Ernest Torrence

Career timeline

1. 1878 · Born

   Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

2. 1919 · Screen debut

   A Dangerous Affair (Movie)

3. 1923 · Breakthrough

   The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Movie)

4. 1933 · Died

   May 15, 1933

5. 1959 · Latest release

   The Tingler (Movie)

Career in numbers

1 1910s

36 1920s

13 1930s

1 1950s

• Drama30
• Romance17
• Comedy11
• Western7
• Adventure7
• Crime4

Highest-rated title Steamboat Bill, Jr. 1928 7.6 Most popular title Steamboat Bill, Jr. 1928 7.6

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Ernest Torrence in our catalogue.

John Gilbert

3 titles together

Victor Fleming

2 titles together

Bebe Daniels

2 titles together

Herman Bing

2 titles together

Eugene Pallette

2 titles together

Charles Ogle

2 titles together

William Boyd

2 titles together

Mathilde Comont

2 titles together

Sidney D'Albrook

2 titles together

1. 1959 The Tingler as Luke Hatburn (archive footage) (uncredited) 6.4 Movie
2. 1933 I Cover the Waterfront as Eli Kirk (Julie's father) Movie
3. 1932 Hypnotized as Prof. Horace S. Limberly - Hypnotist Movie
4. 1932 Sherlock Holmes as Professor James Moriarty Movie
5. 1931 The Cuban Love Song as Romance Movie
6. 1931 New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford as Blackie Daw Movie
7. 1931 Sporting Blood as Mr. Jim Rellence Movie
8. 1931 The Great Lover as Potter Movie
9. 1931 Shipmates as Chief Bosuns Mate Scotty McTavish Movie
10. 1931 Fighting Caravans as Bill Jackson 5.0 Movie
11. 1930 Sweet Kitty Bellairs as Sir Jasper Standish Movie
12. 1930 Call of the Flesh as Esteban Movie
13. 1930 Strictly Unconventional as Lord Porteous Movie
14. 1930 Officer O'Brien as John Patrick O'Brien Movie
15. 1929 Untamed as Uncle Ben Murchison Movie
16. 1929 Speedway as Jim MacDonald Movie
17. 1929 The Unholy Night as Dr. Ballou Movie
18. 1929 The Bridge of San Luis Rey as Uncle Pio Movie
19. 1929 Desert Nights as Steve Movie
20. 1928 The Cossacks as Ivan Movie
21. 1928 Steamboat Bill, Jr. as Steamboat Bill Sr. 7.6 Movie
22. 1928 Across to Singapore as Captain Mark Shore Movie
23. 1927 Twelve Miles Out as Red McCue Movie
24. 1927 Captain Salvation as Captain of the 'Panther' Movie
25. 1927 The King of Kings as Peter 6.4 Movie
26. 1926 The Lady of the Harem as Hassan Movie
27. 1926 Mantrap as Joe Easter Movie
28. 1926 The Rainmaker as Mike Movie
29. 1926 The Blind Goddess as Mr. Clayton Movie
30. 1926 North of 36 as Jim Nabours Movie
31. 1926 The American Venus as King Neptune Movie
32. 1925 The Pony Express as 'Ascension' Jones Movie
33. 1925 The Wanderer as Tola Movie
34. 1925 Night Life of New York as John Bentley Movie
35. 1925 The Dressmaker from Paris as Angus McGregor Movie
36. 1924 Peter Pan as Captain James Hook 6.9 Movie
37. 1924 The Side Show of Life as Andrew Lackady Movie
38. 1924 The Fighting Coward as Gen. Orlando Jackson Movie
39. 1924 The Heritage of the Desert as August Naab Movie
40. 1924 West of the Water Tower as Rev. Adrian Plummer Movie
41. 1923 Ruggles of Red Gap as Cousin Egbert Floud Movie
42. 1923 The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Clopin 6.5 Movie
43. 1923 The Brass Bottle as Fakresh-el-Aamash Movie
44. 1923 The Trail of the Lonesome Pine as 'Devil' Jud Tolliver Movie
45. 1923 The Covered Wagon as Jackson Movie
46. 1922 The Kingdom Within as Kreig Movie
47. 1922 Broken Chains as Boyan Boone Movie
48. 1922 Singed Wings as Emilio Movie
49. 1922 The Prodigal Judge as Solomon Mahaffy Movie
50. 1921 Tol'able David as Luke Hatburn 7.1 Movie
51. 1919 A Dangerous Affair as Abner (as Ernest Torrance) Movie

Photos

Quick facts