Russell Thorndike

Russell Thorndike

Born: February 6, 1885
Died: November 7, 1972

Movies for Russell Thorndike...

Richard III
Title: Richard III
Character: First Priest
Released: December 13, 1955
Type: Movie
Having helped his brother King Edward IV take the throne of England, the jealous hunchback Richard, Duke of Gloucester, plots to seize power for himself. Masterfully deceiving and plotting against nearly everyone in the royal court, including his eventual wife, Lady Anne, and his brother George, Duke of Clarence, Richard orchestrates a bloody rise to power before finding all his gains jeopardized by those he betrayed.
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Hamlet
Title: Hamlet
Character: Priest
Released: December 10, 1948
Type: Movie
Winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, Sir Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet continues to be the most compelling version of Shakespeare’s beloved tragedy. Olivier is at his most inspired—both as director and as the melancholy Dane himself—as he breathes new life into the words of one of the world’s greatest dramatists.
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Caesar and Cleopatra
Title: Caesar and Cleopatra
Character: Harpist's Master (uncredited)
Released: December 11, 1945
Type: Movie
The aging Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen. Adapted by George Bernard Shaw from his own play.
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Henry V
Title: Henry V
Character: Duke of Bourbon
Released: November 24, 1944
Type: Movie
In the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.
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Fiddlers Three
Title: Fiddlers Three
Character: High Priest
Released: October 1, 1944
Type: Movie
Two British soldiers and a WREN take refuge at Stonehenge during a thunderstorm, they are struck by lightning and transported back to ancient Rome.
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Whispering Tongues
Title: Whispering Tongues
Character: Fenwick
Released: September 24, 1934
Type: Movie
When his father commits suicide a gentleman sets out to avenge the death on those who swindled him out of a fortune.
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A Shot in the Dark
Title: A Shot in the Dark
Character: Dr. Stuart
Released: November 3, 1933
Type: Movie
The relatives of a millionaire - the victim of a mysterious murder - get together at his house to search for his will, which he recorded on a record. However, one of them is actually the person who killed him, and will let nothing - or no one - stand in the way of finding that record.
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Puppets of Fate
Title: Puppets of Fate
Character: Dr Munro
Released: January 10, 1933
Type: Movie
'Escaped convict blackmails murderous doctor into helping him.' (British Film Catalogue)
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The Roof
Title: The Roof
Character: Clive Bristow
Released: January 1, 1933
Type: Movie
Inspector Darrow investigates the death of a wealthy man.
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Human Desires
Title: Human Desires
Character: Paul Perot
Released: November 1, 1924
Type: Movie
In Paris an actress divorces a jealous impresario and weds the officer who once saved from from suicide.
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Miriam Rozella
Title: Miriam Rozella
Character: Crewe Stevens
Released: March 1, 1924
Type: Movie
A silent drama film directed by Sidney Morgan.
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Heartstrings
Title: Heartstrings
Character: Tom Openshaw
Released: October 1, 1923
Type: Movie
A sailor returns from 'death' to find his wife has remarried for the sake of her crippled child.
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A Christmas Carol
Title: A Christmas Carol
Character: Ebenezer Scrooge
Released: May 1, 1923
Type: Movie
A 1923 version of the Charles Dickens classic with Russell Thorndike playing Scrooge.
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Macbeth
Title: Macbeth
Character: Macbeth
Released: January 1, 1922
Type: Movie
Macbeth is a black and white 1922 film adaptation of the William Shakespeare play Macbeth. It was the last silent film version of that play produced, and the eighth film adaptation of the play. It was directed by H. B. Parkinson and produced by Frank Miller.