Brandon Hurst
Brandon Hurst was an English stage and film actor.
Early life
Born in London, England, Hurst studied philology in his youth and began performing in theater in the 1880s.
Before he began acting professionally, Hurst served seven years in the British army, including five years with the King's Dragoon Guards in India.
Career
He worked in Broadway shows from 1900 until his entry into motion pictures. His most notable stage appearance was Two Women in 1910, costarring Mrs. Leslie Carter and Robert Warwick.
He was nearly fifty before his film debut in Via Wireless as Edward Pinckney. He appeared in 129 other films. He became well known in the 1920s for portraying the antagonist and anti-heroes. Those roles include Sir George Carew in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Jehan Frollo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Alexei Karenin opposite Greta Garbo in Love, and Barkilphedro in The Man Who Laughs.
His roles in sound films during the 1920s and 1930s were often small. One of his more important roles was the sinister Merlin the Magician in Fox's A Connecticut Yankee. Hurst worked as an actor until his death, his last film was Two Guys from Texas.
Filmography
Via Wireless - Edward Pinckney Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Sir George CarewA Dark Lantern - Colonel DerehamThe World's Applause - James CraneLegally Dead - Dr. GelzerThe Hunchback of Notre Dame - Jehan FrolloThe Thief of Bagdad - The CaliphCytherea - Daniel RandonOne Night in Rome - Count BeetholdeThe Silent Watcher - Herrold, the reporterHe Who Gets Slapped - Clown The Lover of Camille - BertrandThe Lady - St. Aubyns SrLightnin' - Everett HammondThe Enchanted Hill - Jasper DoakMade for Love - PharaohThe Grand Duchess and the Waiter - Matard - Hotel ManagerSecret Orders - ButlerParis at Midnight - Count TarreferThe Shamrock Handicap - The Procurer of Taxes The Rainmaker - DoyleVolcano! - André de ChauvalonsThe Amateur Gentleman - PeterbyThe Lady of the Harem - BeggarThe King of Kings 7th Heaven - Uncle George Annie Laurie - The Campbell ChieftainThe High School Hero - Mr. GoldenLove - KareninThe Man Who Laughs - BarkilphedroNews Parade - A.K. WellingtonInterference - Inspector HaynesThe Voice of the Storm - Dr. IsaacsThe Wolf of Wall Street - SturgessThe Greene Murder Case - SprootHer Private Life - Sir Emmett WilderingHigh Society Blues - JowlesThe Eyes of the World - Mr. TaineThe Right of Way - Crown AttorneyA Connecticut Yankee - Merlin/Doctor in MansionYoung as You Feel - RobbinsMurder at Midnight - LawrenceMurders in the Rue Morgue - Prefect of PoliceScarface - Citizens Committee Member The Midnight Lady - District AttorneyWhite Zombie - SilverDown to Earth - Jeffrey, the ButlerSherlock Holmes - Secretary to Erskine Rasputin and the Empress - Staff General Cavalcade - Gilbert & Sullivan Actor I Love That Man - Banker Burkhart Bombay Mail - Pundit Garnath ChundraThe Lost Patrol - BellThe House of Rothschild - Stock TraderHouse of Mystery - Hindu PriestViva Villa! - Statesman Have a Heart - Bramley, Consulting Doctor Crimson Romance - English OfficerRed Morning - Island MagistrateBright Eyes - HigginsThe Little Minister - Anders Strothers The Woman in Red - Uncle Emlen WyattWhile the Patient Slept - GrondalBonnie Scotland - Military Policeman Annie Oakley - Doctor Treating Toby The Great Impersonation - MiddletonA Tale of Two Cities - Minor Role The Moon's Our Home - BabsonMary of Scotland - AiranThe Charge of the Light Brigade - Lord Raglan The Plough and the Stars - Sergeant TinleyStolen Holiday - Police Detective Maid of Salem - Tithing ManMaytime - Master of Ceremonies Wee Willie Winkie - BagbyThe Firefly - English General Four Men and a Prayer - Jury Foreman Kidnapped - DoomsterProfessor Beware - Charlile - Butler If I Were King - Beggar Suez - Franz LisztEast Side of Heaven - Butler Tell No Tales - Lovelake's Butler The Sun Never Sets - Doctor Stanley and Livingstone - Sir Henry ForresterIt's a Wonderful World - Paul HenryThe Blue Bird - FootmanIf I Had My Way - Hedges Rhythm on the River - Bates The Howards of Virginia - Wilton Sign of the Wolf - Dr. MortonCharley's Aunt - Coach Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Briggs, Lanyon's Butler Birth of the Blues - Headwaiter in Cafe Road to Happiness - SwayneThe Remarkable Andrew - Mr. Chief Justice John MarshallThe Ghost of Frankenstein - Hans The Mad Martindales - Smythe ButlerThe Pied Piper - Major Domo Road to Morocco - English Announcer Tennessee Johnson - Senator The Leopard Man - Cemetery Gatekeeper The Constant Nymph - Minor Role Dixie - Dignified Man in AudienceThe Man from Down Under - Government Official at Train Station Thank Your Lucky Stars - Cab Driver in 'Good Night, Good Neighbor' Number Jane Eyre - Lowood School Trustee Shine On, Harvest Moon - Watchman Radio Bugs - Shakespearean Actor The Adventures of Mark Twain - Ralph Waldo Emerson The Canterville Ghost - Mr. Peabody Mrs. Parkington - Footman The Princess and the Pirate - Mr. PellyHouse of Frankenstein - Dr. GeisslerThe Man in Half Moon Street - Simpson—ButlerThe Corn Is Green - Lewellyn Powell The Great John L. - Prince of Wales' Valet The Spanish Main - The Sea Lawyer Confidential Agent - Man on Train Road to Utopia - Man at Zambini's San Antonio - Gambler The Green Years - Bookseller Monsieur Beaucaire - Marquis Sister Kenny - Mr. Todd - Landlord Magnificent Doll - Brown The Time, the Place and the Girl - Simpkins - the Cassel's Butler My Favorite Brunette - Butler Welcome Stranger - Townsman Where There's Life - Floor Walker My Wild Irish Rose - Michael the Gardener Road to Rio - Barker Two Guys from Texas - Judge