Brandon Hurst
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 30, 1866
- Died
- July 15, 1947 (aged 80)
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
Biography
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, are regarded as some of the best films of the time. His roles in talkies during the 1920s and 1930s were often small. One of his more important roles was sinister Merlin the Magician in Fox's A Connecticut Yankee (1931). Hurst worked as an actor until his death. His final film was Two Guys from Texas, released in 1948.
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Filmography
Synthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Movie · as Sir George Carewe
My Favorite Brunette
Movie · as Butler (uncredited)
Sister Kenny
Movie · as Mr. Todd (Landlord) (uncredited)
Road to Utopia
Movie · as Man at Zambini's (uncredited)
The Green Years
Movie · as Bookseller
The Man in Half Moon Street
Movie · as Simpson
The Corn Is Green
Movie · as Lewellyn Powell (uncredited)
The Princess and the Pirate
Movie · as Mr. Pelly
Mrs. Parkington
Movie · as Footman (uncredited)
House of Frankenstein
Movie · as Dr. Geissler (uncredited)
Shine on Harvest Moon
Movie · as Watchman (uncredited)
Dixie
Movie · as Dignified Man in Audience
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Movie · as Cabbie in "Good Neighbor" Number (uncredited)
The Leopard Man
Movie · as Cemetery Gatekeeper (uncredited)
Jane Eyre
Movie · as Lowood School Trustee
The Constant Nymph
Movie · as Minor Role
The Ghost of Frankenstein
Movie · as Hans, Villager at Council Meeting (uncredited)
The Remarkable Andrew
Movie · as Mr. Chief Justice John Marshall
The Mad Martindales
Movie · as Smythe Butler
Road to Morocco
Movie · as English Announcer (uncredited)
Road to Happiness
Movie · as Swayne
Sign of the Wolf
Movie · as Dr. Morton
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Movie · as Briggs (uncredited)
The Blue Bird
Movie · as Footman
The Howards of Virginia
Movie · as Wilton
Rhythm on the River
Movie · as Bates
If I Had My Way
Movie · as Hedges
Tell No Tales
Movie · as Lovelake's Butler (uncredited)
East Side of Heaven
Movie · as Butler (uncredited)
The Sun Never Sets
Movie · as A Doctor
Stanley and Livingstone
Movie · as Sir Henry Forrester
Professor Beware
Movie · as Charlile - Butler
Kidnapped
Movie · as Doomster
Suez
Movie · as Franz Liszt
Four Men and a Prayer
Movie · as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
If I Were King
Movie · as Beggar (uncredited)
The Firefly
Movie · as English General (uncredited)
Maid of Salem
Movie · as Tithing Man
Wee Willie Winkie
Movie · as Bagby
The Moon's Our Home
Movie · as Babson
Gasoloons
Movie · as Sheriff / Motorist
The Plough and the Stars
Movie · as Sergeant Tinley
While the Patient Slept
Movie · as Grondal - the Butler
The Woman in Red
Movie · as Uncle Emlen Wyatt
Bonnie Scotland
Movie · as Military Policeman (uncredited)
The Great Impersonation
Movie · as Middleton
The Little Minister
Movie · as Anders Strothers
The Lost Patrol
Movie · as Bell
Red Morning
Movie · as The Magistrate
Bombay Mail
Movie · as Pundit Garnath Chundra
Bright Eyes
Movie · as Higgins
House of Mystery
Movie · as Hindu Priest
The House of Rothschild
Movie · as Stock Trader
Cavalcade
Movie · as Gilbert & Sullivan Actor (uncredited)
White Zombie
Movie · as Silver
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Movie · as Prefect of Police
Down To Earth
Movie · as Jeffrey, the Butler
The Midnight Lady
Movie · as District Attorney
Scarface
Movie · as Citizens Committee Member (uncredited)
Rasputin and the Empress
Movie · as Staff General (uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes
Movie · as Secretary to Erskine (uncredited)
A Connecticut Yankee
Movie · as Merlin / Doctor in Mansion
Murder at Midnight
Movie · as Lawrence
Young as You Feel
Movie · as Robbins
The Eyes of the World
Movie · as Mr. Edward Taine
High Society Blues
Movie · as Jowles
The Right of Way
Movie · as Crown Attorney
Interference
Movie · as Inspector Haynes
The Wolf of Wall Street
Movie · as Sturgess
Her Private Life
Movie · as Sir Emmett Wildering
The Greene Murder Case
Movie · as Sproot
The Voice of the Storm
Movie · as Dr. Isaacs
The Man Who Laughs
Movie · as Barkilphedro
News Parade
Movie · as A.K. Wellington
Love
Movie · as Senator Karenin
Annie Laurie
Movie · as The Campbell Chieftain
7th Heaven
Movie · as Uncle George
High School Hero
Movie · as Mr. Golden
Volcano
Movie · as André de Chauvalons
The Lady of the Harem
Movie · as Beggar
The Shamrock Handicap
Movie · as The Procurer of Taxes
Secret Orders
Movie · as Butler
Made for Love
Movie · as Pharaoh
The Amateur Gentleman
Movie · as Peterby
The Grand Duchess and the Waiter
Movie · as Matard - Hotel Manager
The Rainmaker
Movie · as Doyle
The Enchanted Hill
Movie · as Jasper Doak
The Lady
Movie · as St. Aubyns Sr
Lightnin'
Movie · as Everett Hammond
The Thief of Bagdad
Movie · as The Caliph
The Lover of Camille
Movie · as Bertrand
The Silent Watcher
Movie · as Reporter Herrold
He Who Gets Slapped
Movie · as Clown (uncredited)
Cytherea
Movie · as Daniel Randon
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Movie · as Jehan
The World's Applause
Movie · as James Crane
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Movie · as Sir George Carewe
A Dark Lantern
Movie · as Colonel Dereham
Via Wireless
Movie · as Edward Pinckney