Raf De La Torre (14 February 1905 –15 July 1975) was a British actor who was a member of the BBC Repertory Company.

Raf De La Torre
Born
Rafael De La Torre

(1905-02-15)15 February 1905
Paris, France
Died15 July 1975(1975-07-15) (aged 70)
London, England
OccupationActor
Years active1951 – 1974

Born in 1905 in Paris, France as Rafael De La Torre, he appeared in the films The Pickwick Papers (1952), Italian Attaché in Penny Princess (1952), Filibert in Moulin Rouge (1952), the Chief Justice in The Golden Coach (1952), Wicked as They Come (1956), Mr Petheridge in The Strange Awakening (1958), Grave Robber in The Flesh and the Fiends (1960), Monsieur Le Guestier in There's a Girl in My Soup (1970), Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine in Mary, Queen of Scots (1971), and the King of Swobodia in S*P*Y*S (1974).

He played Mr Quelch in the television series Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School (1955).[1] Other television roles included Durracq in The Count of Monte Cristo (1956), Ali in Ghost Squad (1963), Orator in Sergeant Cork (1964), Senior Judge in the Doctor Who serial The Keys of Marinus (1964), Belanger/Torres in The Troubleshooters (1969-1970), Count Guiccioli in Biography (1970), John Dee in Elizabeth R (1971), Prince Oblonsky in The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971), and Etienne Le Blanc in The Regiment (1972).

Torre's stage appearances included Christ in The Just Vengeance (1946) by Dorothy L. Sayers, and in André Obey's play Frost at Midnight (1963) at the Hampstead Theatre Club.

He died on 15 July 1975 in London, England aged 70.[2]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1952 Penny Princess Italian Attache Uncredited
1952 The Pickwick Papers Uncredited
1952 The Golden Coach Le Procureur
1952 Moulin Rouge Filibert Uncredited
1956 Je plaide non coupable 'Doctor'
1956 Wicked as They Come Uncredited
1958 The Strange Awakening Mr. Petheridge
1960 The Flesh and the Fiends Grave Robber
1970 There's a Girl in My Soup M. Le Guestier
1971 Mary, Queen of Scots Cardinal De Guise
1974 S*P*Y*S King of Swobodia Uncredited, (final film role)

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