Acting
Brandon Hurst
EN, XX cinema · 99 credits
Born
30 November 1866
Died
15 July 1947 (aged 80)
Birthplace
London, England, UK
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.
Known for
Filmography
Synthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Sir George Carewe
My Favorite Brunette
as Butler (uncredited)
Sister Kenny
as Mr. Todd (Landlord) (uncredited)
Road to Utopia
as Man at Zambini's (uncredited)
The Green Years
as Bookseller
The Man in Half Moon Street
as Simpson
The Corn Is Green
as Lewellyn Powell (uncredited)
The Princess and the Pirate
as Mr. Pelly
Mrs. Parkington
as Footman (uncredited)
House of Frankenstein
as Dr. Geissler (uncredited)
Shine on Harvest Moon
as Watchman (uncredited)
Dixie
as Dignified Man in Audience
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Cabbie in "Good Neighbor" Number (uncredited)
The Leopard Man
as Cemetery Gatekeeper (uncredited)
Jane Eyre
as Lowood School Trustee
The Constant Nymph
as Minor Role
The Ghost of Frankenstein
as Hans, Villager at Council Meeting (uncredited)
The Remarkable Andrew
as Mr. Chief Justice John Marshall
The Mad Martindales
as Smythe Butler
Road to Morocco
as English Announcer (uncredited)
Road to Happiness
as Swayne
Sign of the Wolf
as Dr. Morton
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Dr. Lanyon's Butler Briggs (uncredited)
The Blue Bird
as Footman
The Howards of Virginia
as Wilton
Rhythm on the River
as Bates
If I Had My Way
as Hedges
Tell No Tales
as Lovelake's Butler (uncredited)
East Side of Heaven
as Butler (uncredited)
The Sun Never Sets
as A Doctor
Stanley and Livingstone
as Sir Henry Forrester
Professor Beware
as Charlile - Butler
Kidnapped
as Doomster
Suez
as Franz Liszt
Four Men and a Prayer
as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
If I Were King
as Beggar (uncredited)
The Firefly
as English General (uncredited)
Maid of Salem
as Tithing Man
Wee Willie Winkie
as Bagby
The Moon's Our Home
as Babson
Gasoloons
1936
Gasoloons
as Sheriff / Motorist
The Plough and the Stars
as Sergeant Tinley
While the Patient Slept
as Grondal - the Butler
The Woman in Red
as Uncle Emlen Wyatt
Bonnie Scotland
as Military Policeman (uncredited)
The Great Impersonation
as Middleton
The Little Minister
as Anders Strothers
The Lost Patrol
as Bell
Red Morning
as The Magistrate
Bombay Mail
as Pundit Garnath Chundra
Bright Eyes
as Higgins
House of Mystery
as Hindu Priest
The House of Rothschild
as Stock Trader
Cavalcade
as Gilbert & Sullivan Actor (uncredited)
White Zombie
as Silver
Murders in the Rue Morgue
as Prefect of Police
Down To Earth
as Jeffrey, the Butler
The Midnight Lady
as District Attorney
Scarface
as Citizens Committee Member (uncredited)
Rasputin and the Empress
as Staff General (uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes
as Secretary to Erskine (uncredited)
A Connecticut Yankee
as Merlin / Doctor in Mansion
Murder at Midnight
as Lawrence
Young as You Feel
as Robbins
The Eyes of the World
as Mr. Edward Taine
High Society Blues
as Jowles
The Right of Way
as Crown Attorney
Interference
as Inspector Haynes
The Wolf of Wall Street
as Sturgess
Her Private Life
as Sir Emmett Wildering
The Greene Murder Case
as Sproot
The Voice of the Storm
as Dr. Isaacs
The Man Who Laughs
as Barkilphedro
News Parade
1928
News Parade
as A.K. Wellington
Love
as Senator Karenin
Annie Laurie
as The Campbell Chieftain
7th Heaven
as Uncle George
High School Hero
as Mr. Golden
Volcano
as André de Chauvalons
The Lady of the Harem
as Beggar
The Shamrock Handicap
as The Procurer of Taxes
Made for Love
as Pharaoh
The Amateur Gentleman
as Peterby
The Grand Duchess and the Waiter
as Matard - Hotel Manager
The Rainmaker
as Doyle
The Enchanted Hill
as Jasper Doak
The Lady
as St. Aubyns Sr
Lightnin'
as Everett Hammond
The Thief of Bagdad
as The Caliph
The Lover of Camille
as Bertrand
The Silent Watcher
as Reporter Herrold
He Who Gets Slapped
as Clown (uncredited)
Cytherea
as Daniel Randon
The World's Applause
as James Crane
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Sir George Carewe
A Dark Lantern
as Colonel Dereham
Via Wireless
as Edward Pinckney