
Russell Thorndike
Known For & Full Filmography8 Titles

Movie - 1945, 2h 15m • as Harpist's Master (uncredited)
At the height of the Roman Civil War, an aging Julius Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen Cleopatra, whom he teaches how to rule Egypt.

Movie - 1948, 2h 15m • as Priest
Winner 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. Olivier is at his most inspired—both as director and as the melancholy Dane himself—as he breathes new life into the words of one of the world’s greatest dramatists.

Movie - 1955, 2h 15m • as First Priest
Having helped his brother King Edward IV take the throne of England, the jealous hunchback Richard, Duke of Gloucester, plots to seize power for himself. Masterfully deceiving and plotting against nearly everyone in the royal court, including his eventual wife, Lady Anne, and his brother George, Duke of Clarence, Richard orchestrates a bloody rise to power before finding all his gains jeopardized by those he betrayed.

Movie - 1944, 2h 15m • as Duke of Bourbon
In 1415, in the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France.

Movie - 1924, 2h 15m • as Paul Perot
In Paris an actress divorces a jealous impresario and weds the officer who once saved from from suicide.

Movie - 1923, 2h 15m • as Ebenezer Scrooge
A 1923 version of the Charles Dickens classic with Russell Thorndike playing Scrooge.

Movie - 1933, 2h 15m • as Clive Bristow
Inspector Darrow investigates the death of a wealthy man.
