Acting · London, England, UK · Born November 30, 1866
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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.
MovieSynthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
2015
as Sir George Carewe
MovieMy Favorite Brunette
1947
as Butler (uncredited)
MovieSister Kenny
1946
as Mr. Todd (Landlord) (uncredited)
MovieThe Green Years
1946
as Bookseller
MovieRoad to Utopia
1946
as Man at Zambini's (uncredited)
MovieThe Corn Is Green
1945
as Lewellyn Powell (uncredited)
MovieThe Man in Half Moon Street
1945
as Simpson
MovieHouse of Frankenstein
1944
as Dr. Geissler (uncredited)
MovieThe Princess and the Pirate
1944
as Mr. Pelly
MovieMrs. Parkington
1944
as Footman (uncredited)
MovieShine on Harvest Moon
1944
as Watchman (uncredited)
MovieJane Eyre
1943
as Lowood School Trustee
MovieThank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Cabbie in "Good Neighbor" Number (uncredited)
MovieDixie
1943
as Dignified Man in Audience
MovieThe Constant Nymph
1943
as Minor Role
MovieThe Leopard Man
1943
as Cemetery Gatekeeper (uncredited)
MovieRoad to Morocco
1942
as English Announcer (uncredited)
MovieThe Mad Martindales
1942
as Smythe Butler
MovieThe Ghost of Frankenstein
1942
as Hans, Villager at Council Meeting (uncredited)
MovieThe Remarkable Andrew
1942
as Mr. Chief Justice John Marshall
MovieRoad to Happiness
1941
as Swayne
MovieDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1941
as Dr. Lanyon's Butler Briggs (uncredited)
MovieSign of the Wolf
1941
as Dr. Morton
MovieThe Howards of Virginia
1940
as Wilton
MovieRhythm on the River
1940
as Bates
MovieIf I Had My Way
1940
as Hedges
MovieThe Blue Bird
1940
as Footman
MovieStanley and Livingstone
1939
as Sir Henry Forrester
MovieTell No Tales
1939
as Lovelake's Butler (uncredited)
MovieThe Sun Never Sets
1939
as A Doctor
MovieEast Side of Heaven
1939
as Butler (uncredited)
MovieSuez
1938
as Franz Liszt
MovieIf I Were King
1938
as Beggar (uncredited)
MovieProfessor Beware
1938
as Charlile - Butler
MovieKidnapped
1938
as Doomster
MovieFour Men and a Prayer
1938
as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
MovieThe Firefly
1937
as English General (uncredited)
MovieWee Willie Winkie
1937
as Bagby
MovieMaid of Salem
1937
as Tithing Man
MovieThe Plough and the Stars
1936
as Sergeant Tinley
MovieThe Moon's Our Home
1936
as Babson
Gasoloons
1936
as Sheriff / Motorist
MovieThe Great Impersonation
1935
as Middleton
MovieBonnie Scotland
1935
as Military Policeman (uncredited)
MovieWhile the Patient Slept
1935
as Grondal - the Butler
MovieThe Woman in Red
1935
as Uncle Emlen Wyatt
MovieThe Little Minister
1934
as Anders Strothers
MovieBright Eyes
1934
as Higgins
MovieRed Morning
1934
as The Magistrate
MovieThe House of Rothschild
1934
as Stock Trader
MovieHouse of Mystery
1934
as Hindu Priest
MovieThe Lost Patrol
1934
as Bell
MovieBombay Mail
1934
as Pundit Garnath Chundra
MovieCavalcade
1933
as Gilbert & Sullivan Actor (uncredited)
MovieRasputin and the Empress
1932
as Staff General (uncredited)
MovieSherlock Holmes
1932
as Secretary to Erskine (uncredited)
MovieDown To Earth
1932
as Jeffrey, the Butler
MovieWhite Zombie
1932
as Silver
MovieThe Midnight Lady
1932
as District Attorney
MovieScarface
1932
as Citizens Committee Member (uncredited)
MovieMurders in the Rue Morgue
1932
as Prefect of Police
MovieMurder at Midnight
1931
as Lawrence
MovieYoung as You Feel
1931
as Robbins
MovieA Connecticut Yankee
1931
as Merlin / Doctor in Mansion
MovieThe Right of Way
1930
as Crown Attorney
MovieThe Eyes of the World
1930
as Mr. Edward Taine
MovieHigh Society Blues
1930
as Jowles
MovieHer Private Life
1929
as Sir Emmett Wildering
MovieThe Greene Murder Case
1929
as Sproot
MovieThe Wolf of Wall Street
1929
as Sturgess
The Voice of the Storm
1929
as Dr. Isaacs
MovieInterference
1929
as Inspector Haynes
MovieThe Man Who Laughs
1928
as Barkilphedro
News Parade
1928
as A.K. Wellington
MovieLove
1927
as Senator Karenin
MovieHigh School Hero
1927
as Mr. Golden
Movie7th Heaven
1927
as Uncle George
MovieAnnie Laurie
1927
as The Campbell Chieftain
MovieThe Lady of the Harem
1926
as Beggar
MovieThe Amateur Gentleman
1926
as Peterby
MovieVolcano
1926
as André de Chauvalons
MovieThe Rainmaker
1926
as Doyle
MovieThe Shamrock Handicap
1926
as The Procurer of Taxes
Secret Orders
1926
as Butler
MovieThe Grand Duchess and the Waiter
1926
as Matard - Hotel Manager
MovieMade for Love
1926
as Pharaoh
MovieThe Enchanted Hill
1926
as Jasper Doak
MovieLightnin'
1925
as Everett Hammond
MovieThe Lady
1925
as St. Aubyns Sr
MovieHe Who Gets Slapped
1924
as Clown (uncredited)
MovieThe Silent Watcher
1924
as Reporter Herrold
MovieThe Lover of Camille
1924
as Bertrand
MovieCytherea
1924
as Daniel Randon
MovieThe Thief of Bagdad
1924
as The Caliph
MovieThe Hunchback of Notre Dame
1923
as Jehan
MovieThe World's Applause
1923
as James Crane
MovieA Dark Lantern
1920
as Colonel Dereham
MovieDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1920
as Sir George Carewe
MovieVia Wireless
1915
as Edward Pinckney
