Walter-Ellis was born in London on 16 September 1914, the son of Valentine Walter-Ellis and his wife
Eileen Ellis,
née Kerin. 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. 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. ==References==