Tod Slaughter

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

22

Gender

Male

Birthday

1885-03-19

Day of death

1956-02-19 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, UK

Tod Slaughter

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

  • It's Never Too Late to Mend

    It's Never Too Late to Mend

  • Darby and Joan

    Darby and Joan

  • Murder at the Grange

    Murder at the Grange

  • King of the Underworld

    King of the Underworld

  • Bothered by a Beard

    Bothered by a Beard

  • Crimes at the Dark House

    Crimes at the Dark House

  • Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror

    Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror

  • The Greed of William Hart

    The Greed of William Hart

  • The Face at the Window

    The Face at the Window

  • Song of the Road

    Song of the Road

  • Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

    Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

  • The Curse of the Wraydons

    The Curse of the Wraydons

  • The Curse of the Wraydons

    The Curse of the Wraydons

  • Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn

    Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn

  • Spring-Heeled Jack

    Spring-Heeled Jack

  • A Ghost for Sale

    A Ghost for Sale

  • The Crimes of Stephen Hawke

    The Crimes of Stephen Hawke

  • Puzzle Corner Number Fourteen

    Puzzle Corner Number Fourteen

  • London After Dark

    London After Dark

  • Pots of Plots

    Pots of Plots

  • Tod Slaughter at Home

    Tod Slaughter at Home

  • The Ticket of Leave Man

    The Ticket of Leave Man