Ernest Torrence

Film & TV

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

He was the man you loved to hiss. This towering (6' 4"), highly imposing character star with cold, hollow, beady eyes and a huge, protruding snout would go on to become one of the silent screen's finest arch villains. Born Ernest Thayson Torrence-Thompson on June 26, 1878, in Edinburgh, Scotland, he was, unlikely enough, an exceptional pianist and operatic baritone. A graduate of the…

Known for

• Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl — Self (from Mantrap [1926]) (archive footage)1999
• The Tingler — Luke Hatburn (archive footage) (uncredited)1959
• Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) — Self (archive footage)1942
• I Cover the Waterfront — Eli Kirk (Julie's father)1933
• Sherlock Holmes — Professor James Moriarty1932
• Hypnotized — Prof. Horace S. Limberly - Hypnotist1932
• The Cuban Love Song — Romance1931
• Fighting Caravans — Bill Jackson1931
• The Great Lover — Potter1931
• Shipmates — Chief Bosuns Mate Scotty McTavish1931

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Ernest

Gender

male

Citizenship

United Kingdom

Place of birth

Edinburgh

Place of death

New York City

Sibling

David Torrence

Occupation

stage actor

Educated at

State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart

Languages spoken

English language

Award

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Instrument

voice

Image

Ernest Torrence as Captain Hook in the film Peter Pan (1924).jpg

Voice type

baritone

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