5.7
Movie
Acting
Tod Slaughter
- Born
- Died
- (aged 70)
- Birthplace
- Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, UK
- Credits
- 26 titles
Biography
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
Signature work
Known For
5.7
Movie
5.7
Movie
The Face at the Window
5.6
Movie
Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn
6.2
Movie
Crimes at the Dark House
5.6
Movie
The Ticket of Leave Man
5.7
Movie
The Crimes of Stephen Hawke
6.0
Movie
Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror
6.1
Movie
It's Never Too Late to Mend
5.2
Movie
The Greed of William Hart
5.8
Movie
The Curse of the Wraydons
6.5
Movie
Murder at the Grange
6.3
Movie
She's My Darling
6.0
Movie
King of the Underworld
10.0
Movie
Bothered by a Beard
10.0
Movie
Puzzle Corner Number Fourteen
7.0
Movie
Tod Slaughter at Home
9.0
Movie
Pots of Plots
9.0
Movie
A Ghost for Sale
Acting credits 26
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Puzzle Corner Number Fourteen Film | Sweeney Todd |
| 1952 | The Showdown Film | Terence Reilly |
| 1952 | Dark Passage Film | Terence Reilly |
| 1952 | Reilly at Bay Film | Terrence Reilly |
| 1952 | The Case of the Scarlet Letters Film | Terence Reilly |
| 1952 | A Ghost for Sale Film | Caretaker |
| 1952 | Murder at the Grange Film | Patrick Reilly aka Clarence Beacham |
| 1952 | The Case of the Green Eye Film | Terence Reilly |
| 1952 | King of the Underworld Film | Terence Reilly |
| 1950 | Spring-Heeled Jack Film | Philip Wraydon |
| 1948 | The Greed of William Hart Film | William Hart |
| 1946 | The Curse of the Wraydons Film | Philip Wraydon, The Chief |
| 1945 | Bothered by a Beard Film | Sweeney Todd |
| 1940 | Crimes at the Dark House Film | The False Sir Percival Glyde |
| 1939 | The Face at the Window Film | Chevalier Lucio del Gardo |
| 1938 | Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror Film | Michael Larron |
| 1938 | Pots of Plots Film | Tod Slaughter |
| 1937 | The Ticket of Leave Man Film | The Tiger |
| 1937 | Song of the Road Film | Dan Lorenzo |
| 1937 | It's Never Too Late to Mend Film | Squire John Meadows |
| 1937 | She's My Darling Film | Mr. Templeton |
| 1936 | Tod Slaughter at Home Film | Tod Slaughter |
| 1936 | The Crimes of Stephen Hawke Film | Stephen Hawke |
| 1936 | Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street Film | Sweeney Todd |
| 1935 | Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn Film | Squire William Corder |
| 1926 | London After Dark Film |
Crew credits 1
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Spring-Heeled Jack Film | Producer |