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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1864-01-17 (161 years old)

Place of Birth

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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

Acting

1943

The Voice That Thrilled the World as Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)

1939

Stanley and Livingstone as Mr. Cranston
Bulldog Drummond's Bride as Bank Official
Rulers of the Sea as Donald Fenton

1937

Lost Horizon as Prime Minister (uncredited)
Ebb Tide as Tapena Tom

1936

Mary of Scotland as Lindsay
Beloved Enemy as Alroyd
The Country Doctor as Governor General
Annie Laurie as Sir Robert Laurie

1935

Captain Blood as Andrew Baynes
Black Sheep as Captain Savage
Bonnie Scotland as Mr. Miggs the Lawyer
Harmony Lane as Mr. Pentland

1934

Jane Eyre as Mr. Brocklehurst
What Every Woman Knows as Alick Wylie
Mandalay as Capt. McAndrews
Charlie Chan in London as Home Secretary
Madame Spy as Seerfeldt

1933

Queen Christina as Archbishop
Berkeley Square as Lord Stanley
Voltaire as Dr. Tronchin
The Masquerader as Fraser
Horse Play as Uncle Percy
Cavalcade as Man at Disarmament Conference (uncredited)

1932

Smilin' Through as Gardener
A Successful Calamity as Partington

1931

East Lynne as Sir Richard Hare
The Bachelor Father as Frank "Mac" MacDonald

1930

City Girl as Lem's Father
Raffles as Inspector McKenzie
River's End as McDowell
Scotland Yard as Captain Graves
The Devil to Pay! as Mr. Hope

1929

Silks and Saddles as Judge Clifford
Disraeli as Lord Michael Probert
The Black Watch as Field Marshal
Strong Boy as Railroad President
Hearts in Exile as Governor

1928

The Big Noise as Managing Editor
The Cavalier as Ramón Torreno

1927

Annie Laurie as Sir Robert Laurie
Rolled Stockings as Mr. Treday
The Midnight Watch as Chief Callahan

1926

Laddie as Paul Stanton
The Isle of Retribution as Godfrey Cornet
The King of the Turf as Martyn Selsby
Brown of Harvard as Mr. Brown
The Unknown Cavalier as Peter Gaunt
Sandy as Angus McNeil
Oh! What a Nurse! as Big Tim Harrison
Forever After as Mr. Clayton, Jennie's Father
The Third Degree as Howard Jeffries Sr.
The Man in the Shadow as Robert Rodman

1925

The Mystic as James Bradshaw
The Reckless Sex as Robert Lanning
What Fools Men as Williamson

1924

The Sawdust Trail as Jonathan Butts
Tiger Love as Don Miguel Castelar
Idle Tongues as Cyrenus Stone

1923

Trimmed in Scarlet as Charles Knight
Abysmal Brute as Mortimer Sangster
The Man Next Door as Colonel Wright

1922

Forsaking All Others as Mr. Morton
Sherlock Holmes as Count Von Stalburg

1921

The Inside of the Cup as Eldon Parr

1913

The Prisoner of Zenda as Michael, Duke of Strelsau
Tess of the D'Urbervilles as Alec D'Urberville