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(19 works)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
1936Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
1936
The Ticket of Leave Man
1937The Ticket of Leave Man
1937
Crimes at the Dark House
1940Crimes at the Dark House
1940
The Curse of the Wraydons
1946The Curse of the Wraydons
1946
The Curse of the Wraydons
1946The Curse of the Wraydons
1946
Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn
1935Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn
1935
It's Never Too Late to Mend
1937It's Never Too Late to Mend
1937
The Face at the Window
1939The Face at the Window
1939
A Ghost for Sale
1952A Ghost for Sale
1952
Murder at the Grange
1952Murder at the Grange
1952
The Greed of William Hart
1948The Greed of William Hart
1948
London After Dark
1926London After Dark
1926
The Crimes of Stephen Hawke
1936The Crimes of Stephen Hawke
1936
Darby and Joan
1937Darby and Joan
1937
Pots of Plots
1938Pots of Plots
1938
Puzzle Corner Number Fourteen
1954Puzzle Corner Number Fourteen
1954
Tod Slaughter at Home
1936Tod Slaughter at Home
1936
Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror
1938Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror
1938
Bothered by a Beard
1945Bothered by a Beard
1945