Biography
Ernest Torrence (born Ernest Torrance-Thomson, 26 June 1878 – 15 May 1933) was a Scottish film character actor who appeared in many Hollywood films, including Broken Chains (1922) with Colleen Moore, Mantrap (1926) with Clara Bow and Fighting Caravans (1931) with Gary Cooper and Lili Damita. A towering (6' 4") figure, Torrence frequently played cold-eyed and imposing villains.
Filmography
All 52
Movies 52
Self 2
Self (from Mantrap [1926]) (archive footage)
Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl (1999)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) (1942)
Movie
ArchiveFootage
Movie Memories #2 (1934)
Movie
Eli Kirk
I Cover the Waterfront (1933)
Movie
Prof. Horace S. Limberly - Hypnotist
Hypnotized (1932)
Movie
Professor James Moriarty
Sherlock Holmes (1932)
Movie
Romance
The Cuban Love Song (1931)
Movie
Blackie Daw
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford (1931)
Movie
Mr. Jim Rellence
Sporting Blood (1931)
Movie
Potter
The Great Lover (1931)
Movie
Scotty
Shipmates (1931)
Movie
Bill Jackson
Fighting Caravans (1931)
Movie
Esteban
Call of the Flesh (1930)
Movie
Sir Jasper Standish
Sweet Kitty Bellairs (1930)
Movie
Lord Porteous
Strictly Unconventional (1930)
Movie
John P. O'Brien
Officer O'Brien (1930)
Movie
Ben Murchison
Untamed (1929)
Movie
Jim MacDonald
Speedway (1929)
Movie
Dr. Ballou
The Unholy Night (1929)
Movie
Uncle Pio
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1929)
Movie
Lord Stonehill
Desert Nights (1929)
Movie
Ivan
The Cossacks (1928)
Movie
William 'Steamboat Bill' Canfield
Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)
Movie
4.87
Capt. Mark Shore
Across to Singapore (1928)
Movie
7
Red McCue
Twelve Miles Out (1927)
Movie
Captain
Captain Salvation (1927)
Movie
Peter
The King of Kings (1927)
Movie
Hassan
The Lady of the Harem (1926)
Movie
Joe Easter
Mantrap (1926)
Movie
Mike
The Rainmaker (1926)
Movie
Mr. Clayton
The Blind Goddess (1926)
Movie
Jim Nabours
North of 36 (1926)
Movie
King Neptune
The American Venus (1926)
Movie
'Ascension' Jones
The Pony Express (1925)
Movie
Tola
The Wanderer (1925)
Movie
John Bentley
Night Life of New York (1925)
Movie
Angus McGregor
The Dressmaker from Paris (1925)
Movie
Captain James Hook
Peter Pan (1924)
Movie
Andrew Lackaday
The Side Show of Life (1924)
Movie
Gen. Orlando Jackson
The Fighting Coward (1924)
Movie
August Naab
The Heritage of the Desert (1924)
Movie
Cousin Egbert Floud
Ruggles of Red Gap (1923)
Movie
Clopin
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
Movie
4.58
Fakresh-el-Aamash
The Brass Bottle (1923)
Movie
'Devil' Jud Tolliver
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1923)
Movie
William Jackson
The Covered Wagon (1923)
Movie
2
Krieg
The Kingdom Within (1922)
Movie
Boyan Boone
Broken Chains (1922)
Movie
Emilio
Singed Wings (1922)
Movie
Solomon Mahaffy
The Prodigal Judge (1922)
Movie
Luke Hatburn
Tol'able David (1921)
Movie
Abner (as Ernest Torrance)
A Dangerous Affair (1919)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.11
Based on 37.4 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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1924
1927
1926
1999
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Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday1878-06-26
Deathday1933-05-13 (54 years old)
Place of birthEdinburgh, United Kingdom
SiblingsDavid Torrence
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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