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Richard Cameron Wattis (25 February 1912 – 1 February 1975) was an English actor, co-starring in many popular British comedies of the 1950s and 1960s. [1]
Richard Wattis. Actor: Hobson's Choice. A balding, bespectacled, bird-like British comic actor, Richard Wattis was an invaluable asset to any UK comedy film or TV programme for nearly thirty years. Much associated with the Eric Sykes TV series for the latter part of his career.
A balding, bespectacled, bird-like British comic actor, Richard Wattis was an invaluable asset to any UK comedy film or TV programme for nearly thirty years. Much associated with the Eric Sykes TV series for the latter part of his career.
Jul 2, 2023 · When one imagined a Whitehall official, a Palace administrator, an Oxbridge college master or a board member of a blue-chip business, one pictured, more often than not, Richard Wattis - a man who belonged in a bowler hat.
Apr 4, 2010 · British Character Actors No. 6: Richard Wattis. Always in his trademark glasses, Richard Wattis often played officials - as indeed a small army of actors did in the postwar years. The difference was that, instead of playing them as frustrated and bumbling, he was drily cynical and sharp.
Jan 23, 2020 · Richard Wattis was a British character actor who for over 40 years was the face of pompous officialdom whether he was portraying a civil servant, a secretary, or an administrative assistant.
Feb 3, 1975 · LONDON, Feb. 2—Richard Wattis, a British character actor who appeared in more than 100 films, died of heart attack yesterday. He was 62 years old. Thin, balding and bespectacled, Mr....
Richard Wattis was one of the most familiar faces in 50s cinema. With his beanpole figure, owlish features and fussy mannerisms, Wattis was first choice whenever the script called for an officious civil servant or a snooty neighbour. Despite his annoying screen persona, audiences loved him.