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Tod Slaughter

Tod Slaughter

Acting · Born 1885-03-19 · Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, UK

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

movie 5.7 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
1936
movie 5.7 The Face at the Window
The Face at the Window
1939
movie 5.6 Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn
Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn
1935
movie 6.3 Crimes at the Dark House
Crimes at the Dark House
1940
movie 5.6 The Ticket of Leave Man
The Ticket of Leave Man
1937
movie 5.7 The Crimes of Stephen Hawke
The Crimes of Stephen Hawke
1936
movie 6.0 Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror
Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror
1938
movie 6.1 It's Never Too Late to Mend
It's Never Too Late to Mend
1937
movie 5.2 The Greed of William Hart
The Greed of William Hart
1948
movie 5.8 The Curse of the Wraydons
The Curse of the Wraydons
1946
movie 6.5 Murder at the Grange
Murder at the Grange
1952
movie 6.0
King of the Underworld
1952
movie 6.3 Darby and Joan
Darby and Joan
1937
movie 7.0
Song of the Road
1937
movie 9.0 A Ghost for Sale
A Ghost for Sale
1952
movie 7.0 Tod Slaughter at Home
Tod Slaughter at Home
1936
movie 9.0 Pots of Plots
Pots of Plots
1938
movie 10.0 Puzzle Corner Number Fourteen
Puzzle Corner Number Fourteen
1954