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, 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, he toured with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in such productions as "The Emerald Isle" (1901) and "The Talk of the Town" (1905) before serious vocal problems set in. Both Ernest and his actor brother David Torrence came to America directly from Scotland prior to WWI. Focusing instead on a purely acting career, both brothers developed into seasoned players on the New York stage. Ernest made his Broadway bow with "Modest Suzanne" in 1912 and a standout role in "The Night Boat" in 1920 brought him to the attention of Hollywood filmmakers. He earned superb marks playing the despicable adversary Luke Hatburn in Tol'able David (1921) opposite Richard Barthelmess, and immediately settled into films for the rest of his career. Adept at both comedy and drama, Ernest avoided what could have been a damaging stereotype with his sympathetic portrayal of a grizzled old codger in the classic western The Covered Wagon (1923). He further bolstered his celebrity with plum, lip-smacking roles alongside Lon Chaney in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) as Clopin, king of the beggars, and Betty Bronson in Peter Pan (1924) as the dastardly Captain Hook. In an offbeat bit of casting he paired up with Clara Bow in Mantrap (1926) as a gentle, bear-like backwoodsman in search of a wife, and participated in other silent classics such as The King of Kings (1927) (as Peter) and Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928) as Buster Keaton's steamboat captain Dad. Despite his celluloid villainy, Ernest was known as a courtly and cultivated gentleman in private. He made the transition into talking films intact and was able to play a marvelous nemesis, Dr. Moriarty, to Clive Brooks ' Sherlock Holmes (1932) before his untimely death. Ernest died following his filming as a smuggler in I Cover the Waterfront (1933) starring Claudette Colbert in New York on May 15,1933, at the relatively young age of 54. It seems that while en route to Europe by ship, Torrence suffered an acute attack of gall stones and was rushed back to a New York hospital. He died of complications following surgery. Looking and usually playing much older than he was, Hollywood lost a marvelously talented and robust character player who had dozens of films ahead of him.

  • 人气度 : 0.865
  • 闻名 : Acting
  • 生日 : 1878-06-24
  • 出生地 : Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Ernest Torrence 电影

  • 1928
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    船长二世

    船长二世

    7.6 1928 HD

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  • 1919
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    A Dangerous Affair

    A Dangerous Affair

    1 1919 HD

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  • 1933
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    I Cover the Waterfront

    I Cover the Waterfront

    5.1 1933 HD

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  • 1926
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    The Blind Goddess

    The Blind Goddess

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1923
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    The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

    The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1923
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    钟楼怪人

    钟楼怪人

    6.5 1923 HD

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  • 1926
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    Mantrap

    Mantrap

    5.909 1926 HD

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  • 1926
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    The Lady of the Harem

    The Lady of the Harem

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1931
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    The Cuban Love Song

    The Cuban Love Song

    4.3 1931 HD

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  • 1928
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    横渡星洲

    横渡星洲

    6.8 1928 HD

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  • 1931
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    Fighting Caravans

    Fighting Caravans

    5.267 1931 HD

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  • 1929
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    Speedway

    Speedway

    5.4 1929 HD

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  • 1923
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    Ruggles of Red Gap

    Ruggles of Red Gap

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1929
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    Desert Nights

    Desert Nights

    5.4 1929 HD

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  • 1922
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    The Prodigal Judge

    The Prodigal Judge

    1 1922 HD

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  • 1929
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    The Unholy Night

    The Unholy Night

    5.333 1929 HD

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  • 1932
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    Sherlock Holmes

    Sherlock Holmes

    5.1 1932 HD

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  • 1931
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    The Great Lover

    The Great Lover

    5.3 1931 HD

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  • 1929
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    Untamed

    Untamed

    5.8 1929 HD

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  • 1931
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    Shipmates

    Shipmates

    4.7 1931 HD

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  • 1929
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    The Bridge of San Luis Rey

    The Bridge of San Luis Rey

    7.5 1929 HD

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  • 1928
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    哥萨克

    哥萨克

    7.3 1928 HD

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  • 1999
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    Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

    Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

    7.7 1999 HD

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  • 1930
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    Call of the Flesh

    Call of the Flesh

    4.5 1930 HD

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  • 1931
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    爱情赌注

    爱情赌注

    5.5 1931 HD

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  • 1942
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    Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

    Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

    1 1942 HD

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  • 1927
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    Captain Salvation

    Captain Salvation

    6.8 1927 HD

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  • 1931
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    New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford

    New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford

    5 1931 HD

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  • 1930
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    Sweet Kitty Bellairs

    Sweet Kitty Bellairs

    5 1930 HD

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  • 1923
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    篷车队

    篷车队

    6.1 1923 HD

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  • 1930
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    Officer O'Brien

    Officer O'Brien

    3.7 1930 HD

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  • 1930
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    Strictly Unconventional

    Strictly Unconventional

    3.5 1930 HD

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  • 1932
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    Hypnotized

    Hypnotized

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1926
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    North of 36

    North of 36

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1927
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    万王之王

    万王之王

    6.434 1927 HD

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  • 1924
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    彼得潘

    彼得潘

    7 1924 HD

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  • 1925
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    Night Life of New York

    Night Life of New York

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1922
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    Broken Chains

    Broken Chains

    1 1922 HD

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  • 1927
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    Twelve Miles Out

    Twelve Miles Out

    6 1927 HD

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  • 1925
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    The Pony Express

    The Pony Express

    5.9 1925 HD

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  • 1921
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    孝子戴维

    孝子戴维

    7 1921 HD

      20世纪初,美国弗吉尼亚的一个小山村,年轻的戴维因生...

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  • 1922
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    The Kingdom Within

    The Kingdom Within

    1 1922 HD

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  • 1959
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    心惊肉跳

    心惊肉跳

    6.4 1959 HD

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  • 1926
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    The American Venus

    The American Venus

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1923
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    The Brass Bottle

    The Brass Bottle

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1925
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    The Wanderer

    The Wanderer

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1922
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    Singed Wings

    Singed Wings

    1 1922 HD

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  • 1924
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    The Fighting Coward

    The Fighting Coward

    4.8 1924 HD

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  • 1924
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    The Heritage of the Desert

    The Heritage of the Desert

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1925
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    The Dressmaker from Paris

    The Dressmaker from Paris

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1924
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    The Side Show of Life

    The Side Show of Life

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1926
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    The Rainmaker

    The Rainmaker

    1 1926 HD

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