Tod Slaughter
Actor (1885-1956) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 70
Norman Carter Slaughter, also known as Tod Slaughter, was an English actor-manager, best known for playing over-the-top villains in macabre film adaptations of Victorian melodramas. Nicknamed "Mr. Murder", he has been cited as Britain's first horror film star.
Tod Slaughter is read about 31 times a day, in 7 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 23 August 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
1956Died19 February 19561954
Puzzle Corner Number FourteenFilm, Sweeney Todd1952
A Ghost for SaleFilm, Caretaker1950Spring-Heeled JackFilm, Producer1948
The Greed of William HartFilm, William Hart1946
The Curse of the WraydonsFilm, Philip Wraydon1945
Bothered by a BeardFilm, Sweeney Todd1940
Crimes at the Dark HouseFilm, The False Sir Percival Glyde1939
The Face at the WindowFilm, Chevalier Lucio del Gardo1938
Pots of PlotsFilm, Tod Slaughter1937
Darby and JoanFilm, Mr. Templeton1936
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetFilm, Sweeney Todd
The Crimes of Stephen HawkeFilm, 1936Stephen Hawke1935
Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red BarnFilm, Squire William Corder1926
London After DarkFilm1885Born19 March 1885
Puzzle Corner Number FourteenFilm, Sweeney Todd1952A Ghost for SaleFilm, Caretaker1950Spring-Heeled JackFilm, Producer1948The Greed of William HartFilm, William Hart1946The Curse of the WraydonsFilm, Philip Wraydon1945Bothered by a BeardFilm, Sweeney Todd1940Crimes at the Dark HouseFilm, The False Sir Percival Glyde1939The Face at the WindowFilm, Chevalier Lucio del Gardo1938Pots of PlotsFilm, Tod Slaughter1937Darby and JoanFilm, Mr. Templeton1936Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetFilm, Sweeney ToddThe Crimes of Stephen HawkeFilm, 1936Stephen Hawke1935Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red BarnFilm, Squire William Corder1926London After DarkFilm1885Born19 March 1885People around Tod
Close ties
Eric Portman Also in Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn (1935)- David MacDonald Directed It's Never Too Late to Mend (1937)
Margaret Yarde Also in The Face at the Window (1939)- Tucker McGuire Also in A Ghost for Sale (1952)
Bruce Seton Also in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1936)
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 21
23 credits on file
About this person
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1885 to 1956 · aged 70
