Cast & creator
David Torrence
Best known for Mutiny on the Bounty, Captain Blood, Mary of Scotland
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.
Also known as: David Tayson
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1913–1943 · acting roles
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Filmography (89)
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Mutiny on the Bounty
Lord Hood
1935
Captain Blood
Andrew Baynes
1935
Mary of Scotland
Lindsay
1936
Queen Christina
Archbishop
1934
The Mask of Fu Manchu
McLeod
1932
Bonnie Scotland
Mr. Miggs the Lawyer
1935
Lost Horizon
Prime Minister (uncredited)
1937
The Third Degree
Howard Jeffries Sr.
1926
City Girl
Lem's Father
1930
Cavalcade
Man at Disarmament Conference (uncredited)
1933
The Voice That Thrilled the World
Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)
1943
Rulers of the Sea
Donald Fenton
1939
The Devil to Pay!
Mr. Hope
1930
Rolled Stockings
Mr. Treday
1927
Beloved Enemy
Alroyd
1936
Her Husband's Secret
Ross Brewster
1925
Bulldog Drummond's Bride
Bank Official
1939
What Every Woman Knows
Alick Wylie
1934
Charlie Chan in London
Home Secretary
1934
Stanley and Livingstone
Mr. Cranston
1939
The Power of a Lie
John Hammond
1923
The World At Her Feet
Client
1927
The Light That Failed
Topenhow
1923
Disraeli
Lord Michael Probert
1929
The Man Next Door
Colonel Wright
1923
Madame Spy
Seerfeldt
1934
Five Star Final
1931
The Drums of Jeopardy
Cutty
1923
The Dawn of a Tomorrow
Sir Oliver Holt
1924
Tess of the Storm Country
Elias Graves
1922
Berkeley Square
Lord Stanley
1933Undressed
Martin Stanley
1928
Oh! What a Nurse!
Big Tim Harrison
1926
Mandalay
Capt. McAndrews
1934
The Country Doctor
Governor General
1936
The Tower of Lies
Eric
1925
The Black Watch
Field Marshal
1929
Railroaded
Judge Garbin
1923
Jane Eyre
Mr. Brocklehurst
1934
The Inside of the Cup
Eldon Parr
1921
Smilin' Through
Gardener
1932
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 9: 'The Driver'
1931
The Prisoner of Zenda
Michael, Duke of Strelsau
1913
The Mysterious Rider
Mark King
1927
Black Sheep
Captain Savage
1935
Forsaking All Others
Mr. Morton
1922
The Other Woman's Story
Judge
1925
Love's Wilderness
The Governor
1924
Sherlock Holmes
Count Von Stalburg
1922The Reckless Sex
Robert Lanning
1925
Ebb Tide
Tapena Tom
1937
The King of the Turf
Martyn Selsby
1926The Man in the Shadow
Robert Rodman
1926
East Lynne
Sir Richard Hare
1931
The Sawdust Trail
Jonathan Butts
1924
River's End
McDowell
1930
A Virgin's Sacrifice
David Sherrill
1922
Silks and Saddles
Judge Clifford
1929
Voltaire
Dr. Tronchin
1933
The Bachelor Father
Frank "Mac" MacDonald
1931
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Alec D'Urberville
1913
The Isle of Retribution
Godfrey Cornet
1926
A Successful Calamity
Partington
1932
The Mystic
James Bradshaw
1925
Scotland Yard
Captain Graves
1930
Hearts in Exile
Governor
1929
Annie Laurie
Sir Robert Laurie
1936Which Shall It Be?
Robert Moore
1924
The Big Noise
Managing Editor
1928
Annie Laurie
Sir Robert Laurie
1927
Sandy
Angus McNeil
1926
The Masquerader
Fraser
1933
Fighting the Flames
Judge Horatio Manly
1925
Horse Play
Uncle Percy
1933The Midnight Watch
Chief Callahan
1927
Harmony Lane
Mr. Pentland
1935
Raffles
Inspector McKenzie
1930
The Auction Block
Robert Wharton Sr
1926
Strong Boy
Railroad President
1929
The Unknown Cavalier
Peter Gaunt
1926
Trimmed in Scarlet
Charles Knight
1923
Idle Tongues
Cyrenus Stone
1924
Abysmal Brute
Mortimer Sangster
1923
Tiger Love
Don Miguel Castelar
1924
What Fools Men
Williamson
1925
Brown of Harvard
Mr. Brown
1926
The Cavalier
Ramón Torreno
1928
Forever After
Mr. Clayton, Jennie's Father
1926
Laddie
Paul Stanton
1926