- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- November 30, 1866
- Place of Birth
- London, England, UK
- Died
- July 15, 1947
Brandon Hurst
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, a…
Filmography
movieSynthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
2015 · Sir George Carewe
movieMy Favorite Brunette
1947 · Butler (uncredited)
movieSister Kenny
1946 · Mr. Todd (Landlord) (uncredited)
movieThe Green Years
1946 · Bookseller
movieRoad to Utopia
1946 · Man at Zambini's (uncredited)
movieThe Corn Is Green
1945 · Lewellyn Powell (uncredited)
movieThe Man in Half Moon Street
1945 · Simpson
movieHouse of Frankenstein
1944 · Dr. Geissler (uncredited)
movieThe Princess and the Pirate
1944 · Mr. Pelly
movieMrs. Parkington
1944 · Footman (uncredited)
movieShine on Harvest Moon
1944 · Watchman (uncredited)
movieJane Eyre
1943 · Lowood School Trustee
movieThank Your Lucky Stars
1943 · Cabbie in "Good Neighbor" Number (uncredited)
movieDixie
1943 · Dignified Man in Audience
movieThe Constant Nymph
1943 · Minor Role
movieThe Leopard Man
1943 · Cemetery Gatekeeper (uncredited)
movieRoad to Morocco
1942 · English Announcer (uncredited)
movieThe Mad Martindales
1942 · Smythe Butler
movieThe Ghost of Frankenstein
1942 · Hans, Villager at Council Meeting (uncredited)
movieThe Remarkable Andrew
1942 · Mr. Chief Justice John Marshall
movieRoad to Happiness
1941 · Swayne
movieDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1941 · Dr. Lanyon's Butler Briggs (uncredited)
movieSign of the Wolf
1941 · Dr. Morton
movieThe Howards of Virginia
1940 · Wilton
movieRhythm on the River
1940 · Bates
movieIf I Had My Way
1940 · Hedges
movieThe Blue Bird
1940 · Footman
movieStanley and Livingstone
1939 · Sir Henry Forrester
movieTell No Tales
1939 · Lovelake's Butler (uncredited)
movieThe Sun Never Sets
1939 · A Doctor
movieEast Side of Heaven
1939 · Butler (uncredited)
movieSuez
1938 · Franz Liszt
movieIf I Were King
1938 · Beggar (uncredited)
movieProfessor Beware
1938 · Charlile - Butler
movieKidnapped
1938 · Doomster
movieFour Men and a Prayer
1938 · Jury Foreman (uncredited)
movieThe Firefly
1937 · English General (uncredited)
movieWee Willie Winkie
1937 · Bagby
movieMaid of Salem
1937 · Tithing Man
movieThe Plough and the Stars
1936 · Sergeant Tinley
movieThe Moon's Our Home
1936 · Babson
Gasoloons
1936 · Sheriff / Motorist
movieThe Great Impersonation
1935 · Middleton
movieBonnie Scotland
1935 · Military Policeman (uncredited)
movieWhile the Patient Slept
1935 · Grondal - the Butler
movieThe Woman in Red
1935 · Uncle Emlen Wyatt
movieThe Little Minister
1934 · Anders Strothers
movieBright Eyes
1934 · Higgins
movieRed Morning
1934 · The Magistrate
movieThe House of Rothschild
1934 · Stock Trader
movieHouse of Mystery
1934 · Hindu Priest
movieThe Lost Patrol
1934 · Bell
movieBombay Mail
1934 · Pundit Garnath Chundra
movieCavalcade
1933 · Gilbert & Sullivan Actor (uncredited)
movieRasputin and the Empress
1932 · Staff General (uncredited)
movieSherlock Holmes
1932 · Secretary to Erskine (uncredited)
movieDown To Earth
1932 · Jeffrey, the Butler
movieWhite Zombie
1932 · Silver
movieThe Midnight Lady
1932 · District Attorney
movieScarface
1932 · Citizens Committee Member (uncredited)
movieMurders in the Rue Morgue
1932 · Prefect of Police
movieMurder at Midnight
1931 · Lawrence
movieYoung as You Feel
1931 · Robbins
movieA Connecticut Yankee
1931 · Merlin / Doctor in Mansion
movieThe Right of Way
1930 · Crown Attorney
movieThe Eyes of the World
1930 · Mr. Edward Taine
movieHigh Society Blues
1930 · Jowles
movieHer Private Life
1929 · Sir Emmett Wildering
movieThe Greene Murder Case
1929 · Sproot
movieThe Wolf of Wall Street
1929 · Sturgess
The Voice of the Storm
1929 · Dr. Isaacs
movieInterference
1929 · Inspector Haynes
movieThe Man Who Laughs
1928 · Barkilphedro
News Parade
1928 · A.K. Wellington
movieLove
1927 · Senator Karenin
movieHigh School Hero
1927 · Mr. Golden
movie7th Heaven
1927 · Uncle George
movieAnnie Laurie
1927 · The Campbell Chieftain
movieThe Lady of the Harem
1926 · Beggar
movieThe Amateur Gentleman
1926 · Peterby
movieVolcano
1926 · André de Chauvalons
movieThe Rainmaker
1926 · Doyle
movieThe Shamrock Handicap
1926 · The Procurer of Taxes
Secret Orders
1926 · Butler
movieThe Grand Duchess and the Waiter
1926 · Matard - Hotel Manager
movieMade for Love
1926 · Pharaoh
movieThe Enchanted Hill
1926 · Jasper Doak
movieLightnin'
1925 · Everett Hammond
movieThe Lady
1925 · St. Aubyns Sr
movieHe Who Gets Slapped
1924 · Clown (uncredited)
movieThe Silent Watcher
1924 · Reporter Herrold
movieThe Lover of Camille
1924 · Bertrand
movieCytherea
1924 · Daniel Randon
movieThe Thief of Bagdad
1924 · The Caliph
movieThe Hunchback of Notre Dame
1923 · Jehan
movieThe World's Applause
1923 · James Crane
movieA Dark Lantern
1920 · Colonel Dereham
movieDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1920 · Sir George Carewe
movieVia Wireless
1915 · Edward Pinckney