Torin Thatcher

Torin Thatcher
Torin Thatcher
	Thatcher in The Robe (1953)
Born	Torin Herbert Erskine Thatcher; 15 January 1905; Bombay, British India
Died	4 March 1981 (aged 76); Thousand Oaks, California, U.S.
Years active	1927–1979
Spouses	; Marguerite Mildred Daniel (m. 1940; died 1951) ; Anna Le Borgne (m. 1952)
Children	1

Torin Herbert Erskine Thatcher (15 January 1905 – 4 March 1981) was a British actor who was noted for his flashy portrayals of screen villains.

Personal life

Thatcher was born 15 January 1905 in Bombay, British India, to British parents, Torin James Blair Thatcher, a police officer, and his wife Edith Rachel, a voice and piano teacher, younger daughter of the Hon. Justice Sir Herbert Batty, a puisne judge of the High Court of Bombay.

Death

Thatcher died of cancer on 4 March 1981 in Thousand Oaks, California.

Select filmography

The Merchant of Venice (1927, Short) - Solanio
Red Wagon (1933) - Minor role (uncredited)
Irish Hearts (1934) - Dr. Hackey
School for Stars (1935) - Guy Mannering
The Common Round (1936, Short) - Martin
The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936) - Observer
Crime Over London (1936) - Mr. Finley (uncredited)
Sabotage (1936) - Yunct (uncredited)
Well Done, Henry (1936) - George Canford
Dark Journey (1937) - Strasser (uncredited)
The School for Scandal (1937, TV Movie)
Knight Without Armor (1937) - British Passport Official (uncredited)
Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1937) - Minor role (uncredited)
Young and Innocent (1937) - Nobby's Lodging House Caretaker (uncredited)
Broadway (1938, TV Movie)
Climbing High (1938) - Jim Castle
Too Dangerous to Live (1939) - Burton
The Day Is Gone (1939, TV Movie) - Ernest Webb
The Spy in Black (1939) - Submarine Officer
Old Mother Riley, MP (1939) - Jack Nelson
The Lion Has Wings (1939) - Seaman Receiving Information About German Activity
The Kindled Flame (1939, Short)
Contraband (1940) - Sailor (uncredited)
Law and Disorder (1940)
Let George Do It! (1940) - U-Boat Commander
Night Train to Munich (1940) - Minor Role (uncredited)
The Case of the Frightened Lady (1940) - Jim Tilling (uncredited)
Saloon Bar (1940) - Mr. Garrod (uncredited)
Gasbags (1941) - SS Man
Major Barbara (1941) - Todger Fairmile
Saboteur (1942) - Man (uncredited)
The Next of Kin (1942) - German General
The Captive Heart (1946) - German officer at Medical Commission (uncredited)
I See a Dark Stranger (1946) - Police Constable
Great Expectations (1946) - Bentley Drummle
The Man Within (1947) - Jailer
Jassy (1947) - Bob Wicks
When the Bough Breaks (1947) - Adams
The End of the River (1947) - Lisboa
The Fallen Idol (1948) - Policeman
Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948) - Colonel Kor
Now Barabbas (1949) (uncredited)
The Black Rose (1950) - Harry (uncredited)
Affair in Trinidad (1952) - Inspector Smythe
The Crimson Pirate (1952) - Humble Bellows
The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) - Johnson
Blackbeard the Pirate (1952) - Sir Henry Morgan
The Desert Rats (1953) - Colonel Barney White
Houdini (1953) - Otto
The Robe (1953) - Senator Gallio
Knock on Wood (1954) - Godfrey Langston
The Black Shield of Falworth (1954) - Sir James
Bengal Brigade (1954) - Colonel Morrow
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955) - Humphrey Palmer-Jones
Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955) - Lord Godwin
Diane (1956) - Louis - Count de Breze
Helen of Troy (1956) - Ulysses
Istanbul (1957) - Douglas Fielding
Band of Angels (1957) - Captain Canavan
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV) (1957) (Season 2 Episode 32: "The Hands of Mr Ottermole") - Constable Johnson
Witness for the Prosecution (1957) - Mr. Myers
Darby's Rangers (1958) - Sergeant McTavish
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) - Sokurah the Magician
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV) (1959) (Season 4 Episode 21: "Relative Value") - Felix Edward Manbridge
The Miracle (1959) - The Duke of Wellington
One Step Beyond - Doomsday (TV) - Season 2, Episode 4, October 13, 1959 - Earl of Culdane
’’ Wagon Train’’. (1960) - Campden
The Canadians (1961) - Sergeant McGregor
Jack the Giant Killer (1962) - Pendragon
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) - Staines (uncredited)
Drums of Africa (1963) - Jack Cuortemayn
Hazel- Season 2, Episode 28 (1963) - Sir Horace
Decision at Midnight (1963) - Southstream
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964) (Season 2 Episode 29: "Bed of Roses") - Alva Hardwicke
From Hell to Borneo (1964) - Mr. Bellflower
The Sandpiper (1965) - Judge Thompson
Hawaii (1966) - Reverend Dr. Thorn
The Sweet and the Bitter (1967) - Duncan MacRoy
The King's Pirate (1967) - Captain Cullen
Star Trek, The Return of The Archons (1967, tv) - Marplon
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1968, TV Movie) - Sir John Turnbull

References

1 2 "Torin Thatcher, 76, actor". Newsday. 5 March 1981. p. 31.
↑ Who was who in the theatre, 1912-1976 Volume 4, Gale Research Group, 1978, pg 2347
↑ Annual Obituary 1981, Thomson Gale, 1982, pg 153
↑ The Law Times: The Journal and Record of the Law and the Lawyers, Volume 114, pg 394
↑ Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage, 1931, pg 908

External links

Torin Thatcher at IMDb

[newsday-1] 1 2 "Torin Thatcher, 76, actor". Newsday. 5 March 1981. p. 31.

[2] Who was who in the theatre, 1912-1976 Volume 4, Gale Research Group, 1978, pg 2347

[3] Annual Obituary 1981, Thomson Gale, 1982, pg 153

[4] The Law Times: The Journal and Record of the Law and the Lawyers, Volume 114, pg 394

[5] Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage, 1931, pg 908

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Torin Thatcher
Thatcher in The Robe (1953)
Born	Torin Herbert Erskine Thatcher (1905-01-15)15 January 1905 Bombay, British India
Died	4 March 1981(1981-03-04) (aged 76) Thousand Oaks, California, U.S.
Years active	1927–1979
Spouses	Marguerite Mildred Daniel (m. 1940; died 1951) Anna Le Borgne (m. 1952)
Children	1