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Torin Thatcher
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<h2 id="personal-life">Personal life</h2> <p>Thatcher was born 15 January 1905 in <a href="/facts/Bombay/BdoEc10R">Bombay</a>, <a href="/facts/British_India/qdbjMfvI">British India</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> to British parents, Torin James Blair Thatcher, a police officer, and his wife Edith Rachel, a voice and piano teacher, younger daughter of the Hon. Justice Sir Herbert Batty, a <a href="/facts/Puisne_judge/dVLE0DvQ">puisne judge</a> of the High Court of Bombay.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="death">Death</h2> <p>Thatcher died of <a href="/facts/Cancer/PVW6n1D0">cancer</a> on 4 March 1981 in <a href="/facts/Thousand_Oaks%2c_California/L0b4Y50B">Thousand Oaks, California</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="select-filmography">Select filmography</h2> <ul><li><i>The Merchant of Venice</i> (1927, Short) - Solanio</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Red_Wagon_(film)/T9zmC0zv">Red Wagon</a></i> (1933) - Minor role (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Irish_Hearts_(1934_film)/uFhP5PvV">Irish Hearts</a></i> (1934) - Dr. Hackey</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/School_for_Stars/0k8RXdnr">School for Stars</a></i> (1935) - Guy Mannering</li> <li><i>The Common Round</i> (1936, Short) - Martin</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/The_Man_Who_Could_Work_Miracles/9xPwHHQo">The Man Who Could Work Miracles</a></i> (1936) - Observer</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Crime_Over_London/5s3owdIB">Crime Over London</a></i> (1936) - Mr. Finley (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Sabotage_(1936_film)/WujmpID0">Sabotage</a></i> (1936) - Yunct (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Well_Done%2c_Henry/tkvgFCnY">Well Done, Henry</a></i> (1936) - George Canford</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Dark_Journey_(film)/uNrkmH3Y">Dark Journey</a></i> (1937) - Strasser (uncredited)</li> <li><i>The School for Scandal</i> (1937, TV Movie)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Knight_Without_Armor/mxJHrtmw">Knight Without Armor</a></i> (1937) - British Passport Official (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Return_of_the_Scarlet_Pimpernel/XJW63HeK">Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel</a></i> (1937) - Minor role (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Young_and_Innocent/8U94e4sj">Young and Innocent</a></i> (1937) - Nobby's Lodging House Caretaker (uncredited)</li> <li><i>Broadway</i> (1938, TV Movie)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Climbing_High/RA6mvk43">Climbing High</a></i> (1938) - Jim Castle</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Too_Dangerous_to_Live/R1w8jU94">Too Dangerous to Live</a></i> (1939) - Burton</li> <li><i>The Day Is Gone</i> (1939, TV Movie) - Ernest Webb</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/The_Spy_in_Black/G734Yskf">The Spy in Black</a></i> (1939) - Submarine Officer</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Old_Mother_Riley%2c_MP/GvYml87a">Old Mother Riley, MP</a></i> (1939) - Jack Nelson</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/The_Lion_Has_Wings/tHyJulw1">The Lion Has Wings</a></i> (1939) - Seaman Receiving Information About German Activity</li> <li><i>The Kindled Flame</i> (1939, Short)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Contraband_(1940_film)/1FSfvjuv">Contraband</a></i> (1940) - Sailor (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Law_and_Disorder_(1940_film)/ekdgI4af">Law and Disorder</a></i> (1940)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Let_George_Do_It!/P50x7afa">Let George Do It!</a></i> (1940) - U-Boat Commander</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Night_Train_to_Munich/xWftJrnq">Night Train to Munich</a></i> (1940) - Minor Role (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/The_Case_of_the_Frightened_Lady_(film)/dPNYyYe3">The Case of the Frightened Lady</a></i> (1940) - Jim Tilling (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Saloon_Bar/fCYC4DuR">Saloon Bar</a></i> (1940) - Mr. Garrod (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Gasbags/XorYhF0Y">Gasbags</a></i> (1941) - SS Man</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Major_Barbara_(film)/6sLz8dKK">Major Barbara</a></i> (1941) - Todger Fairmile</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Saboteur_(film)/CYpt1GDG">Saboteur</a></i> (1942) - Man (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/The_Next_of_Kin/UaEUape2">The Next of Kin</a></i> (1942) - German General</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/The_Captive_Heart/TIHkcwW5">The Captive Heart</a></i> (1946) - German officer at Medical Commission (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/I_See_a_Dark_Stranger/B6AqFqBD">I See a Dark Stranger</a></i> (1946) - Police Constable</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Great_Expectations_(1946_film)/14QUsBHY">Great Expectations</a></i> (1946) - Bentley Drummle</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/The_Man_Within_(film)/spnM7R9N">The Man Within</a></i> (1947) - Jailer</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Jassy_(film)/N1Utx0tQ">Jassy</a></i> (1947) - Bob Wicks</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/When_the_Bough_Breaks_(1947_film)/ydeRDPcC">When the Bough Breaks</a></i> (1947) - Adams</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/The_End_of_the_River/Kd819ksx">The End of the River</a></i> (1947) - Lisboa</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/The_Fallen_Idol_(film)/kn9uTLHN">The Fallen Idol</a></i> (1948) - Policeman</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Bonnie_Prince_Charlie_(1948_film)/wl4751TV">Bonnie Prince Charlie</a></i> (1948) - Colonel Kor</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Now_Barabbas/jLD89S4f">Now Barabbas</a></i> (1949) (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/The_Black_Rose/GaYlBDvH">The Black Rose</a></i> (1950) - Harry (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Affair_in_Trinidad/Nb7o0M4h">Affair in Trinidad</a></i> (1952) - Inspector Smythe</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/The_Crimson_Pirate/M46WkFhL">The Crimson Pirate</a></i> (1952) - Humble Bellows</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/The_Snows_of_Kilimanjaro_(1952_film)/zwWN7LGH">The Snows of Kilimanjaro</a></i> (1952) - Johnson</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Blackbeard_the_Pirate/RJB1wB3C">Blackbeard the Pirate</a></i> (1952) - Sir Henry Morgan</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/The_Desert_Rats_(film)/RDPaFUo3">The Desert Rats</a></i> (1953) - Colonel Barney White</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Houdini_(1953_film)/CYN1oUen">Houdini</a></i> (1953) - Otto</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/The_Robe_(film)/FHF09nJe">The Robe</a></i> (1953) - Senator Gallio</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Knock_on_Wood_(1954_film)/JQ5LX0nq">Knock on Wood</a></i> (1954) - Godfrey Langston</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/The_Black_Shield_of_Falworth/0Kgc7zvT">The Black Shield of Falworth</a></i> (1954) - Sir James</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Bengal_Brigade/BLIDnYPp">Bengal Brigade</a></i> (1954) - Colonel Morrow</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Love_Is_a_Many-Splendored_Thing_(film)/hhrW5RWH">Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing</a></i> (1955) - Humphrey Palmer-Jones</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Lady_Godiva_of_Coventry/xMlydyKB">Lady Godiva of Coventry</a></i> (1955) - Lord Godwin</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Diane_(1956_film)/tKNQsJmj">Diane</a></i> (1956) - Louis - Count de Breze</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Helen_of_Troy_(film)/G4cLw1ml">Helen of Troy</a></i> (1956) - Ulysses</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Istanbul_(film)/SzU8tc5C">Istanbul</a></i> (1957) - Douglas Fielding</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Band_of_Angels/89tUSe0q">Band of Angels</a></i> (1957) - Captain Canavan</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Alfred_Hitchcock_Presents/kFu1ylUl">Alfred Hitchcock Presents</a></i> (TV) (1957) (Season 2 Episode 32: "The Hands of Mr Ottermole") - Constable Johnson</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Witness_for_the_Prosecution_(1957_film)/6wurP2Nb">Witness for the Prosecution</a></i> (1957) - Mr. Myers</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Darby%2527s_Rangers_(1958_film)/YAgS1zDQ">Darby's Rangers</a></i> (1958) - Sergeant McTavish</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/The_7th_Voyage_of_Sinbad/0v4x8Sko">The 7th Voyage of Sinbad</a></i> (1958) - Sokurah the Magician</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Alfred_Hitchcock_Presents/kFu1ylUl">Alfred Hitchcock Presents</a></i> (TV) (1959) (Season 4 Episode 21: "Relative Value") - Felix Edward Manbridge</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/The_Miracle_(1959_film)/mLdPooJR">The Miracle</a></i> (1959) - The Duke of Wellington</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Alcoa_Presents%3a_One_Step_Beyond/fM4Fz2pR">One Step Beyond - Doomsday (TV)</a></i> - Season 2, Episode 4, October 13 1959 - Earl of Culdane</li> <li>’’ <a href="/facts/Wagon_Train/o4w7ah2T">Wagon Train</a>’’. (1960) - Campden</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/The_Canadians_(1961_film)/NW4mp2KG">The Canadians</a></i> (1961) - Sergeant McGregor</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Jack_the_Giant_Killer_(1962_film)/CNqevVkR">Jack the Giant Killer</a></i> (1962) - Pendragon</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Mutiny_on_the_Bounty_(1962_film)/Rj5cwGYu">Mutiny on the Bounty</a></i> (1962) - Staines (uncredited)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Drums_of_Africa/gzy98MRm">Drums of Africa</a></i> (1963) - Jack Cuortemayn</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Decision_at_Midnight/LbXKJElU">Decision at Midnight</a></i> (1963) - Southstream</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/The_Alfred_Hitchcock_Hour/kFu1ylUl">The Alfred Hitchcock Hour</a></i> (1964) (Season 2 Episode 29: "Bed of Roses") - Alva Hardwicke</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/From_Hell_to_Borneo/6uvodAU9">From Hell to Borneo</a></i> (1964) - Mr. Bellflower</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/The_Sandpiper/6gtarCgk">The Sandpiper</a></i> (1965) - Judge Thompson</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Hawaii_(1966_film)/y1Alg7RT">Hawaii</a></i> (1966) - Reverend Dr. Thorn</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/The_Sweet_and_the_Bitter_(1967_film)/MkVzGhSC">The Sweet and the Bitter</a></i> (1967) - Duncan MacRoy</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/The_King%2527s_Pirate/CJaPxcsV">The King's Pirate</a></i> (1967) - Captain Cullen</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/The_Return_of_the_Archons/PB7xbcn3">Star Trek, The Return of The Archons</a></i> (1967, tv) - Marplon</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/The_Strange_Case_of_Dr._Jekyll_and_Mr._Hyde_(1968_film)/UY0hhw8W">The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde</a></i> (1968, TV Movie) - Sir John Turnbull</li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul> <li>Biography portal</li></ul> Wikimedia Commons has media related to Torin Thatcher. <ul><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0857147/">Torin Thatcher</a> at <a href="/facts/IMDb_(identifier)/uWrqVYVy">IMDb</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Torin Thatcher, 76, actor". Newsday. 5 March 1981. p. 31. <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Who was who in the theatre, 1912-1976 Volume 4, Gale Research Group, 1978, pg 2347 <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Annual Obituary 1981, Thomson Gale, 1982, pg 153 <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>The Law Times: The Journal and Record of the Law and the Lawyers, Volume 114, pg 394 <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage, 1931, pg 908 <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Torin Thatcher, 76, actor". Newsday. 5 March 1981. p. 31. <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>