Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1/17/1864
Place of Birth
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Also Known As
David Tayson
David Torrence
Biography
David Torrence (born David Tayson; 17 January 1864 – 26 December 1951) was a Scottish film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films from 1913 to 1939. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was the brother of actor Ernest Torrence. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and died in Los Angeles.
Known For
Captain Blood
as Andrew Baynes
Beloved Enemy
as Alroyd
Cavalcade
as Man at Disarmament Conference (uncredited)
Queen Christina
as Archbishop
Smilin' Through
as Gardener
Charlie Chan in London
as Home Secretary
The Masquerader
as Fraser
Mandalay
as Capt. McAndrews
Harmony Lane
as Mr. Pentland
Stanley and Livingstone
as Mr. Cranston
What Every Woman Knows
as Alick Wylie
Bonnie Scotland
as Mr. Miggs the Lawyer
Berkeley Square
as Lord Stanley
Lost Horizon
as Prime Minister (uncredited)
The Mask of Fu Manchu
as McLeod
Disraeli
as Lord Michael Probert
Sherlock Holmes
as Count Von Stalburg
Love's Wilderness
as The Governor
Black Sheep
as Captain Savage
Raffles
as Inspector McKenzie
Career Timeline
1939
1936
1935
1934
1933
1932
1931
1930
1929
1927
1926
The Third Degree
as Howard Jeffries Sr.
The Unknown Cavalier
as Peter Gaunt
Forever After
as Mr. Clayton, Jennie's Father
The Man in the Shadow
as Robert Rodman
Laddie
as Paul Stanton
The Auction Block
as Robert Wharton Sr
Brown of Harvard
as Mr. Brown
The Isle of Retribution
as Godfrey Cornet
Sandy
as Angus McNeil
Oh! What a Nurse!
as Big Tim Harrison
The King of the Turf
as Martyn Selsby