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David Torrence

David Torrence

Actor · 1864–1951 · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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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.

Acted in 84

1930s

  1. 1939

    Rulers of the Sea

    Donald Fenton

  2. Stanley and Livingstone

    Mr. Cranston

  3. Bulldog Drummond's Bride

    Bank Official

  4. 1937

    Ebb Tide

    Tapena Tom

  5. 1936
  6. Annie Laurie

    Sir Robert Laurie

  7. The Country Doctor

    Governor General

  8. 1935

    Captain Blood

    Andrew Baynes

  9. Harmony Lane

    Mr. Pentland

  10. Bonnie Scotland

    Mr. Miggs the Lawyer

  11. Black Sheep

    Captain Savage

  12. 1934

    What Every Woman Knows

    Alick Wylie

  13. Charlie Chan in London

    Home Secretary

  14. Mandalay

    Capt. McAndrews

  15. Madame Spy

    Seerfeldt

  16. Queen Christina

    Archbishop

  17. 1933

    Berkeley Square

    Lord Stanley

  18. The Masquerader

    Fraser

  19. Voltaire

    Dr. Tronchin

  20. Horse Play

    Uncle Percy

  21. 1932

    The Mask of Fu Manchu

    McLeod

  22. A Successful Calamity

    Partington

  23. 1931
  24. How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 9: 'The Driver'

    Movie

  25. East Lynne

    Sir Richard Hare

  26. The Bachelor Father

    Frank "Mac" MacDonald

  27. 1930
  28. River's End

    McDowell

  29. Scotland Yard

    Captain Graves

  30. Raffles

    Inspector McKenzie

1920s

  1. 1929

    Disraeli

    Lord Michael Probert

  2. Hearts in Exile

    Governor

  3. The Black Watch

    Field Marshal

  4. Strong Boy

    Railroad President

  5. Silks and Saddles

    Judge Clifford

  6. 1928

    The Cavalier

    Ramón Torreno

  7. The Big Noise

    Managing Editor

  8. 1927

    Rolled Stockings

    Mr. Treday

  9. The World At Her Feet

    Client

  10. Annie Laurie

    Sir Robert Laurie

  11. The Mysterious Rider

    Mark King

  12. 1926

    The Third Degree

    Howard Jeffries Sr.

  13. The Unknown Cavalier

    Peter Gaunt

  14. Forever After

    Mr. Clayton, Jennie's Father

  15. Laddie

    Paul Stanton

  16. The Auction Block

    Robert Wharton Sr

  17. Brown of Harvard

    Mr. Brown

  18. The Isle of Retribution

    Godfrey Cornet

  19. Sandy

    Angus McNeil

  20. Oh! What a Nurse!

    Big Tim Harrison

  21. The King of the Turf

    Martyn Selsby

  22. 1925

    The Other Woman's Story

    Judge

  23. The Tower of Lies

    Eric

  24. The Mystic

    James Bradshaw

  25. What Fools Men

    Williamson

  26. Fighting the Flames

    Judge Horatio Manly

  27. Her Husband's Secret

    Ross Brewster

  28. 1924

    Idle Tongues

    Cyrenus Stone

  29. Love's Wilderness

    The Governor

  30. The Sawdust Trail

    Jonathan Butts

  31. Tiger Love

    Don Miguel Castelar

  32. The Dawn of a Tomorrow

    Sir Oliver Holt

  33. 1923

    The Drums of Jeopardy

    Cutty

  34. The Light That Failed

    Topenhow

  35. Railroaded

    Judge Garbin

  36. The Man Next Door

    Colonel Wright

  37. Abysmal Brute

    Mortimer Sangster

  38. Trimmed in Scarlet

    Charles Knight

  39. The Power of a Lie

    John Hammond

  40. 1922

    Forsaking All Others

    Mr. Morton

  41. Tess of the Storm Country

    Elias Graves

  42. A Virgin's Sacrifice

    David Sherrill

  43. Sherlock Holmes

    Count Von Stalburg

  44. 1921

    The Inside of the Cup

    Eldon Parr

1910s

  1. 1913

    Tess of the D'Urbervilles

    Alec D'Urberville

  2. The Prisoner of Zenda

    Michael, Duke of Strelsau

Appearances1

1940s

  1. 1943

    The Voice That Thrilled the World

    Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)