Ernest Torrence
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. Born Ernest Thayson Torrence-Thompson on June 26, 1878, in Edinburgh, Scotland, he was, unlikely enough, an exceptional pianist and operatic baritone. A graduate of the...
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. Born Ernest Thayson Torrence-Thompson on June 26, 1878, in Edinburgh, Scotland, he was, unlikely enough, an exceptional pianist and operatic baritone. A graduate of the...
Known For
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
as William 'Steamboat Bill' Canfield Sr.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Clopin
The King of Kings
as Peter
Cast Credits
The Tingler
as Luke Hatburn (archive footage) (uncredited)
I Cover the Waterfront
as Eli Kirk (Julie's father)
Hypnotized
as Prof. Horace S. Limberly - Hypnotist
Sherlock Holmes
as Professor James Moriarty
The Cuban Love Song
as Romance
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford
as Blackie Daw
Sporting Blood
as Mr. Jim Rellence
The Great Lover
as Potter
Shipmates
as Chief Bosuns Mate Scotty McTavish
Fighting Caravans
as Bill Jackson
Sweet Kitty Bellairs
as Sir Jasper Standish
Call of the Flesh
as Esteban
Strictly Unconventional
as Lord Porteous
Officer O'Brien
as John Patrick O'Brien
Untamed
as Uncle Ben Murchison
Speedway
as Jim MacDonald
The Unholy Night
as Dr. Ballou
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
as Uncle Pio
Desert Nights
as Steve
The Cossacks
as Ivan
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
as William 'Steamboat Bill' Canfield Sr.
Across to Singapore
as Captain Mark Shore
Twelve Miles Out
as Red McCue
Captain Salvation
as Captain of the 'Panther'
The King of Kings
as Peter
The Lady of the Harem
as Hassan
Mantrap
as Joe Easter
The Rainmaker
as Mike
The Blind Goddess
as Mr. Clayton
North of 36
as Jim Nabours