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Russell Thorndike

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British actor and novelist (1885-1972)

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Arthur Russell Thorndike was a British actor and novelist, best known for the Doctor Syn of Romney Marsh novels. Less well-known than his sister Sybil but equally versatile, Russell Thorndike's first love was writing and, after serving in World War I, he devoted himself to it.

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Tom Reynolds as Mipps (left) and Russell Thorndike as Doctor Syn (right) in the 1927 production at The Strand Theatre.Tom Reynolds as Mipps (left) and Russell Thorndike as Doctor Syn (right) in the 1927 production at The Strand Theatre.

Filmography 19

Hamlet1948 · ★ 7.4
Henry V1944 · ★ 6.7
Richard III1955 · ★ 7.2
Captain Clegg1962 · ★ 6.3
Caesar and Cleopatra1945 · ★ 6.2
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow1963
A Christmas Carol1923
Fiddlers Three1944
Doctor Syn1937
The Roof1933
A Shot in the Dark1933
Whispering Tongues1934
Human Desires1924
Heartstrings1923
Miriam Rozella1924
The Fair Maid of Perth1923
Macbeth1922
Puppets of Fate1933
The Audacious Mr. Squire1923

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Television 1

The Wonderful World of Disney1954

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Connected to Russell 5

Jack BuchananAlso in The Audacious Mr. Squire (1923)Nina VannaAlso in A Christmas Carol (1923)Roy William NeillAlso in Doctor Syn (1937)Elisabeth WelchAlso in Fiddlers Three (1944)Malcolm KeenAlso in Whispering Tongues (1934)

Actors from United Kingdom 1

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About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1885 to 1972 · aged 87
Written about in
6 languages

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