David Torrence
Acting
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.
Born: January 17, 1864
Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Known For
City Girl
A waitress from Chicago falls in love with a man from rural Minnesota and marries him, with the intent of living a better life - but life on the farm has its own challenges.
Mutiny on the Bounty
Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty. However, Bligh returns one year later, hell bent on revenge.
Captain Blood
Dr. Peter Blood, unjustly convicted of treason and exiled from England, becomes a notorious pirate.
What Every Woman Knows
Aspiring young Scottish politician John Shand enters into an unusual agreement with the wealthy Wylie family -- if they fund his education, he must marry their daughter, Maggie. Staying true to his word, John weds Maggie and begins a successful career, thanks largely to his savvy wife. The couple's relationship is placed in jeopardy when John faces temptation in the form of the lovely aristocrat Lady Sybil Tenterden.
Black Sheep
On an ocean liner crossing a professional gambler comes to the aid of a naive young man victimized by a jewel thief. The young man turns out to be his son he's not seen since infancy.
Lost Horizon
British diplomat Robert Conway and a small group of civilians crash-land in the Himalayas, where they are rescued by the inhabitants of the hidden, idyllic valley of Shangri-La. Protected by the mountains from the world outside, where the clouds of World War II are gathering, Shangri-La provides a seductive escape for the world-weary Conway.
Queen Christina
Popular monarch Queen Christina of Sweden must choose between love and loyalty to her nation when she unexpectedly falls for a Spanish envoy.
Charlie Chan in London
Charlie Chan is sought out by Pamela Gray, a desperate young socialite whose brother Paul awaits execution for the murder of a weapons inventor. Pamela is convinced of his innocence.
Annie Laurie
The story of the famous battle between the Scots clans of Macdonald and Campbell, and the young woman who comes between them, Annie Laurie.
Bonnie Scotland
Stan and Ollie stow away to Scotland expecting to inherit the MacLaurel estate. When things don't quite turn out that way, they unwittingly enlist in the Scottish army and are posted to India.
Filmography
as Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)
as Donald Fenton
as Mr. Cranston
as Bank Official
as Tapena Tom
as Prime Minister (uncredited)
as Alroyd
as Sir Robert Laurie
as Lindsay
as Governor General
as Andrew Baynes
as Lord Hood
as Mr. Pentland
as Mr. Miggs the Lawyer
as Captain Savage
as Alick Wylie
as Home Secretary
as Mr. Brocklehurst
as Seerfeldt
as Capt. McAndrews
as Archbishop
as Lord Stanley
as Fraser
as Dr. Tronchin
as Uncle Percy
as Man at Disarmament Conference (uncredited)
as McLeod
as Gardener
as Partington
as Sir Richard Hare
as Frank "Mac" MacDonald
as Mr. Hope
as McDowell
as Captain Graves
as Inspector McKenzie
as Lem's Father
as Lord Michael Probert
as Governor
as Field Marshal
as Railroad President
as Judge Clifford
as Ramón Torreno
as Managing Editor
as Mr. Treday
as Client
as Sir Robert Laurie
as Mark King
as Howard Jeffries Sr.
as Peter Gaunt
as Mr. Clayton, Jennie's Father
as Paul Stanton
as Robert Wharton Sr
as Mr. Brown
as Godfrey Cornet
as Angus McNeil
as Big Tim Harrison
as Martyn Selsby
as Judge
as Eric
as James Bradshaw
as Williamson
as Judge Horatio Manly
as Ross Brewster
as Cyrenus Stone
as The Governor
as Jonathan Butts
as Don Miguel Castelar
as Cutty
as Topenhow
as Judge Garbin
as Colonel Wright
as Mortimer Sangster
as Charles Knight
as John Hammond
as Mr. Morton
as Elias Graves
as Count Von Stalburg
as Eldon Parr
as Alec D'Urberville
as Michael, Duke of Strelsau