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Terry-Thomas

Acting

Born July 10, 1911 · Finchley, London, England, UK

Died January 8, 1990

Also known as Terry Thomas · Терри-Томас · Thomas Terry Hoar Stevens

Biography

Terry-Thomas (14 July 1911 – 8 January 1990) was an English actor. He was famous for his comedic portrayals of disreputable members of the upper classes.

Awards & recognition

  • Golden Globe AwardBest Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy · 1963 · nominated

Filmography30 titles

Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face

2007as Self (archive footage)

The Persuaders!

1971as Archibald Sinclair Beachum

2000 Years Later

1969as Goodwyn

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962as Self

Robin Hood

1973as Sir Hiss - A Snake (voice)

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

1964as Constable

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1963as J. Algernon Hawthorne

The Green Man

1956as Charles Boughtflower

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

1965as Sir Percy Ware-Armitage

The Naked Truth

1957as Lord Henry Mayley

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948as Self

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

1968as H. William Homer

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1967as Self

I'm All Right Jack

1959as Major Hitchcock

Things to Come

1936as Man of the Future (uncredited)

Danger: Diabolik

1968as Minister of Interior / Minister of Finance

Munster, Go Home!

1966as Freddie Munster

Tom Thumb

1958as Ivan

The Private Life of Henry VIII

1933as Man (uncredited)

Dr. Phibes Rises Again

1972as Lombardo

How to Murder Your Wife

1965as Charles

The Mouse on the Moon

1963as Maurice Spender

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

1959as Cadogan de Vere Carlton-Browne

Strange Bedfellows

1965as Assistant Mortician

Monte Carlo or Bust!

1969as Sir Cuthbert Ware-Armitage

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

1962as Ludwig (segment "The Singing Bone")

The Last Remake of Beau Geste

1977as Governor

Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon

1967as Captain Sir Harry Washington-Smythe

The Karate Killers

1967as Constabler

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1978as Dr. Mortimer