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Gasbags (1941) -- The Crazy gang invade Nazi Germany !! They accidentally pilot a balloon over enemy territory.
"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955): Season 4: Episode 21 -- A young man schemes to become the sole heir to his rich uncle's estate.
How to Pay Off College Loans -- College is over and the banks want their money back. Welcome to adulthood. Money Magazine reporter Carolyn Bigda offers practical advice for how to pay down college loans.
The Robe (1953) -- US Home Video Trailer from 20th Century Fox
Things to Come (1936) -- A story of 100 years: a decades-long second world war leaves plague and anarchy, then a rational state rebuilds civilization and tries space travel.

Overview

Date of Death:
4 March 1981, Thousand Oaks, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Associated with gritty, flashy film villainy, veteran character actor... more
Trivia:
a co-founder of the Society for Theatre Research in 1947 and was its Vice... more
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Filmography

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Actor:
  1. Brenda Starr (1976) (TV) .... Lassiter
  2. "Petrocelli" .... George Baldwin (1 episode, 1975)
        - Death in Small Doses (1975) TV episode .... George Baldwin
  3. "Search" .... Stonestreet (1 episode, 1972)
        - Live Men Tell Tales (1972) TV episode .... Stonestreet
  4. "Night Gallery" .... Captain - Lusitania (1 episode, 1971)
    ... aka "Rod Serling's Night Gallery" (USA)
        - Lone Survivor (1971) TV episode .... Captain - Lusitania
  5. "The Interns" .... Brother Anselm (1 episode, 1970)
        - The Quality of Mercy (1970) TV episode .... Brother Anselm
  6. "Land of the Giants" .... Dr. Berger (1 episode, 1970)
        - Nightmare (1970) TV episode .... Dr. Berger

  7. "Mission: Impossible" .... Archbishop Djelvas / ... (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
        - The Numbers Game (1969) TV episode .... General Rados Adolph Gollan
        - The Heir Apparent (1968) TV episode .... Archbishop Djelvas
  8. "Daniel Boone" .... Cyrus Black / ... (2 episodes, 1967-1969)
        - To Slay a Giant (1969) TV episode .... Cyrus Black/Enoch Black
        - Take the Southbound Stage (1967) TV episode .... President John Adams
  9. "The Guns of Will Sonnett" .... Simeon Galt (1 episode, 1968)
        - The Sins of the Father (1968) TV episode .... Simeon Galt
  10. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1968) (TV) .... Sir John Turnbull
    ... aka Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (USA: informal title)
  11. "Cowboy in Africa" .... Hawkins (1 episode, 1967)
        - What's an Elephant Mother to Do? (1967) TV episode .... Hawkins
  12. The King's Pirate (1967) .... Captain Cullen
  13. The Sweet and the Bitter (1967) .... Duncan MacRoy
    ... aka Savage Justice (USA)
    ... aka The Bitter and the Sweet (Canada: English title)
  14. "Gunsmoke" .... John Tyson (1 episode, 1967)
    ... aka "Gun Law" (UK)
    ... aka "Marshal Dillon" (USA: rerun title)
        - Fandango (1967) TV episode .... John Tyson
  15. "Star Trek" .... Marplon (1 episode, 1967)
    ... aka "Star Trek: TOS" (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka "Star Trek: The Original Series" (USA: informal title)
        - The Return of the Archons (1967) TV episode .... Marplon
  16. "The Time Tunnel" .... Dr. Everett Holland (1 episode, 1966)
        - Crack of Doom (1966) TV episode .... Dr. Everett Holland
  17. Hawaii (1966) .... Rev. Dr. Thorn
  18. "Preview Tonight" .... Potiphar (1 episode, 1966)
        - Great Bible Adventures: Seven Rich Years and Seven Lean (1966) TV episode .... Potiphar
  19. "Lost in Space" .... The Space Trader (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Space Trader (1966) TV episode .... The Space Trader
  20. "Get Smart" .... Dr. Myron Braam (1 episode, 1966)
        - All in the Mind (1966) TV episode .... Dr. Myron Braam
  21. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" .... Buinovsky / ... (3 episodes, 1963-1966)
    ... aka "The Chrysler Theater"
    ... aka "Universal Star Time" (syndication title)
        - The Enemy on the Beach (1966) TV episode .... Commander Hastings
        - The Sojourner (1964) TV episode
        - One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (1963) TV episode .... Buinovsky
  22. Hell of Borneo (1966) .... Bellflower
    ... aka From Hell to Borneo
  23. The Sandpiper (1965) .... Judge Thompson
  24. The Holy Terror (1965) (TV) .... Dr. Poole
    ... aka George Schaefer's Showcase Theatre: The Holy Terror (USA: series title)
  25. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Dr. Poole (1 episode, 1965)
    ... aka "Hallmark Television Playhouse"
        - The Holy Terror (1965) TV episode .... Dr. Poole
  26. "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" .... Prof. Alistair MacDougall (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Secret of the Loch (1965) TV episode .... Prof. Alistair MacDougall
  27. "Profiles in Courage" .... Sewall (2 episodes, 1964-1965)
        - George W. Norris (1965) TV episode
        - John Adams (1964) TV episode .... Sewall
  28. "My Three Sons" .... Sir George Heather (1 episode, 1965)
        - It's a Dog's Life (1965) TV episode .... Sir George Heather
  29. "Slattery's People" .... Walter Cameron (1 episode, 1964)
        - Question: Why the Lonely?... Why the Misbegotten? (1964) TV episode .... Walter Cameron
  30. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" .... Alva Hardwicke (1 episode, 1964)
        - Bed of Roses (1964) TV episode .... Alva Hardwicke
  31. "Destry" .... James Fairhaven (1 episode, 1964)
        - One Hundred Bibles (1964) TV episode .... James Fairhaven
  32. "The Defenders" .... Admiral Lucas Kiley (1 episode, 1964)
        - May Day! May Day! (1964) TV episode .... Admiral Lucas Kiley
  33. "The Great Adventure" .... Colonel Lewis Washington / ... (2 episodes, 1963-1964)
        - The Night Raiders (1964) TV episode .... Colonel Lewis Washington
        - The Story of Nathan Hale (1963) TV episode .... General Howe
  34. "East Side/West Side" .... Judge Morrison (1 episode, 1964)
        - It's War, Man (1964) TV episode .... Judge Morrison
  35. Drums of Africa (1963) .... Jack Cuortemayn
  36. "Hazel" .... Sir Horace Hobart (1 episode, 1963)
        - Hazel Sounds Her 'A' (1963) TV episode .... Sir Horace Hobart
  37. "The Untouchables" .... Ed 'The Duke' Monte (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Giant Killer (1963) TV episode .... Ed 'The Duke' Monte
  38. "The Real McCoys" .... Sir Fergus McCoy (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka "The McCoys"
        - Sir Fergus McCoy (1963) TV episode .... Sir Fergus McCoy
  39. Decision at Midnight (1963)
    ... aka Music at Midnight (USA: alternative title)
  40. Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) (uncredited) .... Staines
  41. Jack the Giant Killer (1962) .... Pendragon
  42. "Perry Mason" .... Walter Frazer (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Case of the Unwelcome Bride (1961) TV episode .... Walter Frazer
  43. "Tales of Wells Fargo" .... Grey Man (1 episode, 1961)
        - Casket 7.3 (1961) TV episode .... Grey Man
  44. "Follow the Sun" .... Driscoll (1 episode, 1961)
        - A Rage for Justice (1961) TV episode .... Driscoll
  45. "Adventures in Paradise" .... Michael Cameron (1 episode, 1961)
        - Beachhead (1961) TV episode .... Michael Cameron
  46. "Bonanza" .... Capt. Abel Morgan Stoddard (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka "Ponderosa" (USA: rerun title)
        - Elizabeth, My Love (1961) TV episode .... Capt. Abel Morgan Stoddard
  47. The Canadians (1961) .... Sergeant McGregor
  48. "Shirley Temple's Storybook" .... Human King (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka "The Shirley Temple Theatre" (USA: third season title)
        - The Little Mermaid (1961) TV episode .... Human King
  49. "Thriller" .... Jeremy Teal (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka "Boris Karloff's Thriller"
        - Well of Doom (1961) TV episode .... Jeremy Teal
  50. "Diagnosis: Unknown" .... Professor Paul Gordon (1 episode, 1960)
        - The Parasite (1960) TV episode .... Professor Paul Gordon
  51. The Citadel (1960) (TV) .... Sir Robert Abbey

  52. The Miracle (1959) .... The Duke of Wellington
  53. "Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond" .... Earl of Culdane (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "Alcoa Presents" (USA)
    ... aka "One Step Beyond" (USA: syndication title)
        - Doomsday (1959) TV episode .... Earl of Culdane
  54. "Wagon Train" .... Steve (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "Major Adams, Trail Master"
        - The Steve Campden Story (1959) TV episode .... Steve
  55. "Markham" (1 episode, 1959)
        - Woman of Arles (1959) TV episode
  56. "Peter Gunn" .... Gregory Spain (1 episode, 1959)
        - Pay Now, Kill Later (1959) TV episode .... Gregory Spain
  57. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Constable Johnson / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1959)
        - Relative Value (1959) TV episode .... Felix Manbridge
        - The Hands of Mr. Ottermole (1957) TV episode .... Constable Johnson
  58. "Zane Grey Theater" .... Ab Richards (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater" (USA: complete title)
    ... aka "The Westerners" (USA: rerun title)
        - Welcome Home a Stranger (1959) TV episode .... Ab Richards
  59. "The United States Steel Hour" .... Nicholas Carter (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "The U.S. Steel Hour" (USA: alternative title)
        - Dangerous Episode (1959) TV episode .... Nicholas Carter
  60. The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) .... Sokurah the Magician
  61. "The DuPont Show of the Month" .... Rees Mathry (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
        - The Count of Monte Cristo (1958) TV episode
        - Beyond This Place (1957) TV episode .... Rees Mathry
  62. "The Millionaire" .... Max MacIntyre (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka "If You Had a Million"
        - The David Barrett Story (1958) TV episode .... Max MacIntyre
  63. "Telephone Time" .... Capt. Robert Norrich (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Vestris (1958) TV episode .... Capt. Robert Norrich
  64. Darby's Rangers (1958) .... Sgt. McTavish
    ... aka The Young Invaders (UK)
    ... aka William A.Wellman's Darby's Rangers (USA: complete title)
  65. Witness for the Prosecution (1957) .... Mr. Myers
  66. "Kraft Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka "Kraft Mystery Theatre" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Kraft Theatre" (USA: new title)
        - Polka (1957) TV episode
  67. "Climax!" .... Fred Beresford / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1957)
    ... aka "Climax Mystery Theater" (USA)
        - The Devil's Brood (1957) TV episode .... Fred Beresford
        - Bury Me Later (1956) TV episode .... John Philippson
  68. Band of Angels (1957) .... Capt. Canavan
  69. "Playhouse 90" .... Inspector Galloway (1 episode, 1957)
        - So Soon to Die (1957) TV episode .... Inspector Galloway
  70. Istanbul (1957) .... Douglas Fielding
  71. "Warner Brothers Presents" (1 episode, 1956)
        - The Deadly Riddle (1956) TV episode
  72. "Front Row Center" .... David Ames (1 episode, 1956)
        - Deadlock (1956) TV episode .... David Ames
  73. Helen of Troy (1956) .... Ulysses
    ... aka Elena di Troia (Italy)
  74. Diane (1956) .... Louis - Count de Breze
  75. "The 20th Century-Fox Hour" .... Captain McCrea / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
    ... aka "Fox Hour of Stars" (USA: rerun title)
        - Yacht on the High Sea (1956) TV episode .... Captain McCrea
        - The Late George Apley (1955) TV episode .... Roger Newcombe
  76. Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955) .... Lord Godwin
    ... aka Lady Godiva of Coventry (UK)
  77. Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955) .... Humphrey Palmer-Jones
  78. Bengal Brigade (1954) .... Col. Morrow
    ... aka Bengal Rifles (UK)
  79. The Black Shield of Falworth (1954) .... Sir James
  80. Knock on Wood (1954) .... Godfrey Langstrom
  81. The Robe (1953) .... Sen. Gallio
  82. "The Philco Television Playhouse" .... Othello (2 episodes, 1949-1953)
    ... aka "Arena Theatre" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Repertory Theatre" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse" (USA: new title)
        - Othello (1953) TV episode .... Othello
        - Mist on the Waters (1949) TV episode
  83. Houdini (1953) .... Otto (Von Schwager's assistant)
  84. The Desert Rats (1953) .... Colonel Barney White
  85. Blackbeard, the Pirate (1952) .... Sir Henry Morgan
    ... aka Blackbeard the Pirate (USA: promotional title)
  86. The Crimson Pirate (1952) .... Humble Bellows
  87. The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) .... Johnson
    ... aka Ernest Hemingway's The Snows of Kilimanjaro (USA: complete title)
  88. Affair in Trinidad (1952) .... Inspector Smythe
  89. "Cosmopolitan Theatre" (1 episode, 1951)
        - Time to Kill (1951) TV episode
  90. "Somerset Maugham TV Theatre" (1 episode, 1950)
    ... aka "Teller of Tales" (original title (first three episodes title))
        - McKintosh (1950) TV episode
  91. "The Clock" (1 episode, 1950)
        - Vengeance (1950) TV episode
  92. "Nash Airflyte Theatre" (1 episode, 1950)
    ... aka "Airflyte Theatre"
        - Borrowed Memory (1950) TV episode
  93. The Black Rose (1950) (uncredited) .... Harry
  94. "Masterpiece Playhouse" .... Othello (1 episode, 1950)
        - Othello (1950) TV episode .... Othello
  95. "The Trap" (1 episode, 1950)
        - The Man They Acquitted (1950) TV episode
  96. "The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre" (1 episode, 1950)
    ... aka "Chevrolet Television Theatre" (USA)
    ... aka "The Broadway Playhouse"
        - The Sun (1950) TV episode

  97. Now Barabbas (1949) (uncredited)
    ... aka Now Barabbas Was a Robber
    ... aka Which Will You Have? (UK)
  98. Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948) (uncredited)
  99. The Fallen Idol (1948) .... Policeman
    ... aka The Lost Illusion
  100. The End of the River (1947) .... Lisboa
  101. When the Bough Breaks (1947) .... Adams
  102. Jassy (1947) .... Bob Wicks
  103. The Man Within (1947) .... Jailer
    ... aka The Smugglers (USA)
  104. Great Expectations (1946) .... Bentley Drummle
  105. Androcles and the Lion (1946) (TV) .... Ferrovius
  106. I See a Dark Stranger (1946) .... Police Constable
    ... aka The Adventuress (USA)
  107. The Captive Heart (1946) (uncredited) .... Repatriation Official
  108. The Next of Kin (1942) .... German general
  109. Major Barbara (1941) .... Todger Fairmile
    ... aka George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara (UK: complete title)
  110. Gasbags (1941) .... SS Man
  111. Saloon Bar (1940) (uncredited) .... Mr. Garrod
  112. The Case of the Frightened Lady (1940) .... Jim Tilling, the Groundsman
    ... aka The Frightened Lady (USA)
    ... aka The Scarf Murder Mystery (USA)
  113. Night Train to Munich (1940) (uncredited) .... Minor Role
    ... aka Gestapo
    ... aka Night Train (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Night Train to Munich (USA)
  114. Let George Do It! (1940) .... U-Boat commander
  115. Law and Disorder (1940)
  116. Contraband (1940) (uncredited) .... Sailor
    ... aka Blackout (USA)

  117. The Lion Has Wings (1939) .... Seaman receiving information about German activity
  118. Old Mother Riley, MP (1939) .... Jack Nelson
  119. The Spy in Black (1939) .... Submarine Officer
    ... aka U-Boat 29 (USA)
  120. The Day Is Gone (1939) (TV) .... Ernest Webb
  121. Too Dangerous to Live (1939) .... Burton
  122. Climbing High (1938) .... Jim Castle
  123. Broadway (1938) (TV)
  124. Young and Innocent (1937) (uncredited) .... Nobby's Lodging House Caretaker
    ... aka The Girl Was Young (USA)
  125. Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1937) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
  126. Knight Without Armour (1937) (uncredited) .... British Passport Official
    ... aka Knight Without Armor (USA)
  127. The School for Scandal (1937) (TV)
  128. Sabotage (1936) (uncredited) .... Yunct - Conspirator
    ... aka I Married a Murderer (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Sabotage (USA)
    ... aka The Hidden Power
    ... aka The Woman Alone (USA)
  129. The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936) .... Observer
  130. Crime Over London (1936) (uncredited)
  131. Things to Come (1936) (uncredited) .... Celestial Body
    ... aka H.G. Wells' Things to Come (UK: complete title)
  132. Well Done, Henry (1936) .... George Canford
  133. School for Stars (1935) .... Guy Mannering
  134. Drake of England (1935) (uncredited)
    ... aka Drake the Pirate (USA)
    ... aka Elizabeth of England
  135. Irish Hearts (1934) .... Dr. Hackey
    ... aka Norah O'Neale (USA: new title)
  136. Red Wagon (1933) (uncredited) .... Minor Role
  137. General John Regan (1933)

  138. The Merchant of Venice (1927) .... Solanio

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In 1946, co-wrote and performed in "Exercise Bowler" in London. This play was a creation of the Reunion Theatre Association, a group created to help rehabilitate British theatre actors who returned from World War 2. The play is about the reality of war and the challenges the characters face when they return to civilian life. Torin was also a co-founder of the Reunion Theatre Association. more

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