Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Brandon Hurst (November 30, 1866 – July 15, 1947) was an English stage and film actor. Hurst studied philology in his youth and began performing in theater in the 1880s. He worked in Broadway shows from 1900 until his entry into motion pictures. His most notable stage appearance was Two Women in 1910. He was nearly fifty by the time of his 1915 film debut in Via Wireless. He appeared in 129 other films before his death in 1947. He became well known in the 1920s for many distinguished roles portraying the antagonist. Some of these films, such as 1920's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in which he played the taunting Sir George Carewe, 1923's The Hunchback of Notre Dame in which he played evil Jehan Frollo, 1927's Love in which he portrayed cuckold Alexei Karenin opposite Greta Garbo, and 1928's The Man Who Laughs in which he portrayed jester Balkiphedro, are regarded as some of the best films of the time. His roles in talkies during the 1920s and 1930s were often small. One of his more important roles was sinister Merlin the Magician in Fox's A Connecticut Yankee (1931). Hurst worked as an actor until his death. His final film was Two Guys from Texas, released in 1948.
Acted in 96
1940s
- 1947
- 1946
Sister Kenny
Mr. Todd (Landlord) (uncredited)
- 1945
The Man in Half Moon Street
Simpson
- 1944
House of Frankenstein
Dr. Geissler (uncredited)
Mrs. Parkington
Footman (uncredited)
Shine on Harvest Moon
Watchman (uncredited)
- 1943
Dixie
Dignified Man in Audience
The Constant Nymph
Minor Role
- 1942
Road to Morocco
English Announcer (uncredited)
The Mad Martindales
Smythe Butler
The Ghost of Frankenstein
Hans, Villager at Council Meeting (uncredited)
The Remarkable Andrew
Mr. Chief Justice John Marshall
- 1941
Road to Happiness
Swayne
Sign of the Wolf
Dr. Morton
- 1940
The Howards of Virginia
Wilton
Rhythm on the River
Bates
If I Had My Way
Hedges
1930s
- 1939
Stanley and Livingstone
Sir Henry Forrester
Tell No Tales
Lovelake's Butler (uncredited)
The Sun Never Sets
A Doctor
East Side of Heaven
Butler (uncredited)
- 1938
Suez
Franz Liszt
If I Were King
Beggar (uncredited)
Professor Beware
Charlile - Butler
Four Men and a Prayer
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
- 1937
The Firefly
English General (uncredited)
Maid of Salem
Tithing Man
- 1936
The Plough and the Stars
Sergeant Tinley
The Moon's Our Home
Babson
- 1935
The Great Impersonation
Middleton
Bonnie Scotland
Military Policeman (uncredited)
While the Patient Slept
Grondal - the Butler
- 1934
The Little Minister
Anders Strothers
Red Morning
The Magistrate
The House of Rothschild
Stock Trader
Bombay Mail
Pundit Garnath Chundra
- 1933
- 1932
Rasputin and the Empress
Staff General (uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes
Secretary to Erskine (uncredited)
Down To Earth
Jeffrey, the Butler
The Midnight Lady
District Attorney
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Prefect of Police
- 1931
Murder at Midnight
Lawrence
Young as You Feel
Robbins
A Connecticut Yankee
Merlin / Doctor in Mansion
- 1930
The Right of Way
Crown Attorney
The Eyes of the World
Mr. Edward Taine
High Society Blues
Jowles
1920s
- 1929
Her Private Life
Sir Emmett Wildering
The Greene Murder Case
Sproot
The Wolf of Wall Street
Sturgess
The Voice of the Storm
Dr. Isaacs
Interference
Inspector Haynes
- 1928
- 1927
Love
Senator Karenin
High School Hero
Mr. Golden
Annie Laurie
The Campbell Chieftain
- 1926
The Lady of the Harem
Beggar
The Amateur Gentleman
Peterby
Volcano
André de Chauvalons
The Rainmaker
Doyle
The Shamrock Handicap
The Procurer of Taxes
The Grand Duchess and the Waiter
Matard - Hotel Manager
Made for Love
Pharaoh
The Enchanted Hill
Jasper Doak
- 1925
Lightnin'
Everett Hammond
The Lady
St. Aubyns Sr
- 1924
The Silent Watcher
Reporter Herrold
The Lover of Camille
Bertrand
Cytherea
Daniel Randon
- 1923
The World's Applause
James Crane
- 1920
A Dark Lantern
Colonel Dereham
1910s
- 1915
Via Wireless
Edward Pinckney