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Terry-Thomas (1911-1990)
 

Film & TV credits


Film Credits  
   
IT'S LOVE AGAIN1936dancer in background in nightclub (uncredited)
THIS'LL MAKE YOU WHISTLE1936(uncredited extra)
THINGS TO COME1936man of the future (uncredited)
ONCE IN A MILLION1936(uncredited extra in auction scene)
WHEN KNIGHTS WERE BOLD1936soldier (uncredited)
RHYTHM IN THE AIR1936Frankie, drunken lead (uncredited)
SAM GOES SHOPPING1939boyfriend (uncredited)
FLYING FIFTY-FIVE1939cast member
CLIMBING HIGH1939voice of a cow (uncredited)
FOR FREEDOM1940(uncredited extra)
UNDER YOUR HAT1940party guest (uncredited)
QUIET WEDDING1941(uncredited extra)
COPY BOOK PLEASE1948presenter
DATE WITH A DREAM1948Terry
MELODY CLUB1949Freddy Forrester
HELTER SKELTER1949himself
WHAT'S COOKING?1951cast member
THE QUEEN STEPS OUT1952cast member
PRIVATE'S PROGRESS1956Major Hitchcock
THE GREEN MAN1956Charles Boughtflower
BROTHERS IN LAW1956Alfred Green
LUCKY JIM1957Bertrand Welch
BLUE MURDER AT ST. TRINIAN'S1957Romney Carlton-Ricketts
THE NAKED TRUTH1957Lord Henry Mayley
HAPPY IS THE BRIDE1957policeman
tom thumbUK / US, 1958Ivan
CARLTON-BROWNE OF THE F.O.1958Cadogan de Vere Carlton-Browne
TOO MANY CROOKS1958Billy Gordon
I'M ALL RIGHT JACK1959Major Hitchcock
SCHOOL FOR SCOUNDRELS OR HOW TO WIN WITHOUT ACTUALLY CHEATING1959Raymond Delauney
THAT'S ODD1960cast member
MAKE MINE MINK1960Major Albert Rayne
HIS AND HERS1960Reggie Blake
A MATTER OF WHO1961Archibald Bannister
BACHELOR FLATUS, 1961Professor Bruce Patterson
TERRY-THOMAS IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE1961producer / host
TERRY-THOMAS IN NORTHERN IRELAND1961producer / host
OPERATION SNATCH1962Lieut. "Piggy" Wigg
KILL OR CURE1962J. Barker Rynde
THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE BROTHERS GRIMMUS, 1962Ludwig
THE MOUSE ON THE MOON1963Spender
IT'S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLDUS, 1963Lt-Colonel J. Algernon Hawthorne
TERRY-THOMAS IN TUSCANY1963producer / host
HOW TO MURDER YOUR WIFEUS, 1964Charles
THE WILD AFFAIR1964Godfrey Deane
STRANGE BEDFELLOWSUS, 1965Mortician
THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES1965Sir Percy Ware-Armitage
YOU MUST BE JOKING!1965Major Fuskett
ANGLERS CHOICE1966cast member
OUR MAN IN MARRAKESHUK / US, 1966El Caid
TOP CRACKItaly, 1966Charles
THE SANDWICH MAN1966scoutmaster
MUNSTER, GO HOME!US, 1966Freddie
KISS THE GIRLS AND MAKE THEM DIE / SE TUTTE LE DONNE DEL MONDO...Italy / US, 1966James / Lord Aldric
DON'T LOOK NOW... WE'RE BEING SHOT AT / LA GRANDE VADROUILLEFrance / UK, 1966Sir Reginald
ARRIVA DORELLIKItaly / Spain, 1967cast member
JULES VERNE'S ROCKET TO THE MOON1967Captain Sir Harry Washington-Smythe
A GUIDE FOR THE MARRIED MANUS, 1967guest star
THE KARATE KILLERSUS, 1967Constable
THE PERILS OF PAULINEUS, 1967Sten Martin
DON'T RAISE THE BRIDGE, LOWER THE RIVER1967H. William Homer
ARABELLAItaly, 1967hotel manager / General Sir Horace Gordon / Duke Pietro Moretti / insurance manager
WHERE WERE YOU WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT?US, 1968Ladislau Walichek
HOW SWEET IT IS!US, 1968Mr Tilly
DANGER: DIABOLIK / DIABOLIKItaly / France, 1968minister of finance
CHECKMATE FOR McDOWELL / UNO SCACCO TUTTO MATTOItaly / Spain, 1968cast member
ARTHUR? ARTHUR!1969Clennery Tubbs
2000 YEARS LATERUS, 1969Charles Goodwyn
TWELVE PLUS ONE / UNA SU TREDICIItaly / France, 1969Albert
MONTE CARLO OR BUST / QUEI TEMERARI SULLE LORO PAZZE, SCATENATE, SCALCINATE CARRIOLEItaly / France / UK, 1969Sir Cuthbert Ware-Armitage
SEVEN TIMES SEVEN / 7 VOLTE 7Italy, 1969police inspector
ATLANTIC WALL / LE MUR DE L'ATLANTIQUEFrance, 1970Commandant Perry
THE ABOMINABLE DR. PHIBES1971Dr Longstreet
DR. PHIBES RISES AGAIN1972Lombardo
TUNISIA - YESTERDAY AND TODAY1972commentator
THE CHERRY PICKER1972Appleby
COLPO GROSSO... GROSSISSIMO ...ANZI PROBABILEItaly / Spain, 1972cast member
ROBIN HOODUS, 1973Sir Hiss (voice)
THE VAULT OF HORROR: The Neat JobUK / US, 1973Critchit
HEROES / GLI EROIItaly / France / Spain, 1973John Cooper
SPANISH FLYUK / Spain, 1975Sir Percy de Courcy
THE BAWDY ADVENTURES OF TOM JONES1975Mr. Square
SIDE BY SIDE1975Max Nugget
THE LAST REMAKE OF BEAU GESTEUS, 1977prison governor
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES1977Dr. Mortimer
LA ISLA DE LAS CABEZASSpain / France, 1979cast member
HAPPY BIRTHDAY HARRY / FEBBRE A 40!Italy / West Germany, 1980Doctor Christopher
   
Television Credits  
   
HOW DO YOU VIEWBBC tx 5/4 - 17/5/1950 (4 edns)cast member / additional material
VAL PARNELL PRESENTS SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE LONDON PALLADIUMITV tx 6/11/1955on-screen participant
DANCE TO THE MUSICITV tx 8/12/1955on-screen participant
CELEBRITYITV tx 11/5/1956guest
1-2-3-CLICKITV tx 11/5/1956on-screen participant
MY WILDEST DREAM: Series 1ITV tx 15/5 - 5/12/1956 (28 edns)on-screen participant
JACK HYLTON PRESENTS: Friday NightITV tx 10 & 24/8/1956 (2 edns)on-screen participant
JACK HYLTON PRESENTS: Friday Night with Terry-ThomasITV tx 7/9/1956on-screen participant
VAL PARNELL'S SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE LONDON PALLADIUMITV tx 9/12/1956on-screen participant
MY WILDEST DREAM: Series 2ITV tx 30/1 - 11/6/1957 (13 edns)on-screen participant
JACK HYLTON'S MUSIC BOXITV tx 8/2/1957presenter
PERSONAL APPEARANCEITV tx 30/4/1957on-screen participant
A SANTA FOR CHRISTMASITV tx 26/12/1957on-screen participant
VAL PARNELL'S SATURDAY SPECTACULAR: The Terry-Thomas ShowITV tx 29/3/1958on-screen participant
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: Lord Arthur Savile's CrimeITV tx 3/1/1960Lord Arthur Savile
CLOSE-UP: Terry-ThomasITV tx 23/6/1960subject of programme / interviewee
BURKE'S LAW: Who Killed Madison Cooper?ITV tx 17/4/1964cast member
A LONG VIEW: Leslie MitchellITV tx 17/2/1965on-screen participant
COMEDY PLAYHOUSE: The Old CampaignerBBC1 tx 30/6/1967James Franklin-Jones
MONTE CARLO C'EST LA ROSEABC (US) tx 6/3/1968cast member
THE BIG SHOWITV tx 7/4/1968presenter
HOWDYNBC (US) tx 8/8/1969guest
MUSIC HALLITV tx 12 & 19/10/1969on-screen participant
THE PEAPICKER IN PICCADILLYNBC (US) tx 24/11/1969cast member
THE DES O'CONNOR SHOWITV tx 16/5/1970guest
THE DES O'CONNOR SHOWITV tx 13/6/1970guest
THE DICKIE HENDERSON SHOWITV tx 23/4/1971guest
THE DES O'CONNOR SHOWITV tx 25/9/1971guest
THE PERSUADERS!: The Man in the MiddleITV tx 17/12/1971Archie Sinclair Beauchamp
FILM NIGHTBBC2 tx 26/8/1972interviewee
RUSSELL HARTY PLUSITV tx 20/1/1973guest
I LOVE A MYSTERYNBC (US) tx 27/2/1973Gordon Elliott
THE SPECIAL LONDON BRIDGE SPECIALBBC2 tx 15/3/1973cameo appearance
PARKINSONBBC1 tx 19/10/1974guest
THE HUMAN BRAIN: MovingBBC1 tx 31/5/1982subject of programme / on-screen participant
THE HUMAN BRAIN: MadnessBBC1 tx 21/6/1982subject of programme / on-screen participant
INSPECTOR GADGET: All That GlittersITV tx 1983Archaeologist
A TRIBUTE TO TERRY-THOMASITV tx 16/9/1990subject of programme
HEROES OF COMEDY: Terry-ThomasChannel 4 tx 17/11/1995subject of programme
LEGENDS: Terry-ThomasITV tx 10/9/2002subject of programme
   
Advertising Credits  
   
LYONS BEV: Prong Cig Holder1955presenter
LYONS BEV: Lost Lighter1955presenter
LYONS BEV: Sergeant Major1955presenter
LYONS BEV: Tired1955presenter
VERNONS POOLS: Independent for Life1972on-screen participant
TRADE UNIONS UNITY TRUST1985cast member