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Richard Cameron Wattis was born on 25 February 1912 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, the elder of two sons born to Cameron Tom Wattis and Margaret Janet, née Preston. [citation needed] He attended King Edward's School and Bromsgrove School, after which he worked for the electrical engineering firm William Sanders & Co (Wednesbury) Ltd. [citation needed] His uncle, William Preston (1874–1941), was the managing director and was the Conservative MP for Walsall from 1924 to 1929.
Richard Wattis. 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.
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Richard Wattis. Actor: Hobson's Choice. 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...
Richard Wattis was one of the most familiar faces in 50s cinema. With his beanpole figure, owlish features and fussy mannerisms, Wattis was first choice whenever the script called for an officious civil servant or a snooty neighbour. Despite his annoying screen persona, audiences loved him. He was born in Staffordshire and got his first ...
Feb 3, 1975 · LONDON, Feb. 2—Richard Wattis, a British character actor who appeared in more than 100 films, died of heart attack yesterday. He was 62 years old. Thin, balding and bespectacled, Mr. Wattis had ...
Jul 2, 2023 · Written by: Graham McCann. Published: Sunday 2nd July 2023. For many British people of a certain age, Richard Wattis was the archetypal cog in the Establishment machine. When one imagined a Whitehall official, a Palace administrator, an Oxbridge college master or a board member of a blue-chip business, one pictured, more often than not, Richard ...
