Ernest Torrence
Acting
Born June 24, 1878 — Died May 15, 1933
From Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Also known as Ernest Torrance-Thomson
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...
Filmography
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
Self (from Mantrap [1926]) (archive footage)
19998.3
The Tingler
Luke Hatburn (archive footage) (uncredited)
19596.4
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Self (archive footage)
1942
I Cover the Waterfront
Eli Kirk (Julie's father)
19335.1
Hypnotized
Prof. Horace S. Limberly - Hypnotist
19327.0
Sherlock Holmes
Professor James Moriarty
19325.9
The Cuban Love Song
Romance
19314.8
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford
Blackie Daw
19316.0
Sporting Blood
Mr. Jim Rellence
19315.4
The Great Lover
Potter
19316.5
Shipmates
Chief Bosuns Mate Scotty McTavish
19315.8
Fighting Caravans
Bill Jackson
19314.9
Sweet Kitty Bellairs
Sir Jasper Standish
19306.5
Call of the Flesh
Esteban
19305.7
Strictly Unconventional
Lord Porteous
19304.3
Officer O'Brien
John Patrick O'Brien
19305.3
Untamed
Uncle Ben Murchison
19296.2
Speedway
Jim MacDonald
19296.1
The Unholy Night
Dr. Ballou
19295.7
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Uncle Pio
19298.0
Desert Nights
Steve
19295.4
The Cossacks
Ivan
19287.4
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
William 'Steamboat Bill' Canfield Sr.
19287.6
Across to Singapore
Captain Mark Shore
19287.0
Twelve Miles Out
Red McCue
19276.5
Captain Salvation
Captain of the 'Panther'
19276.0
The King of Kings
Peter
19276.4
The Lady of the Harem
Hassan
19267.0
Mantrap
Joe Easter
19266.2
The Rainmaker
Mike
19269.0
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The Blind Goddess
Mr. Clayton
19268.0
North of 36
Jim Nabours
19268.0
The American Venus
King Neptune
19268.0
The Pony Express
'Ascension' Jones
19256.4
The Wanderer
Tola
19253.0
Night Life of New York
John Bentley
19259.0
The Dressmaker from Paris
Angus McGregor
19258.0
Peter Pan
Captain James Hook
19246.9
The Side Show of Life
Andrew Lackady
19248.0
The Fighting Coward
Gen. Orlando Jackson
19245.5
The Heritage of the Desert
August Naab
19249.0
West of the Water Tower
Rev. Adrian Plummer
192410.0
Ruggles of Red Gap
Cousin Egbert Floud
19237.0
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Clopin
19236.6
The Brass Bottle
Fakresh-el-Aamash
192310.0
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
'Devil' Jud Tolliver
19238.0
The Covered Wagon
Jackson
19236.4
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The Kingdom Within
Kreig
192210.0
Broken Chains
Boyan Boone
19229.0
Singed Wings
Emilio
19229.0
The Prodigal Judge
Solomon Mahaffy
19229.0
Tol'able David
Luke Hatburn
19217.0
A Dangerous Affair
Abner (as Ernest Torrance)
19198.0