Ernest Torrence

Ernest Torrence

British-born American actor (1878-1933)

Ernest Torrence 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 figure, 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) tall, Torrence frequently played cold-eyed and imposing villains.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 35 films (1921–1933) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 3 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1921 Tol'Able David Henry King 99 B&W
1921 Tol'able David Blackhawk 84 16mm B&W silent
1922 BROKEN CHAINS. Goldwyn Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1923 The Covered Wagon Famous Players-Lasky Corporation 1:29:00 16mm B&W silent
1923 The covered wagon director, James Cruze. 85 16mm B&W silent
1923 THE COVERED WAGON. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. 10 reels 16mm B&W
1923 The Hunchback of Notre Dame Universal Pictures Corporation 1:37:00 16mm B&W silent
1923 The Hunchback of Notre Dame Wallace Worsley 1:33 B&W
1924 NORTH OF 36. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. B&W
1924 Peter Pan Famous Players-Lasky Corporation 1:42:00 16mm B&W silent
1924 THE FIGHTING COWARD. Famous Players-Lasky B&W
1924 THE SIDE SHOW OF LIFE. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. 8 reels B&W
1924 WEST OF THE WATER TOWER. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. 8 reels B&W
1925 Pony express directed by James Cruze. 16mm B&W silent
1926 Mantrap Famous Players-Lasky Corporation 1:10:00 16mm B&W silent
1926 MANTRAP. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. 7 reels B&W
1926 THE AMERICAN VENUS. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. B&W
1926 THE BLIND GODDESS. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. 8 reels B&W
1926 THE LADY OF THE HAREM. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. 60 min B&W
1926 THE WANDERER. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. 8:00 16mm B&W silent
1927 Steamboat Bill Jr Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 71 min 16mm B&W sound
1927 Twelve Miles Out Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp 1:02:00 16mm B&W silent
1927 TWELVE MILES OUT. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Dist. Corp. 8 reels B&W
1928 ACROSS TO SINGAPORE. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp. 7 reels B&W
1928 THE COSSACKS. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp. 10 reels B&W
1929 DESERT NIGHTS. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp. 7 reels B&W
1929 THE BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS REY. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp. 10 reels B&W
1929 THE UNHOLY NIGHT. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp. 10 reels B&W
1930 CALL OF THE FLESH. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp. 11 reels. B&W
1930 SWEET KITTY BELLAIRS. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 9 reels Color
1931 NEW ADVENTURES OF GET RICH QUICK WALLINGFORD. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp. 10 reels B&W
1931 SHIPMATES. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp. 8 reels B&W
1932 HYPNOTIZED. Mack Sennett 7 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1933 I cover the waterfront. United Artists Corp. (Reliance Pictures Inc. author) 8 reels 16mm B&W sound
I Cover the Water Front United Artists 7 reels 16mm Sound