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

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Puzzle Corner Number Fourteen

1954 ⭐ 10.0

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A Ghost for Sale

1952 ⭐ 9.0

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Murder at the Grange

1952 ⭐ 6.5

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Bothered by a Beard

1945 ⭐ 10.0

Career timeline

1954

Puzzle Corner Number Fourteen Notable

Sweeney Todd · 1954

⭐ 10.0

1952

A Ghost for Sale Notable

Caretaker · 1952

⭐ 9.0

Murder at the Grange

1952

⭐ 6.5

1948

The Greed of William Hart

William Hart · 1948

⭐ 5.3

1946

The Curse of the Wraydons

Philip Wraydon · 1946

⭐ 5.8

The Curse of the Wraydons

The Chief · 1946

⭐ 5.8

1945

Bothered by a Beard Notable

Sweeney Todd · 1945

⭐ 10.0

1940

Crimes at the Dark House

The False Sir Percival Glyde · 1940

⭐ 6.3

1939

The Face at the Window

Chevalier Lucio del Gardo · 1939

⭐ 5.7

1938

Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror

Michael Larron · 1938

⭐ 6.0

Pots of Plots Notable

Tod Slaughter · 1938

⭐ 9.0

1937

The Ticket of Leave Man

The Tiger · 1937

⭐ 5.7

It's Never Too Late to Mend

Squire John Meadows · 1937

⭐ 6.1

Darby and Joan

Mr. Templeton · 1937

⭐ 6.3

1936

Tod Slaughter at Home Notable

Tod Slaughter · 1936

⭐ 7.0

The Crimes of Stephen Hawke

Stephen Hawke · 1936

⭐ 5.6

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Sweeney Todd · 1936

⭐ 5.7

1935

Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn

Squire William Corder · 1935

⭐ 5.6

1926

London After Dark

1926

Full filmography

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Puzzle Corner Number Fourteen

1954 ⭐ 10.0

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A Ghost for Sale

1952 ⭐ 9.0

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Murder at the Grange

1952 ⭐ 6.5

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The Greed of William Hart

1948 ⭐ 5.3

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The Curse of the Wraydons

1946 ⭐ 5.8

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The Curse of the Wraydons

1946 ⭐ 5.8

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Bothered by a Beard

1945 ⭐ 10.0

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Crimes at the Dark House

1940 ⭐ 6.3

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The Face at the Window

1939 ⭐ 5.7

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Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror

1938 ⭐ 6.0

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Pots of Plots

1938 ⭐ 9.0

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The Ticket of Leave Man

1937 ⭐ 5.7

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It's Never Too Late to Mend

1937 ⭐ 6.1

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Darby and Joan

1937 ⭐ 6.3

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Tod Slaughter at Home

1936 ⭐ 7.0

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The Crimes of Stephen Hawke

1936 ⭐ 5.6

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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

1936 ⭐ 5.7

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Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn

1935 ⭐ 5.6

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London After Dark

1926