Brandon Hurst
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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.
Acting
Movie
Scarface
as Citizens Committee Member (uncredited)
1932
Movie
White Zombie
as Silver
1932
Movie
The Man Who Laughs
as Barkilphedro
1928
Movie
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Dr. Lanyon's Butler Briggs (uncredited)
1941
Movie
House of Frankenstein
as Dr. Geissler (uncredited)
1944
Movie
The Thief of Bagdad
as The Caliph
1924
Movie
The Ghost of Frankenstein
as Hans, Villager at Council Meeting (uncredited)
1942
Movie
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Sir George Carewe
1920
Movie
Jane Eyre
as Lowood School Trustee
1943
Movie
Murders in the Rue Morgue
as Prefect of Police
1932
Movie
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Jehan
1923
Movie
Cavalcade
as Gilbert & Sullivan Actor (uncredited)
1933
Movie
The Leopard Man
as Cemetery Gatekeeper (uncredited)
1943
Movie
7th Heaven
as Uncle George
1927
Movie
He Who Gets Slapped
as Clown (uncredited)
1924
Movie
Road to Morocco
as English Announcer (uncredited)
1942
Movie
The Lost Patrol
as Bell
1934
Movie
Bonnie Scotland
as Military Policeman (uncredited)
1935
Movie
My Favorite Brunette
as Butler (uncredited)
1947
Movie
Road to Utopia
as Man at Zambini's (uncredited)
1946
Movie
The Blue Bird
as Footman
1940
Movie
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Cabbie in "Good Neighbor" Number (uncredited)
1943
Movie
The Corn Is Green
as Lewellyn Powell (uncredited)
1945
Movie
Love
as Senator Karenin
1927