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Ernest Torrence (1878–1933)

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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... See full bio »

Born:

Ernest Torrance Thomson
in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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(age 54) in New York City, New York, USA
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1933 I Cover the Waterfront
Eli Kirk (Julie's father)
 
1932 Hypnotized
Prof. Horace S. Limberly
 
1932 Sherlock Holmes
Professor James Moriarty
 
1931 The Cuban Love Song
Romance
 
1931 New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford
Blackie Daw
 
1931 Sporting Blood
Mr. Jim Rellence
 
1931 The Great Lover
Potter
 
1931 Shipmates
Scotty
 
1931 Fighting Caravans
Bill Jackson
 
1930 Call of the Flesh
Esteban
 
1930 Sweet Kitty Bellairs
Sir Jasper Standish
 
1930 Strictly Unconventional
Lord Porteous
 
1930 Officer O'Brien
John P. O'Brien
 
1929 Untamed
Ben Murchison
 
1929 The Unholy Night
Dr. Ballou
 
1929 Speedway
Jim MacDonald
 
1929 The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Uncle Pio
 
1929 Desert Nights
Lord Stonehill
 
1928 The Cossacks
Ivan
 
1928 Steamboat Bill, Jr.
William 'Steamboat Bill' Canfield
 
1928 Across to Singapore
Captain Mark Shore
 
1927 Twelve Miles Out
Red McCue
 
1927 Captain Salvation
Captain
 
1927 The King of Kings
Peter
 
1926 The Lady of the Harem
Hassan
 
1926 Mantrap
Joe Easter
 
1926 The Rainmaker
Mike
 
1926 The Blind Goddess
Ernest Torrence
 
1926 The American Venus
King Neptune
 
1925 The Pony Express
'Ascension' Jones
 
1925 Night Life of New York
John Bentley
 
1925 The Wanderer
Tola
 
1925 The Dressmaker from Paris
Angus McGregor
 
1924 Peter Pan
Captain James Hook
 
1924 North of 36
Jim Nabours
 
1924 The Side Show of Life
Andrew Lackaday
 
1924 The Fighting Coward
General Orlando Jackson
 
1924 The Heritage of the Desert
August Naab
 
1923 West of the Water Tower
Rev. Adrian Plummer
 
1923 Ruggles of Red Gap
Cousin Egbert Floud
 
1923/I The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Clopin (as Ernest Torrance)
 
1923 The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
'Devil' Jud Tolliver
 
1923 The Covered Wagon
William Jackson
 
1923 The Brass Bottle
Fakresh-el-Aamash
 
1922 The Kingdom Within
Krieg
 
1922 Broken Chains
Boyan Boone
 
1922 Singed Wings
Emilio
 
1922 The Prodigal Judge
Solomon Mahaffy
 
1921 Tol'able David
Luke Hatburn
 
1919 A Dangerous Affair
Abner (as Ernest Torrance)
 
1918 Marrying Off Dad (short) (as Ernest Thompson)
 
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1931 The Cuban Love Song (performer: "Go to Sleep My Baby" - uncredited, "London Bridge is Falling Down" 1888 - uncredited)
 
1931 Shipmates ("The Stars and Stripes Forever" 1896 - uncredited)
 
1930 Sweet Kitty Bellairs (performer: "Drunk Song" 1930 - uncredited, "Duelling Song" 1930 - uncredited, "Peggy's Leg" 1930 - uncredited)
 
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1933 Hollywood on Parade No. A-13 (short)
Himself
 
1928 Voices Across the Sea (short)
Himself
 
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2008 Spisok korabley (documentary)
 
1999 Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl (TV documentary)
Himself (from Mantrap [1926]) (uncredited)
 
1980 Hollywood
Himself
 
1959 The Tingler
Luke Hatburn, in clip from Tol'able David (uncredited)
 
1935 Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 4 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1934 Movie Memories #2 (documentary short)
 

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I Cover the Waterfront -- An investigative reporter romances a suspected smuggler's daughter. I Cover the Waterfront -- An investigative reporter romances a suspected smuggler's daughter. Fighting Caravans -- A young frontier scout helps guide a freight wagon train across the country, fighting off Indians and evil traders, while his two crusty companions try and save him from falling in love.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1901) Stage: Appeared in a production of "The Emerald Isle".

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Alternate Names:

Ernest Thompson | Ernest Torrance

Height:

6' 4" (1.93 m)
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Trivia:

Big, burly Scottish-born character actor, active on film from 1919 until his death, who usually specialized in heavies. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer