Brandon Hurst
Brandon Hurst (born August 20, 1866 in London , England , † July 15, 1947 in Hollywood , California ) was a British film and stage actor who worked in over 130 films between 1915 and 1947.
life and career
Brandon Hurst initially studied philology , but turned to the stage as early as the 1880s. Between 1900 and 1922 he was seen in a total of around 15 productions on Broadway in New York City . In 1915, Hurst made his film debut in the drama Via Wireless . His second Streifer followed five years later, establishing him as a busy actor in Hollywood: In Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde , he played the role of Sir George Carewe on the side of John Barrymore .
A well-known film historian once described Hurst - who has been described as a character actor with gaunt features and a scowl - as "one of the five finest villains of the silent film era". In addition to Lon Chaney , he played the role of Jehan in the Victor Hugo film The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923), in Raoul Walsh's adventure film The Thief of Baghdad (1924) he played alongside Douglas Fairbanks the role of the mighty caliph . He made other memorable appearances as Greta Garbo's hypothermic husband Karenin in the Tolstoy adaptation Anna Karenina (1927) and as the diabolical court jester in Paul Leni's horror film The Man Who Laughs (1928) with Conrad Veidt in the leading role.
With the onset of talkies at the end of the 1920s, Hurst remained a very busy actor, but his roles were now mostly of a relatively small nature and were often not mentioned in the credits. Often he now embodied strict or grumpy authority figures. He had one of his more notable appearances in talkies in 1932 in The White Zombie , which is considered to be probably the first zombie feature film. His appearance as butler in the Shirley Temple film Bright Eyes (1934) was of an unusually friendly nature . Brandon Hurst continued acting until his death in 1947 at the age of 80. In his last film, Two Guys from Texas, starring Dennis Morgan and Dorothy Malone , which only appeared a year after his death, he played a judge. The actor was buried in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in Hollywood.
Filmography (selection)
- 1915: Via wireless
- 1920: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde)
- 1923: The World's Applause
- 1923: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
- 1924: The Man Who Got the Slapped (He Who Gets Slapped)
- 1924: The Senator and the Dancer (The Silent Watcher)
- 1924: The Thief of Baghdad (The Thief of Bagad)
- 1925: The Lady
- 1926: The Amateur Gentleman
- 1927: Anna Karenina
- 1927: Happiness in the Attic (Seventh Heaven)
- 1927: King of Kings (The King of Kings)
- 1927: High School Hero
- 1927: Annie Laurie - A Hero Song of the Highlands (Annie Laurie)
- 1928: News Parade
- 1928: The Man Who Laughs (The Man Who Laughs)
- 1929: Millions for a Woman (The Wolf of Wall Street)
- 1931: A Connecticut Yankee
- 1932: The White Zombie
- 1932: Rasputin: The Demon of Russia (Rasputin and the Empress)
- 1932: Scarface
- 1933 Kavalkade (Cavalcade)
- 1932: Murders in the Rue Morgue (Murders in the Rue Morgue)
- 1934: Laughing Eyes (Bright Eyes)
- 1934: cry of the harried (Viva Villa!)
- 1934: The Rothschilds (The House of Rothschild)
- 1934: The Lost Patrol (The Last Patrol)
- 1935: Escape from Paris (A Tale of Two Cities)
- 1935: We're from the Scottish Infantry Regiment (Bonnie Scotland)
- 1935: Annie Oakley
- 1936: The Treason of Surat Khan (The Charge of the Light Brigade)
- 1936: Mary of Scotland (Mary of Scotland)
- 1936: Escape into Love (The Moon's Our Home)
- 1936: The Plow and the Stars
- 1937: Recruit Willie Winkie (Wee Willie Winkie)
- 1937: Maienzeit (Maytime)
- 1937: Stolen Holiday
- 1938: Suez
- 1938: Four Men and a Prayer
- 1938: If I'd king (If I Were King)
- 1939: Stanley and Livingstone (Stanley and Livingstone)
- 1940: The Blue Bird
- 1940: The Howards of Virginia
- 1941: Doctor and Demon (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde)
- 1942: The Pied Piper
- 1942: Road to Morocco (Road to Morocco)
- 1942: Frankenstein returns (The Ghost of Frankenstein)
- 1942: Tennessee Johnson
- 1943: The Leopard Man
- 1943: Liebesleid (The Constant Nymph)
- 1943: Thank Your Lucky Stars
- 1943: The Orphan of Lowood (Jane Eyre)
- 1944: The Canterville Ghost (The Canterville Ghost)
- 1944: The Adventures of Mark Twain (The Adventures of Mark Twain)
- 1944: House of Frankenstein (House of Frankenstein)
- 1944: Diary of a woman (Mrs. Parkington)
- 1944: The Princess and the Pirate (The Princess and the Pirate)
- 1945: The green grain (The Corn Is Green)
- 1945: Hunt in the Fog (Confidential Agent)
- 1945: A Man of Action (San Antonio)
- 1945: The anglerfish of Cartagena (The Spanish Main)
- 1946: The Road to Utopia (Road to Utopia)
- 1946: The Legacy (The Green Years)
- 1946: Sister Kenny (Sister Kenny)
- 1947: Detective with Small Flaws (My Favorite Brunette)
- 1947: The Road to Rio (Road to Rio)
- 1948: Two Guys from Texas
Web links
- Brandon Hurst in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Brandon Hurst in the All Movie Guide (English)
- ↑ Brandon Hurst in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- ↑ Brandon Hurst in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved July 9, 2017.
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SURNAME | Hurst, Brandon |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British film and stage actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 20, 1866 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | London , England |
DATE OF DEATH | July 15, 1947 |
Place of death | Hollywood , California |