Biography

A balding, bespectacled, bird-like British comic actor, Richard Wattis was an invaluable asset to any UK comedy film or TV programme for nearly thirty years. Much associated with the Eric Sykes TV series for the latter part of his career. He was often seen in officious roles, such as snooty shop managers, secretaries and policemen. He was working right up to his sudden death from a heart attack in 1975.
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The son of Cameron Tom Wattis and Margaret Janet (nee Preston), Richard was educated at King Edward School Birmingham and Bromsgrove School. He served with the Royal Army Medical Corps during the war. Prior to entering the theatre, he worked in electrical engineering. He studied for the stage under J Baxter Somerville at the Croydon Repertory Theatre and made his stage debut in The Little Minister at The Royal Theatre in Brighton in September 1935. His London debut followed at the Aldwych in 1948 as Lord Seymour Sangster M.P. in Ambassador Extraordinary. In between, he made his film debut in 1937 in A Yank at Oxford.
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He said that he never had any money until he was about 40 and since then he's enjoyed every minute. Despite his appearances in films he says he never owned a black jacket and stripe trousers although he did buy a bowler in 1950 but never wore it. He's known for playing the 'archetype Man from the Ministry. The first time he played the type of character was in 1950 in a film called The Clouded Yellow. Since then there have been some 200 films and numerous television appearances with people ranging from Eric Sykes to Danny La Rue. He said he wants a few funnies for himself but never wanted to be a comic.
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