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Tod Slaughter

Tod Slaughter

Actor·1885–1956·Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, UK

12 horror credits

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

Actor12 films

A Ghost for Sale

A Ghost for Sale

Caretaker

1952
Spring-Heeled Jack

Spring-Heeled Jack

Philip Wraydon

1950
The Greed of William Hart

The Greed of William Hart

William Hart

1948
The Curse of the Wraydons

The Curse of the Wraydons

The Chief

1946
Crimes at the Dark House

Crimes at the Dark House

The False Sir Percival Glyde

1940
The Face at the Window

The Face at the Window

Chevalier Lucio del Gardo

1939
Pots of Plots

Pots of Plots

Tod Slaughter

1938
The Ticket of Leave Man

The Ticket of Leave Man

The Tiger

1937
Tod Slaughter at Home

Tod Slaughter at Home

Tod Slaughter

1936
The Crimes of Stephen Hawke

The Crimes of Stephen Hawke

Stephen Hawke

1936
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Sweeney Todd

1936
Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn

Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn

Squire William Corder

1935

Producer1 film

Spring-Heeled Jack

Spring-Heeled Jack

Producer

1950