---
name: "Terry-Thomas"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/terry-thomas"
fi1m_id: "terry-thomas"
imdb_id: "nm0856103"
tmdb_id: 29427
wikidata_id: "Q711129"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "10 July 1911"
died: "8 January 1990"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-24T01:50:44.385324+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Terry-Thomas

## Identity

Terry-Thomas

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/terry-thomas
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** terry-thomas
- **IMDb ID:** nm0856103
- **TMDB ID:** 29427
- **Wikidata ID:** Q711129
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry-Thomas, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q711129, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0856103/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/29427

Actor. Born 10 July 1911 in Finchley, London, England, UK. Died 8 January 1990.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 10 July 1911, Finchley, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 8 January 1990
- **Also known as:** Terry Thomas, Терри-Томас, Thomas Terry Hoar Stevens
- **Golden Globes:** 1 Golden Globe nomination
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry-Thomas, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q711129, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0856103/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/29427

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Robin Hood*](https://film.one/film/robin-hood.md) (70)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Terry-Thomas, born Thomas Terry Hoar Stevens, was an English actor and comedian. He was born in Finchley, London, and educated at Ardingly College in Sussex. He made his uncredited film debut in *The Private Life of Henry VIII* (1933) and performed in stage revues and ENSA shows during the Second World War.

He appeared in numerous British and American films from the 1950s onwards, including *Private's Progress* (1956), *I'm All Right Jack* (1959), *It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World* (1963), *Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines* (1965), *How to Murder Your Wife* (1965) and *The Abominable Dr. Phibes* (1971). His voice role as Sir Hiss in the Disney animated film *Robin Hood* (1973) was among his later credits. He was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1971 and died in Godalming, Surrey, in 1990.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, disney.fandom.com, britannica.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Robin Hood* (1973), Fi1m 70, as Sir Hiss - A Snake (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/robin-hood.md)

## Complete filmography (90)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Richard Wilson - Both Feet In the Army* (2013), as (archive footage)
- *The 9th Wonder of the World:  The Making of 'Gorgo'* (2013), as The Villain Ivan (archive footage)
- *The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1985), series, as Customs Captain
- *Fever of 40!* (1980), as Dr. Christopher
- *The Island of the Heads* (1979), Actor
- *The Hound of the Baskervilles* (1978), as Dr. Mortimer
- *Kingdom Of Gifts* (1978), as The Bumbling Chancellor
- *The Last Remake of Beau Geste* (1977), as Governor
- *The Last Appointment!* (1977), as Archibald Sinclair Beachum
- *The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones* (1976), as Mr. Square
- *Spanish Fly* (1976), as Sir Percy de Courcy
- *Side by Side* (1975), as Max Nugget
- *The Cherry Picker* (1974), as Appleby
- *Robin Hood* (1973), as Sir Hiss - A Snake (voice) — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/robin-hood.md)
- *The Vault of Horror* (1973), as Arthur Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job")
- *I Love a Mystery* (1973), as Gordon Elliott
- *The Heroes* (1973), as Major John Cooper
- *Dr. Phibes Rises Again* (1972), as Lombardo
- *The Big Deal* (1972), as Pierre Le Compte
- *The Special London Bridge Special* (1972), as Bus Conductor Terry-Thomas
- *The Persuaders!* (1971), series, as Archibald Sinclair Beachum
- *The Abominable Dr. Phibes* (1971), as Dr. Longstreet
- *Atlantic Wall* (1970), as Commander Perry of British HQ
- *Twelve Plus One* (1969), as Albert
- *Arthur? Arthur!* (1969), as Clennery Tubbs
- *Monte Carlo or Bust!* (1969), as Sir Cuthbert Ware-Armitage
- *2000 Years Later* (1969), as Goodwyn
- *The Old Campaigner* (1968), series, as James Franklin-Jones ('FJ')
- *How Sweet It Is!* (1968), as Gilbert Tilly
- *It's Your Move* (1968), as Jerome
- *Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River* (1968), as H. William Homer
- *Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?* (1968), as Ladislaus
- *Seven Times Seven* (1968), as Police Inspector
- *How to Kill 400 Duponts* (1968), as Commissario Green
- *Danger: Diabolik* (1968), as Minister of Interior / Minister of Finance
- *Arabella* (1967), as Hotel manager
- *The Perils of Pauline* (1967), as Sten Martin
- *Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon* (1967), as Captain Sir Harry Washington-Smythe
- *A Guide for the Married Man* (1967), as Technical Adviser
- *The Karate Killers* (1967), as Constabler
- *Top Crack* (1967), as Charles
- *Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!* (1966), as Reginald Brook
- *Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die* (1966), as Lord Aldric / James
- *The Sandwich Man* (1966), as Scout Master
- *Munster, Go Home!* (1966), as Freddie Munster
- *The Daydreamer* (1966), as Brig. Zachary Zilch, the First Tailor (voice)
- *Our Man in Marrakesh* (1966), as El Caid
- *The Wild Affair* (1965), as Godfrey Deane
- *You Must Be Joking* (1965), as Major Foskett
- *Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes* (1965), as Sir Percy Ware-Armitage
- *Strange Bedfellows* (1965), as Assistant Mortician
- *How to Murder Your Wife* (1965), as Charles
- *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.* (1964), series, as Constable
- *It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World* (1963), as J. Algernon Hawthorne
- *Burke's Law* (1963), series, as Charlie Hill, Gideon Auerbach, Arthur Shelby
- *The Mouse on the Moon* (1963), as Maurice Spender
- *Kill or Cure* (1962), as Capt. J. (Jeroboam) Barker-Rynde PI
- *The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm* (1962), as Ludwig (segment "The Singing Bone")
- *Operation Snatch* (1962), as Lt. 'Piggy' Wigg
- *Bachelor Flat* (1961), as Professor Bruce Patterson
- *A Matter of WHO* (1961), as Archibald Bannister
- *His and Hers* (1961), as Reggie Blake
- *Make Mine Mink* (1960), as Major Albert Rayne
- *School for Scoundrels* (1960), as Raymond Delauney
- *Lord Arthur Savile's Crime* (1960), as Lord Arthur Savile
- *I'm All Right Jack* (1959), as Major Hitchcock
- *Carlton-Browne of the F.O.* (1959), as Cadogan de Vere Carlton-Browne
- *Too Many Crooks* (1959), as Billy Gordon
- *Tom Thumb* (1958), as Ivan
- *Happy Is the Bride* (1958), as Policeman
- *Blue Murder at St. Trinian's* (1957), as Capt. Romney Carlton-Ricketts
- *The Naked Truth* (1957), as Lord Henry Mayley
- *Lucky Jim* (1957), as Bertrand Welch
- *Brothers in Law* (1957), as Alfred Green
- *The Green Man* (1956), as Charles Boughtflower
- *Private's Progress* (1956), as Major Hitchcock
- *Strictly T-T* (1956), series, Actor
- *The Liberace Show* (1952), series, Actor
- *Melody Club* (1949), as Freddy Forrester
- *Brass Monkey* (1948), as Terry-Thomas
- *Date with a Dream* (1948), as Terry
- *Copy Book Please* (1948), as Presenter
- *Quiet Wedding* (1941), as Extra (uncredited)
- *For Freedom* (1940), as News Reader
- *Take a Chance* (1937), as Extra at Race Meeting (uncredited)
- *It's Love Again* (1936), as Dancer (Extra) (uncredited)
- *Things to Come* (1936), as Man of the Future (uncredited)
- *When Knights Were Bold* (1936), as Soldier (uncredited)
- *Cheer Up* (1936), as Extra (uncredited)
- *The Private Life of Henry VIII* (1933), as Man (uncredited)

## Gallery

- ![Terry-Thomas](https://film.one/media/person/1226638/gallery-5781566349b3.jpg) Terry-Thomas — LLC NYC, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Terry-Thomas%2C_May_1951.jpg/1280px-Terry-Thomas%2C_May_1951.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Capri Theater, American advertisement for the British film The Mouse on the Moon (1963) - 26 Oct. 1963 Morning Call, Allentown PA. The newspaper advert does not](https://film.one/media/person/1226638/gallery-000ff7be2341.jpg) Capri Theater, American advertisement for the British film The Mouse on the Moon (1963) - 26 Oct. 1963 Morning Call, Allentown PA. The newspaper advert does not — Walter Shenson Films / Lopert Pictures Corporation (U.S. distributor), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/1963_-_Capri_Theater_Ad_-_26_Oct_MC_-_Allentown_PA.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Virna Lisi, Terry Thomas, Giancarlo Giannini, Paola Borboni and Milena Vukotic are currently shooting just outside Rome director Mauro Bologninis new film ”Arab (1967)](https://film.one/media/person/1226638/gallery-28018b2c1711.jpg) Virna Lisi, Terry Thomas, Giancarlo Giannini, Paola Borboni and Milena Vukotic are currently shooting just outside Rome director Mauro Bologninis new film ”Arab (1967) — Pierluigi, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/Giancarlo-Giannini-and-Virna-Pieralisi-during-a-shooting-of-the-film-Arabella-352042904754.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Premiere in bioscoop Du Midi van de film "Knotsgekke kerels in hun vli (1965)](https://film.one/media/person/1226638/gallery-ff109cbea87f.jpg) Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Premiere in bioscoop Du Midi van de film "Knotsgekke kerels in hun vli (1965) — Eric Koch for Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Premiere_in_bioscoop_Du_Midi_van_de_film_Knotsgekke_kerels_in_hun_vliegende_kra%2C_Bestanddeelnr_917-9684.jpg/1280px-Premiere_in_bioscoop_Du_Midi_van_de_film_Knotsgekke_kerels_in_hun_vliegende_kra%2C_Bestanddeelnr_917-9684.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Terry-Thomas](https://film.one/media/person/1226638/gallery-1a98515b0d1e.jpg) Terry-Thomas — Image via TMDB
- ![Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Premiere in bioscoop Du Midi van de film "Knotsgekke kerels in hun vli (1965)](https://film.one/media/person/1226638/gallery-a88ef280efd2.jpg) Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Premiere in bioscoop Du Midi van de film "Knotsgekke kerels in hun vli (1965) — Eric Koch for Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Premiere_in_bioscoop_Du_Midi_van_de_film_Knotsgekke_kerels_in_hun_vliegende_kra%2C_Bestanddeelnr_917-9685.jpg/1280px-Premiere_in_bioscoop_Du_Midi_van_de_film_Knotsgekke_kerels_in_hun_vliegende_kra%2C_Bestanddeelnr_917-9685.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Premiere in bioscoop Du Midi van de film "Knotsgekke kerels in hun vli (1965)](https://film.one/media/person/1226638/gallery-1b9bdf26fbd3.jpg) Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Premiere in bioscoop Du Midi van de film "Knotsgekke kerels in hun vli (1965) — Eric Koch for Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Premiere_in_bioscoop_Du_Midi_van_de_film_Knotsgekke_kerels_in_hun_vliegende_kra%2C_Bestanddeelnr_917-9686.jpg/1280px-Premiere_in_bioscoop_Du_Midi_van_de_film_Knotsgekke_kerels_in_hun_vliegende_kra%2C_Bestanddeelnr_917-9686.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Golden Globes — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1963: Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (nominated), for *The Mouse on the Moon*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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