Richard Wattis
1912-02-25 ( 113 years old ) in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England, UK

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 Trinian's films (The Belles of St Trinian's, Blue Murder at St Trinian's, and The Great St Trinian's 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. Wattis's other films included Hobson's 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, Hancock's 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.

Movies

Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers 1981-12-10
Aladdin 1974-12-24
Confessions of a Window Cleaner 1974-08-16
Take Me High 1973-12-07
Diamonds on Wheels 1973-08-19
Sex and the Other Woman 1972-12-30
That's Your Funeral 1972-12-01
Games That Lovers Play 1971-01-25
Too Close for Comfort 1971-01-01
The Ballad of Tam Lin 1970-12-01
Egghead's Robot 1970-01-01
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 1968-12-17
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 1968-12-17
Wonderwall 1968-05-17
Casino Royale 1967-04-13
The Troublesome Double 1967-01-01
The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery 1966-03-11
The Alphabet Murders 1965-12-26
Up Jumped a Swagman 1965-12-21
The Liquidator 1965-11-01
Bunny Lake Is Missing 1965-10-03
You Must Be Joking 1965-08-03
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita 1965-05-26
Operation Crossbow 1965-04-01
The Bargain 1965-01-01
Carry On Spying 1964-06-01
The V.I.P.s 1963-09-01
Come Fly with Me 1963-03-27
Venus fra Vestø 1962-12-21
The Longest Day 1962-09-25
I Thank a Fool 1962-09-14
Bon Voyage! 1962-05-17
Play It Cool 1962-03-01
Dentist on the Job 1961-06-01
Nearly a Nasty Accident 1961-05-01
Very Important Person 1961-04-24
Follow That Horse! 1960-07-11
Your Money or Your Wife 1960-03-01
Libel 1959-10-23
The Ugly Duckling 1959-09-09
Left Right and Centre 1959-06-23
Ten Seconds to Hell 1959-04-23
The Captain's Table 1959-01-06
Follow a Star 1959-01-01
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness 1958-12-11
Barnacle Bill 1957-12-17
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's 1957-12-01
High Flight 1957-09-17
The Abominable Snowman 1957-08-26
The Prince and the Showgirl 1957-06-13
Second Fiddle 1957-06-10
The Green Man 1956-12-21
The Silken Affair 1956-10-02
A Touch of the Sun 1956-10-01
The Iron Petticoat 1956-09-01
It's a Wonderful World 1956-08-28
Eyewitness 1956-08-14
The Man Who Knew Too Much 1956-05-16
The Man Who Never Was 1956-04-03
Jumping for Joy 1956-01-01
An Alligator Named Daisy 1955-12-13
Simon and Laura 1955-11-02
I Am a Camera 1955-07-21
As Long as They're Happy 1955-03-15
The Colditz Story 1955-01-25
The Time of His Life 1955-01-01
A Yank in Ermine 1955-01-01
Lease of Life 1954-10-18
The Crowded Day 1954-10-01
The Belles of St. Trinian's 1954-09-28
Hobson's Choice 1954-04-19
Doctor in the House 1954-03-23
Small Town Story 1953-12-21
Background 1953-11-09
The Intruder 1953-10-18
Blood Orange 1953-10-10
Park Plaza 605 1953-09-11
Innocents in Paris 1953-07-22
Colonel March Investigates 1953-07-01
The Final Test 1953-04-09
Appointment in London 1953-02-17
Top of the Form 1953-02-01
Top Secret 1952-11-10
Made in Heaven 1952-11-01
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire 1952-07-11
Derby Day 1952-06-09
The Importance of Being Earnest 1952-06-02
Penny Princess 1952-03-24
Song of Paris 1952-02-10
Lady Godiva Rides Again 1951-10-25
Appointment with Venus 1951-10-08
The Clouded Yellow 1950-11-21
The Happiest Days of Your Life 1950-03-08
The Chiltern Hundreds 1949-09-27
Kind Hearts and Coronets 1949-06-21
Marry Me 1949-06-07
Helter Skelter 1949-01-07
A Yank at Oxford 1938-02-18

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