pfas152 Antique hand signed 5.5" x 3.5" photo for much remembered historic actor Desmond Watler Ellis who has personally signed the souvenir where his signature rests perfectly accompanying his portrait - has two left side faults otherwise outstanding condition but please allow. An extremely rare signing to source on his official photo he sent signed to fans.
His roles – on live television in the early days – included Mr Posket in The Magistrate, The Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland, Gerald in Rookery Nook, Aubrey in Tons of Money and Captain Absolute in The Rivals. In the 1950s Walter-Ellis was seen in cabaret, revue, pantomime as well as straight dramas. In the Australian tour of Camelot in 1963–1965 he played King Pellinore. In London in 1966 he was Teddy Brewster in Arsenic and Old Lace with Sybil Thorndike and Athene Seyler. On television in the 1960s he was known for starring in the sitcom series Beggar My Neighbour, taking over from Peter Jones as the harassed junior executive. His cinema films included Carry on Admiral (1957), The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery (1966), Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? (1969) and The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970). For BBC Radio he repeated his Teddy Brewster in 1973, with Thorndike and Seyler. Walter-Ellis died in London on his eightieth birthday, 16 September 1994
