Name
Brandon Hurst
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1866-11-30
Deathday
1947-07-15 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
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
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When a proud noble refuses to kiss the hand of the despotic King James in 1690, he is crue...
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In 15th century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice,...
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Stan and Ollie stow away to Scotland expecting to inherit the MacLaurel estate. When thing...
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In 19th century Paris, a maniac abducts young women and injects them with ape blood in an ...
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The daughter of a musical mentor adores a promising composer, who is quite fond of the ado...
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Princess Margaret is travelling incognito to elope with her true love instead of marrying ...
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Dr. Jekyll believes good and evil exist in everyone and creates a potion that allows his e...
- 1920 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Sir George Carewe
- 1942 The Ghost of Frankenstein as Hans, Villager at Council Meeting (uncredited)
- 1944 The Princess and the Pirate as Mr. Pelly
- 1928 The Man Who Laughs as Barkilphedro
- 1932 White Zombie as Silver
- 1932 Murders in the Rue Morgue as Prefect of Police
- 1924 The Thief of Bagdad as The Caliph
- 1930 The Eyes of the World as Mr. Edward Taine
- 1934 The Little Minister as Anders Strothers
- 1924 The Lover of Camille as Bertrand
- 1926 Volcano as André de Chauvalons
- 1934 The Lost Patrol as Bell
- 1923 The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Jehan
- 1926 The Lady of the Harem as Beggar
- 1932 Down To Earth as Jeffrey, the Butler
- 1944 Mrs. Parkington as Footman (uncredited)
- 1942 The Remarkable Andrew as Mr. Chief Justice John Marshall
- 1936 The Moon's Our Home as Babson
- 1937 The Firefly as English General (uncredited)
- 1931 A Connecticut Yankee as Merlin / Doctor in Mansion
- 1929 Interference as Inspector Haynes
- 1925 The Lady as St. Aubyns Sr
- 1932 The Midnight Lady as District Attorney
- 1926 The Shamrock Handicap as The Procurer of Taxes
- 1926 Secret Orders as Butler
- 1923 The World's Applause as James Crane
- 1927 Love as Senator Karenin
- 1915 Via Wireless as Edward Pinckney
- 1934 Red Morning as The Magistrate
- 1930 High Society Blues as Jowles
- 1926 Made for Love as Pharaoh
- 1925 Lightnin' as Everett Hammond
- 1920 A Dark Lantern as Colonel Dereham
- 1943 Dixie as Dignified Man in Audience
- 1939 Tell No Tales as Lovelake's Butler (uncredited)
- 1935 While the Patient Slept as Grondal - the Butler
- 1939 East Side of Heaven as Butler (uncredited)
- 1939 The Sun Never Sets as A Doctor
- 1939 Stanley and Livingstone as Sir Henry Forrester
- 1936 Gasoloons as Sheriff / Motorist
- 1938 Professor Beware as Charlile - Butler
- 1931 Murder at Midnight as Lawrence
- 1944 House of Frankenstein as Dr. Geissler (uncredited)
- 1933 Cavalcade as Gilbert & Sullivan Actor (uncredited)
- 1938 Kidnapped as Doomster
- 1946 Sister Kenny as Mr. Todd (Landlord) (uncredited)
- 1940 The Blue Bird as Footman
- 1937 Maid of Salem as Tithing Man
- 1935 The Woman in Red as Uncle Emlen Wyatt
- 1932 Scarface as Citizens Committee Member (uncredited)
- 1927 Annie Laurie as The Campbell Chieftain
- 1936 The Plough and the Stars as Sergeant Tinley
- 1940 The Howards of Virginia as Wilton
- 1940 Rhythm on the River as Bates
- 1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars as Cabbie in "Good Neighbor" Number (uncredited)
- 1934 Bombay Mail as Pundit Garnath Chundra
- 1924 The Silent Watcher as Reporter Herrold
- 1941 Road to Happiness as Swayne
- 1941 Sign of the Wolf as Dr. Morton
- 1935 Bonnie Scotland as Military Policeman (uncredited)
- 1943 The Leopard Man as Cemetery Gatekeeper (uncredited)
- 1932 Rasputin and the Empress as Staff General (uncredited)
- 1931 Young as You Feel as Robbins
- 1930 The Right of Way as Crown Attorney
- 1941 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Dr. Lanyon's Butler Briggs (uncredited)
- 1938 Suez as Franz Liszt
- 1926 The Amateur Gentleman as Peterby
- 1942 The Mad Martindales as Smythe Butler
- 1934 Bright Eyes as Higgins
- 1932 Sherlock Holmes as Secretary to Erskine (uncredited)
- 1926 The Grand Duchess and the Waiter as Matard - Hotel Manager
- 1938 Four Men and a Prayer as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
- 1935 The Great Impersonation as Middleton
- 1943 Jane Eyre as Lowood School Trustee
- 1943 The Constant Nymph as Minor Role
- 1929 The Wolf of Wall Street as Sturgess
- 1938 If I Were King as Beggar (uncredited)
- 1937 Wee Willie Winkie as Bagby
- 1926 The Rainmaker as Doyle
- 1942 Road to Morocco as English Announcer (uncredited)
- 1946 Road to Utopia as Man at Zambini's (uncredited)
- 1947 My Favorite Brunette as Butler (uncredited)
- 1927 7th Heaven as Uncle George
- 1929 Her Private Life as Sir Emmett Wildering
- 1945 The Man in Half Moon Street as Simpson
- 1945 The Corn Is Green as Lewellyn Powell (uncredited)
- 1934 House of Mystery as Hindu Priest
- 1924 He Who Gets Slapped as Clown (uncredited)
- 1924 Cytherea as Daniel Randon
- 1929 The Greene Murder Case as Sproot
- 1926 The Enchanted Hill as Jasper Doak
- 1940 If I Had My Way as Hedges
- 1927 High School Hero as Mr. Golden
- 1934 The House of Rothschild as Stock Trader
- 1946 The Green Years as Bookseller
- 1944 Shine on Harvest Moon as Watchman (uncredited)
- 2015 Synthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Sir George Carewe
- 1928 News Parade as A.K. Wellington
- 1929 The Voice of the Storm as Dr. Isaacs
