Russell Thorndike
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Russell Thorndike.
Born: February 6, 1885
Place of Birth: Rochester, Kent, England, UK
Known For
Fiddlers Three
Two British soldiers and a WREN take refuge at Stonehenge during a thunderstorm, they are struck by lightning and transported back to ancient Rome.
Hamlet
Winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, Sir Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet continues to be the most compelling version of Shakespeare’s beloved tragedy. Olivier is at his most inspired—both as director and as the melancholy Dane himself—as he breathes new life into the words of one of the world’s greatest dramatists.
Richard III
Having helped his brother King Edward IV take the throne of England, the jealous hunchback Richard, Duke of Gloucester, plots to seize power for himself. Masterfully deceiving and plotting against nearly everyone in the royal court, including his eventual wife, Lady Anne, and his brother George, Duke of Clarence, Richard orchestrates a bloody rise to power before finding all his gains jeopardized by those he betrayed.
A Christmas Carol
A 1923 version of the Charles Dickens classic with Russell Thorndike playing Scrooge.
Henry V
In 1415, in the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France.
Caesar and Cleopatra
The aging Julius Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen Cleopatra.
The Roof
Inspector Darrow investigates the death of a wealthy man.
Human Desires
In Paris an actress divorces a jealous impresario and weds the officer who once saved from from suicide.
Filmography
as First Priest
as Priest
as Harpist's Master (uncredited)
as Duke of Bourbon
as High Priest
as Clive Bristow
as Paul Perot
as Ebenezer Scrooge