Acting
Tod Slaughter
Born 1885-03-19
Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, UK
Department: Acting
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
Known For
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Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
1936
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The Face at the Window
1939
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Crimes at the Dark House
1940
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Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn
1935
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The Ticket of Leave Man
1937
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The Crimes of Stephen Hawke
1936
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The Greed of William Hart
1948
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Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror
1938
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It's Never Too Late to Mend
1937
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The Curse of the Wraydons
1946
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (23 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Puzzle Corner Number Fourteen | Sweeney Todd | Movie | 1954 |
 | A Ghost for Sale | Caretaker | Movie | 1952 |
 | Murder at the Grange | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1952 |
| King of the Underworld | Terence Reilly | Movie | 1952 | |
| Spring-Heeled Jack | Philip Wraydon | Movie | 1950 | |
| Spring-Heeled Jack | Producer | Movie | 1950 | |
 | The Greed of William Hart | William Hart | Movie | 1948 |
 | The Curse of the Wraydons | Philip Wraydon | Movie | 1946 |
| The Curse of the Wraydons | The Chief | Movie | 1946 |
 | Bothered by a Beard | Sweeney Todd | Movie | 1945 |
 | Crimes at the Dark House | The False Sir Percival Glyde | Movie | 1940 |
 | The Face at the Window | Chevalier Lucio del Gardo | Movie | 1939 |
 | Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror | Michael Larron | Movie | 1938 |
 | Pots of Plots | Tod Slaughter | Movie | 1938 |
 | The Ticket of Leave Man | The Tiger | Movie | 1937 |
| Song of the Road | Dan Lorenzo | Movie | 1937 | |
 | It's Never Too Late to Mend | Squire John Meadows | Movie | 1937 |
 | Darby and Joan | Mr. Templeton | Movie | 1937 |
 | Tod Slaughter at Home | Tod Slaughter | Movie | 1936 |
 | The Crimes of Stephen Hawke | Stephen Hawke | Movie | 1936 |
 | Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Sweeney Todd | Movie | 1936 |
 | Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn | Squire William Corder | Movie | 1935 |
 | London After Dark | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1926 |