Portrait of Russell Thorndike

Acting

Russell Thorndike

Career

Active from 1922 to 1963, with a break from 1938 to 1953, busiest in 1923 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Russell Thorndike Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.8, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    4.0, average 5.5
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0
  • Eroticism
    0.6, average 1.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

19
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

2 titles ยท average score 69
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow (1963)
GoodWatch score 75

Novel

Captain Clegg
Captain Clegg (1962)
GoodWatch score 63

Novel

1950s

1 title ยท average score 77
Richard III
Richard III (1955)
GoodWatch score 77

as First Priest

1940s

4 titles ยท average score 79
Hamlet
Hamlet (1948)
GoodWatch score 82

as Priest

Caesar and Cleopatra
Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)
GoodWatch score 69

as Harpist's Master (uncredited)

Henry V
Henry V (1944)
GoodWatch score 85

as Duke of Bourbon

Fiddlers Three
Fiddlers Three (1944)

as High Priest

1930s

5 titles ยท average score 65
Doctor Syn
Doctor Syn (1937)
GoodWatch score 65

Novel

Whispering Tongues
Whispering Tongues (1934)

as Fenwick

The Roof
The Roof (1933)

as Clive Bristow

A Shot in the Dark
A Shot in the Dark (1933)

as Dr. Stuart

Puppets of Fate
Puppets of Fate (1933)

as Dr Munro

1920s

7 titles
Miriam Rozella
Miriam Rozella (1924)

as Crewe Stevens

Human Desires
Human Desires (1924)

as Paul Perot

Scrooge
Scrooge (1923)

as Ebenezer Scrooge

The Fair Maid of Perth
The Fair Maid of Perth (1923)

as Dwining

Heartstrings
Heartstrings (1923)

as Tom Openshaw

The Audacious Mr. Squire
The Audacious Mr. Squire (1923)

as Harry Smallwood

Macbeth
Macbeth (1922)

as Macbeth