Tod Slaughter

Tod Slaughter

Acting
Born 1885-03-19 - Died 1956-02-19Newcastle 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

Movies (21)

Song of the Road
7.0

Song of the Road

1937Movie7.0
A Ghost for Sale
9.0

A Ghost for Sale

1952Movie9.0
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
5.7

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

1936Movie5.7
Spring-Heeled Jack

Spring-Heeled Jack

1950Movie
Pots of Plots
9.0

Pots of Plots

1938Movie9.0
Crimes at the Dark House
6.3

Crimes at the Dark House

1940Movie6.3
The Curse of the Wraydons
5.8

The Curse of the Wraydons

1946Movie5.8
It's Never Too Late to Mend
6.1

It's Never Too Late to Mend

1937Movie6.1
The Face at the Window
5.7

The Face at the Window

1939Movie5.7
Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn
5.6

Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn

1935Movie5.6
London After Dark

London After Dark

1926Movie
The Crimes of Stephen Hawke
5.7

The Crimes of Stephen Hawke

1936Movie5.7
King of the Underworld
6.0

King of the Underworld

1952Movie6.0
The Greed of William Hart
5.2

The Greed of William Hart

1948Movie5.2
Puzzle Corner Number Fourteen
10.0

Puzzle Corner Number Fourteen

1954Movie10.0
Tod Slaughter at Home
7.0

Tod Slaughter at Home

1936Movie7.0
The Ticket of Leave Man
5.6

The Ticket of Leave Man

1937Movie5.6
Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror
6.0

Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror

1938Movie6.0
Murder at the Grange
6.5

Murder at the Grange

1952Movie6.5
Darby and Joan
6.3

Darby and Joan

1937Movie6.3
Bothered by a Beard
10.0

Bothered by a Beard

1945Movie10.0