person

Torin Thatcher

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1905-01-15

Place of Birth

Bombay, British India, India

Torin Thatcher

Biography

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.

Also Known For

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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Jan 07, 1968

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59

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

Oct 08, 1952

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71

The Fallen Idol

Sep 30, 1948

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70

The Crimson Pirate

Sep 27, 1952

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61

The Black Shield of Falworth

Sep 02, 1954

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NA

The Citadel

Feb 19, 1960

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64

Jack the Giant Killer

May 18, 1962

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60

Decision at Midnight

Dec 12, 1963

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63

I See a Dark Stranger

Jul 04, 1946

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63

The Desert Rats

May 20, 1953

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67

The Robe

Sep 16, 1953

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63

Helen of Troy

Jan 26, 1956

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82

Witness for the Prosecution

Dec 17, 1957

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62

Band of Angels

Aug 03, 1957

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64

Houdini

Jul 02, 1953

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63

Affair in Trinidad

Jul 29, 1952

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69

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad

Dec 05, 1958

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NA

Red Wagon

Dec 06, 1933

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58

Darby's Rangers

Feb 12, 1958

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59

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

Aug 18, 1955

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57

The Man Within

May 19, 1947

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66

Knock on Wood

Apr 06, 1954

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47

Bonnie Prince Charlie

Oct 26, 1948

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64

The Sandpiper

Jun 23, 1965

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59

Blackbeard, the Pirate

Dec 24, 1952

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55

Lady Godiva of Coventry

Nov 02, 1955

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65

Now Barabbas

May 24, 1949

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60

Istanbul

Jan 23, 1957

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72

Night Train to Munich

Aug 31, 1940

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58

Diane

Jan 12, 1956

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53

Bengal Brigade

Nov 06, 1954

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63

When The Bough Breaks

Nov 19, 1947

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50

Hell of Borneo

Jan 01, 1964

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54

Jassy

Aug 13, 1947

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65

The Canadians

Mar 11, 1961

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58

The King's Pirate

Jul 20, 1967

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64

The Captive Heart

Apr 29, 1946

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50

The End of the River

Dec 01, 1947

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64

The Spy in Black

Aug 03, 1939

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58

Let George Do It!

Jul 12, 1940

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65

Saloon Bar

Nov 02, 1940

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63

The Case of the Frightened Lady

Sep 28, 1940

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69

Contraband

May 11, 1940

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56

Old Mother Riley, MP

Aug 15, 1939

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68

Saboteur

Apr 24, 1942

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61

Climbing High

Oct 31, 1938

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57

The Next of Kin

Jun 15, 1942

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70

Drake of England

May 16, 1935

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NA

The Kindled Flame

Aug 29, 1939

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NA

The Common Round

Mar 12, 1936

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23

Drums of Africa

May 15, 1963

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55

Gasbags

Feb 01, 1941

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67

Major Barbara

May 14, 1941

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72

Great Expectations

Dec 26, 1946

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60

Crime Over London

Oct 21, 1936

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62

The Lion Has Wings

Nov 03, 1939

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66

Young and Innocent

Nov 01, 1937

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63

Hawaii

Oct 10, 1966

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65

The Black Rose

Sep 01, 1950

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67

Sabotage

Jan 08, 1937

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56

The Man Who Could Work Miracles

Jul 23, 1936

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70

Mutiny on the Bounty

Nov 08, 1962

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NA

The Holy Terror

Apr 07, 1965

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NA

The Deadly Riddle

May 22, 1956

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55

Law and Disorder

Jul 06, 1940

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75

The Time Tunnel

Sep 09, 1966

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80

Star Trek

Sep 08, 1966

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NA

The Great Adventure

Sep 27, 1963

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66

Land of the Giants

Sep 22, 1968

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71

Lost in Space

Sep 15, 1965

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77

Perry Mason

Sep 21, 1957

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66

Gunsmoke

Sep 10, 1955

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76

Mission: Impossible

Sep 17, 1966

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79

Get Smart

Sep 18, 1965

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85

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Dec 24, 1951

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77

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Oct 02, 1955

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69

Daniel Boone

Sep 24, 1964

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50

The Millionaire

Jan 19, 1955

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64

Thriller

Sep 13, 1960

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69

Search

Sep 13, 1972

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65

Peter Gunn

Sep 22, 1958

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56

One Step Beyond

Jan 20, 1959

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32

Climax!

Oct 07, 1954

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57

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Oct 04, 1963

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71

Petrocelli

Sep 11, 1974

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57

Adventures in Paradise

Oct 05, 1959

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54

The 20th Century Fox Hour

Oct 05, 1955

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50

Profiles in Courage

Nov 08, 1964

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62

The Philco Television Playhouse

Oct 03, 1948

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78

Night Gallery

Dec 16, 1970

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62

The Guns of Will Sonnett

Sep 08, 1967

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55

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Oct 05, 1956

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63

Telephone Time

Apr 08, 1956

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50

Profiles in Courage

Nov 08, 1964

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69

Daniel Boone

Sep 24, 1964

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NA

The Great Adventure

Sep 27, 1963

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77

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Oct 02, 1955

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NA

The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen

Sep 26, 1958

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67

DuPont Show of the Month

Sep 29, 1957

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32

Climax!

Oct 07, 1954

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62

The Philco Television Playhouse

Oct 03, 1948

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76

Mission: Impossible

Sep 17, 1966

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78

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Sep 20, 1962