Thomas Chatto St George Sproule (1 September 1920 – 8 August 1982) was an English actor who made numerous appearances on television, film, and stage between 1957 and his death in 1982.

Tom Chatto
Chatto in Guy Hamilton's Battle of Britain (1969)
Born
Thomas Chatto St George Sproule

(1920-09-01)1 September 1920
Died8 August 1982(1982-08-08) (aged 61)
London, England
Alma materRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art
OccupationActor
SpouseRosalind Thompson
Children2, including Daniel
FamilyAndrew Chatto (great-grandfather)
Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones (daughter-in-law)
Mae Martin (grandchild)

Early life and career

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Chatto is a great-grandson of Andrew Chatto (1840–1913) the founder of the publishers Chatto and Windus.

According to a London Palladium souvenir brochure from a 1970 production of Aladdin, he was trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. During the war he was commissioned in the Indian Army. After the war he maintained the family interest in books and became a director of the firm of booksellers Pickering and Chatto.

Chatto appeared mostly in films, including Oscar Wilde (1960) in which he played the Clerk of Arraigns. He was well known for his role in the 1969 Guy Hamilton film Battle of Britain.[1]

His work in the theatre includes Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be, My Fair Lady, Number 10, The Young Visiters and Hushabye.[2] In 1969 he appeared with Tommy Steele and Mary Hopkin in Dick Whittington at The London Palladium and in 1970 was The Emperor of China in Aladdin with Cilla Black, Alfred Marks and Leslie Crowther, and with Alec Guinness in the play Time out of Mind. [citation needed][3][4]

He appeared on TV in Honey Lane, The Cedar Tree, The Expert, Happy Ever After, and as Sergeant Grimshaw in Young Sherlock: The Mystery of the Manor House. He had a minor role in the pilot episode of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) in 1969 in the episode, "My Late Lamented Friend and Partner".

Marriage

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Chatto married Rosalind Joan Thompson, who became a successful talent agent under the name Ros Chatto (died 5 June 2012); the couple had two sons:

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1957 The Girl in the Picture George Keefe
1957 Quatermass 2 Broadhead
1960 Oscar Wilde Clerk of Arraigns
1962 The Boys Morris
1966 The Frozen Dead Inspector Witt
1967 It! Young Captain
1969 Battle of Britain Willoughby's Assistant Controller
1970 My Lover My Son Woods
1970 The Man Who Had Power Over Women Doctor
1971 Assault Police Doctor
1971 When Eight Bells Toll Lord Kirkside
1974 Galileo Town Crier
1975 The Romantic Englishwoman Neighbour
1979 The Human Factor General Phipps

References

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  1. ^ "Tom Chatto". BFI. Archived from the original on 11 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Tom Chatto | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  3. ^ "Search Results". archive.kent.ac.uk.
  4. ^ "The Gallery – Playbills – Palladium Aladdin 1970". www.its-behind-you.com.
  5. ^ "Feel Good's Mae Martin: 'If you put a teenage girl in any industry, people will take advantage'". the Guardian. 5 July 2021
  6. ^ "Mae Martin". The Argus. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  7. ^ Walker, Tim (15 June 2012). "The Queen's niece Lady Sarah Chatto mourns the death of agent to the stars". The Telegraph.
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