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Ernest Torrence

Ernest Torrence

Actor Jun 24 (died age 54) Edinburgh, Scotland, UK 1919–1999 (80 year career)
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Biography

He was the man you loved to hiss. This towering (6' 4"), highly imposing character star with cold, hollow, beady eyes and a huge, protruding snout would go on to become one of the silent screen's finest arch villains. Born Ernest Thayson Torrence-Thompson on June 26, 1878, in Edinburgh, Scotland, he was, unlikely enough, an exceptional pianist and operatic baritone. A graduate of the Stuttgart Conservatory, Edinburgh Academy before earning a scholarship at London's Royal Academy of Music, …

Known For

Steamboat Bill, Jr.
Film

Steamboat Bill, Jr.

William 'Steamboat Bill' Canfield Sr.
The Tingler
Film

The Tingler

Luke Hatburn (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Film

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Clopin
The King of Kings
Film

The King of Kings

Peter
Peter Pan
Film

Peter Pan

Captain James Hook
Tol'able David
Film

Tol'able David

Luke Hatburn
The Covered Wagon
Film

The Covered Wagon

Jackson
Across to Singapore
Film

Across to Singapore

Captain Mark Shore

Filmography

Acting (53)

Movies (53)

Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

1999

as Self (from Mantrap [1926]) (archive footage)

7.7
The Tingler

The Tingler

1959

as Luke Hatburn (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.4
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

1942

as Self (archive footage)

I Cover the Waterfront

I Cover the Waterfront

1933

as Eli Kirk (Julie's father)

4.8
Hypnotized

Hypnotized

1932

as Prof. Horace S. Limberly - Hypnotist

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

1932

as Professor James Moriarty

5.4
Sporting Blood

Sporting Blood

1931

as Mr. Jim Rellence

5.1
Fighting Caravans

Fighting Caravans

1931

as Bill Jackson

4.8
The Cuban Love Song

The Cuban Love Song

1931

as Romance

4.3
The Great Lover

The Great Lover

1931

as Potter

5.3
Shipmates

Shipmates

1931

as Chief Bosuns Mate Scotty McTavish

5.0
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford

New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford

1931

as Blackie Daw

5.0
Sweet Kitty Bellairs

Sweet Kitty Bellairs

1930

as Sir Jasper Standish

5.0
Strictly Unconventional

Strictly Unconventional

1930

as Lord Porteous

2.7
Call of the Flesh

Call of the Flesh

1930

as Esteban

4.5
Officer O'Brien

Officer O'Brien

1930

as John Patrick O'Brien

3.7
Untamed

Untamed

1929

as Uncle Ben Murchison

5.9
Speedway

Speedway

1929

as Jim MacDonald

5.5
Desert Nights

Desert Nights

1929

as Steve

5.2
The Unholy Night

The Unholy Night

1929

as Dr. Ballou

5.3
The Bridge of San Luis Rey

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

1929

as Uncle Pio

7.3
Steamboat Bill, Jr.

Steamboat Bill, Jr.

1928

as William 'Steamboat Bill' Canfield Sr.

7.6
The Cossacks

The Cossacks

1928

as Ivan

7.0
Across to Singapore

Across to Singapore

1928

as Captain Mark Shore

6.8
Twelve Miles Out

Twelve Miles Out

1927

as Red McCue

6.0
Captain Salvation

Captain Salvation

1927

as Captain of the 'Panther'

5.8
The King of Kings

The King of Kings

1927

as Peter

6.4
Mantrap

Mantrap

1926

as Joe Easter

6.0
The Blind Goddess

The Blind Goddess

1926

as Mr. Clayton

North of 36

North of 36

1926

as Jim Nabours

The Rainmaker

The Rainmaker

1926

as Mike

10.0
The Lady of the Harem

The Lady of the Harem

1926

as Hassan

The American Venus

The American Venus

1926

as King Neptune

The Pony Express

The Pony Express

1925

as 'Ascension' Jones

5.9
The Wanderer

The Wanderer

1925

as Tola

1.0
The Dressmaker from Paris

The Dressmaker from Paris

1925

as Angus McGregor

Night Life of New York

Night Life of New York

1925

as John Bentley

West of the Water Tower

West of the Water Tower

1924

as Rev. Adrian Plummer

Peter Pan

Peter Pan

1924

as Captain James Hook

6.8
The Fighting Coward

The Fighting Coward

1924

as Gen. Orlando Jackson

4.8
The Heritage of the Desert

The Heritage of the Desert

1924

as August Naab

The Side Show of Life

The Side Show of Life

1924

as Andrew Lackady

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1923

as Clopin

6.5
The Covered Wagon

The Covered Wagon

1923

as Jackson

6.1
Ruggles of Red Gap

Ruggles of Red Gap

1923

as Cousin Egbert Floud

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

1923

as 'Devil' Jud Tolliver

The Brass Bottle

The Brass Bottle

1923

as Fakresh-el-Aamash

The Prodigal Judge

The Prodigal Judge

1922

as Solomon Mahaffy

The Kingdom Within

The Kingdom Within

1922

as Kreig

Singed Wings

Singed Wings

1922

as Emilio

Broken Chains

Broken Chains

1922

as Boyan Boone

Tol'able David

Tol'able David

1921

as Luke Hatburn

7.0
A Dangerous Affair

A Dangerous Affair

1919

as Abner (as Ernest Torrance)