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Ernest Torrence
Catalogued films 41Actor 41
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. A towering (6' 4") figure, Torrence frequently played cold-eyed and imposing villains.
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I Cover the Waterfront
Hypnotized
Sherlock Holmes
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford
Sporting Blood
The Great Lover
Shipmates
Fighting Caravans
The Cuban Love Song
Call of the Flesh
Officer O'Brien
Sweet Kitty Bellairs
Strictly Unconventional
Untamed
Speedway
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Unholy Night
Desert Nights
The Cossacks
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
Across to Singapore
Twelve Miles Out
Captain Salvation
The King of Kings
Mantrap
The Rainmaker- THThe Blind Goddess
The American Venus
The Lady of the Harem
The Wanderer
The Dressmaker from Paris
The Pony Express
The Fighting Coward
North of 36
Peter Pan
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Ruggles of Red Gap
The Covered Wagon
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Broken Chains
Tol'able David