Richard Cameron Wattis (25 February 1912 – 1 February 1975) was an English actor.
Richard Cameron Wattis (25 February 1912 – 1 February 1975) was an English actor.
After leaving the family business, Wattis became an actor. His debut was with Croydon Repertory Theatre, and he made many stage appearances in the West End in London. His first appearance in a film was A Yank at Oxford (1938), but war service interrupted his career as an actor. He served as a second lieutenant in the Small Arms Section of Special Operations Executive at Station VI during World War II (James Bond author, Ian Fleming worked in the same section). He is best known for his appearances, wearing his thick-rimmed round spectacles, in British comedies of the 1950s and 1960s, often as a "Man from the Ministry" or similar character. He was also involved as the secretary to Lord Scrumptious in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Such appearances included the St Trinian's films (The Belles of St Trinian's, Blue Murder at St Trinian's, and The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery) as Manton Bassett, a civil servant who was the Deputy Director of Schools in the Ministry of Education, where he was often seen frowning and expressing indignation at the outrageous behaviour of other characters. To American audiences, Wattis is probably best known for his performance as the British civil servant Northbrook in The Prince and the Showgirl (1957). He broke from this typecasting in his later films, such as his starring role in Games That Lovers Play.
Wattis's other films included Hobson's Choice, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Carry On Spying, The Colditz Story, Dentist on the Job, Very Important Person, The Happiest Days of Your Life, and The Longest Day. He also appeared on television, including a long-running role in Sykes, and appearances in Danger Man, The Prisoner, The Goodies, Hancock's Half Hour, and Father, Dear Father. From 1957 to 1958, he appeared as Peter Jamison in three episodes of the American sitcom Dick and the Duchess.
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Filmography (Movies)
Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers
Character:Self (archive material)
Release Date:10/12/1981
Aladdin
Character:Emperor Nanki
Release Date:24/12/1974
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
Character:Mr. Prendergast
Release Date:16/08/1974
Take Me High
Character:Sir Charles Furness
Release Date:07/12/1973
Diamonds on Wheels
Character:Sir Hilary Stanton
Release Date:19/08/1973
Sex and the Other Woman
Character:Presenter
Release Date:30/12/1972
That's Your Funeral
Character:Simmonds
Release Date:01/12/1972
Games That Lovers Play
Character:Mr. Lothran
Release Date:25/01/1971
Too Close for Comfort
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1971
The Ballad of Tam Lin
Character:Elroy
Release Date:01/12/1970
Egghead's Robot
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1970
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Character:Secretary at Sweet Factory (uncredited)
Release Date:17/12/1968
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Character:Secretary at Sweet Factory (Uncredited)
Release Date:17/12/1968
Wonderwall
Character:Perkins
Release Date:17/05/1968
Casino Royale
Character:British Army Officer
Release Date:18/04/1967
The Troublesome Double
Character:Mr. Wentworth
Release Date:01/01/1967
The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery
Character:Manton Bassett
Release Date:11/03/1966
The Alphabet Murders
Character:Wolf
Release Date:26/12/1965
Up Jumped a Swagman
Character:Lever, Music Publisher
Release Date:21/12/1965
The Liquidator
Character:Flying Instructor
Release Date:01/11/1965
Bunny Lake Is Missing
Character:Shipping Clerk
Release Date:03/10/1965
You Must Be Joking
Character:Parkins
Release Date:03/08/1965
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
Character:Travel Agent
Release Date:26/05/1965
Operation Crossbow
Character:Sir Charles Sims
Release Date:01/04/1965
The Bargain
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1965
Carry On Spying
Character:Cobley
Release Date:01/06/1964
The V.I.P.s
Character:Sanders
Release Date:01/09/1963
Come Fly with Me
Character:Oliver Garson
Release Date:27/03/1963
Venus fra Vestø
Character:
Release Date:21/12/1962
The Longest Day
Character:British Paratrooper
Release Date:25/09/1962
I Thank a Fool
Character:Ebblington
Release Date:14/09/1962
Play It Cool
Character:Nervous Man
Release Date:22/07/1962
Bon Voyage!
Character:Party Guest
Release Date:17/05/1962
Dentist on the Job
Character:Macreedy
Release Date:01/06/1961
Nearly a Nasty Accident
Character:Wagstaffe
Release Date:01/05/1961
Very Important Person
Character:Entertainments Officer Woodcock
Release Date:24/04/1961
Follow That Horse!
Character:
Release Date:11/07/1960
Your Money or Your Wife
Character:Hubert Fry
Release Date:01/03/1960
Libel
Character:The Judge
Release Date:23/10/1959
The Ugly Duckling
Character:Barclay
Release Date:09/09/1959
Left Right and Centre
Character:Harding-Pratt
Release Date:23/06/1959
Ten Seconds to Hell
Character:Major Haven
Release Date:23/04/1959
The Captain's Table
Character:Chief Purser Herbert Prittlewell
Release Date:06/01/1959
Follow a Star
Character:Dr. W. Chatterway
Release Date:01/01/1959
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
Character:Mr. Murfin
Release Date:23/11/1958
Barnacle Bill
Character:Registrar of Shipping
Release Date:17/12/1957
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
Character:Hotelier
Release Date:16/12/1957
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
Character:Manton Bassett
Release Date:10/12/1957
High Flight
Character:Wilson
Release Date:17/09/1957
The Abominable Snowman
Character:Dr. Peter Fox
Release Date:26/08/1957
The Prince and the Showgirl
Character:Northbrook
Release Date:13/06/1957
Second Fiddle
Character:Bill Turner
Release Date:10/06/1957
The Green Man
Character:Doctor
Release Date:21/12/1956
The Silken Affair
Character:Worthington
Release Date:02/10/1956
A Touch of the Sun
Character:Purchase
Release Date:01/10/1956
The Iron Petticoat
Character:Lingerie Clerk
Release Date:01/09/1956
It's a Wonderful World
Character:Harold
Release Date:28/08/1956
Eyewitness
Character:Anaesthetist
Release Date:14/08/1956
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Character:Assistant Manager
Release Date:16/05/1956
The Man Who Never Was
Character:Shop Assistant
Release Date:03/04/1956
Jumping for Joy
Character:Carruthers
Release Date:01/01/1956
An Alligator Named Daisy
Character:Hoskins
Release Date:13/12/1955
Simon and Laura
Character:Controller of Television Drama
Release Date:02/11/1955
I Am a Camera
Character:Bespectacled Man at Book Launch (uncredited)
Release Date:21/07/1955
As Long as They're Happy
Character:Hippodrome Stage Manager
Release Date:15/03/1955
The Colditz Story
Character:Richard Gordon
Release Date:25/01/1955
The Time of His Life
Character:Edgar
Release Date:01/01/1955
A Yank in Ermine
Character:Boone
Release Date:01/01/1955
Lease of Life
Character:Solicitor
Release Date:18/10/1954
The Crowded Day
Character:Mr. Christopher
Release Date:01/10/1954
The Belles of St. Trinian's
Character:Manton Bassett
Release Date:28/09/1954
Hobson's Choice
Character:Albert Prosser
Release Date:19/04/1954
Doctor in the House
Character:Medical Book Salesman (uncredited)
Release Date:23/03/1954
Small Town Story
Character:Marsh
Release Date:21/12/1953
Background
Character:David Wallace
Release Date:09/11/1953
The Intruder
Character:School Master
Release Date:18/10/1953
Blood Orange
Character:Detective Inspector MacLeod
Release Date:10/10/1953
Park Plaza 605
Character:Theodore Feather
Release Date:11/09/1953
Innocents in Paris
Character:Wilkinson
Release Date:22/07/1953
Colonel March Investigates
Character:Cabot
Release Date:01/07/1953
The Final Test
Character:Cricket Fan
Release Date:09/04/1953
Appointment in London
Character:Pascal
Release Date:17/02/1953
Top of the Form
Character:Willoughby-Gore
Release Date:01/02/1953
Top Secret
Character:Barnes
Release Date:10/11/1952
Made in Heaven
Character:The vicar
Release Date:01/11/1952
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
Character:P.C. Freddie
Release Date:11/07/1952
Derby Day
Character:Editor
Release Date:09/06/1952
The Importance of Being Earnest
Character:Seton
Release Date:02/06/1952
Penny Princess
Character:Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Release Date:24/03/1952
Song of Paris
Character:Carter
Release Date:10/02/1952
Lady Godiva Rides Again
Character:Casting Director
Release Date:25/10/1951
Appointment with Venus
Character:Carruthers - Higher Executive
Release Date:08/10/1951
The Clouded Yellow
Character:Employment Agent
Release Date:21/11/1950
The Happiest Days of Your Life
Character:Arnold Billings: Staff of Nutbourne
Release Date:08/03/1950
The Chiltern Hundreds
Character:Vicar (uncredited)
Release Date:27/09/1949
Helter Skelter
Character:Compere of Nick Nack Show (uncredited)
Release Date:07/08/1949
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Character:Defence Counsel (uncredited)
Release Date:21/06/1949
Marry Me
Character:Minor Role (uncredited)
Release Date:07/06/1949
A Yank at Oxford
Character:Latin Speaker at Dinner (uncredited)
Release Date:18/02/1938
Television Appearances
Sykes
Character:Charles Brown
Coppers End
Character:PC Eddie Edwards
The Goodies
Character:TV Show Host
The Prisoner
Character:Fotheringay
The Avengers
Character:Clarke
The Dickie Henderson Show
Character:
Sykes and a...
Character:
Hancock's Half Hour
Character:
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
Character:Arthur Cabot
The Liberace Show
Character:
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