Brandon Hurst (30 November 1866 – 15 July 1947) was an English stage and film actor.

Early life

Born in London, England, Hurst studied

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in his youth and began performing in theater in the 1880s. Before he began acting professionally, Hurst served seven years in the English army, including five years with the King's Dragoon Guards in India.

Career

He worked in

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s from 1900 until his entry into motion pictures. His most notable stage appearance was ''Two Women'' in 1910, costarring Mrs. Leslie Carter and Robert Warwick.''Pictorial History of the American Theatre: 1860-1970'' p.118 c.1969 by Daniel Blum He was nearly fifty before his film debut in ''Via Wireless'' (1915) as Edward Pinckney. He appeared in 129 other films. He became well known in the 1920s for portraying the antagonist and anti-heroes. Those roles include Sir George Carewe in '' Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' (1920), Jehan Frollo in '' The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' (1923), Alexei Karenin opposite

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in ''

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'' (1928). His roles in sound films during the 1920s and 1930s were often small. One of his more important roles was the sinister

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in Fox's '' A Connecticut Yankee'' (1931). Hurst worked as an actor until his death, his last film was '' Two Guys from Texas'' (1948).

Filmography

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Via Wireless ''Via Wireless'' is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Bruce McRae, Gail Kane and Brandon Hurst.Motion Picture Guide Silent Film 1910-1936 p.428 Cast * Bruce McRae as Lt. Sommers * Gail Kane as Fra ...

'' (1915) - Edward Pinckney (film debut) * '' Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' (1920) - Sir George Carewe * ''

A Dark Lantern ''A Dark Lantern'' is a lost 1920 American silent drama film produced and released by Realart Pictures. It is based on a 1905 novel of the same name by Elizabeth Robins. John S. Robertson directed and Alice Brady and her then husband James Cr ...

'' (1920) - Colonel Dereham * ''

The World's Applause ''The World's Applause'' is a 1923 American silent drama film starring Bebe Daniels. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. William C. deMille directed the film and it was written and scripted by his wi ...

'' (1923) - James Crane * '' Legally Dead'' (1923) - Dr. Gelzer * '' The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' (1923) - Jehan Frollo * '' The Thief of Bagdad'' (1924) - The Caliph * '' Cytherea'' (1924) - Daniel Randon * '' One Night in Rome'' (1924) - Count Beetholde * ''

The Silent Watcher ''The Silent Watcher'' is a lost 1924 American silent melodrama film directed by Frank Lloyd. It stars Glenn Hunter and Bessie Love. It was produced by Frank Lloyd Productions/ First National and distributed by First National Pictures. It was ...

'' (1924) - Herrold, the reporter * '' He Who Gets Slapped'' (1924) - Clown (uncredited) * ''

The Lover of Camille ''The Lover of Camille'' is a 1924 American silent romantic drama film directed by Harry Beaumont, and starring Monte Blue. The film was based on the French play ''Deburau'' by Sacha Guitry, which was also adapted into a Broadway play by Harley ...

'' (1924) - Bertrand * '' The Lady'' (1925) - St. Aubyns Sr * '' Lightnin''' (1925) - Everett Hammond * ''

The Enchanted Hill ''The Enchanted Hill'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Irvin Willat and written by James Shelley Hamilton and Peter B. Kyne. The film stars Jack Holt, Florence Vidor, Noah Beery, Sr., Mary Brian, Richard Arlen, George Bancr ...

'' (1926) - Jasper Doak * '' Made for Love'' (1926) - Pharaoh * ''

The Grand Duchess and the Waiter ''The Grand Duchess and the Waiter'' is a 1926 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Mal St. Clair and starring Florence Vidor and Adolphe Menjou. The film is based on a 1925 Broadway play of the same name starring stage actress Els ...

'' (1926) - Matard - Hotel Manager * '' Secret Orders'' (1926) - Butler * ''

Paris at Midnight ''Paris at Midnight'' is a 1926 American silent drama film starring Jetta Goudal and Lionel Barrymore and was directed by E. Mason Hopper. It was distributed by Producers Distributing Corporation. It was based on the novel '' Le Père Goriot'' b ...

'' (1926) - Count Tarrefer * '' The Shamrock Handicap'' (1926) - The Procurer of Taxes (uncredited) * '' The Rainmaker'' (1926) - Doyle * '' Volcano!'' (1926) - André de Chauvalons * '' The Amateur Gentleman'' (1926) - Peterby * ''

The Lady of the Harem ''The Lady of the Harem'' is a 1926 American silent adventure film directed by Raoul Walsh and written by James Elroy Flecker and James T. O'Donohoe. The film stars Ernest Torrence, William Collier, Jr., Greta Nissen, Louise Fazenda, George B ...

'' (1926) - Beggar * ''

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'' (1927) (uncredited) * '' 7th Heaven'' (1927) - Uncle George (uncredited) * '' Annie Laurie'' (1927) - The Campbell Chieftain * '' The High School Hero'' (1927) - Mr. Golden * ''

'' (1927) - Karenin * ''

'' (1928) - Barkilphedro * ''

News Parade ''News Parade'' is a 1928 American comedy film directed by David Butler and starring Nick Stuart, Sally Phipps and Brandon Hurst. The film portrays the adventures of a newsreel cameraman. Despite poor reviews and only a modest box office per ...

'' (1928) - A.K. Wellington * '' Interference'' (1928) - Inspector Haynes * '' The Voice of the Storm'' (1929) - Dr. Isaacs * '' The Wolf of Wall Street'' (1929) - Sturgess * '' The Greene Murder Case'' (1929) - Sproot * ''

Her Private Life ''Her Private Life'' is a surviving 1929 American pre-Code drama film directed by Alexander Korda and starring Billie Dove, Walter Pidgeon and Holmes Herbert. The plot concerns an English aristocrat who causes a scandal when she divorces her h ...

'' (1929) - Sir Emmett Wildering * '' High Society Blues'' (1930) - Jowles * '' The Eyes of the World'' (1930) - Mr. Taine * '' The Right of Way'' (1931) - Crown Attorney * '' A Connecticut Yankee'' (1931) - Merlin/Doctor in Mansion * '' Young as You Feel'' (1931) - Robbins * '' Murder at Midnight'' (1931) - Lawrence * ''

Murders in the Rue Morgue "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in ''Graham's Magazine'' in 1841. It has been described as the first modern detective story; Poe referred to it as one of his "tales of ratiocination". C. Auguste Dup ...

'' (1932) - Prefect of Police * '' Scarface'' (1932) - Citizens Committee Member (uncredited) * '' The Midnight Lady'' (1932) - District Attorney * '' White Zombie'' (1932) - Silver * '' Down to Earth'' (1932) - Jeffrey, the Butler * ''

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'' (1932) - Secretary to Erskine (uncredited) * '' Rasputin and the Empress'' (1932) - Staff General (uncredited) * '' Cavalcade'' (1933) - Gilbert & Sullivan Actor (uncredited) * ''

I Love That Man ''I Love That Man'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Harry Joe Brown and written by C. Graham Baker, Casey Robinson and Gene Towne. The film stars Edmund Lowe, Nancy Carroll, Robert Armstrong, Lew Cody, Warren Hymer, Grant M ...

'' (1933) - Banker Burkhart (uncredited) * '' Bombay Mail'' (1934) - Pundit Garnath Chundra * '' The Lost Patrol'' (1934) - Bell * '' The House of Rothschild'' (1934) - Stock Trader * ''

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'' (1934) - Hindu Priest * '' Viva Villa!'' (1934) - Statesman (uncredited) * '' Have a Heart'' (1934) - Bramley, Consulting Doctor (uncredited) * ''

Crimson Romance ''Crimson Romance'' is a 1934 American drama film directed by David Howard and written by Milton Krims and Doris Schroeder. The film stars Ben Lyon, Sari Maritza, Erich von Stroheim, James Bush, William Bakewell and Hardie Albright. The low-bu ...

'' (1934) - English Officer * ''

Red Morning ''Red Morning'' is a 1934 American adventure film directed by Wallace Fox from a screenplay by John Twist and Wallace Fox, based on a story by Gouverneur Morris. The film stars Steffi Duna, Regis Toomey, Raymond Hatton, and Mitchell Lewis. Ca ...

'' (1934) - Island Magistrate * '' Bright Eyes'' (1934) - Higgins * '' The Little Minister'' (1934) - Anders Strothers (uncredited) * '' The Woman in Red'' (1935) - Uncle Emlen Wyatt * '' While the Patient Slept'' (1935) - Grondal * '' Bonnie Scotland'' (1935) - Military Policeman (uncredited) * '' Annie Oakley'' (1935) - Doctor Treating Toby (uncredited) * '' The Great Impersonation'' (1935) - Middleton * '' A Tale of Two Cities'' (1935) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''

The Moon's Our Home ''The Moon's Our Home'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by William A. Seiter. It was adapted from a novel of the same name written by Faith Baldwin and first published in serial form in '' Cosmopolitan'' magazine. Plot summary A comedy a ...

'' (1936) - Babson * '' Mary of Scotland'' (1936) - Airan * ''

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'' (1936) - Lord Raglan (uncredited) * '' The Plough and the Stars'' (1936) - Sergeant Tinley * '' Stolen Holiday'' (1937) - Police Detective (uncredited) * ''

Maid of Salem ''Maid of Salem'' is a 1937 film made by Paramount Pictures, directed by Frank Lloyd, and starring Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray. Plot It tells the story of a young girl in Salem, Massachusetts, 1692, who has an affair with an adventurer. ...

'' (1937) - Tithing Man * '' Maytime'' (1937) - Master of Ceremonies (uncredited) * '' Wee Willie Winkie'' (1937) - Bagby * '' The Firefly'' (1937) - English General (uncredited) * '' Four Men and a Prayer'' (1938) - Jury Foreman (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1938) - Doomster * '' Professor Beware'' (1938) - Charlile - Butler (uncredited) * '' If I Were King'' (1938) - Beggar (uncredited) * '' Suez'' (1938) -

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* '' East Side of Heaven'' (1939) - Butler (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1939) - Lovelake's Butler (uncredited) * '' The Sun Never Sets'' (1939) - Doctor (uncredited) * ''

Stanley and Livingstone ''Stanley and Livingstone'' is a 1939 American adventure film directed by Henry King and Otto Brower. It is loosely based on the true story of Welsh reporter Sir Henry M. Stanley's quest to find Dr. David Livingstone, a Scottish missionary presum ...

'' (1939) - Sir Henry Forrester * It's a Wonderful World (1939) - Paul Henry * '' The Blue Bird'' (1940) - Footman * '' If I Had My Way'' (1940) - Hedges (uncredited) * '' Rhythm on the River'' (1940) - Bates (uncredited) * '' The Howards of Virginia'' (1940) - Wilton (uncredited) * '' Sign of the Wolf'' (1941) - Dr. Morton * '' Charley's Aunt'' (1941) - Coach (uncredited) * '' Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' (1941) - Briggs, Lanyon's Butler (uncredited) * ''

Birth of the Blues ''Birth of the Blues'' is a 1941 American musical film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Bing Crosby, Mary Martin and Brian Donlevy. The plot loosely follows the origins and breakthrough success of the Original Dixieland Jass Band in ...

'' (1941) - Headwaiter in Cafe (uncredited) * '' Road to Happiness'' (1941) - Swayne * '' The Remarkable Andrew'' (1942) - Mr. Chief Justice John Marshall * '' The Ghost of Frankenstein'' (1942) - Hans (uncredited) * ''

The Mad Martindales ''The Mad Martindales'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Alfred L. Werker and written by Francis Edward Faragoh. It is based on the 1939 play ''Not for Children'' by Wesley Towner. The film stars Jane Withers, Marjorie Weaver, Alan ...

'' (1942) - Smythe Butler * ''

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'' (1942) - Major Domo (uncredited) * '' Road to Morocco'' (1942) - English Announcer (uncredited) * ''

Tennessee Johnson ''Tennessee Johnson'' is a 1942 American film about Andrew Johnson, the 17th president of the United States, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed by William Dieterle and written by Milton Gunzburg, Alvin Meyers, John Balderston, and We ...

'' (1942) - Senator (uncredited) * '' The Leopard Man'' (1943) - Cemetery Gatekeeper (uncredited) * '' The Constant Nymph'' (1943) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1943) - Dignified Man in Audience * ''

The Man from Down Under ''The Man from Down Under'' is an American 1943 drama film starring Charles Laughton as a man who raises two war orphans. It was called "Hollywood's first full-length film dealing exclusively with Australia and Australians". Plot After the end ...

'' (1943) - Government Official at Train Station (uncredited) * '' Thank Your Lucky Stars'' (1943) - Cab Driver in 'Good Night, Good Neighbor' Number (uncredited) * ''

Jane Eyre ''Jane Eyre'' ( ; originally published as ''Jane Eyre: An Autobiography'') is a novel by the English writer Charlotte Brontë. It was published under her pen name "Currer Bell" on 19 October 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The first ...

'' (1943) - Lowood School Trustee (uncredited) * '' Shine On, Harvest Moon'' (1944) - Watchman (uncredited) * '' Radio Bugs'' (1944, Short) - Shakespearean Actor (uncredited) * '' The Adventures of Mark Twain'' (1944) -

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(uncredited) * '' The Canterville Ghost'' (1944) - Mr. Peabody (uncredited) * ''

Mrs. Parkington ''Mrs. Parkington'' is a 1944 drama film. It tells the story of a woman's life, told via flashbacks, from boarding house maid to society matron. The movie was adapted by Polly James and Robert Thoeren from the novel by Louis Bromfield. It was d ...

'' (1944) - Footman (uncredited) * '' The Princess and the Pirate'' (1944) - Mr. Pelly * '' House of Frankenstein'' (1944) - Dr. Geissler * ''

The Man in Half Moon Street ''The Man in Half Moon Street'' is a 1945 science fiction romantic melodrama dealing with a man who retains his youth and cannot die, living throughout the ages. The plot is similar to Oscar Wilde's '' Picture of Dorian Gray'', except that the ...

'' (1945) - Simpson—Butler * ''

The Corn Is Green ''The Corn Is Green'' is a 1938 semi-autobiographical play by Welsh dramatist and actor Emlyn Williams. The play premiered in London at the Duchess Theatre in September 1938; with Sybil Thorndike as Miss Moffat and Williams himself portraying Mo ...

'' (1945) - Lewellyn Powell (uncredited) * ''

The Great John L. ''The Great John L.'' is a 1945 American biographical drama film directed by Frank Tuttle and written by James Edward Grant. The film stars Linda Darnell, Barbara Britton, Greg McClure, Otto Kruger, Wallace Ford and George Mathews. The film was ...

'' (1945) - Prince of Wales' Valet (uncredited) * '' The Spanish Main'' (1945) - The Sea Lawyer (uncredited) * ''

Confidential Agent ''Confidential Agent'' is a 1945 American spy film starring Charles Boyer and Lauren Bacall which was a Warner Brothers production. The movie was directed by Herman Shumlin and produced by Robert Buckner with Jack L. Warner as executive producer. ...

'' (1945) - Man on Train (uncredited) * '' Road to Utopia'' (1945) - Man at Zambini's (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1945) - Gambler (uncredited) * '' The Green Years'' (1946) - Bookseller (uncredited) * '' Monsieur Beaucaire'' (1946) - Marquis (uncredited) * '' Sister Kenny'' (1946) - Mr. Todd - Landlord (uncredited) * '' Magnificent Doll'' (1946) - Brown (uncredited) * '' The Time, the Place and the Girl'' (1946) - Simpkins - the Cassel's Butler (uncredited) * ''

My Favorite Brunette ''My Favorite Brunette'' is a 1947 American romantic comedy film and film noir parody, directed by Elliott Nugent and starring Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour. Written by Edmund Beloin and Jack Rose, the film is about a baby photographer on deat ...

'' (1947) - Butler (uncredited) * '' Welcome Stranger'' (1947) - Townsman (uncredited) * ''

Where There's Life ''Where There's Life'' is a 1947 American thriller comedy film directed by Sidney Lanfield.''Harrison's Reports'' film review; October 11, 1947, page 162. The film's title derives from a line in ''Don Quixote'' ("Where there's life, there's hope" ...

'' (1947) - Floor Walker (uncredited) * '' My Wild Irish Rose'' (1947) - Michael the Gardener (uncredited) * '' Road to Rio'' (1947) - Barker (uncredited) * '' Two Guys from Texas'' (1948) - Judge (final film) (uncredited)

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