Actor
George Coulouris
Born 1 October 1903 · Manchester, England, UK — died 25 April 1989
George Coulouris (1903–1989) was an English stage and film actor born in Manchester. He is best remembered as Walter Parks Thatcher, Charles Foster Kane's guardian, in Citizen Kane, after working with Orson Welles in the Mercury Theatre. He later played character parts in Hollywood and British films.
Key films
Citizen Kane (1941)On Cinespective
His best-known role: banker Walter Parks Thatcher, in Orson Welles's landmark debut feature.
For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
Major Hollywood adaptation of Hemingway's novel, showing his standing as a character actor in 1940s studio films.
This Land Is Mine (1943)
Jean Renoir's wartime drama about occupied Europe, one of his significant 1940s Hollywood roles.
Mr. Skeffington (1944)
Prestige Warner Bros. drama starring Bette Davis, typical of his steady supporting work in Hollywood.
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
Late-career role in a high-profile all-star British adaptation of Agatha Christie.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 86
- 1932The Impassive Footman · as Daventry's Butler (uncredited)Actor
- 1933Christopher Bean · as TallentActor
- 1939The Streets of New York · as Gideon BloodgoodActor
- 1940All This, and Heaven Too · as CharpentierActor
- 1940The Lady in Question · as Defense AttorneyActor
- 1941Citizen Kane · as Walter Parks ThatcherActor
- 1943For Whom the Bell Tolls · as André MassartActor
- 1943This Land Is Mine · as ProsecutorActor
- 1943Watch on the Rhine · as Teck de BrancovisActor
- 1943Assignment in Brittany · as Capt. Hans HolzActor
- 1944Mr. Skeffington · as Dr. BylesActor
- 1944None But the Lonely Heart · as Jim MordinoyActor
- 1944Between Two Worlds · as Mr. LingleyActor
- 1944The Master Race · as Von BeckActor
- 1945Lady on a Train · as Mr. Saunders, Circus Club ManagerActor
- 1945A Song to Remember · as Louis PleyelActor
- 1945Confidential Agent · as Captain CurrieActor
- 1945Hotel Berlin · as Joachim HelmActor
- 1946The Verdict · as Supt. John R. BuckleyActor
- 1946Nobody Lives Forever · as Doc GansonActor
- 1947California · as Capt. Pharaoh CoffinActor
- 1947Where There's Life · as Prime Minister KrivocActor
- 1947Mr. District Attorney · as James RandolphActor
- 1948Joan of Arc · as Sir Robert de Baudricourt, Governor of VaucouleursActor
- 1948Sleep, My Love · as Charles VernayActor
- 1948A Southern Yankee · as Maj. Jack Drumman aka The Grey SpiderActor
- 1948Beyond Glory · as Lew ProctorActor
- 1950Kill or Be Killed · as Victor SlomaActor
- 1951Outcast of the Islands · as BabalatchiActor
- 1951Appointment with Venus · as Captain WeissActor
- 1952Venetian Bird · as Chief of Police SpadoniActor
- 1953The Runaway Bus · as Ernest SchroederActor
- 1953The Heart of the Matter · as Portuguese CaptainActor
- 1953A Day to Remember · as Foreign Legion CaptainActor
- 1953The Dog and the Diamonds · as ForbesActor
- 1954Doctor in the House · as BriggsActor
- 1954The Teckman Mystery · as Andrew GarvinActor
- 1954Mask of Dust · as 'Pic' DallapiccolaActor
- 1954Duel in the Jungle · as Capt. MalburnActor
- 1955Doctor at Sea · as ChippieActor
- 1956Private's Progress · as PadreActor
- 1957Doctor at Large · as PascoeActor
- 1957Tarzan and the Lost Safari · as Carl KraskiActor
- 1957Seven Thunders · as Paul BourdinActor
- 1957Kill Me Tomorrow · as Heinz WebberActor
- 1957The Man Without a Body · as Karl BrussardActor
- 1958Womaneater · as Dr. James MoranActor
- 1958Tank Force! · as Italian POW camp commandantActor
- 1958Law and Disorder · as Sergeant BoltonActor
- 1958I Accuse! · as Colonel SandherrActor
- 1958The Big Money · as The ColonelActor
- 1958The Son of Robin Hood · as Alan A DaleActor
- 1958Spy in the Sky! · as Col. BenedictActor
- 1960Bluebeard's 10 Honeymoons · as LacosteActor
- 1960Surprise Package · as Dr. PanzerActor
- 1960The Boy Who Stole a Million · as Bank ManagerActor
- 1961King of Kings · as Camel DriverActor
- 1961Fury at Smugglers' Bay · as François LejeuneActor
- 1963The Russian Miracle · as (English version narrator)Actor
- 1964Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus · as ArbitanActor
- 1965The Skull · as Dr. LondeActor
- 1965The Crooked Road · as CarloActor
- 1965ScruggsActor
- 1966Arabesque · as RagheebActor
- 1966Too Many Thieves · as AndrewActor
- 1968Koroshi · as ControllerActor
- 1969The Assassination Bureau · as Swiss PeasantActor
- 1969Land Raiders · as CardenasActor
- 1970No Blade of Grass · as Mr. SturdevantActor
- 1970Unfair! · as JudgeActor
- 1971Blood from the Mummy's Tomb · as Professor BerriganActor
- 1972Tower of Evil · as John GurneyActor
- 1973Papillon · as Dr. ChatalActor
- 1973The Final Programme · as Dr PowysActor
- 1973The Stranger · as Max GreeneActor
- 1973Coffee, Tea or Me? · as DoctorActor
- 1973The Suicide ClubActor
- 1974Murder on the Orient Express · as DoctorActor
- 1974The Antichrist · as Father MittnerActor
- 1974Mahler · as Doctor RothActor
- 1974Percy's Progress · as Professor GodowskiActor
- 1976Shout at the Devil · as El KebActor
- 1976The Ritz · as Old Man VespucciActor
- 1976The Daedalus Equations · as Hans DaedalusActor
- 2009The Sets of Marinus · as Arbitan (archive footage)Actor
- 2015Inside the Tower · as John Gurney (archive footage)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.