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Terry-Thomas 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, es
Terry-Thomas in Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968)
Ardingly College, where Terry-Thomas engaged in amateur dramatics.
Erich von Stroheim, on whom Terry-Thomas based his early look.
"Everyone was talking about the gap between my teeth, my monocle, the fancy waistcoats I wore and the seven-inch cigarette holders I used." —Terry-Thomas (shown in 1964) on his unique look
Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours and 11 Minutes is a 1965 British epic period comedy film that satirises the early years of aviation. Direc
Terry-Thomas
…How to Murder Your Wife, there were two further releases for Terry-Thomas in 1965: Strange Bedfellows, in which he played the part of a mortician, and Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines. In the latter, he played Sir Percy Ware-Armitage, a character the film historian Andrew Spicer calls "a cartoon version" of his usual persona in a…
Theatrical release poster
Ron Goodwin's music plays an integral part in the film.
1963 replica of the Bristol Boxkite, now hanging in the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery
Santos-Dumont flying his Demoiselle in Paris, 1907