Richard Thorp

Acting

Richard Thorp

Born January 2, 1932 · Purley, Surrey, England, UK

Died May 22, 2013 · aged 81

No biography available.

Known For

The Dam BustersThe Dam Busters · 1955
The Dam Busters
6.91955
MovieDramaHistory
The story of the conception of a new British weapon for smashing the German dams in the Ruhr industrial complex and the execution of the raid by 617 Squadron 'The Dam Busters'.
Sword of LancelotSword of Lancelot · 1963
Sword of Lancelot
4.61963
MovieActionAdventure
Lancelot is King Arthur's most valued Knight of the Round Table and a paragon of courage and virtue. Things change, however, when he falls in love with Queen Guinevere.
Who Done It?Who Done It? · 1956
Who Done It?
5.51956
MovieComedyCrime
This movie debut for saucy British TV comic Benny Hill has Benny leaving his job as a sweeper after winning some money. He becomes a private detective and investigates a plot to assassinate British scientists.
The Iron MaidenThe Iron Maiden · 1963
The Iron Maiden
6.61963
MovieComedy
The film follows Jack Hopkins, an aircraft designer with a passion for traction engines. His boss is eager to sell a new supersonic jet plane that Jack has designed to American millionaire Paul Fisher. The first encounter between Fisher and Jack goes badly, and tensions only heighten after Fisher's daughter Kathy damages Jack's prize traction engine "The Iron Maiden", rendering it impossible to drive solo. Jack is desperate to enter the annual Woburn Abbey steam rally with the machine, but his fireman is injured and unable to participate. When all seems lost the millionaire himself is won over by Jack's plight and joins him in driving the engine; the two soon become firm friends.
Melody in the DarkMelody in the Dark · 1949
Melody in the Dark
10.01949
MovieMusicComedy
When an actress inherits a spooky old house and uses it for rehearsals with her theatre company, they are troubled with "ghosts."
There's Always a ThursdayThere's Always a Thursday · 1957
There's Always a Thursday
7.01957
MovieComedy
A meek, lowly employee at a London brokerage firm sees his life change when he's suspected of being a notorious womanizer.
Bitter HarvestBitter Harvest · 1963
Bitter Harvest
6.21963
MovieDrama
A pretty young woman will do anything to escape her deadly dull existence in the backlots of Wales. But when she reaches the bright lights of London is the price too high?
The Good CompanionsThe Good Companions · 1957
The Good Companions
7.01957
MovieMusicComedy
The story revolves around the Dinky Doos, a provincial musical troupe living from hand to mouth.

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StrangersStrangers · 1978
Strangers
7.31978
SeriesCrimeDrama
Strangers is a 1978–82 ITV police procedural created and principally written by Murray Smith, based on characters created by Kenneth Royce in his novel series and subsequent 1977–78 television adaptation The XYY Man. Don Henderson and Dennis Blanch reprise their roles, respectively, of Detective Sergeant (DS) George Bulman and Detective Constable (DC) Derek Willis. A group of police officers are brought together from across the country to the north of England. There, the fact that they're not well-known gives them the advantage to infiltrate where a more familiar local detective could not. Despite being based around a comparatively small team of detectives, a regular feature in its early years is that few episodes feature the entire team, with most using just two or three regulars in any major role.

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