Ernest Torrence
Acting
Born: 1878-06-24 · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Died: 1933-05-15
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,
🎬 Movies (30)
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
1999
Self (from Mantrap [1926]) (archive footage)
The Tingler
1959
Luke Hatburn (archive footage) (uncredited)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942
Self (archive footage)
I Cover the Waterfront
1933
Eli Kirk (Julie's father)
Sherlock Holmes
1932
Professor James Moriarty
Hypnotized
1932
Prof. Horace S. Limberly - Hypnotist
The Cuban Love Song
1931
Romance
Fighting Caravans
1931
Bill Jackson
The Great Lover
1931
Potter
Shipmates
1931
Chief Bosuns Mate Scotty McTavish
Sporting Blood
1931
Mr. Jim Rellence
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford
1931
Blackie Daw
Call of the Flesh
1930
Esteban
Sweet Kitty Bellairs
1930
Sir Jasper Standish
Officer O'Brien
1930
John Patrick O'Brien
Strictly Unconventional
1930
Lord Porteous
Speedway
1929
Jim MacDonald
Desert Nights
1929
Steve
The Unholy Night
1929
Dr. Ballou
Untamed
1929
Uncle Ben Murchison
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
1929
Uncle Pio
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
1928
William 'Steamboat Bill' Canfield Sr.
Across to Singapore
1928
Captain Mark Shore
The Cossacks
1928
Ivan
Captain Salvation
1927
Captain of the 'Panther'
The King of Kings
1927
Peter
Twelve Miles Out
1927
Red McCue
The Blind Goddess
1926
Mr. Clayton
Mantrap
1926
Joe Easter
The Lady of the Harem
1926
Hassan