Ernest Torrence
1878-06-24THE 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, he was, unlikely enough, an exceptional pianist and operatic baritone. A graduate of the Stuttgart
ALSO APPEARS IN MOVIES
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
⭐ 7.6
A Dangerous Affair
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I Cover the Waterfront
⭐ 5.1
The Blind Goddess
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The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
⭐ 6.5
Mantrap
⭐ 5.909
The Lady of the Harem
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The Cuban Love Song
⭐ 4.3
Across to Singapore
⭐ 6.8
Fighting Caravans
⭐ 5.267
Speedway
⭐ 5.4
Ruggles of Red Gap
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Desert Nights
⭐ 5.4
The Prodigal Judge
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The Unholy Night
⭐ 5.333
Sherlock Holmes
⭐ 5.1
The Great Lover
⭐ 5.3
Untamed
⭐ 5.8
Shipmates
⭐ 4.7
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
⭐ 7.5
The Cossacks
⭐ 7.3
Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl
⭐ 7.7
Call of the Flesh
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Sporting Blood
⭐ 5.5
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
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Captain Salvation
⭐ 6.8
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford
⭐ 5
Sweet Kitty Bellairs
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The Covered Wagon
⭐ 6.1
Officer O'Brien
⭐ 3.7
Strictly Unconventional
⭐ 3.5
Hypnotized
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North of 36
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The King of Kings
⭐ 6.4
Peter Pan
⭐ 7
Night Life of New York
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Broken Chains
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Twelve Miles Out
⭐ 6
The Pony Express
⭐ 5.9
Tol'able David
⭐ 7The Kingdom Within
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The Tingler
⭐ 6.4
The American Venus
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The Brass Bottle
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The Wanderer
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Singed Wings
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The Fighting Coward
⭐ 4.8
The Heritage of the Desert
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The Dressmaker from Paris
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The Side Show of Life
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The Rainmaker
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