Richard Wattis actor
- All known tv series 11
- Total known movies 96
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 Trinians films (The Belles of St Trinians, Blue Murder at St Trinians, and The Great St Trinians 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.Wattiss other films included Hobsons 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, Hancocks 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.
Wagstaffe
Movie 1961
Seton
Movie 1952
Northbrook
Movie 1957
Cobley
Movie 1964
Carole's Father
Movie 1974
Cabot
Movie 1953
Manton Bassett
Movie 1966
Sanders
Movie 1963
Dr. Peter Fox
Movie 1957
Lingerie Clerk
Movie 1956
Employment Agent
Movie 1950
Registrar of Shipping
Movie 1957
Perkins
Movie 1968
Oliver Garson
Movie 1963
Arnold Billings: Staff of Nutbourne
Movie 1950
Self (archive material)
Movie 1981
Ebblington
Movie 1962
Latin Speaker at Dinner (uncredited)
Movie 1938
The vicar
Movie 1952
Narrator
Movie 1971
Narrator
Movie 1965
Elroy
Movie 1970
Manton Bassett
Movie 1954
Barnes
Movie 1952
Sir Charles Furness
Movie 1973
Hoskins
Movie 1955
Carter
Movie 1952
Macreedy
Movie 1961
Secretary at Sweet Factory (uncredited)
Movie 1968
Nervous Man
Movie 1962
Purchase
Movie 1956
Simmonds
Movie 1972
Parkins
Movie 1965
Prittlewell
Movie 1959
Mr. Murfin
Movie 1958
Harding-Pratt
Movie 1959
Edgar
Movie 1955
Vicar (uncredited)
Movie 1949
Hippodrome Stage Manager
Movie 1955
Movie 1962
Hubert Fry
Movie 1960
Sir Hilary Stanton
Movie 1973
Mr. Lothran
Movie 1971
Lever, Music Publisher
Movie 1965
Solicitor
Movie 1954
Bill Turner
Movie 1957
The Judge
Movie 1959
Flying Instructor
Movie 1965
P.C. Freddie
Movie 1952
Barclay
Movie 1959
Medical Book Salesman (uncredited)
Movie 1954
Marsh
Movie 1953
Movie 1953
Controller of Television Drama
Movie 1955
Movie 1970
Dr. W. Chatterway
Movie 1959
David Wallace
Movie 1953
Detective Inspector MacLeod
Movie 1953
Mr. Wentworth
Movie 1967
Movie 1960
British Army Officer
Movie 1967
Pascal
Movie 1953
Defence Counsel (uncredited)
Movie 1949
Boone
Movie 1955
Doctor
Movie 1956
Harold
Movie 1956
Casting Director
Movie 1951
School Master
Movie 1953
Anaesthetist
Movie 1956
Cricket Fan
Movie 1953
Bespectacled Man at Book Launch (uncredited)
Movie 1955
Worthington
Movie 1956
Presenter
Movie 1972
Theodore Feather
Movie 1953
Manton Bassett
Movie 1957
Woodcock, Entertainments Officer
Movie 1961
Secretary at Sweet Factory (Uncredited)
Movie 1968
Mr. Christopher
Movie 1954
Carruthers
Movie 1956
Minor Role (uncredited)
Movie 1949
Shop Assistant
Movie 1956
Carruthers - Higher Executive
Movie 1951
Fotheringay
Tv 1967
Tv 1970
Tv 1960
Tv 1972
Arthur Cabot
Tv 1956
Tv 1956
Tv 1952
Tv 1971
TV Show Host
Tv 1970
Charles Brown
Tv 1972
Clarke
Tv 1961
