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Ernest Torrence (born Ernest Torrance-Thomson, 26 June 1878 – 15 May 1933) was a Scottish film character actor who appeared in many Hollywood films, including Broken Chains (1922) with Colleen Moore, Mantrap (1926) with Clara Bow and Fighting Caravans (1931) with Gary Cooper and Lili Damita.
Ernest Torrence. Actor: Steamboat Bill, Jr.. He was the man you loved to hiss. This towering (6' 4"), highly imposing character star with cold, hollow, beady eyes and a huge, protruding snout would go on to become one of the silent screen's finest arch villains.
- January 1, 1
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- January 1, 1
- New York City, New York, USA
Ernest Torrence. Actor: Steamboat Bill, Jr.. He was the man you loved to hiss. This towering (6' 4"), highly imposing character star with cold, hollow, beady eyes and a huge, protruding snout would go on to become one of the silent screen's finest arch villains.
- June 26, 1878
- May 15, 1933
Jan 8, 2023 · In his nearly fifty film roles, Ernest Torrence perfectly exemplifies the unique skill set required to succeed as a character actor. A towering 6’4″ with a rugged, grizzled face, Torrence backed up his unique physicality with a rare mixture of humor and villainy.
Despite his celluloid villainy, Ernest was known as a courtly and cultivated gentleman in private. He made the transition into talking films intact and was able to play a marvelous nemesis, Dr. Moriarty, to Clive Brooks ' Sherlock Holmes (1932) before his untimely death.
Ernest Thayson Torrence-Thompson (* 26. Juni 1878 in Edinburgh, Schottland; † 13. Mai 1933 in New York City) war ein britischer Schauspieler, der vorwiegend in Schurkenrollen bekannt wurde.
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