Was Terry Thomas related to Richard Briers?

Terry-Thomas was an English character actor and comedian who became internationally known through his films during the 1950s and 1960s.

He often portrayed disreputable members of the upper classes, especially cads, toffs, and bounders, using his distinctive voice; his costume and props tended to include a monocle, waistcoat, and cigarette holder.

Terry Thomas died of Parkinson’s disease at a nursing home in Godalming, Surrey, England at the age of 78.

Terry Thomas was the cousin of Richard Briers, a former English actor whose fifty-year career encompassed film, radio, stage, and television.

Was Terry Thomas related to Richard Briers?

One of Britain’s most beloved eccentric comedians, the irrepressible, gap-toothed Terry-Thomas was born Thomas Terry Hoar-Stevens in Lichfield Grove, Finchley.

He was the son of Ellen Elizabeth (Hoar) and Ernest Frederick Stevens, a fairly well-to-do London businessman.

Richard Briers’s mother, Morna Richardson, was a pianist. Richard’s cousin was the gap-toothed film star Terry-Thomas. While doing his national service with the RAF, Briers attended evening classes in drama.