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Tod Slaughter(1885-1956)

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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.
BornMarch 19, 1885
DiedFebruary 19, 1956(70)
BornMarch 19, 1885
DiedFebruary 19, 1956(70)
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Known for

Maria Marten, or the Murder in the Red Barn (1935)
Maria Marten, or the Murder in the Red Barn
5.9
  • Squire William Corder
  • 1935
The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1936)
The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
5.8
  • Sweeney Todd
  • 1936
Sylvia Marriott and Tod Slaughter in Crimes at the Dark House (1940)
Crimes at the Dark House
6.1
  • The False Sir Percival Glyde
  • 1940
The Crimes of Stephen Hawke (1936)
The Crimes of Stephen Hawke
5.6
  • Stephen Hawke
  • 1936

Credits

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  • The Count of Monte Cristo (1956)
    The Count of Monte Cristo
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Innkeeper (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Lilli Palmer Theatre (1955)
    Lilli Palmer Theatre
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Robinson Wills
    • 1956
  • Puzzle Corner No. 14
    4.8
    Short
    • Sweeney Todd
    • 1954
  • Patrol Car (1954)
    Patrol Car
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Palmer
    • 1954–1956
  • Inspector Morley, late of Scotland Yard
    4.4
    Short
    • Terence Reilly
    • 1952
  • Grace Denbeigh-Russell in Murder at the Grange (1952)
    Murder at the Grange
    5.7
    Short
    • Patrick Reilly aka Clarence Beacham (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Murder at Scotland Yard (1952)
    Murder at Scotland Yard
    7.1
    • Terence Reilly
    • 1952
  • A Ghost for Sale
    3.7
    Short
    • Caretaker
    • 1952
  • King of the Underworld (1952)
    King of the Underworld
    4.4
    • Terence Reilly
    • 1952
  • Spring-Heeled Jack
    TV Movie
    • Philip Wraydon
    • 1950
  • Horror Maniacs (1948)
    Horror Maniacs
    5.1
    • Hart
    • 1948
  • Strangler's Morgue (1946)
    Strangler's Morgue
    4.6
    • The Chief
    • 1946
  • Bothered by a Beard (1945)
    Bothered by a Beard
    4.9
    Short
    • Sweeney Todd
    • 1945
  • Sylvia Marriott and Tod Slaughter in Crimes at the Dark House (1940)
    Crimes at the Dark House
    6.1
    • The False Sir Percival Glyde
    • 1940
  • The Face at the Window (1939)
    The Face at the Window
    5.9
    • Chevalier del Gardo
    • 1939

Writer



  • The Crimes of Stephen Hawke (1936)
    The Crimes of Stephen Hawke
    5.6
    • opening (uncredited)
    • 1936

Producer



  • Spring-Heeled Jack
    TV Movie
    • producer: stage production
    • 1950

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  • Born
    • March 19, 1885
    • Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK
  • Died
    • February 19, 1956
    • Derby, England, UK(coronary thrombosis)
  • Spouse
    • Jenny LynnSeptember 4, 1912 - February 19, 1956 (his death)
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