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Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 30, 1866
Died
July 15, 1947
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Brandon Hurst
0.4 Popularity
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.
Known For
6.6
Butler (uncredited)
My Favorite Brunette
1947
6.8
Mr. Todd (Landlord) (uncredited)
Sister Kenny
1946
6.3
Bookseller
The Green Years
1946
6.7
Man at Zambini's (uncredited)
Road to Utopia
1946
7.2
Lewellyn Powell (uncredited)
The Corn Is Green
1945
5.4
Simpson
The Man in Half Moon Street
1945
6.0
Dr. Geissler (uncredited)
House of Frankenstein
1944
6.9
Mr. Pelly
The Princess and the Pirate
1944
5.9
Footman (uncredited)
Mrs. Parkington
1944
6.0
Watchman (uncredited)
Shine on Harvest Moon
1944
Credits
My Favorite Brunette
as Butler (uncredited)
1947
6.6
Sister Kenny
as Mr. Todd (Landlord) (uncredited)
1946
6.8
The Green Years
as Bookseller
1946
6.3
Road to Utopia
as Man at Zambini's (uncredited)
1946
6.7
The Corn Is Green
as Lewellyn Powell (uncredited)
1945
7.2
The Man in Half Moon Street
as Simpson
1945
5.4
House of Frankenstein
as Dr. Geissler (uncredited)
1944
6.0
The Princess and the Pirate
as Mr. Pelly
1944
6.9
Mrs. Parkington
as Footman (uncredited)
1944
5.9
Shine on Harvest Moon
as Watchman (uncredited)
1944
6.0
Jane Eyre
as Lowood School Trustee
1943
6.9
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Cabbie in "Good Neighbor" Number (uncredited)
1943
6.0
Dixie
as Dignified Man in Audience
1943
3.0
The Constant Nymph
as Minor Role
1943
6.1
The Leopard Man
as Cemetery Gatekeeper (uncredited)
1943
6.5
Road to Morocco
as English Announcer (uncredited)
1942
6.9
The Mad Martindales
as Smythe Butler
1942
5.0
The Ghost of Frankenstein
as Hans, Villager at Council Meeting (uncredited)
1942
5.8
The Remarkable Andrew
as Mr. Chief Justice John Marshall
1942
6.8
Road to Happiness
as Swayne
1941
5.5
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Dr. Lanyon's Butler Briggs (uncredited)
1941
6.5
Sign of the Wolf
as Dr. Morton
1941
6.0
The Howards of Virginia
as Wilton
1940
6.5
Rhythm on the River
as Bates
1940
6.8
If I Had My Way
as Hedges
1940
6.4
The Blue Bird
as Footman
1940
5.7
Stanley and Livingstone
as Sir Henry Forrester
1939
6.3
Tell No Tales
as Lovelake's Butler (uncredited)
1939
4.6
The Sun Never Sets
as A Doctor
1939
4.8
East Side of Heaven
as Butler (uncredited)
1939
7.1
Suez
as Franz Liszt
1938
5.2
If I Were King
as Beggar (uncredited)
1938
6.8
Professor Beware
as Charlile - Butler
1938
6.1
Kidnapped
as Doomster
1938
4.7
Four Men and a Prayer
as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
1938
6.3
The Firefly
as English General (uncredited)
1937
6.4
Wee Willie Winkie
as Bagby
1937
6.6
Maid of Salem
as Tithing Man
1937
5.9
The Plough and the Stars
as Sergeant Tinley
1936
5.8
The Moon's Our Home
as Babson
1936
6.6
🎬
Gasoloons
as Sheriff / Motorist
1936
0.0
The Great Impersonation
as Middleton
1935
8.0
Bonnie Scotland
as Military Policeman (uncredited)
1935
6.6
While the Patient Slept
as Grondal - the Butler
1935
6.4
The Woman in Red
as Uncle Emlen Wyatt
1935
6.0
Bright Eyes
as Higgins
1934
6.7
The Little Minister
as Anders Strothers
1934
5.5
Red Morning
as The Magistrate
1934
5.0
The House of Rothschild
as Stock Trader
1934
6.2
House of Mystery
as Hindu Priest
1934
4.7
The Lost Patrol
as Bell
1934
6.5
Bombay Mail
as Pundit Garnath Chundra
1934
6.0
Cavalcade
as Gilbert & Sullivan Actor (uncredited)
1933
5.5
Rasputin and the Empress
as Staff General (uncredited)
1932
5.1
Sherlock Holmes
as Secretary to Erskine (uncredited)
1932
5.4
Down To Earth
as Jeffrey, the Butler
1932
7.0
White Zombie
as Silver
1932
6.0
The Midnight Lady
as District Attorney
1932
5.3
Scarface
as Citizens Committee Member (uncredited)
1932
7.4
Murders in the Rue Morgue
as Prefect of Police
1932
6.1
Murder at Midnight
as Lawrence
1931
5.4
Young as You Feel
as Robbins
1931
0.0
A Connecticut Yankee
as Merlin / Doctor in Mansion
1931
6.0
The Right of Way
as Crown Attorney
1930
4.4
The Eyes of the World
as Mr. Edward Taine
1930
0.0
High Society Blues
as Jowles
1930
0.0
Her Private Life
as Sir Emmett Wildering
1929
1.0
The Greene Murder Case
as Sproot
1929
6.0
The Wolf of Wall Street
as Sturgess
1929
8.5
Interference
as Inspector Haynes
1928
7.0
The Man Who Laughs
as Barkilphedro
1928
7.3
Love
as Senator Karenin
1927
5.6
High School Hero
as Mr. Golden
1927
0.0
7th Heaven
as Uncle George
1927
7.3
Annie Laurie
as The Campbell Chieftain
1927
6.7
The Lady of the Harem
as Beggar
1926
0.0
The Amateur Gentleman
as Peterby
1926
0.0
Volcano
as André de Chauvalons
1926
0.0
The Rainmaker
as Doyle
1926
10.0
The Shamrock Handicap
as The Procurer of Taxes
1926
5.1
🎬
Secret Orders
as Butler
1926
0.0
The Grand Duchess and the Waiter
as Matard - Hotel Manager
1926
6.0
Made for Love
as Pharaoh
1926
5.5
The Enchanted Hill
as Jasper Doak
1926
0.0
Lightnin'
as Everett Hammond
1925
6.1
The Lady
as St. Aubyns Sr
1925
5.5
He Who Gets Slapped
as Clown (uncredited)
1924
7.6
The Silent Watcher
as Reporter Herrold
1924
0.0
The Lover of Camille
as Bertrand
1924
0.0
Cytherea
as Daniel Randon
1924
0.0
The Thief of Bagdad
as The Caliph
1924
7.3
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Jehan
1923
6.5
The World's Applause
as James Crane
1923
0.0
A Dark Lantern
as Colonel Dereham
1920
0.0
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Sir George Carewe
1920
6.7
Via Wireless
as Edward Pinckney
1915
0.0