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Tod Browning (1880–1962)

Director | Actor | Writer

Belonging to a well-situated family, Charles Browning fell in love at the age of 16 with a dancer of a circus. Following her began his itinerary of being clown, jockey and director of a variety theater which ended when he met D.W. Griffith and became an actor. He made his debut in Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages... See full bio »

Born:

Charles Albert Browning
in Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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(age 82) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1939 Miracles for Sale
 
1936 The Devil-Doll (uncredited)
 
1935 Mark of the Vampire
 
1933 Fast Workers (uncredited)
 
1932 Freaks
 
1931 Iron Man
 
1931 Dracula
 
1930 Outside the Law
 
1929 The Thirteenth Chair
 
1929 Where East Is East
 
1928 West of Zanzibar
 
1928 The Big City
 
1927 London After Midnight
 
1927 The Unknown
 
1927 The Show
 
1926 The Road to Mandalay
 
1926 The Blackbird
 
1925 Dollar Down
 
1925 The Mystic
 
1925 The Unholy Three
 
1924 Silk Stocking Sal
 
1924 The Dangerous Flirt
 
1923 White Tiger
 
1923 The Day of Faith
 
1923 Drifting
 
1922 Under Two Flags
 
1922 Man Under Cover
 
1922 The Wise Kid
 
1921 No Woman Knows
 
1920 Outside the Law
 
1920 The Virgin of Stamboul
 
1919 Bonnie Bonnie Lassie
 
1919 The Petal on the Current
 
1919 The Unpainted Woman
 
1919 The Exquisite Thief
 
1919 The Wicked Darling
 
1918 Set Free
 
1918 The Brazen Beauty
 
1918 The Deciding Kiss
 
1918 Which Woman?
 
1918 Revenge
 
1918 The Eyes of Mystery
 
1918 The Legion of Death
 
1917 The Jury of Fate
 
1917 Peggy, the Will O' the Wisp
 
1917 Hands Up!
 
1917 A Love Sublime
 
1917 Jim Bludso
 
1916 Puppets (short)
 
1916 Everybody's Doing It
 
1916 The Fatal Glass of Beer
 
1915 Little Marie (short)
 
1915 The Woman from Warren's (short)
 
1915 The Burned Hand (short)
 
1915 The Living Death (short)
 
1915 The Electric Alarm (short)
 
1915 The Spell of the Poppy (short)
 
1915 The Story of a Story (short)
 
1915 The Highbinders (short)
 
1915 An Image of the Past (short)
 
1915 The Slave Girl (short)
 
1915 The Lucky Transfer (short)
 
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1931 Dracula
Harbormaster (voice) (uncredited)
 
1919 The Mother and the Law
Owners of Racing Car
 
1916 Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Crook (uncredited)
 
1915 Ethel's Disguise (short)
Undetermined Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
 
1915 Ethel Gets Consent (short)
James Hadley - the Boss
 
1915 Music Hath Charms (short)
Jim
 
1915 Bill Turns Valet (short)
James Hadley - the Boss
 
1915 Cupid and the Pest (short)
Ed
 
1915 A Flurry in Art (short)
Thief
 
1915 A Flyer in Spring Water (short)
James Hadley - the Boss
 
1915 Love and Business (short)
Fred Gates
 
1915 Ethel Gets the Evidence (short)
James Hadley - the Boss
 
1914 The Record Breaker (short)
John
 
1914 Bill and Ethel at the Ball (short)
James Hadley - the Boss
 
1914 The Housebreakers (short)
Bunko Bill
 
1914 Mr. Hadley's Uncle (short)
James Hadley - the Boss
 
1914 A Corner in Hats (short)
Henry
 
1914 Ethel Has a Steady (short)
James Hadley - the Boss
 
1914 Out Again, in Again (short)
Mr. Henpeck
 
1914 Ethel's Roof Party (short)
James Hadley - the Boss
 
1914 Casey's Vendetta (short)
Antone
 
1914 Bill Joins the W.W.W.'s (short)
James Hadley - the Boss
 
1914 Dizzy Joe's Career (short)
Circus Manager
 
1914 Bill Spoils a Vacation (short)
James Hadley - the Boss
 
1914 The Million Dollar Bride (short)
Henry
 
1914 Bill Manages a Prizefighter (short)
James Hadley - the Boss
 
1914 Foiled Again (short)
Ralph Coises
 
1914 Bill Goes in Business for Himself (short)
James Hadley
 
1914 The Mascot (short)
Tom Gaylord
 
1914 Bill Organizes a Union (short)
James Hadley
 
1914 A Physical Culture Romance (short)
One of the Boys
 
1914 Bill Saves the Day (short)
James Hadley
 
1914 Ethel's Teacher (short)
Hugh
 
1914 Bill Takes a Lady Out to Lunch... Never Again (short)
James Hadley
 
1914 Leave It to Smiley (short)
Actor
 
1914 How Bill Squared It with His Boss (short)
James Hadley
 
1914/I Wrong All Around (short)
Spotty Jones
 
1914 Bill's Job (short)
Mr. James Hadley
 
1914 The White Slave Catchers (short)
Anthony Gumstalk
 
1914 The Deceiver (short)
Simon Jenks
 
1914 Hubby to the Rescue (short)
John Mersey
 
1914 The Last Drink of Whiskey (short)
Desperate Rudolph
 
1914 An Exciting Courtship (short)
 
1914 Nell's Eugenic Wedding (short)
 
1914 The Man in the Couch (short)
Ronald
 
1914/I A Race for a Bride (short)
 
1914 The Scene of His Crime (short)
 
1914 Izzy and the Bandit (short)
Silver Hat Harry
 
1914 Nearly a Burglar's Bride (short)
Edgar
 
1914 The Fatal Dress Suit (short)
 
1914 Victims of Speed (short)
Weary Willie
 
1914 After Her Dough (short)
Yeggs Leader
 
1914 An Interrupted Séance (short)
The Actor
 
1913 A Fallen Hero (short)
Wiggins
 
1913 Scenting a Terrible Crime (short)
The Undertaker
 
Show ShowWriter (30 titles)
2002 London After Midnight (TV movie) (story "The Hypnotist")
 
1946 Inside Job (story)
 
1936 The Devil-Doll (story)
 
1935 Mark of the Vampire (story "The Hypnotist" - uncredited)
 
1931 Dracula (uncredited)
 
1930 Outside the Law
 
1929 Where East Is East (story)
 
1928 The Big City (story)
 
1927 London After Midnight (story "The Hypnotist")
 
1927 The Unknown (story)
 
1926 The Road to Mandalay (story)
 
1926 The Blackbird (story)
 
1925 The Mystic (story)
 
1923 White Tiger (screenplay / story)
 
1923 Drifting (writer)
 
1922 Under Two Flags (adaptation)
 
1921 No Woman Knows
 
1920 Outside the Law
 
1920 The Virgin of Stamboul (scenario)
 
1919 Bonnie Bonnie Lassie (scenario)
 
1918 Set Free (scenario)
 
1917 A Love Sublime
 
1917 Jim Bludso
 
1916 Atta Boy's Last Race (screenplay / story)
 
1916 Puppets (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1916 Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (uncredited)
 
1916 The Mystery of the Leaping Fish (short)
 
1916 Sunshine Dad (screenplay / story)
 
1916 Acquitted (uncredited)
 
1915 Queen of the Band (short) (story)
 
Show ShowProducer (13 titles)
1936 The Devil-Doll (producer - uncredited)
 
1935 Mark of the Vampire (producer - uncredited)
 
1933 Fast Workers (producer)
 
1932 Freaks (producer - uncredited)
 
1931 Iron Man (producer)
 
1931 Dracula (producer)
 
1930 Outside the Law (producer)
 
1929 The Thirteenth Chair (producer)
 
1928 West of Zanzibar (producer)
 
1927 London After Midnight (producer)
 
1927 The Show (producer)
 
1925 The Unholy Three (producer)
 
1920 Outside the Law (producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1966 Dracula (short) (director: archive footage)
 
1919 The Pointing Finger (supervisor)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (1 title)
1934 Lazy River (director of photography: backgrounds - uncredited)
 
1916 Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (second assistant director: Modern story - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2013 The Body (short) (special thanks)
 
2003 The Dreamers (acknowledgment: director of "Freaks" (1932 - )
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1925 1925 Studio Tour (documentary short)
Himself - a Director
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2007 The Fearmakers Collection (video documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2000 Tod Browning and Lon Chaney (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Tod Browning, Master of Macabre (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1964 The Big Parade of Comedy (documentary)
Himself, Director of 'The Mystic' (uncredited)
 

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Outside the Law -- Outside the Law Dracula -- The ancient vampire Count Dracula arrives in England and begins to prey upon the virtuous young Mina. Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages -- The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.
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