Torin Thatcher

British actor (1905–1981)


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::summary British actor (1905–1981) ::

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birth_nameTorin Herbert Erskine Thatcher
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birth_placeBombay, British India
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death_placeThousand Oaks, California, U.S.
nationalityBritish
yearsactive1927–1979
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* {{marriageMarguerite Mildred Daniel
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| children = 1 Torin Herbert Erskine Thatcher (15 January 1905 – 4 March 1981) was a British actor who was noted for his flashy portrayals of screen villains.

Personal life

Thatcher was born 15 January 1905 in Bombay, British India, 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 puisne judge of the High Court of Bombay.

Death

Thatcher died of cancer on 4 March 1981 in Thousand Oaks, California.

Select filmography

References

References

  1. (5 March 1981). "Torin Thatcher, 76, actor". Newsday.
  2. Who was who in the theatre, 1912-1976 Volume 4, Gale Research Group, 1978, pg 2347
  3. Annual Obituary 1981, Thomson Gale, 1982, pg 153
  4. The Law Times: The Journal and Record of the Law and the Lawyers, Volume 114, pg 394
  5. Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage, 1931, pg 908

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