Richard Wattis
Acting
Born February 25, 1912 · Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England, UK
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 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 th…
Known For · 40 titles
The Avengers
Danger Man
Centre Play
The Prisoner
The Goodies
Sykes
Hancock's Half Hour
The Dickie Henderson Show
Casino Royale
The Longest Day
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Sykes and a...
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Operation Crossbow
The Prince and the Showgirl
The Prince, The Showgirl and Me
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Coppers End
Bunny Lake Is Missing
The Liberace Show
The Abominable Snowman
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery
Egghead's Robot
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
The Man Who Never Was
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
The Belles of St Trinian's
The Alphabet Murders
Second Fiddle
Ten Seconds to Hell
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
The V.I.P.s
The Ballad of Tam Lin
Wonderwall
Hobson's Choice
The Colditz Story
Helter Skelter
The Liquidator
You Must Be Joking