David Torrence
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Acting Credits
Biography
David Torrence (born David Tayson; 17 January 1864 – 26 December 1951) was a Scottish film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films from 1913 to 1939. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was the brother of actor Ernest Torrence. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and died in Los Angeles.
Known For
Filmography
The Voice That Thrilled the World
1943
as Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)
Stanley and Livingstone
1939
as Mr. Cranston
Bulldog Drummond's Bride
1939
as Bank Official
Rulers of the Sea
1939
as Donald Fenton
Lost Horizon
1937
as Prime Minister (uncredited)
Ebb Tide
1937
as Tapena Tom
Mary of Scotland
1936
as Lindsay
Beloved Enemy
1936
as Alroyd
The Country Doctor
1936
as Governor General
Annie Laurie
1936
as Sir Robert Laurie
Captain Blood
1935
as Andrew Baynes
Black Sheep
1935
as Captain Savage
Bonnie Scotland
1935
as Mr. Miggs the Lawyer
Harmony Lane
1935
as Mr. Pentland
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935
as Lord Hood
Queen Christina
1934
as Archbishop
Jane Eyre
1934
as Mr. Brocklehurst
What Every Woman Knows
1934
as Alick Wylie
Mandalay
1934
as Capt. McAndrews
Charlie Chan in London
1934
as Home Secretary
Madame Spy
1934
as Seerfeldt
Berkeley Square
1933
as Lord Stanley
Voltaire
1933
as Dr. Tronchin
The Masquerader
1933
as Fraser
Horse Play
1933
as Uncle Percy
Cavalcade
1933
as Man at Disarmament Conference (uncredited)
The Mask of Fu Manchu
1932
as McLeod
Smilin' Through
1932
as Gardener
A Successful Calamity
1932
as Partington
East Lynne
1931
as Sir Richard Hare
The Bachelor Father
1931
as Frank "Mac" MacDonald
Five Star Final
1931
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 9: 'The Driver'
1931
City Girl
1930
as Lem's Father
Raffles
1930
as Inspector McKenzie
River's End
1930
as McDowell
Scotland Yard
1930
as Captain Graves
The Devil to Pay!
1930
as Mr. Hope
Silks and Saddles
1929
as Judge Clifford
Disraeli
1929
as Lord Michael Probert
The Black Watch
1929
as Field Marshal
Strong Boy
1929
as Railroad President
Hearts in Exile
1929
as Governor
The Big Noise
1928
as Managing Editor
The Cavalier
1928
as Ramón Torreno
Undressed
1928
as Martin Stanley
The Mysterious Rider
1927
as Mark King
The World At Her Feet
1927
as Client
Annie Laurie
1927
as Sir Robert Laurie
Rolled Stockings
1927
as Mr. Treday
The Midnight Watch
1927
as Chief Callahan
Laddie
1926
as Paul Stanton
The Isle of Retribution
1926
as Godfrey Cornet
The King of the Turf
1926
as Martyn Selsby
Brown of Harvard
1926
as Mr. Brown
The Unknown Cavalier
1926
as Peter Gaunt
Sandy
1926
as Angus McNeil
Oh! What a Nurse!
1926
as Big Tim Harrison
Forever After
1926
as Mr. Clayton, Jennie's Father
The Third Degree
1926
as Howard Jeffries Sr.
The Man in the Shadow
1926
as Robert Rodman
The Auction Block
1926
as Robert Wharton Sr
The Other Woman's Story
1925
as Judge
The Tower of Lies
1925
as Eric
The Mystic
1925
as James Bradshaw
The Reckless Sex
1925
as Robert Lanning
What Fools Men
1925
as Williamson
Her Husband's Secret
1925
as Ross Brewster
Fighting the Flames
1925
as Judge Horatio Manly
The Sawdust Trail
1924
as Jonathan Butts
Which Shall It Be?
1924
as Robert Moore
Tiger Love
1924
as Don Miguel Castelar
Idle Tongues
1924
as Cyrenus Stone
Love's Wilderness
1924
as The Governor
The Dawn of a Tomorrow
1924
as Sir Oliver Holt
Trimmed in Scarlet
1923
as Charles Knight
Abysmal Brute
1923
as Mortimer Sangster
The Drums of Jeopardy
1923
as Cutty
The Light That Failed
1923
as Topenhow
The Man Next Door
1923
as Colonel Wright
Railroaded
1923
as Judge Garbin
The Power of a Lie
1923
as John Hammond
Forsaking All Others
1922
as Mr. Morton
A Virgin's Sacrifice
1922
as David Sherrill
Tess of the Storm Country
1922
as Elias Graves
Sherlock Holmes
1922
as Count Von Stalburg
The Inside of the Cup
1921
as Eldon Parr
The Prisoner of Zenda
1913
as Michael, Duke of Strelsau
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
1913
as Alec D'Urberville