Richard Wattis
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 a...
Known For
Filmography
The Prince, The Showgirl and Me
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers
1981
as Self (archive material)
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
1974
as Mr. Prendergast
Aladdin
1974
as Emperor Nanki
Take Me High
1973
as Sir Charles Furness
Diamonds on Wheels
1973
as Sir Hilary Stanton
Centre Play
1973
as Arthur
That's Your Funeral
1972
as Simmonds
Sex and the Other Woman
1972
as Presenter
Sykes
1972
as Charles Brown
Too Close for Comfort
1971
as Narrator
Games That Lovers Play
1971
as Mr. Lothran
Coppers End
1971
as PC Eddie Edwards
The Ballad of Tam Lin
1970
as Elroy
Egghead's Robot
1970
The Goodies
1970
as TV Show Host
Wonderwall
1969
as Perkins
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
1968
as Secretary at Sweet Factory (uncredited)
The Troublesome Double
1967
as Mr. Wentworth
Casino Royale
1967
as British Army Officer
The Prisoner
1967
as Fotheringay
Misleading Cases
1967
as Mr Grout
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery
1966
as Manton Bassett
Operation Crossbow
1965
as Sir Charles Sims
The Bargain
1965
as Narrator
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
1965
as Travel Agent
You Must Be Joking
1965
as Parkins
Bunny Lake Is Missing
1965
as Clerk in Shipping Office
Up Jumped a Swagman
1965
as Lever, Music Publisher
The Liquidator
1965
as Flying Instructor
The Alphabet Murders
1965
as Wolf
Carry On Spying
1964
as Cobley
The V.I.P.s
1963
as Sanders
Come Fly with Me
1963
as Oliver Garson
I Thank a Fool
1962
as Ebblington
Play It Cool
1962
as Nervous Man
Venus fra Vestø
1962
Bon Voyage!
1962
as Party Guest
The Longest Day
1962
as British Paratrooper
Nearly a Nasty Accident
1961
as Wagstaffe
Dentist on the Job
1961
as Macreedy
Very Important Person
1961
as Entertainments Officer Woodcock
The Avengers
1961
as Clarke
Your Money or Your Wife
1960
as Hubert Fry
Follow That Horse!
1960
Sykes and a...
1960
The Dickie Henderson Show
1960
Danger Man
1960
as Hardy
Ten Seconds to Hell
1959
as Major Haven
The Captain's Table
1959
as Chief Purser Herbert Prittlewell
Left Right and Centre
1959
as Harding-Pratt
Libel
1959
as The Judge
The Ugly Duckling
1959
as Barclay
Follow a Star
1959
as Dr. W. Chatterway
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
1958
as Mr. Murfin
The Prince and the Showgirl
1957
as Northbrook
The Abominable Snowman
1957
as Dr. Peter Fox
Barnacle Bill
1957
as Registrar of Shipping
High Flight
1957
as Wilson
Second Fiddle
1957
as Bill Turner
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
1957
as Manton Bassett
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
1957
as Hotelier
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1956
as Assistant Manager
The Iron Petticoat
1956
as Lingerie Clerk
A Touch of the Sun
1956
as Purchase
The Green Man
1956
as Doctor
It's a Wonderful World
1956
as Harold
Eyewitness
1956
as Anaesthetist
The Silken Affair
1956
as Worthington
Jumping for Joy
1956
as Carruthers
The Man Who Never Was
1956
as Shop Assistant
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
1956
as Arthur Cabot
Hancock's Half Hour
1956
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955
as Hoskins
The Time of His Life
1955
as Edgar
As Long as They're Happy
1955
as Hippodrome Stage Manager
The Colditz Story
1955
as Richard Gordon
Simon and Laura
1955
as Controller of Television Drama
A Yank in Ermine
1955
as Boone
I Am a Camera
1955
as Bespectacled Man at Book Launch (uncredited)
Hobson's Choice
1954
as Albert Prosser
The Belles of St Trinian's
1954
as Manton Bassett
Lease of Life
1954
as Solicitor
Doctor in the House
1954
as Medical Book Salesman (uncredited)
The Crowded Day
1954
as Mr. Christopher
Colonel March Investigates
1953
as Cabot
Innocents in Paris
1953
as Wilkinson
Small Town Story
1953
as Marsh
Top of the Form
1953
as Willoughby-Gore
Background
1953
as David Wallace
Blood Orange
1953
as Detective Inspector MacLeod
Appointment in London
1953
as Pascal
The Intruder
1953
as School Master
The Final Test
1953
as Cricket Fan
Park Plaza 605
1953
as Theodore Feather
The Importance of Being Earnest
1952
as Seton
Made in Heaven
1952
as The vicar
Top Secret
1952
as Barnes
Song of Paris
1952
as Carter
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
1952
as P.C. Freddie
Derby Day
1952
as Editor
Penny Princess
1952
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
The Liberace Show
1952
Lady Godiva Rides Again
1951
as Casting Director
Appointment with Venus
1951
as Carruthers - Higher Executive
The Clouded Yellow
1950
as Employment Agent
The Happiest Days of Your Life
1950
as Arnold Billings: Staff of Nutbourne
The Chiltern Hundreds
1949
as Vicar (uncredited)
Kind Hearts and Coronets
1949
as Defence Counsel (uncredited)
Helter Skelter
1949
as Compere of Nick Nack Show (uncredited)
Marry Me
1949
as Minor Role (uncredited)
A Yank at Oxford
1938
as Latin Speaker at Dinner (uncredited)