Ernest Torrence
Actor
Born Jun 24, 1878 · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Active 1919–1933 · Awards: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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.
Filmography
Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928) — Steamboat Bill Sr.The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) — ClopinPeter Pan (1924) — Captain James HookThe King of Kings (1927) — PeterTol'able David (1921) — Luke HatburnThe Kingdom Within (1922) — KreigThe Brass Bottle (1923) — Fakresh-el-AamashWest of the Water Tower (1924) — Rev. Adrian PlummerThe Rainmaker (1926) — MikeAcross to Singapore (1928) — Captain Mark ShoreThe Prodigal Judge (1922) — Solomon MahaffyNight Life of New York (1925) — John BentleyBroken Chains (1922) — Boyan BooneSinged Wings (1922) — EmilioThe Heritage of the Desert (1924) — August NaabThe Cossacks (1928) — IvanThe Bridge of San Luis Rey (1929) — Uncle PioThe Covered Wagon (1923) — JacksonMantrap (1926) — Joe EasterA Dangerous Affair (1919) — Abner (as Ernest Torrance)The Blind Goddess (1926) — Mr. ClaytonThe Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1923) — 'Devil' Jud TolliverNorth of 36 (1926) — Jim NaboursThe American Venus (1926) — King Neptune