1976
Search results
Terry-Thomas (born Thomas Terry Hoar Stevens; 10 July 1911 – 8 January 1990) [a] was an English character actor and comedian who became internationally known through his films during the 1950s and 1960s. He often portrayed disreputable members of the upper classes, especially cads, toffs and bounders, using his distinctive voice; his costume ...
Terry-Thomas (1911-1990) Terry-Thomas. One of Britain's most beloved eccentric comedians, the irrepressible, gap-toothed Terry-Thomas was born Thomas Terry Hoar-Stevens in Lichfield Grove, Finchley. He was the son of Ellen Elizabeth (Hoar) and Ernest Frederick Stevens, a fairly well-to-do London businessman. He was afforded a private education ...
May 19, 2020 · The glorious life and tragic death of Terry-Thomas. British comedian Terry Thomas arrives at court to answer a charge of driving while under the influence of alcohol in 1958. (AP) There are few actors more quintessentially English than Terry-Thomas. With his trademark 1/3-inch gap between his two front teeth, he came to personify the notion of ...
Terry-Thomas on screen, radio, stage and record. The English actor and comedian Terry-Thomas (1911–1990) performed in many mediums of light entertainment, including film, radio and theatre. His professional career spanned 50 years from 1933 until his retirement in 1983. [1] During this time he became synonymous with playing the "silly-ass ...
Terry-Thomas. Actor: It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World. One of Britain's most beloved eccentric comedians, the irrepressible, gap-toothed Terry-Thomas was born Thomas Terry Hoar-Stevens in Lichfield Grove, Finchley. He was the son of Ellen Elizabeth (Hoar) and Ernest Frederick Stevens, a fairly well-to-do London businessman. He was afforded a private education at Ardingly College in Sussex, with the understanding that this was to lead him towards a prosperous future...
Jan 9, 1990 · Terry-Thomas was born Thomas Terry Hoar Stevens, the son of upper-middle-class parents. As a boy, he preferred the ukulele to books, and played in school jazz bands before dropping out to become a ...
Jul 10, 2024 · Terry-Thomas (born July 14, 1911, London, England—died January 8, 1990, Godalming, Surrey) was a thickly mustachioed, gap-toothed British comic actor noted for his film roles as a pretentious, scheming twit. Terry-Thomas’s career progressed from music hall and cabaret performances to small film parts and radio, then to television, and ...
