Brandon Hurst

Known for ActingBorn 1866-11-30Died 1947-07-15London, 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.Read more

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Gasoloons

The Voice of the Storm

News Parade

Volcano

The Lover of Camille

The Silent Watcher

Young as You Feel

The Eyes of the World

Secret Orders

The Rainmaker

The Enchanted Hill

The World's Applause

The Wolf of Wall Street

High Society Blues

High School Hero

Cytherea

The Mad Martindales

Interference

The Great Impersonation

Bombay Mail

Down To Earth

He Who Gets Slapped

The Remarkable Andrew

East Side of Heaven

The Corn Is Green

Scarface

7th Heaven

The Man Who Laughs

The Grand Duchess and the Waiter

The Thief of Bagdad

If I Were King

Sign of the Wolf

If I Had My Way

Sister Kenny

The Princess and the Pirate

Jane Eyre

Road to Morocco

The Lady of the Harem

The Moon's Our Home

The Amateur Gentleman

Rhythm on the River

Shine on Harvest Moon

The Howards of Virginia

A Dark Lantern

Road to Utopia

My Favorite Brunette

Bright Eyes

Annie Laurie