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Richard Wattis


Richard Wattis

Geburtstag:

02/25/1912

Geburtsort:

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England, UK:

Biografie:

Richard Cameron Wattis (25. Februar 1912 – 1. Februar 1975) war ein englischer Schauspieler. Nachdem er das Familienunternehmen verlassen hatte, wurde Wattis Schauspieler. Sein Debüt gab er am Croydon Repertory Theatre und trat häufig im Londoner West End auf. Sein Filmdebüt gab er in „A Yank at Oxford“ (1938). Der Kriegsdienst unterbrach jedoch seine Schauspielkarriere. Während des Zweiten Weltkriegs diente er als Leutnant in der Abteilung für Handfeuerwaffen der Special Operations Executive (SOE) auf Station VI (auch James-Bond-Autor Ian Fleming war in dieser Abteilung tätig). Bekannt wurde er vor allem durch seine Auftritte mit der markanten runden Brille in britischen Komödien der 1950er- und 1960er-Jahre, oft als „Mann aus dem Ministerium“ oder in einer ähnlichen Rolle. Er wirkte auch als Sekretär von Lord Scrumptious in „Chitty Chitty Bang Bang“ mit. Zu seinen Auftritten zählten die St. Trinian’s-Filme (Die Schönheiten von St. Trinian’s, Mord in St. Trinian’s und Der große Zugraub von St. Trinian’s), in denen er Manton Bassett verkörperte, einen Beamten und stellvertretenden Schuldirektor im Bildungsministerium. Dort war er oft mit finsterer Miene und Empörung über das unverschämte Verhalten anderer Figuren zu sehen. Dem amerikanischen Publikum ist Wattis wahrscheinlich am besten für seine Darstellung des britischen Beamten Northbrook in Der Prinz und die Tänzerin (1957) bekannt. In späteren Filmen, wie beispielsweise seiner Hauptrolle in Games That Lovers Play, brach er mit diesem Rollenmuster. Zu Wattis’ weiteren Filmen gehören Hobson’s Choice, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Carry On Spying, Die Colditz-Story, Zahnarzt im Einsatz, Very Important Person, Die glücklichsten Tage deines Lebens und Der längste Tag. Er trat auch im Fernsehen auf, unter anderem in einer langjährigen Rolle in „Sykes“ sowie in Gastauftritten in „Danger Man“, „The Prisoner“, „The Goodies“, „Hancock's Half Hour“ und „Father, Dear Father“. Von 1957 bis 1958 spielte er Peter Jamison in drei Folgen der amerikanischen Sitcom „Dick and the Duchess“.


Credits

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