Ernest Torrence

Ernest Torrence

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

The King of Kings
The King of Kings
1927 · Movie
as Peter
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1923 · Movie
as Clopin
The Tingler
The Tingler
1959 · Movie
as Luke Hatburn (archive footage) (uncredited)
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
1928 · Movie
as Steamboat Bill Sr.
Mantrap
Mantrap
1926 · Movie
as Joe Easter
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
1999 · Movie
as Self (from Mantrap [1926]) (archive footage)
Hypnotized
Hypnotized
1932 · Movie
as Prof. Horace S. Limberly - Hypnotist
The Lady of the Harem
The Lady of the Harem
1926 · Movie
as Hassan
The Covered Wagon
The Covered Wagon
1923 · Movie
as Jackson
Night Life of New York
Night Life of New York
1925 · Movie
as John Bentley
Speedway
Speedway
1929 · Movie
as Jim MacDonald
Ruggles of Red Gap
Ruggles of Red Gap
1923 · Movie
as Cousin Egbert Floud
Fighting Caravans
Fighting Caravans
1931 · Movie
as Bill Jackson
Broken Chains
Broken Chains
1922 · Movie
as Boyan Boone
The Cuban Love Song
The Cuban Love Song
1931 · Movie
as Romance
Across to Singapore
Across to Singapore
1928 · Movie
as Captain Mark Shore
Call of the Flesh
Call of the Flesh
1930 · Movie
as Esteban
The Great Lover
The Great Lover
1931 · Movie
as Potter
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
1929 · Movie
as Uncle Pio
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford
1931 · Movie
as Blackie Daw
The Heritage of the Desert
The Heritage of the Desert
1924 · Movie
as August Naab
Tol'able David
Tol'able David
1921 · Movie
as Luke Hatburn
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
1932 · Movie
as Professor James Moriarty