Question: Facts:   - death place: london , england    - years active: 1951 - 1974    - birth name: rafael de la torre    - death date: 15 july 1975      - birth date: 15 february 1905    - name: raf de la torre    - birth place: paris , france    - occupation: actor   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of raf de la torre .
Answer:
raf de la torre -lrb- 14 february 1905 -- 15 july 1975 -rrb- was a british actor who was a member of the bbc repertory company .born in 1905 in paris , france as rafael de la torre , he appeared in the films `` the pickwick papers '' -lrb- 1952 -rrb- , italian attaché in `` penny princess '' -lrb- 1952 -rrb- , filibert in `` moulin rouge '' -lrb- 1952 -rrb- , the chief justice in `` the golden coach '' -lrb- 1952 -rrb- , `` wicked as they come '' -lrb- 1956 -rrb- , mr petheridge in `` the strange awakening '' -lrb- 1958 -rrb- , grave robber in `` the flesh and the fiends '' -lrb- 1960 -rrb- , monsieur le guestier in `` there 's a girl in my soup '' -lrb- 1970 -rrb- , charles , cardinal of lorraine in `` mary , queen of scots '' -lrb- 1971 -rrb- , and the king of swobodia in `` s * p * y * s '' -lrb- 1974 -rrb- .he played mr quelch in the television series `` billy bunter of greyfriars school '' -lrb- 1955 -rrb- .other television roles included durracq in `` the count of monte cristo '' -lrb- 1956 -rrb- , ali in `` ghost squad '' -lrb- 1963 -rrb- , orator in `` sergeant cork '' -lrb- 1964 -rrb- , senior judge in the `` doctor who '' episode the keys of marinus -lrb- 1964 -rrb- , belanger/torres in `` the troubleshooters '' -lrb- 1969-1970 -rrb- , count guiccioli in `` biography '' -lrb- 1970 -rrb- , john dee in `` elizabeth r '' -lrb- 1971 -rrb- , prince oblonsky in `` the rivals of sherlock holmes '' -lrb- 1971 -rrb- , and etienne le blanc in `` the regiment '' -lrb- 1972 -rrb- .torre 's stage appearances included christ in `` the just vengeance '' -lrb- 1946 -rrb- by dorothy l. sayers , and in andré obey 's play `` frost at midnight '' -lrb- 1963 -rrb- at the hampstead theatre club .he died on july 15 , 1975 in london , england aged 70 .