Acting
David Torrence
EN, XX cinema · 90 credits
Born
17 January 1864
Died
26 December 1951 (aged 87)
Birthplace
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Also known as David Tayson
David Torrence (born David Tayson; 17 January 1864 – 26 December 1951) was a Scottish film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films from 1913 to 1939. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was the brother of actor Ernest Torrence. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and died in Los Angeles.
Known for
Filmography
The Voice That Thrilled the World
as Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)
Stanley and Livingstone
as Mr. Cranston
Bulldog Drummond's Bride
as Bank Official
Rulers of the Sea
as Donald Fenton
Lost Horizon
as Prime Minister (uncredited)
Ebb Tide
as Tapena Tom
Mary of Scotland
as Lindsay
Beloved Enemy
as Alroyd
The Country Doctor
as Governor General
Annie Laurie
as Sir Robert Laurie
Captain Blood
as Andrew Baynes
Black Sheep
as Captain Savage
Bonnie Scotland
as Mr. Miggs the Lawyer
Harmony Lane
as Mr. Pentland
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Lord Hood
Queen Christina
as Archbishop
Jane Eyre
as Mr. Brocklehurst
What Every Woman Knows
as Alick Wylie
Mandalay
as Capt. McAndrews
Charlie Chan in London
as Home Secretary
Madame Spy
as Seerfeldt
Berkeley Square
as Lord Stanley
Voltaire
as Dr. Tronchin
The Masquerader
as Fraser
Horse Play
as Uncle Percy
Cavalcade
as Man at Disarmament Conference (uncredited)
The Mask of Fu Manchu
as McLeod
Smilin' Through
as Gardener
A Successful Calamity
as Partington
East Lynne
as Sir Richard Hare
The Bachelor Father
as Frank "Mac" MacDonald
City Girl
as Lem's Father
Raffles
as Inspector McKenzie
River's End
as McDowell
Scotland Yard
as Captain Graves
The Devil to Pay!
as Mr. Hope
Silks and Saddles
as Judge Clifford
Disraeli
as Lord Michael Probert
The Black Watch
as Field Marshal
Strong Boy
as Railroad President
Hearts in Exile
as Governor
Untamed Justice
as George Morrow
The Big Noise
as Managing Editor
The Cavalier
as Ramón Torreno
Undressed
1928
Undressed
as Martin Stanley
The Mysterious Rider
as Mark King
The World At Her Feet
as Client
Annie Laurie
as Sir Robert Laurie
Rolled Stockings
as Mr. Treday
The Midnight Watch
1927
The Midnight Watch
as Chief Callahan
Laddie
as Paul Stanton
The Isle of Retribution
as Godfrey Cornet
The King of the Turf
as Martyn Selsby
Brown of Harvard
as Mr. Brown
The Unknown Cavalier
as Peter Gaunt
Sandy
as Angus McNeil
Oh! What a Nurse!
as Big Tim Harrison
Forever After
as Mr. Clayton, Jennie's Father
The Third Degree
as Howard Jeffries Sr.
The Man in the Shadow
1926
The Man in the Shadow
as Robert Rodman
The Auction Block
as Robert Wharton Sr
The Mystic
as James Bradshaw
The Reckless Sex
1925
The Reckless Sex
as Robert Lanning
What Fools Men
as Williamson
Her Husband's Secret
as Ross Brewster
Fighting the Flames
as Judge Horatio Manly
The Sawdust Trail
as Jonathan Butts
Which Shall It Be?
1924
Which Shall It Be?
as Robert Moore
Tiger Love
as Don Miguel Castelar
Idle Tongues
as Cyrenus Stone
Love's Wilderness
as The Governor
The Dawn of a Tomorrow
as Sir Oliver Holt
Trimmed in Scarlet
as Charles Knight
Abysmal Brute
as Mortimer Sangster
The Light That Failed
as Topenhow
The Man Next Door
as Colonel Wright
Railroaded
as Judge Garbin
The Power of a Lie
as John Hammond
Forsaking All Others
as Mr. Morton
A Virgin's Sacrifice
as David Sherrill
Tess of the Storm Country
as Elias Graves
Sherlock Holmes
as Count Von Stalburg
The Inside of the Cup
as Eldon Parr
The Prisoner of Zenda
as Michael, Duke of Strelsau
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
as Alec D'Urberville