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.
Movie | My Favorite Brunette | Butler (uncredited) | 1947-03-19 |
Movie | Road to Utopia | Man at Zambini's (uncredited) | 1946-02-27 |
Movie | Sister Kenny | Mr. Todd (Landlord) (uncredited) | 1946-10-10 |
Movie | The Man in Half Moon Street | Simpson | 1945-01-19 |
Movie | The Corn Is Green | Lewellyn Powell (uncredited) | 1945-03-29 |
Movie | Mrs. Parkington | Footman (uncredited) | 1944-10-12 |
Movie | The Princess and the Pirate | Mr. Pelly | 1944-11-17 |
Movie | House of Frankenstein | Dr. Geissler (uncredited) | 1944-12-01 |
Movie | The Leopard Man | The Cemetery Keeper | 1943-05-19 |
Movie | Dixie | Dignified Man in Audience | 1943-06-23 |
Movie | The Constant Nymph | Minor Role | 1943-06-23 |
Movie | Jane Eyre | Lowood School Trustee | 1943-12-24 |
Movie | Thank Your Lucky Stars | Cabbie in "Good Neighbor" Number (uncredited) | 1943-09-25 |
Movie | The Remarkable Andrew | Mr. Chief Justice John Marshall | 1942-03-05 |
Movie | The Ghost of Frankenstein | Hans, Villager at Council Meeting (uncredited) | 1942-03-13 |
Movie | Road to Morocco | English Announcer (uncredited) | 1942-11-10 |
Movie | The Mad Martindales | Smythe Butler | 1942-05-15 |
Movie | Sign of the Wolf | Dr. Morton | 1941-03-25 |
Movie | Road to Happiness | Swayne | 1941-12-19 |
Movie | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Dr. Lanyon's Butler Briggs (uncredited) | 1941-08-12 |
Movie | If I Had My Way | Hedges | 1940-05-05 |
Movie | The Blue Bird | Footman | 1940-01-15 |
Movie | Rhythm on the River | Bates | 1940-08-28 |
Movie | The Howards of Virginia | Wilton | 1940-09-19 |
Movie | The Sun Never Sets | A Doctor | 1939-05-31 |
Movie | East Side of Heaven | Butler (uncredited) | 1939-04-07 |
Movie | Tell No Tales | Lovelake's Butler (uncredited) | 1939-06-12 |
Movie | Stanley and Livingstone | Sir Henry Forrester | 1939-08-18 |
Movie | Kidnapped | Doomster | 1938-05-27 |
Movie | Four Men and a Prayer | Jury Foreman (uncredited) | 1938-04-29 |
Movie | If I Were King | Beggar | 1938-09-28 |
Movie | Professor Beware | Charlile - Butler | 1938-07-29 |
Movie | Suez | Franz Liszt | 1938-10-28 |
Movie | Maid of Salem | Tithing Man | 1937-02-12 |
Movie | Wee Willie Winkie | Bagby | 1937-07-30 |
Movie | The Firefly | English General (uncredited) | 1937-11-05 |
Movie | Gasoloons | Sheriff / Motorist | 1936-01-03 |
Movie | The Moon's Our Home | Babson | 1936-04-10 |
Movie | The Plough and the Stars | Sergeant Tinley | 1936-12-26 |
Movie | The Charge of the Light Brigade | Lord Raglan (uncredited) | 1936-10-20 |
Movie | The Woman in Red | Uncle Emlen Wyatt | 1935-02-16 |
Movie | While the Patient Slept | Grondal - the Butler | 1935-03-09 |
Movie | The Great Impersonation | Middleton | 1935-12-08 |
Movie | Bonnie Scotland | Military Policeman (uncredited) | 1935-08-23 |
Movie | The Lost Patrol | Bell | 1934-02-16 |
Movie | Bombay Mail | Pundit Garnath Chundra | 1934-01-06 |
Movie | House of Mystery | Hindu Priest | 1934-03-30 |
Movie | Bright Eyes | Higgins | 1934-12-28 |
Movie | The Little Minister | Anders Strothers | 1934-12-28 |
Movie | Red Morning | The Magistrate | 1934-12-14 |
Movie | Cavalcade | Gilbert & Sullivan Actor (uncredited) | 1933-02-08 |
Movie | Scarface | Citizens Committee Member (uncredited) | 1932-04-09 |
Movie | Murders in the Rue Morgue | Prefect of Police | 1932-01-27 |
Movie | The Midnight Lady | District Attorney | 1932-05-15 |
Movie | Down To Earth | Jeffrey, the Butler | 1932-09-01 |
Movie | Sherlock Holmes | Secretary to Erskine (uncredited) | 1932-11-05 |
Movie | White Zombie | Silver | 1932-07-28 |
Movie | Rasputin and the Empress | Staff General (uncredited) | 1932-12-23 |
Movie | A Connecticut Yankee | Merlin / Doctor in Mansion | 1931-04-06 |
Movie | Murder at Midnight | Lawrence | 1931-09-01 |
Movie | Young as You Feel | Robbins | 1931-08-06 |
Movie | High Society Blues | Jowles | 1930-03-23 |
Movie | The Eyes of the World | Mr. Edward Taine | 1930-08-30 |
Movie | The Right of Way | Crown Attorney | 1930-12-11 |
Movie | The Wolf of Wall Street | Sturgess | 1929-02-09 |
Movie | Her Private Life | Sir Emmett Wildering | 1929-08-25 |
Movie | The Greene Murder Case | Sproot | 1929-08-11 |
Movie | The Man Who Laughs | Barkilphedro | 1928-04-27 |
Movie | Interference | Inspector Haynes | 1928-11-04 |
Movie | Annie Laurie | The Campbell Chieftain | 1927-05-10 |
Movie | Love | Senator Karenin | 1927-11-29 |
Movie | 7th Heaven | Uncle George | 1927-09-10 |
Movie | The Grand Duchess and the Waiter | Matard - Hotel Manager | 1926-02-21 |
Movie | Made for Love | Pharaoh | 1926-01-26 |
Movie | The Enchanted Hill | Jasper Doak | 1926-01-18 |
Movie | Secret Orders | Butler | 1926-03-07 |
Movie | The Shamrock Handicap | The Procurer of Taxes | 1926-05-02 |
Movie | The Lady of the Harem | Beggar | 1926-11-01 |
Movie | The Amateur Gentleman | Peterby | 1926-08-14 |
Movie | Volcano | André de Chauvalons | 1926-05-23 |
Movie | The Rainmaker | Doyle | 1926-05-10 |
Movie | The Lady | St. Aubyns Sr | 1925-02-08 |
Movie | Lightnin' | Everett Hammond | 1925-08-23 |
Movie | He Who Gets Slapped | Clown (uncredited) | 1924-12-22 |
Movie | The Thief of Bagdad | The Caliph | 1924-03-18 |
Movie | Cytherea | Daniel Randon | 1924-05-04 |
Movie | The Lover of Camille | Bertrand | 1924-09-15 |
Movie | The World's Applause | James Crane | 1923-01-29 |
Movie | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Jehan | 1923-09-06 |
Movie | A Dark Lantern | Colonel Dereham | 1920-07-16 |
Movie | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Sir George Carewe | 1920-03-18 |
Movie | Via Wireless | Edward Pinckney | 1915-09-16 |