Tod Slaughter
Tod Slaughter took to the stage in 1905 and made a name for himself as the star villain of numerous Victorian melodramas which he toured around England. Many of these were filmed cheaply in the 30s and 40s by quota-quickie tzar George King. His ham performances are perfectly suited to the material and the best of his films give the impression that if the Victorians could have made features they would have looked like this
Known for
ActingBirthday
March 19, 1885Deathday
February 19, 1956Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
23Place of birth
Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, UKCast credits
The Face at the Window
Chevalier Lucio del GardoSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sweeney ToddCrimes at the Dark House
The False Sir Percival GlydeMaria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn
Squire William CorderIt's Never Too Late to Mend
Squire John MeadowsThe Crimes of Stephen Hawke
Stephen HawkeThe Greed of William Hart
William HartThe Ticket of Leave Man
The TigerMurder at the Grange
Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror
Michael LarronThe Curse of the Wraydons
Philip WraydonThe Curse of the Wraydons
The ChiefLondon After Dark
Bothered by a Beard
Sweeney ToddPuzzle Corner Number Fourteen
Sweeney ToddTod Slaughter at Home
Tod SlaughterPots of Plots
Tod SlaughterA Ghost for Sale
Caretaker