Wally Patch

Wally Patch
Wally Patch
Born	Walter Sydney Vinnicombe; 26 September 1888; Willesden, Middlesex, England
Died	27 October 1970 (aged 82); Hillingdon, Middlesex, England
Occupation(s)	Film, television & stage actor, comedian
Years active	1926–1970

Walter Sydney Vinnicombe (26 September 1888 – 27 October 1970) was an English actor and comedian. He worked in film, television and theatre.

Biography

Vinnicombe was born in Willesden, Middlesex and began working on the music hall stages in 1912 and at regular theatres in 1938 at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. His first film appearance was in 1928, and went on to appear in 213 other films. On stage he enjoyed success in the 1950 play Reluctant Heroes, the first of the Whitehall farces. He worked up to his death, with his last television appearance in the comedy Doctor in the House in 1970.^[1]^[2]

Partial filmography

Blighty (1927) - Drill Sergeant
Boadicea (1927) - Officer in Roman Army (uncredited)
The King's Highway (1927) - Police Chief
Carry On (1927) - Andrews
The Luck of the Navy (1927) - Stoker Clark
The Guns of Loos (1928) - Sergeant
Shooting Stars (1928) - Property Man
Balaclava (1928) - Trooper Strang
A Reckless Gamble (1928) - Wally
You Know What Sailors Are (1928) - Seaman
High Treason (1929) - Peace League Commissionaire (uncredited)
The Adventures of Dick Turpin (1929) - Jonathan Wild
Warned Off (1930) - Miles
The Great Game (1930) - Joe Miller
Kissing Cup's Race (1930) - Bookie
The Sport of Kings (1931) - Panama Pete
The Skin Game (1931) - Van Driver (uncredited)
Tell England (1931) - Sergeant
Never Trouble Trouble (1931) - Bill Hainton
The Great Gay Road (1931) - Joe
Shadows (1931) - Cripps
Castle Sinister (1932) - Jorkins
Heroes of the Mine (1932) - Bob
Here's George (1932) - Foeman
Illegal (1932) - The Bookie (uncredited)
The Lucky Number (1932) - Bookmaker at Greyhound Stadium (uncredited)
The Good Companions (1933) - Fred - Driver's Mate
The Crime at Blossoms (1933) - Palmer
Don Quixote (1933) - Gypsy King
Falling for You (1933) - Publican (uncredited)
Dora (1933 short) - PC William Petty
Britannia of Billingsgate (1933) - Harry
The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933) - Butcher in Kitchen (uncredited)
Channel Crossing (1933) - Sailor (uncredited)
Trouble (1933) - Chief Steward
Marooned (1933) - Wilson
Friday the Thirteenth (1933) - Bookmaker (uncredited)
Up for the Derby (1933) - Bert Davis, Bookie (uncredited)
Sorrell and Son (1933) - Buck
The Scotland Yard Mystery (1934) - Detective Sergeant George
The Fire Raisers (1934) - Price the Trainer (uncredited)
Those Were the Days (1934) - Insp. Briggs
Tiger Bay (1934) - Wally
The Man I Want (1934) - Crook
Passing Shadows (1934) - Sergeant
Orders Is Orders (1934) - Regimental Sergeant Major
Music Hall (1934) - Fred
What Happened to Harkness? (1934) - Bullett
Falling in Love (1934) - Boatman (uncredited)
Virginia's Husband (1934) - Police Sergeant
Badger's Green (1934) - Mr. Rogers
The Scoop (1934) - Harry Humphries
Crazy People (1934)
A Glimpse of Paradise (1934) - Harry
The Old Curiosity Shop (1934) - George (uncredited)
The Perfect Flaw (1934) - Bert
Once in a New Moon (1934) - Syd Parrott
Borrow a Million (1934) - Bodgers
The Public Life of Henry the Ninth (1935) - Landlord
Brewster's Millions (1935) - Bookmaker (uncredited)
Street Song (1935) - Wally
That's My Uncle (1935) - Splinty Woods
Dandy Dick (1935) - Police Constable Topping (uncredited)
Death on the Set (1935) - Sergeant Crowther
Where's George? (1935) - Ted Sloane
Old Faithful (1935) - Joe Riley
While Parents Sleep (1935) - Taxi Driver
Crime Unlimited (1935) - Andrew Purvis (uncredited)
No Monkey Business (1935) - Stage Hand (uncredited)
Get Off My Foot (1935) - Tramp
Off the Dole (1935) - Detective Brown
Marry the Girl (1935) - Bookmaker
His Majesty and Company (1935) - Bert Hicks
Charing Cross Road (1935) - Langdon's Assistant (uncredited)
Public Nuisance No. 1 (1936) - Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
Ticket of Leave (1936) - Sergeant Knott
Twice Branded (1936) - James Kaley (uncredited)
A Wife or Two (1936)
On Top of the World (1936) - Cardsharper
Excuse My Glove (1936) - Hurricane Harry
A Touch of the Moon (1936) - Police Constable
Prison Breaker (1936) - Villars
King of the Castle (1936) - Trout
Not So Dusty (1936) - Dusty Gray
The Interrupted Honeymoon (1936) - Police Constable
The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936) - Supt. Smithells
Dusty Ermine (1936) - Thug (uncredited)
Luck of the Turf (1936) - Bill Harris
Hail and Farewell (1936) - Sergeant Major
Men Are Not Gods (1936) - Gallery Attendant
The Scarab Murder Case (1936) - Inspector Moor
You Must Get Married (1936) - Chief Blow
The Price of Folly (1937) - Man with Tip
The Street Singer (1937) - Policeman
Busman's Holiday (1937) - Jeff Pinkerton
The High Command (1937) - Crawford
Farewell Again (1937) - Sgt. Maj. Billings
The Man Who Made Diamonds (1937) - Alf Higgins
Night Ride (1937) - Alf Higgins
Talking Feet (1937) - (uncredited)
Doctor Syn (1937) - Collyer's Bo'sun
Missing, Believed Married (1937) - Flatiron Stubbs
Captain's Orders (1937) - Johnstone
Sam Small Leaves Town (1937) - Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Holiday's End (1937) - Sergeant Yerbury
Owd Bob (1938) - Bookmaker - Unlucky Joe - (US title: 'To the Victor')
Bank Holiday (1938) - Arthur
I See Ice (1938) - Train Conductor (uncredited)
Quiet Please (1938) - Bill
On Velvet (1938) - Harry Higgs
Almost a Honeymoon (1938) - Bailiff
Break the News (1938) - Prison Guard
13 Men and a Gun (1938) - Hans
Night Alone (1938) - Policeman
Alf's Button Afloat (1938) - Sgt. Hawkins
Pygmalion (1938) - First Bystander
The Ware Case (1938) - Taxi Driver
The Sky's the Limit (1938) - Commissionaire
The Mind of Mr. Reeder (1939) - Lomer
Inspector Hornleigh (1939) - Sam Holt aka Keyhole Charlie
Sword of Honour (1939) - Pomeroy Brown
Home from Home (1939) - Banks
Poison Pen (1939) - Mr. Suggs
Down Our Alley (1939) - Mr. Dunstable
What Would You Do, Chums? (1939) - Tom
Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (1939) - Police Sergeant
Pack Up Your Troubles (1940) - Sgt. Barker
They Came by Night (1940) - Bugsie
Return to Yesterday (1940) - Night Watchman
Laugh It Off (1940) - Sergeant
Band Waggon (1940) - Commissionaire
Night Train to Munich (1940) - Fisherman (uncredited)
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940) - The Buller
The Flying Squad (1940) - Bargee (uncredited)
Henry Steps Out (1940) - Wally
Neutral Port (1940) - Fred
Two Smart Men (1940) - Wally
Gasbags (1941) - Sergeant-Major
Old Mother Riley in Business (1941)
Quiet Wedding (1941) - Magistrate
Inspector Hornleigh Goes To It (1941) - Sergeant Major
Cottage to Let (1941) - Evans
Once a Crook (1941) - Warder
Facing the Music (1941) - Briggs
Jeannie (1941) - Porter
I Thank You (1941) - Bill, The Fireman
The Common Touch (1941) - 'Nobby'
The Seventh Survivor (1942) - Bob Sutton
Gert and Daisy's Weekend (1942) - Charlie Peters
Bob's Your Uncle (1942) - Sgt. Brownfoot
Banana Ridge (1942) - Police Officer
Unpublished Story (1942) - Taxi Driver at Victoria Station
Let the People Sing (1942) - Sam
Salute John Citizen (1942) - Minor Role (uncredited)
Sabotage at Sea (1942) - Tom (the steward)
In Which We Serve (1942) - Uncle Fred
We'll Smile Again (1942) - Head Porter
Get Cracking (1943) - Sgt. Joe Preston
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) - Sergeant Clearing Debris (uncredited)
Women in Bondage (1943) - German Soldier (uncredited)
The Butler's Dilemma (1943) - Tom
Death by Design (1943) - Sergeant Clinton
One Exciting Night (1944) - Salvage Collector (uncredited)
I Didn't Do It (1945) - Det Sgt. Carp
Don Chicago (1945) - Sergeant
Old Mother Riley at Home (1945) - Bouncer
A Matter of Life and Death (1946) - ARP Warden (uncredited)
Gaiety George (1946) - Commissionaire
Wanted for Murder (1946) - Merry-Go-Round Barker
George in Civvy Street (1946) - Sprout
London Town (1946) - Constable (uncredited)
Appointment with Crime (1946) - Joe Fisher - Garage Manager
Green Fingers (1947) - Dawson
Dusty Bates (1947) - Uncle Hank Miller
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square (1947) - Foreman
Brighton Rock (1948) - Bill (uncredited)
Good-Time Girl (1948) - Bookie (uncredited)
Calling Paul Temple (1948) - Spider Williams
A Date with a Dream (1948) - Uncle
The Guinea Pig (1948) - Uncle Percy
River Patrol (1948) - The Guv
The History of Mr. Polly (1949) - Customer
Helter Skelter (1949) - BBC Commissionaire (uncredited)
The Adventures of Jane (1949) - Customs Official
The Twenty Questions Murder Mystery (1950) - Police Officer 'Tiny' White
Salute the Toff (1952) - Bert Ebbutt
Hammer the Toff (1952) - Bert Ebbutt
My Wife's Lodger (1952) - Sergeant
Will Any Gentleman...? (1953) - Bookmaker
Thought to Kill (1953) - Bridger
The Wedding of Lilli Marlene (1953) - Wally
Josephine and Men (1955) - Landlord
Private's Progress (1956) - Barman (uncredited)
Not So Dusty (1956) - Porter
Suspended Alibi (1957) - Porter
The Naked Truth (1957) - Paunchy Old Man
Morning Call (1957) - Wally, the tobacconist
Too Many Crooks (1959) - Sergeant / Court Usher (uncredited)
I'm All Right Jack (1959) - Workman
Operation Cupid (1960) - Bookmaker
The Challenge (1960) - Ticket Collector
The Millionairess (1960) - Whelk Seller
The Night We Got the Bird (1961) - Ticket collector
Nothing Barred (1961) -Magazine Stall Proprietor - (billed as Walter Patch)
Serena (1962) - Barman
Danger by My Side (1962) - Factory Gatekeeper
Sparrows Can't Sing (1963) - Watchman
A Jolly Bad Fellow (1964) - Tom Pike
The Bargee (1964) - Bargee (uncredited)
The Comedy Man (1964) - Bar Manager (uncredited)
Poor Cow (1967) - Customer in Pub

References

^ "Collins' Music Hall, 10/11 Islington Green, London". www.arthurlloyd.co.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | PATCH, Wally". ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

External links

Wally Patch at IMDb

[1] "Collins' Music Hall, 10/11 Islington Green, London". www.arthurlloyd.co.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

[2] "BFI | Film & TV Database | PATCH, Wally". ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

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