Rafael De La Torre (14 February 1905 – 15 July 1975) was a French-British actor.
Biography De La Torre was born in Paris to Spanish parents in 1905. Despite their similar surnames, he was not related to actress Frances de la Tour.
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).
A member of the BBC Repertory Company, he played Mr Quelch in the television series Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School (1955).De La Torre on The Greyfriars Index website 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, aged 70.De La Torre on the British Film Institute website
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1952 Penny Princess Italian Attache Uncredited1952 The Pickwick Papers Uncredited1952 The Golden Coach Le Procureur 1952 Moulin Rouge Filibert Uncredited1953 Epitaph for a Spy Detective TV series1956 Guilty? 'Doctor' 1956 Wicked as They Come Uncredited1958 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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