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Brandon Hurst

Brandon Hurst

20 movies on Netflix

Biography

Brandon Hurst was an English stage and film actor. Born in London, he started performing in theater in the 1880s and appeared on Broadway from 1900, with his most notable stage role in Two Women in 1910. Hurst entered films late, making his debut at nearly fifty in Via Wireless (1915), and he went on to appear in 129 more films. He became known in the 1920s for villains and anti-heroes: in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920) he played Sir George Carew, The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) cast him as Jehan Frollo, Love (1927) paired him with Greta Garbo as Alexei Karenin, and The Man Who Laughs (1928) featured him as Barkilphedro. His sound-era parts were often small, but he had a notable role as the sinister Merlin the Magician in A Connecticut Yankee (1931), and his final film was Two Guys from Texas (1948).

80years old at death

  • Born London
  • Died Hollywood
  • Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21

Movie Career

Films
20
Career span
25 years1920 to 1945

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  1. First role

    Brandon Hurst was nearly fifty years old when he made his film debut as Edward Pinckney in Via Wireless in 1915.

  2. A change of course

    Before turning to professional acting, Brandon Hurst spent seven years in the British army, five of them with the King's Dragoon Guards in India.

  3. Beyond film

    Brandon Hurst worked in Broadway shows from 1900 until he entered motion pictures, with his most notable stage appearance coming in Two Women in 1910.

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Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde1920 Drama, Horror, Sci-Fias Sir George Carewe

    IMDb rating 6.96.7K votes

  2. The Man Who Laughs1928 Drama, Mystery, Romanceas Barkilphedro

    IMDb rating 7.69.4K votes

  3. White Zombie1932as Silver

    IMDb rating 6.213K votes

  4. Murders in the Rue Morgue1932as Prefect of Police

    IMDb rating 6.36.0K votes

  5. The Thief of Bagdad1924as The Caliph

    IMDb rating 7.77.8K votes

  6. The Hunchback of Notre Dame1923as Jehan

    IMDb rating 7.26.9K votes

  7. The Lost Patrol1934as Bell

    IMDb rating 6.84.0K votes

  8. Love1927as Senator Karenin

    IMDb rating 6.81.3K votes

Most often with

John Ford directed three of these films, Robert Florey two and David Butler two. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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