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David Torrence
Torrence in 1912
Born	David Tayson (1864-01-17)17 January 1864 Edinburgh, Scotland
Died	26 December 1951(1951-12-26) (aged 87) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Burial place	Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1913–1951
Relatives	Ernest Torrence (brother)

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.

Selected filmography

David Torrence from a 1922 ad

• The Prisoner of Zenda (1913) - Michael, Duke of Strelsau
• Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1913) - Alec D'Urberville
• The Inside of the Cup (1921) - Eldon Parr
• Received Payment (1922) - Daniel Milton
• Sherlock Holmes (1922) - Count von Stalburg
• A Virgin's Sacrifice (1922) - David Sherrill
• Tess of the Storm Country (1922) - Elias Graves
• Forsaking All Others (1922) - Mr. Morton
• The Power of a Lie (1922) - John Hammond
• Trimmed in Scarlet (1923) - Charles Knight
• The Abysmal Brute (1923) - Mortimer Sangster
• The Man Next Door (1923) - Colonel Wright
• Railroaded (1923) - Judge Garbin
• The Light That Failed (1923) - Topenhow
• The Drums of Jeopardy (1923) - Cutty
• The Dawn of a Tomorrow (1924) - Sir Oliver Holt
• Which Shall It Be? (1924) - Robert Moore
• Surging Seas (1924) - Lionel Sinclair
• Tiger Love (1924) - Don Miguel Castelar
• The Sawdust Trail (1924) - Jonathan Butts
• Love's Wilderness (1924) - The Governor
• Idle Tongues (1924) - Cyrenus Stone
• He Who Laughs Last (1925) - George K. Taylor
• The Reckless Sex (1925) - Robert Lanning
• Her Husband's Secret (1925) - Ross Brewster
• Fighting the Flames (1925) - Judge Manly
• The Mystic (1925) - James Bradshaw
• What Fools Men (1925) - Williamson
• The Wheel (1925) - Theodore Morton Sr.
• The Tower of Lies (1925) - Eric
• The Other Woman's Story (1925) - Judge
• The Auction Block (1926) - Robert Wharton Sr
• The King of the Turf (1926) - Martyn Selsby
• Oh! What a Nurse! (1926) - Big Tim Harrison
• Sandy (1926) - Angus McNeil
• The Isle of Retribution (1926) - Godfrey Cornet
• Brown of Harvard (1926) - Mr. Brown
• Race Wild (1926)
• The Wolf Hunters (1926) - Le Grange
• Laddie (1926) - Paul Stanton
• The Man in the Shadow (1926) - Robert Rodman
• Forever After (1926) - Mr. Clayton, Jennie's Father
• The Unknown Cavalier (1926) - Peter Gaunt
• The Third Degree (1926) - Howard Jeffries Sr.
• The Midnight Watch (1927) - Chief Callahan
• The Mysterious Rider (1927) - Mark King
• Annie Laurie (1927) - Sir Robert Laurie
• The World at Her Feet (1927) - Client
• Rolled Stockings (1927) - Mr. Treday
• Hazardous Valley (1927)
• On the Stroke of Twelve (1927) - Henry Rutledge
• The Big Noise (1928) - Managing Editor
• The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1928) - General Dean
• Undressed (1928) - Martin Stanley
• The City of Purple Dreams (1928) - Symington Otis
• The Cavalier (1928) - Ramón Torreno
• Silks and Saddles (1929) - Judge Clifford
• Untamed Justice (1929) - George Morrow, Investment Broker
• Strong Boy (1929) - Railroad President
• The Black Watch (1929) - Field Marshal
• Hearts in Exile (1929) - Governor
• Disraeli (1929) - Lord Probert
• City Girl (1930) - Mr. J.L. Tustine
• Raffles (1930) - Inspector McKenzie
• Scotland Yard (1930) - Captain Graves
• River's End (1930) - Inspector McDowell
• The Devil to Pay! (1930) - Mr. Hope
• The Bachelor Father (1931) - Dr. Frank 'Mac' MacDonald
• East Lynne (1931) - Sir Richard Hare
• Five Star Final (1931) - Arthur Weeks (uncredited)
• A Successful Calamity (1932) - Partington
• Smilin' Through (1932) - Gardener (uncredited)
• The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) - McLeod
• Cavalcade (1933) - Man at Disarmament Conference (uncredited)
• Horse Play (1933) - Uncle Percy
• Voltaire (1933) - Dr. Tronchin
• The Masquerader (1933) - Fraser
• Berkeley Square (1933) - Lord Stanley
• Queen Christina (1933) - Archbishop
• Madame Spy (1934) - Seerfeldt
• Mandalay (1934) - Capt. McAndrews of the Sirohi
• All Men Are Enemies (1934) - Sir Charles Ripton (uncredited)
• Jane Eyre (1934) - Mr. Brocklehurst
• Charlie Chan in London (1934) - Home Secretary
• What Every Woman Knows (1934) - Alick Wylie
• Black Sheep (1935) - Capt. Savage
• Bonnie Scotland (1935) - Mr. Miggs - the Lawyer
• The Dark Angel (1935) - Mr. Shannon (uncredited)
• Harmony Lane (1935) - Mr. Pentland
• Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935) - Sir Stanley Woodland (uncredited)
• Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) - Lord Hood
• Captain Blood (1935) - Andrew Baynes
• The Country Doctor (1936) - Governor General
• Mary of Scotland (1936) - Lindsay
• Annie Laurie (1936, Short) - Sir Robert Laurie
• Beloved Enemy (1936) - Alroyd
• Lost Horizon (1937) - Prime Minister
• Ebb Tide (1937) - Tapena Tom
• Five of a Kind (1938) - Sir Basil Crawford
• Bulldog Drummond's Bride (1939) - Donald Fenton
• Stanley and Livingstone (1939) - Mr. Cranston
• Rulers of the Sea (1939) - Donald Fenton

External links

• David Torrence at IMDb
• David Torrence at the Internet Broadway Database