Tod Slaughter
March 19, 1885 (139 years old) in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, UK
Tod Slaughter took to the stage in 1905 and made a name for himself as the star villain of numerous Victorian melodramas which he toured around England. Many of these were filmed cheaply in the 30s and 40s by quota-quickie tzar George King. His ham performances are perfectly suited to the material and the best of his films give the impression that if the Victorians could have made features they would have looked like this
Known For
Credits
- 1954 ·Puzzle Corner Number Fourteenas Sweeney Todd
- 1952 ·A Ghost for Saleas Caretaker
- 1952 ·Murder at the Grangeas
- 1952 ·King of the Underworldas Terence Reilly
- 1950 ·Spring-Heeled Jackas Philip Wraydon
- 1948 ·The Greed of William Hartas William Hart
- 1946 ·The Curse of the Wraydonsas Philip Wraydon
- 1946 ·The Curse of the Wraydonsas The Chief
- 1945 ·Bothered by a Beardas Sweeney Todd
- 1940 ·Crimes at the Dark Houseas The False Sir Percival Glyde
- 1939 ·The Face at the Windowas Chevalier Lucio del Gardo
- 1938 ·Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terroras Michael Larron
- 1938 ·Pots of Plotsas Tod Slaughter
- 1937 ·The Ticket of Leave Manas The Tiger
- 1937 ·Song of the Roadas Dan Lorenzo
- 1937 ·It's Never Too Late to Mendas Squire John Meadows
- 1937 ·Darby and Joanas Mr. Templeton
- 1936 ·Tod Slaughter at Homeas Tod Slaughter
- 1936 ·The Crimes of Stephen Hawkeas Stephen Hawke
- 1936 ·Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Streetas Sweeney Todd
- 1935 ·Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barnas Squire William Corder
- 1926 ·London After Darkas