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951
The Black Rose
Film · 1950
Now Barabbas
Film · 1949
The Fallen Idol
Film · 1948
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Film · 1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
Series · 1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
Series · 1948
The Man Within
Film · 1947
When The Bough Breaks
Film · 1947
Jassy
Film · 1947
The End of the River
Film · 1947
I See a Dark Stranger
Film · 1946
The Captive Heart
Film · 1946
Great Expectations
Film · 1946
Saboteur
Film · 1942
The Next of Kin
Film · 1942
Gasbags
Film · 1941
Major Barbara
Film · 1941
Night Train to Munich
Film · 1940
Let George Do It!
Film · 1940
Saloon Bar
Film · 1940
The Case of the Frightened Lady
Film · 1940
Contraband
Film · 1940
Law and Disorder
Film · 1940
The Spy in Black
Film · 1939
Old Mother Riley, MP
Film · 1939
The Kindled Flame
Film · 1939
The Lion Has Wings
Film · 1939
Climbing High
Film · 1938
The Challenge
Film · 1938
Young and Innocent
Film · 1937
The Common Round
Film · 1936
Crime Over London
Film · 1936
Sabotage
Film · 1936
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
Film · 1936
Drake of England
Film · 1935
Red Wagon
Film · 1933