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Ernest Torrence
Acting
24 Jun 1878
† 15 May 1933
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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 Conservatory, Edinburgh Academy before earning a scholarship at London's Royal Academy of Music, ...
Also Known As
Ernest Torrance-Thomson
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Ernest Torrence's Movies
76%
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
09 May 1928
64%
The Tingler
29 Jul 1959
65%
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
06 Sept 1923
64%
The King of Kings
19 Apr 1927
68%
Peter Pan
29 Dec 1924
69%
Tol'able David
31 Dec 1921
48%
Fighting Caravans
01 Feb 1931
61%
The Covered Wagon
15 Mar 1923
48%
I Cover the Waterfront
19 May 1933
52%
Desert Nights
09 Mar 1929
60%
Mantrap
24 Jul 1926
68%
Across to Singapore
07 Apr 1928
53%
The Unholy Night
13 Sept 1929
54%
Sherlock Holmes
05 Nov 1932
59%
Untamed
23 Nov 1929
51%
Sporting Blood
08 Aug 1931
43%
The Cuban Love Song
18 Nov 1931
70%
The Cossacks
23 Jun 1928
59%
The Pony Express
03 Sept 1925
55%
Speedway
07 Oct 1929