Acting
Russell Thorndike
- Titles
- 19movies1TV show
- Career
Active from 1922 to 1963, with a break from 1938 to 1953, busiest in 1923 with 4 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 6top three billing
- Average score
73/100
- Highest rated
A Christmas Carol82/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.9average 2.6
- Nostalgia7.3average 3.6
- Wholesome6.1average 3.3
- Wonder5.5average 3.4
- Wit & Wordplay5.3average 3.7
- Politics4.2average 2.6
- Fantasy3.3average 1.8
- Satire & Parody3.1average 2.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.4, average 5.2
- Psychological3.7, average 5.6
- Melancholy3.3, average 4.7
- Social Commentary3.8, average 4.9
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Psychological Drama 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- EEdwin GreenwoodDirectorA Christmas Carol, The Fair Maid of Perth, Heartstrings, The Audacious Mr. Squire
- EEliot StannardWriterThe Fair Maid of Perth, Heartstrings, The Audacious Mr. Squire
- LLister LauranceEditorA Shot in the Dark, The Roof, Whispering Tongues
- FForbes DawsonActorA Christmas Carol, The Audacious Mr. Squire
Henrietta WatsonActorMiriam Rozella, A Shot in the Dark
Gertrude McCoyActorMiriam Rozella, Heartstrings- GGeorge A. CooperDirectorThe Roof, Puppets of Fate
- EErnest PalmerCinematographerA Shot in the Dark, Whispering Tongues
- GGeorge PearsonDirectorA Shot in the Dark, Whispering Tongues
Movies and TV shows
191960s
2 titles · average score 70
1950s
1 title · average score 77
77
Richard III (1955)
as First Priest
1940s
4 titles · average score 77
79
Hamlet (1948)
as Priest
69
Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)
as Harpist's Master (uncredited)
84
Henry V (1944)
as Duke of Bourbon
Fiddlers Three (1944)
as High Priest
1930s
5 titles · average score 64
64
Doctor Syn (1937)
Novel
Whispering Tongues (1934)
as Fenwick
The Roof (1933)
as Clive Bristow
A Shot in the Dark (1933)
as Dr. Stuart
Puppets of Fate (1933)
as Dr Munro
1920s
7 titles · average score 82
Human Desires (1924)
as Paul Perot
Miriam Rozella (1924)
as Crewe Stevens
82
A Christmas Carol (1923)
as Ebenezer Scrooge
The Fair Maid of Perth (1923)
as Dwining
The Audacious Mr. Squire (1923)
as Harry Smallwood
Heartstrings (1923)
as Tom Openshaw
Macbeth (1922)
as Macbeth