Tod Slaughter
Acting•Born March 19, 1885•Died February 19, 1956 (age 70)•Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, UK
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
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
1936•Movie•
5.7
The Ticket of Leave Man
1937•Movie•
5.7
Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn
1935•Movie•
5.6
The Greed of William Hart
1948•Movie•
5.2
The Face at the Window
1939•Movie•
5.7
Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror
1938•Movie•
6.0
It's Never Too Late to Mend
1937•Movie•
6.1
The Crimes of Stephen Hawke
1936•Movie•
5.6
Filmography
Personal Info
DepartmentActing
BirthdayMarch 19, 1885
Day of DeathFebruary 19, 1956
Place of BirthNewcastle Upon Tyne, England, UK
Popularity0.1