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Walter Sydney Vinnicombe, known as Wally Patch, was an English actor and comedian. He worked in film, television and theatre.
Birth Name
Walter Vinicombe
Born
Wednesday, 26 September 1888
Died
Tuesday, 27 October 1970
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Doctor in the House | Second Old Man | 1969 |
| ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Old Londoner | 1969 |
| Poor Cow | Customer in Pub / Pub Customer | 1967 |
| King of the River | Charlie | 1966 |
| Till Death Us Do Part | Man in Saloon Bar | 1965 |
| The Worker | Mr. Huggett | 1965 |
| The Wednesday Play | Grandad / Totter / Prisoner in Black Maria / Flowerseller | 1964 |
| The Comedy Man | Bar Manager | 1964 |
| Diary of a Young Man | Chelsea pensioner / Big Jim | 1964 |
| They All Died Laughing | Tom Pike | 1964 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Doctor in the House | Second Old Man | 1969 |
| ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Old Londoner | 1969 |
| Poor Cow | Customer in Pub / Pub Customer | 1967 |
| King of the River | Charlie | 1966 |
| Till Death Us Do Part | Man in Saloon Bar | 1965 |
| The Worker | Mr. Huggett | 1965 |
| The Wednesday Play | Grandad / Totter / Prisoner in Black Maria / Flowerseller | 1964 |
| The Comedy Man | Bar Manager | 1964 |
| Diary of a Young Man | Chelsea pensioner / Big Jim | 1964 |
| They All Died Laughing | Tom Pike | 1964 |
| The Bargee | Bargee | 1964 |
| Love Story | Fred | 1963 |
| Sparrows Can't Sing | Watchman | 1963 |
| Danger on My Side | Factory Gatekeeper | 1962 |
| Serena | Barman | 1962 |
| Harpers West One | Jim / Security Officer | 1961 |
| The Night We Got the Bird | Ticket collector | 1960 |
| The Millionairess | Whelk Seller | 1960 |
| Theatre 70 | A Flower Seller | 1960 |
| Operation Cupid | Bookmaker | 1960 |
| It Takes a Thief | Ticket Collector | 1960 |
| Probation Officer | Messenger | 1959 |
| I'm All Right Jack | Workman | 1959 |
| Too Many Crooks | Sergeant / Court Usher | 1959 |
| Your Past Is Showing | Paunchy Old Man | 1957 |
| Suspended Alibi | Porter | 1957 |
| The Strange Case of Dr. Manning | Wally, the tobacconist | 1957 |
| Private's Progress | Barman | 1956 |
| Josephine and Men | Landlord | 1955 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Arthur / Mr. Pink | 1955 |
| ITV Television Playhouse | Bert Ebbutt | 1955 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
| The Wedding of Lilli Marlene | Wally | 1953 |
| Will Any Gentleman...? | Bookmaker | 1953 |
| Rheingold Theatre | Mr. Bridger | 1953 |
| My Wife's Lodger | Sergeant | 1952 |
| Hammer the Toff | Bert Ebbutt | 1952 |
| Brighthaven Express | Bert Ebbutt | 1952 |
| The 20 Questions Murder Mystery | Police Officer 'Tiny' White | 1950 |
| The Gay Lady | Heckler in Theatre | 1949 |
| The History of Mr. Polly | Customer | 1949 |
| Helter Skelter | BBC Commissionaire | 1949 |
| The Adventures of Jane | Customs Official | 1949 |
| The Outsider | Uncle Percy | 1948 |
| Date with a Dream | Uncle | 1948 |
| Calling Paul Temple | Spider Williams | 1948 |
| Good-Time Girl | Bookie | 1948 |
| River Patrol | The Guv / The Guy | 1948 |
| Brighton Rock | Bill | 1948 |
| The Ghosts of Berkeley Square | Foreman | 1947 |
| The Adventures of Dusty Bates | Uncle Hank Miller | 1947 |
| Green Fingers | Dawson | 1947 |
| Appointment with Crime | Joe Fisher - Garage Manager / Joe Fisher | 1946 |
| Stairway to Heaven | Civil Defence, Stretcher Party | 1946 |
| London Town | Constable | 1946 |
| George in Civvy Street | Sprout | 1946 |
| Wanted for Murder | Merry-Go-Round Barker | 1946 |
| Showtime | Commissionaire | 1946 |
| Old Mother Riley at Home | Bouncer | 1945 |
| I Didn't Do It | Det Sgt. Carp | 1945 |
| Don Chicago | Sergeant | 1945 |
| Dumb Dora Discovers Tobacco | Heckler | 1945 |
| You Can't Do Without Love | Salvage Collector | 1944 |
| The Butler's Dilemma | Tom | 1943 |
| Women in Bondage | German Soldier | 1943 |
| The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp | Sergeant Clearing Debris | 1943 |
| Get Cracking | Sgt. Joe Preston | 1943 |
| We'll Smile Again | Head Porter | 1942 |
| Much Too Shy | Police Constable | 1942 |
| Salute John Citizen | Undetermined Role | 1942 |
| In Which We Serve | Uncle Fred | 1942 |
| Sabotage at Sea | Steward / Tom (the steward) | 1942 |
| Asking for Trouble | Bookie | 1942 |
| Unpublished Story | Taxi Driver at Victoria Station | 1942 |
| Let the People Sing | Sam | 1942 |
| Banana Ridge | Police Officer | 1942 |
| Bob's Your Uncle | Sgt. Brownfoot | 1942 |
| Gert and Daisy's Week-end | Charlie Peters | 1942 |
| The Seventh Survivor | Bob Sutton | 1942 |
| The Common Touch | 'Nobby' | 1941 |
| I Thank You | Bill The Fireman / Bill, The Fireman | 1941 |
| Jeannie | Porter | 1941 |
| Once a Crook | Warder | 1941 |
| Bombsight Stolen | Evans | 1941 |
| Mail Train | Sergeant Major | 1941 |
| Quiet Wedding | Third Magistrate / Magistrate | 1941 |
| Gasbags | Sergeant-Major / Sgt Major | 1941 |
| Two Smart Men | Wally | 1940 |
| Neutral Port | Fred | 1940 |
| Henry Steps Out | Wally | 1940 |
| The Flying Squad | Bargee | 1940 |
| Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt | The Buller | 1940 |
| Night Train to Munich | Fisherman | 1940 |
| Band Waggon | Commisssionaire | 1940 |
| Return to Yesterday | Night Watchman | 1940 |
| Laugh It Off | Sergeant | 1940 |
| They Came by Night | Bugsie | 1940 |
| What Would You Do, Chums? | Tom | 1939 |
| Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday | Police Sergeant | 1939 |
| The Mysterious Mr. Reeder | Lomer | 1939 |
| Inspector Hornleigh | Sam Holt | 1939 |
| Poison Pen | Mr. Suggs / Mr. Albert Suggs | 1939 |
| Smith | Harry Jones / Jones | 1939 |
| Pygmalion | First Bystander | 1939 |
| Down Our Alley | Mr. Dunstable | 1939 |
| The Ware Case | Taxi Driver | 1938 |
| On Velvet | Harry Higgs | 1938 |
| Night Alone | Policeman | 1938 |
| Alf's Button Afloat | Sgt. Hawkins / Sergt. Hawkins | 1938 |
| Almost a Honeymoon | Bailiff | 1938 |
| Missing, Believed Married | Flatiron Stubbs | 1938 |
| 13 Men and a Gun | Hans | 1938 |
| I See Ice! | Train Conductor | 1938 |
| Bank Holiday | Arthur | 1938 |
| To the Victor | Bookmaker - Unlucky Joe / Unlucky Joe | 1938 |
| Break the News | Prison Guard | 1938 |
| The Man Who Made Diamonds | Alf Higgins | 1937 |
| Captain's Orders | Johnstone | 1937 |
| The Street Singer | Policeman | 1937 |
| Doctor Syn | Collyer's Bo'sun | 1937 |
| The High Command | Crawford | 1937 |
| The Price of Folly | 1937 | |
| Busman's Holiday | Jeff Pinkerton | 1937 |
| Men Are Not Gods | Gallery Attendant | 1937 |
| Luck of the Turf | Bill Harris | 1937 |
| Troopship | Sgt. Maj. Billings | 1937 |
| Holiday's End | Sergeant Yerbury | 1937 |
| Sam Small Leaves Town | Bus Passenger | 1937 |
| The Scarab Murder Case | Inspector Moor | 1936 |
| Not So Dusty | Dusty Gray | 1936 |
| Hail and Farewell | Sergeant Major | 1936 |
| Hideout in the Alps | Thug | 1936 |
| On Top of the World | Cardsharper | 1936 |
| A Touch of the Moon | Police Constable | 1936 |
| The Man Who Could Work Miracles | Supt. Smithells / Supt. Smithnells | 1936 |
| A Wife or Two | 1936 | |
| Ticket of Leave | Sergeant Knott | 1936 |
| Twice Branded | James Kaley | 1936 |
| Get Off My Foot | Tramp | 1936 |
| Public Nuisance No. 1 | Poona Club Doorman | 1936 |
| While Parents Sleep | Taxi Driver | 1936 |
| Prison Breaker | Villars | 1936 |
| Excuse My Glove | Hurricane Harry | 1936 |
| You Must Get Married | Chief Blow | 1936 |
| Old Faithful | Joe Riley | 1935 |
| No Monkey Business | Stage Hand | 1935 |
| Crime Unlimited | Andrew Purvis | 1935 |
| The Hope of His Side | Ted Sloane | 1935 |
| Murder on the Set | Sergeant Crowther | 1935 |
| Off the Dole | Revels In His Part / Detective Brown | 1935 |
| Brewster's Millions | Bookmaker | 1935 |
| Street Song | Wally | 1935 |
| Dandy Dick | Police Constable Topping | 1935 |
| That's My Uncle | Splinty Woods | 1935 |
| What Happened to Harkness? | Bullett | 1935 |
| The Public Life of Henry the Ninth | Landlord | 1935 |
| Virginia's Husband | Police Sergeant | 1935 |
| His Majesty and Co | Bert Hicks | 1935 |
| Charing Cross Road | Langdon's Assistant | 1935 |
| Once in a New Moon | Syd Parrott | 1935 |
| The Old Curiosity Shop | George | 1934 |
| A Glimpse of Paradise | Harry | 1934 |
| Trouble | Chief Steward | 1934 |
| The Perfect Flaw | Bert | 1934 |
| Music Hall | Fred | 1934 |
| Passing Shadows | Sergeant | 1934 |
| Tiger Bay | Wally | 1934 |
| Those Were the Days | Insp. Briggs / Inspector Briggs | 1934 |
| The Fire Raisers | Price the Trainer | 1934 |
| Sorrell and Son | Buck | 1934 |
| The Scotland Yard Mystery | Detective Sergeant George | 1934 |
| Badger's Green | Mr. Rogers | 1934 |
| Crazy People | 1934 | |
| Borrow a Million | Bodgers | 1934 |
| Friday the Thirteenth | Bookmaker | 1933 |
| Up for the Derby | Bert Davis, Bookie | 1933 |
| Channel Crossing | Sailor | 1933 |
| The Private Life of Henry VIII | Butcher in Kitchen | 1933 |
| Orders Is Orders | Regimental Sergeant Major | 1933 |
| Falling for You | Publican | 1933 |
| Don Quixote | Gypsy King | 1933 |
| The Crime at Blossoms | Palmer | 1933 |
| The Good Companions | Fred - Driver's Mate | 1933 |
| Britannia of Billingsgate | Harry | 1933 |
| Illegal | The Bookie | 1932 |
| The Lucky Number | Bookmaker at Greyhound Stadium | 1932 |
| The Great Gay Road | Joe | 1920 |
| The Great Gay Road | Joe | 1931 |
| Shadows | Cripps | 1931 |
| Never Trouble Trouble | Bill Hainton | 1931 |
| The Battle of Gallipoli | Sergeant | 1931 |
| The Skin Game | Van Driver | 1931 |
| The Sport of Kings | Panama Pete | 1931 |
| Kissing Cup's Race | Bookie | 1930 |
| The Great Game | Joe Miller | 1930 |
| Warned Off | Miles | 1930 |
| High Treason | Peace League Commissionaire | 1929 |
| You Know What Sailors Are | Seaman | 1928 |
| Carry On! | Andrews | 1928 |
| Balaclava | Trooper Strang | 1928 |
| Guns of Loos | Sergeant | 1928 |
| Shooting Stars | Property Man | 1928 |
| The King's Highway | Police Chief | 1928 |
| A Reckless Gamble | Wally | 1928 |
| The Luck of the Navy | Stoker Clark | 1927 |
| Boadicea | Officer in Roman Army | 1927 |
| Blighty | Drill Sergeant | 1927 |
