Tod Slaughter

Tod Slaughter

Actor · Producer

Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, UK
March 19, 1885

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

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Representative Works

Song of the Road
Song of the Road
7.0
/ English
Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
5.7
/ English
Crimes at the Dark House
Crimes at the Dark House
6.3
/ English
The Face at the Window
The Face at the Window
5.7
/ English
The Curse of the Wraydons
The Curse of the Wraydons
5.8
/ English
A Ghost for Sale
A Ghost for Sale
9.0
/ English
It's Never Too Late to Mend
It's Never Too Late to Mend
6.1
/ English
Spring-Heeled Jack
Spring-Heeled Jack
No Rating Yet
/ English
Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn
Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn
5.6
/ English
London After Dark
London After Dark
No Rating Yet
/ XX
Pots of Plots
Pots of Plots
9.0
/ English
Murder at the Grange
Murder at the Grange
6.5
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
1936Nominee

Best Performance

Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Crimes at the Dark House
1940Nominee

Best Performance

Crimes at the Dark House

The Face at the Window
1939Nominee

Best Performance

The Face at the Window

Career Highlights

The Curse of the Wraydons
1946Highlight

Best Performance

The Curse of the Wraydons

A Ghost for Sale
1952Highlight

Best Performance

A Ghost for Sale

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