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Russell Thorndike

Actor

Russell Thorndike

Born February 6, 1885 in Rochester, Kent, England, UKDied November 7, 197216 films

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Hamlet posterFirst watchHamlet19487.4as PriestWinner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, Sir Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet continues to be the most compelling version of Shakespeare’s beloved tragedy.View film

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Richard III poster7.2Richard III1955Henry V poster6.7Henry V1944Caesar and Cleopatra poster6.2Caesar and Cleopatra1945

Filmography

16 films as actor
  1. 1955Richard IIIFirst Priest
  2. 1948HamletPriest
  3. 1945Caesar and CleopatraHarpist's Master (uncredited)
  4. 1944Henry VDuke of Bourbon
  5. 1944Fiddlers ThreeHigh Priest
  6. 1934Whispering TonguesFenwick
  7. 1933A Shot in the DarkDr. Stuart
  8. 1933Puppets of FateDr Munro
  9. 1933The RoofClive Bristow
  10. 1924Human DesiresPaul Perot
  11. 1924Miriam RozellaCrewe Stevens
  12. 1923The Audacious Mr. SquireHarry Smallwood
  13. 1923HeartstringsTom Openshaw
  14. 1923ScroogeEbenezer Scrooge
  15. 1923The Fair Maid of PerthDwining
  16. 1922MacbethMacbeth