David Torrence

Personal Info

Birthday

January 17, 1864

Day of Death

1951-12-26

(87 years old)

Place of Birth

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Also Known As

David Tayson

David Torrence

Biography

David Torrence (born David Tayson; 17 January 1864 – 26 December 1951) was a Scottish film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films from 1913 to 1939. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was the brother of actor Ernest Torrence. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and died in Los Angeles.

Known For

The Big Noise

Mutiny on the Bounty

Lost Horizon

Queen Christina

Captain Blood

The Mystic

Bonnie Scotland

The Mask of Fu Manchu

Filmography

1943
The Voice That Thrilled the World
as Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)
1939
Rulers of the Sea
as Donald Fenton
Stanley and Livingstone
as Mr. Cranston
Bulldog Drummond's Bride
as Bank Official
1937
Ebb Tide
as Tapena Tom
Lost Horizon
as Prime Minister (uncredited)
1936
Beloved Enemy
as Alroyd
Annie Laurie
as Sir Robert Laurie
Mary of Scotland
as Lindsay
The Country Doctor
as Governor General
1935
Captain Blood
as Andrew Baynes
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Lord Hood
Harmony Lane
as Mr. Pentland
Bonnie Scotland
as Mr. Miggs the Lawyer
Black Sheep
as Captain Savage
1934
What Every Woman Knows
as Alick Wylie
Charlie Chan in London
as Home Secretary
Jane Eyre
as Mr. Brocklehurst
Madame Spy
as Seerfeldt
Mandalay
as Capt. McAndrews
1933
Queen Christina
as Archbishop
Berkeley Square
as Lord Stanley
The Masquerader
as Fraser
Voltaire
as Dr. Tronchin
Horse Play
as Uncle Percy
Cavalcade
as Man at Disarmament Conference (uncredited)
1932
The Mask of Fu Manchu
as McLeod
Smilin' Through
as Gardener
A Successful Calamity
as Partington
1931
East Lynne
as Sir Richard Hare
The Bachelor Father
as Frank "Mac" MacDonald
1930
The Devil to Pay!
as Mr. Hope
River's End
as McDowell
Scotland Yard
as Captain Graves
Raffles
as Inspector McKenzie
City Girl
as Lem's Father
1929
Disraeli
as Lord Michael Probert
Hearts in Exile
as Governor
The Black Watch
as Field Marshal
Strong Boy
as Railroad President
Silks and Saddles
as Judge Clifford
1928
The Cavalier
as Ramón Torreno
The Big Noise
as Managing Editor
1927
Rolled Stockings
as Mr. Treday
The World At Her Feet
as Client
The Mysterious Rider
as Mark King
The Midnight Watch
as Chief Callahan
1926
The Third Degree
as Howard Jeffries Sr.
The Unknown Cavalier
as Peter Gaunt
Forever After
as Mr. Clayton, Jennie's Father
The Man in the Shadow
as Robert Rodman
Laddie
as Paul Stanton
Brown of Harvard
as Mr. Brown
The Isle of Retribution
as Godfrey Cornet
Sandy
as Angus McNeil
Oh! What a Nurse!
as Big Tim Harrison
The King of the Turf
as Martyn Selsby
1925
The Other Woman's Story
as Judge
The Tower of Lies
as Eric
The Mystic
as James Bradshaw
What Fools Men
as Williamson
The Reckless Sex
as Robert Lanning
1924
Idle Tongues
as Cyrenus Stone
The Sawdust Trail
as Jonathan Butts
Tiger Love
as Don Miguel Castelar
1923
The Drums of Jeopardy
as Cutty
The Light That Failed
as Topenhow
The Man Next Door
as Colonel Wright
Abysmal Brute
as Mortimer Sangster
Trimmed in Scarlet
as Charles Knight
1922
Forsaking All Others
as Mr. Morton
Tess of the Storm Country
as Elias Graves
Sherlock Holmes
as Count Von Stalburg
1921
The Inside of the Cup
as Eldon Parr
1913
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
as Alec D'Urberville
The Prisoner of Zenda
as Michael, Duke of Strelsau