Terry-Thomas

British comedian and actor (1911-1990)

Terry-Thomas (born Thomas Terry Hoar Stevens;[1] 14 July 1911 – 8 January 1990) was an English actor and comedian.

Terry-Thomas in 1961

Some of his best known roles were in Private's Progress (1956), The Green Man (1956), Blue Murder at St Trinian's (1957), I'm All Right Jack (1959) and Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959).

From the early 1960s, Terry-Thomas began appearing in American movies such as Bachelor Flat, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World and How to Murder Your Wife.

In 1971, Terry-Thomas was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. He died at a nursing home on 8 January 1990 in Godalming, Surrey at the age of 78.

References change

  1. Passenger & Crew Manifests of Airplanes Arriving at Los Angeles, California; NAI Number: 2788930; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2009; Record Group Number: 85

Other websites change