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