Brandon Hurst
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Brandon Hurst | |
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Brandon Hurst as the diabolical Jehan Frollo in the silent film The Hunchback of Notre Dame |
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Born | August 30, 1866 London, England |
Died | July 15, 1947 (aged 80) Hollywood, USA |
Years active | 1915-1947 |
Brandon Hurst (b. August 30, 1866 in London, United Kingdom - July 15, 1947 in Hollywood, California, USA) was an English film actor. He studied linguistics in his youth and began playing in theatre in 1880s. He was nearly fifty years old when he acted in his first film Via Wireless as Edward Pnickney in year 1915 and continued acting in the 129 other films until his death 1947. He became known in 1920s performing many notable film villain roles, such as Sir George Karew in the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920), evil Jehan Frollo in the The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) and jester Balkiphedro in the The Man Who Laughs (1928). He appeared also in talkies, but chiefly in minor parts. He died in 1947 at the age of 80 from arteriosclerosis.
[edit] Selected filmography
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) as Jehan Frollo
- He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
- Lightnin' (1925)
- The Shamrock Handicap (1926)
- Anne Laurie (1927) as Campbell Chieftain
- Love (1927) as Senator Alexei Karenin
- Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932) as Prefect of Police
- White Zombie (1932) as Silver
- The Lost Patrol (1934)
- The Plough and the Stars (1936)
- The Thief of Bagdad (1924) as The Caliph
- The Green Years (1946) as a bookseller
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NAME | Hurst, Brandon |
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SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1866-8-30 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | London, England United Kingdom |
DATE OF DEATH | 1947-7-15 |
PLACE OF DEATH | Hollywood United States |