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David Torrence (1864–1951)

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David Torrence was the second child born out of eleven children to Henry Torrance Thomson and Janet Bryce. Davis given name was 'David Bryce Thomson." Born on Jan 17,1863 in Edinbough,Scotland. David's brother was character star 'Ernest Torrence' who was 15 years younger than David. Ernest was the first of the two to come to California and become actors... See full bio »

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David Torrence Thomson
in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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(age 87) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1953 Botany Bay
Prison governor
 
1939 Rulers of the Sea
Donald Fenton
 
1939 Stanley and Livingstone
Mr. Cranston
 
1939 Bulldog Drummond's Bride
Bank Official (uncredited)
 
1938 Five of a Kind
Sir Basil Crawford
 
1937 Ebb Tide
Tapena Tom
 
1937 Lost Horizon
Prime Minister (uncredited)
 
1936 Beloved Enemy
Alroyd
 
1936 Annie Laurie (short)
Sir Robert Laurie
 
1936 Mary of Scotland
Lindsay
 
1936 The Country Doctor
Governor General
 
1935 Captain Blood
Andrew Baynes
 
1935 Mutiny on the Bounty
Lord Hood
 
1935 Harmony Lane
Mr. Pentland
 
1935 Charlie Chan in Shanghai
Sir Stanley Woodland (uncredited)
 
1935 The Dark Angel
Mr. Shannon (uncredited)
 
1935 Bonnie Scotland
Mr. Miggs - the Lawyer
 
1935 Black Sheep
Capt. Arthur Savage
 
1934 What Every Woman Knows
Alick Wylie
 
1934 Charlie Chan in London
Home Secretary
 
1934 Jane Eyre
Mr. Brocklehurst
 
1934 All Men Are Enemies
Sir Charles Ripton (uncredited)
 
1934 Madame Spy
Seerfeldt
 
1934 Mandalay
Capt. McAndrews of the Sirohi
 
1933 Queen Christina
Archbishop
 
1933 Berkeley Square
Lord Stanley
 
1933 The Masquerader
Fraser
 
1933 Voltaire
Dr. Tronchin
 
1933 Horse Play
Uncle Percy
 
1933 Cavalcade
Man at Disarmament Conference (uncredited)
 
1932 The Mask of Fu Manchu
McLeod
 
1932 Smilin' Through
Gardener (uncredited)
 
1932 A Successful Calamity
Partington
 
1931 Five Star Final
Arthur Weeks (uncredited)
 
1931 East Lynne
Sir Richard Hare
 
1931 The Bachelor Father
Dr. Frank 'Mac' MacDonald
 
1931 How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 9: 'The Driver' (short)
Golfer
 
1930 The Devil to Pay!
Mr. Hope
 
1930 River's End
McDowell
 
1930 Scotland Yard
Captain Graves
 
1930 Raffles
Inspector McKenzie
 
1930 City Girl
Lem's father
 
1929 Disraeli
Lord Probert
 
1929 Hearts in Exile
Governor
 
1929 The Black Watch
Field Marshal
 
1929 Strong Boy
Railroad president
 
1929 Untamed Justice
George Morrow, Investment Broker
 
1929 Silks and Saddles
Judge Clifford
 
1928 The Cavalier
Ramón Torreno
 
1928 The City of Purple Dreams
Symington Otis
 
1928 Undressed
Martin Stanley
 
1928 The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
General Dean
 
1928 The Big Noise
Managing Editor
 
1927 On the Stroke of Twelve
Henry Rutledge
 
1927 Hazardous Valley
 
1927 Rolled Stockings
Mr. Treday
 
1927 The World at Her Feet
Client
 
1927 Annie Laurie
Sir Robert Laurie
 
1927 The Mysterious Rider
Mark King
 
1927 The Midnight Watch
Chief Callahan
 
1926 The Third Degree
Howard Jeffries Sr.
 
1926 The Unknown Cavalier
Peter Gaunt
 
1926 Forever After
Mr. Clayton, Jennie's Father
 
1926 The Man in the Shadow
Robert Rodman
 
1926 Laddie
Paul Stanton
 
1926 The Wolf Hunters
 
1926 Race Wild
 
1926 Brown of Harvard
Mr. Brown
 
1926 The Isle of Retribution
Godfrey Cornet
 
1926 Sandy
Angus McNeil
 
1926 Oh What a Nurse!
Big Tim Harrison
 
1926 The King of the Turf
Martyn Selsby
 
1926 The Auction Block
Robert Wharton Sr
 
1925 The Other Woman's Story
Judge
 
1925 The Tower of Lies
Eric
 
1925 The Wheel
Theodore Morton Sr.
 
1925 What Fools Men
Williamson
 
1925 The Mystic
James Bradshaw
 
1925 Fighting the Flames
Judge Manly
 
1925 Her Husband's Secret
Ross Brewster
 
1925 The Reckless Sex
Robert Lanning
 
1925 He Who Laughs Last
George K. Taylor
 
1924 Idle Tongues
Cyrenus Stone
 
1924 Love's Wilderness
The Governor
 
1924 Sawdust Trail
Jonathan Butts
 
1924 Tiger Love
Don Miguel Castelar
 
1924 Surging Seas
Lionel Sinclair
 
1924 Which Shall It Be?
Robert Moore
 
1924 The Dawn of a Tomorrow
Sir Oliver Holt
 
1923 The Drums of Jeopardy
Cutty
 
1923 The Light That Failed
Topenhow
 
1923 Railroaded
Judge Garbin
 
1923 The Man Next Door
Colonel Wright
 
1923 Abysmal Brute
Mortimer Sangster
 
1923 Trimmed in Scarlet
Charles Knight
 
1922 The Power of a Lie
John Hammond
 
1922 Forsaking All Others
Mr. Morton
 
1922 Tess of the Storm Country
Elias Graves
 
1922 A Virgin's Sacrifice
David Sherrill
 
1922 Sherlock Holmes
Count von Stalburg
 
1922 Received Payment
Daniel Milton
 
1921 The Inside of the Cup
Eldon Parr
 
1913 Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Alec D'Urberville
 
1913 The Prisoner of Zenda
Michael, Duke of Strelsau
 
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1934 What Every Woman Knows (performer: "Loch Lomond" - uncredited)
 
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1943 The Voice That Thrilled the World (documentary short)
Himself (segment "Disreali') (uncredited)
 

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(1900- 1921). Active on Broadway in the following productions: See more »

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Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Trivia:

Brother of actor Ernest Torrence. See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn