David Torrence

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1864-01-17 (87 years old)

Deathday

1951-12-26

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.

Acting

1926

Laddie

as Paul Stanton

1933

Queen Christina

as Archbishop

1927

1930

City Girl

as Lem's Father

1935

Captain Blood

as Andrew Baynes

1922

1926

The Isle of Retribution

as Godfrey Cornet

1929

Silks and Saddles

as Judge Clifford

1929

Disraeli

as Lord Michael Probert

1931

East Lynne

as Sir Richard Hare

1932

Smilin' Through

as Gardener

1937

Lost Horizon

as Prime Minister (uncredited)

1933

Berkeley Square

as Lord Stanley

1930

Raffles

as Inspector McKenzie

1926

The King of the Turf

as Martyn Selsby

1924

The Sawdust Trail

as Jonathan Butts

1934

Jane Eyre

as Mr. Brocklehurst

1929

The Black Watch

as Field Marshal

1933

Voltaire

as Dr. Tronchin

1934

1931

The Bachelor Father

as Frank "Mac" MacDonald

1937

Ebb Tide

as Tapena Tom

1933

1930

River's End

as McDowell

1934

Mandalay

as Capt. McAndrews

1926

Brown of Harvard

as Mr. Brown

1923

Trimmed in Scarlet

as Charles Knight

1930

Scotland Yard

as Captain Graves

1913

The Prisoner of Zenda

as Michael, Duke of Strelsau

1926

The Unknown Cavalier

as Peter Gaunt

1930

1913

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

as Alec D'Urberville

1933

Horse Play

as Uncle Percy

1926

Sandy

as Angus McNeil

1935

Black Sheep

as Captain Savage

1936

1939

1922

1936

Beloved Enemy

as Alroyd

1923

Abysmal Brute

as Mortimer Sangster

1934

Charlie Chan in London

as Home Secretary

1939

Bulldog Drummond's Bride

as Bank Official

1933

Cavalcade

as Man at Disarmament Conference (uncredited)

1936

The Country Doctor

as Governor General

1926

Oh! What a Nurse!

as Big Tim Harrison

1935

Bonnie Scotland

as Mr. Miggs the Lawyer

1925

The Mystic

as James Bradshaw

1935

Harmony Lane

as Mr. Pentland

1935

1927

Annie Laurie

as Sir Robert Laurie

1934

Madame Spy

as Seerfeldt

1932

1936

Annie Laurie

as Sir Robert Laurie

1925

The Reckless Sex

as Robert Lanning

1929

Strong Boy

as Railroad President

1939

Rulers of the Sea

as Donald Fenton

1929

Hearts in Exile

as Governor

1924

Tiger Love

as Don Miguel Castelar

1928

The Big Noise

as Managing Editor

1922

Sherlock Holmes

as Count Von Stalburg

1923

1928

The Cavalier

as Ramón Torreno

1926

Forever After

as Mr. Clayton, Jennie's Father

1921

1926

The Third Degree

as Howard Jeffries Sr.

1943

The Voice That Thrilled the World

as Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)

1923

The Man Next Door

as Colonel Wright

1925

What Fools Men

as Williamson

1927

Rolled Stockings

as Mr. Treday

1924

Idle Tongues

as Cyrenus Stone

1927

The Midnight Watch

as Chief Callahan

1926

The Man in the Shadow

as Robert Rodman

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