Brandon Hurst
Personal Info
Known For Actor
Gender Male
Birthday 1866-11-30
Deathday 1947-07-15 (80 years old)
Place of Birth London, England, UK
Brandon Hurst
Biography
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
Actor
as Butler (uncredited)
as Mr. Todd (Landlord) (uncredited)
as Man at Zambini's (uncredited)
as Lewellyn Powell (uncredited)
as Simpson
as Dr. Geissler (uncredited)
as Mr. Pelly
as Footman (uncredited)
as Lowood School Trustee
as Cabbie in "Good Neighbor" Number (uncredited)
as Dignified Man in Audience
as Minor Role
as The Cemetery Keeper
as English Announcer (uncredited)
as Smythe Butler
as Hans, Villager at Council Meeting (uncredited)
as Mr. Chief Justice John Marshall
as Swayne
as Dr. Lanyon's Butler Briggs (uncredited)
as Dr. Morton
as Wilton
as Bates
as Hedges
as Footman
as Sir Henry Forrester
as Lovelake's Butler (uncredited)
as A Doctor
as Butler (uncredited)
as Franz Liszt
as Beggar
as Charlile - Butler
as Doomster
as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
as English General (uncredited)
as Bagby
as Tithing Man
as Sergeant Tinley
as Babson
as Sheriff / Motorist
as Middleton
as Military Policeman (uncredited)
as Grondal - the Butler
as Uncle Emlen Wyatt
as Anders Strothers
as Higgins
as The Magistrate
as Hindu Priest
as Bell
as Pundit Garnath Chundra
as Gilbert & Sullivan Actor (uncredited)
as Staff General (uncredited)
as Secretary to Erskine (uncredited)
as Jeffrey, the Butler
as Silver
as District Attorney
as Citizens Committee Member (uncredited)
as Prefect of Police
as Lawrence
as Robbins
as Merlin / Doctor in Mansion
as Crown Attorney
as Mr. Edward Taine
as Jowles
as Sir Emmett Wildering
as Sproot
as Sturgess
as Inspector Haynes
as Barkilphedro
as Senator Karenin
as Mr. Golden
as Uncle George
as The Campbell Chieftain
as Beggar
as Peterby
as André de Chauvalons
as Doyle
as The Procurer of Taxes
as Butler
as Matard - Hotel Manager
as Pharaoh
as Jasper Doak
as Everett Hammond
as St. Aubyns Sr
as Clown (uncredited)
as Reporter Herrold
as Bertrand
as Daniel Randon
as The Caliph
as Jehan
as James Crane
as Colonel Dereham
as Sir George Carewe
as Edward Pinckney
Producer
as Producer