
Richard Cameron Wattis (25 February 1912 – 1 February 1975) was an English actor.
After leaving the family business, Wattis became an actor. His debut was with Croydon Repertory Theatre, and he made many stage appearances in the West End in London. His first appearance in a film was A Yank at Oxford (1938), but war service interrupted his career as an actor. He served as a second lieutenant in the Small Arms Section of Special Operations Executive at Station VI during World War II (James Bond author, Ian Fleming worked in the same section). He is best known for his appearances, wearing his thick-rimmed round spectacles, in British comedies of the 1950s and 1960s, often as a "Man from the Ministry" or similar character. He was also involved as the secretary to Lord Scrumptious in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
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The titles people know Richard from.
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
as Emperor Nanki
as Mr. Prendergast
as Sir Charles Furness

as Sir Hilary Stanton

as Arthur · 1 episode
as Presenter

as Simmonds

as Charles Brown · 39 episodes
as Perkins
as Secretary at Sweet Factory (uncredited)
as Fotheringay · 1 episode
as Mr Grout · 1 episode
as British Army Officer
as Mr. Wentworth
as Manton Bassett
as Wolf
as The Judge

as Barclay
as Harding-Pratt
as Major Haven

as Chief Purser Herbert Prittlewell
as Dr. W. Chatterway
as Mr. Murfin
as Registrar of Shipping

as Vicar (uncredited)

as Compere of Nick Nack Show (uncredited)
as Defence Counsel (uncredited)

as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Latin Speaker at Dinner (uncredited)
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