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name: "Torin Thatcher"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/torin-thatcher"
fi1m_id: "torin-thatcher"
imdb_id: "nm0857147"
tmdb_id: 10925
wikidata_id: "Q439588"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "15 January 1905"
died: "4 March 1981"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 67
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-25T02:24:03.186279+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."
---

# Torin Thatcher

## Identity

Torin Thatcher

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/torin-thatcher
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** torin-thatcher
- **IMDb ID:** nm0857147
- **TMDB ID:** 10925
- **Wikidata ID:** Q439588
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torin_Thatcher, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q439588, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0857147/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10925

Actor. Born 15 January 1905 in Bombay, British India, India. Died 4 March 1981.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 15 January 1905, Bombay, British India, India
- **Died:** 4 March 1981
- **Active:** 1946–1962
- **Also known as:** Torin Herbert Erskine Thatcher, Lt. Torin Thatcher R.A., T. Atkinson, Торин Тэтчер, 托林·撒切尔
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 6: 5 acting, 1 other
- **Average Fi1m score:** 67, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 77 (1), 1940s 84 (1), 1950s 65 (3), 1960s 56 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 72 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 3 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 5, History 2, Romance 2, Adventure 1, Crime 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $59m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torin_Thatcher, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q439588, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0857147/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10925

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*Witness for the Prosecution*](https://film.one/film/witness-for-the-prosecution.md) (87)

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## Biography

Torin Thatcher was a British actor. Born Torin Herbert Erskine Thatcher on 15 January 1905 in Bombay, British India, to British parents, he was educated at Bedford School and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He worked as a schoolmaster before making his London stage debut in 1927.

Thatcher appeared with the Old Vic, including in the 1937 production of Hamlet opposite Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh. During the Second World War he served with the Royal Artillery and was demobilised with the rank of lieutenant colonel. He entered British films in 1934 and appeared in titles such as Great Expectations (1946). He moved to Hollywood in the 1950s and played Mr. Myers in Witness for the Prosecution (1957). His other film roles include Senator Gallio in The Robe (1953), Sokurah in The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) and Staines in Mutiny on the Bounty (1962). He also appeared in television series including Star Trek (1966).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

### Performed in (5) — the average rests on these

- *Mutiny on the Bounty* (1962), Fi1m 56, as Staines — [page](https://film.one/film/mutiny-on-the-bounty-1962.md)
- *Witness for the Prosecution* (1957), Fi1m 87, as Mr. Myers — [page](https://film.one/film/witness-for-the-prosecution.md)
- *Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing* (1955), Fi1m 60, as Humphrey Palmer-Jones — [page](https://film.one/film/love-is-a-many-splendored-thing.md)
- *The Robe* (1953), Fi1m 48, as Sen. Gallio — [page](https://film.one/film/the-robe.md)
- *Great Expectations* (1946), Fi1m 84, as Bentley Drummle — [page](https://film.one/film/great-expectations.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Sabotage* (1936), Fi1m 77, as Mr. Verloc's Visitor (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/sabotage.md)

## Complete filmography (97)

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

- *Petrocelli* (1974), series, Actor
- *Search* (1972), series, Actor
- *Night Gallery* (1970), series, as Captain of the Lusitania (segment "Lone Survivor")
- *Land of the Giants* (1968), series, as Dr. Berger
- *The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde* (1968), as Sir Turnbull
- *The Guns of Will Sonnett* (1967), series, Actor
- *The King's Pirate* (1967), as Captain Cullen
- *The Sweet and the Bitter* (1967), Actor
- *Hawaii* (1966), as Reverend Thorn
- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), series, as Archbishop Djelvas, General Rados Adolph Gollan — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)
- *The Time Tunnel* (1966), series, as Dr. Everett Holland
- *Star Trek* (1966), series, as Marplon — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-1966.md)
- *Get Smart* (1965), series, as Dr. Braam
- *Lost in Space* (1965), series, as The Space Trader
- *The Sandpiper* (1965), as le juge Thompson
- *The Holy Terror* (1965), as Dr. Poole
- *Profiles in Courage* (1964), series, as Sewall, Cannon
- *Daniel Boone* (1964), series, as President John Adams, Cyrus Blake / Enoch Blake
- *Hell of Borneo* (1964), as Mr. Bellflower
- *Decision at Midnight* (1963), as Southstream
- *The Great Adventure* (1963), series, as General Howe, Colonel Lewis Washington
- *Drums of Africa* (1963), as Jack Cuortemayn
- *Mutiny on the Bounty* (1962), as Staines — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/mutiny-on-the-bounty-1962.md)
- *The Alfred Hitchcock Hour* (1962), series, as Alva Hardwicke
- *Jack the Giant Killer* (1962), as Pendragon
- *The Canadians* (1961), as Superintendent Walker
- *Thriller* (1960), series, as Jeremy Teal
- *The Citadel* (1960), as Sir Robert Abbey
- *Adventures in Paradise* (1959), series, as Michael Cameron
- *One Step Beyond* (1959), series, as Earl of Culdane
- *The 7th Voyage of Sinbad* (1958), as Sokurah the Magician
- *The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen* (1958), series, as King Bendigo
- *Peter Gunn* (1958), series, Actor
- *Darby's Rangers* (1958), as Sergeant McTavish
- *Witness for the Prosecution* (1957), as Mr. Myers — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/witness-for-the-prosecution.md)
- *DuPont Show of the Month* (1957), series, as Rees Mathry
- *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as Walter Frazer
- *Band of Angels* (1957), as Capt. Canavan
- *Istanbul* (1957), as Douglas Fielding
- *So Soon to Die* (1957), as Inspector Galloway
- *Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre* (1956), series, as Ab Richards
- *The Deadly Riddle* (1956), as The Red Knight
- *Telephone Time* (1956), series, Actor
- *Helen of Troy* (1956), as Ulysses
- *Diane* (1956), as Louis - Count de Breze
- *Lady Godiva of Coventry* (1955), as Lord Godwin
- *The 20th Century Fox Hour* (1955), series, as Roger Newcombe
- *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), series, as Constable Johnson, Felix Edward Manbridge
- *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as John Tyson
- *Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing* (1955), as Humphrey Palmer-Jones — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/love-is-a-many-splendored-thing.md)
- *The Millionaire* (1955), series, as Max MacIntyre
- *Bengal Brigade* (1954), as Colonel Morrow
- *Climax!* (1954), series, as John Philippson, Fred Beresford
- *The Black Shield of Falworth* (1954), as Sir James
- *Knock on Wood* (1954), as Godfrey Langston
- *The Robe* (1953), as Sen. Gallio — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/the-robe.md)
- *Houdini* (1953), as Otto
- *The Desert Rats* (1953), as Col. Barney White
- *Blackbeard, the Pirate* (1952), as Sir Henry Morgan
- *The Crimson Pirate* (1952), as Humble Bellows
- *The Snows of Kilimanjaro* (1952), as Johnson
- *Affair in Trinidad* (1952), as Inspector Smythe
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Dr. Poole
- *The Black Rose* (1950), as Harry
- *Now Barabbas* (1949), as Customs Officer
- *Bonnie Prince Charlie* (1948), as Colonel Ker
- *The Philco Television Playhouse* (1948), series, as Othello
- *The Fallen Idol* (1948), as Policeman
- *The End of the River* (1947), as Lisboa
- *When The Bough Breaks* (1947), as Adams
- *Jassy* (1947), as Bob Wicks
- *The Man Within* (1947), as Jailer
- *Great Expectations* (1946), as Bentley Drummle — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/great-expectations.md)
- *I See a Dark Stranger* (1946), as Police Constable
- *The Captive Heart* (1946), as Repatriation Official (uncredited)
- *The Next of Kin* (1942), as German General
- *Saboteur* (1942), as Man (uncredited)
- *Major Barbara* (1941), as Todger Fairmile
- *Gasbags* (1941), as SS Man
- *Saloon Bar* (1940), as Mr. Garrod
- *The Case of the Frightened Lady* (1940), as Jim Tilling, the Groundsman
- *Night Train to Munich* (1940), Actor
- *Let George Do It!* (1940), as U-Boat Commander
- *Law and Disorder* (1940), as Karl Bergsen
- *Contraband* (1940), as Sailor
- *The Lion Has Wings* (1939), as Seaman Receiving Information About German Activity
- *The Kindled Flame* (1939), as Festus
- *Old Mother Riley, MP* (1939), as Jack Nelson
- *The Spy in Black* (1939), as Submarine Officer
- *Climbing High* (1938), as Jim Castle
- *Young and Innocent* (1937), as Nobby's Lodging House Caretaker (uncredited)
- *Sabotage* (1937), as Mr. Verloc's Visitor (uncredited) — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/sabotage.md)
- *Crime Over London* (1936), Actor
- *The Man Who Could Work Miracles* (1936), as Observer
- *The Common Round* (1936), as Martin
- *Drake of England* (1935), Actor
- *Red Wagon* (1933), as Eddie Prince

## Gallery

- ![Torin Thatcher](https://film.one/media/person/103037/gallery-700d462ca6b7.jpg) Torin Thatcher — Film screenshot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Torin_Thatcher.gif?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Torin Thatcher in The 7th Voyage of Sinbad - trailer (cropped screenshot) (1958)](https://film.one/media/person/103037/gallery-9c0155dc8bee.png) Torin Thatcher in The 7th Voyage of Sinbad - trailer (cropped screenshot) (1958) — Film trailer screenshot (Columbia Pictures), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/Torin_Thatcher_in_The_7th_Voyage_of_Sinbad.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

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