Torin Thatcher

Born in Bombay, India on January 15, 1905. Died in Thousand Oaks, California on March 4, 1981. Attended RADA after graduating from Bedford Academy, first stage performance was “A Month In the Country” at Playhouse Theatre in Oxford in 1925. Has appeared in plays by Shaw, Shakespeare, and many Greek tragedies. Later on he appeared in British films including “Sabotage”, “The Fallen Idol”, and David Lean’s “Great Expectations.” Continued work in the theatre in the United States from 1949 and continued to work in film until his death in 1981.

Past productions

Harry Soames, Edward, My Son 30^th September 1948 – 14^th May 1949, Martin Beck Theatre (now Al Hirschfeld Theater), New York.
Uriah, Jonathan 29^th July – 7^th August 1948, Aldwych Theatre, London.
1066 And All That 1945 – 1946, Palace Theatre, London.
Joe Rock, The Exercise “Bowler”, Reunion Theatre Association 18^th April 1946 – 8^th June 1944, Arts Theatre, London.
The Painted Smile 1937 – 1938, New Theatre (now Noël Coward Theatre), London.
Power and Glory 1937 – 1938, Savoy Theatre, London.
Lot’s Wife 1937 – July 1939, Aldwych Theatre, London and Q Theatre, London.
Ghost of Hamlet's Father, Hamlet, Old Vic Company started 2^nd June 1937, Kronborg Castle, Elsinore, Denmark.
Ghost of Hamlet's father, Hamlet, Old Vic Company 5^th January – 20^th February 1937, Old Vic, London.
Hamlet 1936 – 1937, Westminster Theatre, London.
Tranio (Lucentio's man servant), The Taming of the Shrew, The Old Vic Theatre Company started 1935, Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith), London.
Inspector Enderby, Michael And Mary 1^st February – 21^st June 1930, St James’s Theatre, London.
Two Strangers, The Skin Game 30^th July – 12^th October 1929, Wyndham’s Theatre, London and St James’s Theatre, London.
Twelfth Night 1928 – 1929, Old Vic, London.
Mary Magdalene 1928 – 1929, Old Vic, London.
Henry V 1928 – 1929, Cambridge Arts Theatre.
Macbeth 1928 – 1929, Old Vic, London.
The Vikings 1928 – 1929, Old Vic, London.
Adam’s Opera 1928 – 1929, Old Vic, London.
As You Like It 1928 – 1929, Old Vic, London.
Guests At Quicksands 1928 – 1929, Old Vic, London.
Hamlet 1928 – 1929, Old Vic, London.
Henry VIII 1928 – 1929, Old Vic, London.
Love’s Labour’s Lost 1928 – 1929, Old Vic, London.
The Merry Wives of Windsor 1928 – 1929, Old Vic, London.
The Rivals 1928 – 1929, Old Vic, London.
Shakespeare Birthday Festival 1928 – 1929, Old Vic, London.
The Taming of the Shrew 1927 – 1928, Lyric Theatre, London.
Hamlet 1927 – 1928, Old Vic, London.
The School for Scandal 1927 – 1928, Old Vic, London.
The Two Noble Kinsmen 1927 – 1928, Old Vic, London.
The Merchant of Venice 1927 – 1928, Old Vic, London.
Everyman 1927 – 1928, Old Vic, London.
King Lear 1927 – 1928, Old Vic, London.
Romeo and Juliet 1927 – 1928, Old Vic, London.
Shakespeare Birthday Festival 1927 – 1928, Old Vic, London.
Much Ado About Nothing 1927 – 1928, Lyric Theatre, London.
Henry V 1927 – 1928, Lyric Theatre, London.
Solanio, The Merchant of Venice, The Old Vic Theatre Company started 1927, Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith), London.

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