Ernest Torrence
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
24 Jun 1878
Age
148 Years
Born In
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Total Projects
53
Years Active
80 Yrs
Avg Rating
7.0 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography
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Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
as Self (from Mantrap [1926]) (archive footage)
movie
The Tingler
The Tingler
as Luke Hatburn (archive footage) (uncredited)
movie
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self (archive footage)
movie
I Cover the Waterfront
I Cover the Waterfront
as Eli Kirk (Julie's father)
movie
Hypnotized
Hypnotized
as Prof. Horace S. Limberly - Hypnotist
movie
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
as Professor James Moriarty
movie
The Cuban Love Song
The Cuban Love Song
as Romance
movie
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford
as Blackie Daw
movie
Sporting Blood
Sporting Blood
as Mr. Jim Rellence
movie
The Great Lover
The Great Lover
as Potter
movie
Shipmates
Shipmates
as Chief Bosuns Mate Scotty McTavish
movie
Fighting Caravans
Fighting Caravans
as Bill Jackson
movie
Sweet Kitty Bellairs
Sweet Kitty Bellairs
as Sir Jasper Standish
movie
Call of the Flesh
Call of the Flesh
as Esteban
movie
Strictly Unconventional
Strictly Unconventional
as Lord Porteous
movie
Officer O'Brien
Officer O'Brien
as John Patrick O'Brien
movie
Untamed
Untamed
as Uncle Ben Murchison
movie
Speedway
Speedway
as Jim MacDonald
movie
The Unholy Night
The Unholy Night
as Dr. Ballou
movie
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
as Uncle Pio
movie
Desert Nights
Desert Nights
as Steve
movie
The Cossacks
The Cossacks
as Ivan
movie
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
as William 'Steamboat Bill' Canfield Sr.
movie
Across to Singapore
Across to Singapore
as Captain Mark Shore
movie
Twelve Miles Out
Twelve Miles Out
as Red McCue
movie
Captain Salvation
Captain Salvation
as Captain of the 'Panther'
movie
The King of Kings
The King of Kings
as Peter
movie
The Lady of the Harem
The Lady of the Harem
as Hassan
movie
Mantrap
Mantrap
as Joe Easter
movie
The Rainmaker
The Rainmaker
as Mike
movie
The Blind Goddess
The Blind Goddess
as Mr. Clayton
movie
North of 36
North of 36
as Jim Nabours
movie
The American Venus
The American Venus
as King Neptune
movie
The Pony Express
The Pony Express
as 'Ascension' Jones
movie
The Wanderer
The Wanderer
as Tola
movie
Night Life of New York
Night Life of New York
as John Bentley
movie
The Dressmaker from Paris
The Dressmaker from Paris
as Angus McGregor
movie
Peter Pan
Peter Pan
as Captain James Hook
movie
The Side Show of Life
The Side Show of Life
as Andrew Lackady
movie
The Fighting Coward
The Fighting Coward
as Gen. Orlando Jackson
movie
The Heritage of the Desert
The Heritage of the Desert
as August Naab
movie
West of the Water Tower
West of the Water Tower
as Rev. Adrian Plummer
movie
Ruggles of Red Gap
Ruggles of Red Gap
as Cousin Egbert Floud
movie
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Clopin
movie
The Brass Bottle
The Brass Bottle
as Fakresh-el-Aamash
movie
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
as 'Devil' Jud Tolliver
movie
The Covered Wagon
The Covered Wagon
as Jackson
movie
The Kingdom Within
The Kingdom Within
as Kreig
movie
Broken Chains
Broken Chains
as Boyan Boone
movie
Singed Wings
Singed Wings
as Emilio
movie
The Prodigal Judge
The Prodigal Judge
as Solomon Mahaffy
movie
Tol'able David
Tol'able David
as Luke Hatburn
movie
A Dangerous Affair
A Dangerous Affair
as Abner (as Ernest Torrance)