Tod Browning

Tod Browning

DirectorActorWriter
Born
July 12, 1880
Died
October 6, 1962
Awards
2 wins, 2 nominations

Belonging to a well-situated family, Charles Browning fell in love at the age of 16 with a dancer of a circus. Following her began his itinerary of being clown, jockey and director of a variety theater which ended when he met D.W. Griffith and became an actor. He made his debut in Intolerance…

Biography

Belonging to a well-situated family, Charles Browning fell in love at the age of 16 with a dancer of a circus. Following her began his itinerary of being clown, jockey and director of a variety theater which ended when he met D.W. Griffith and became an actor. He made his debut in Intolerance (1916). Working later on as a director, he had his first success with The Unholy Three (1925) (after about 25 unimportant pictures) which had his typical style of a mixture of fantasy, mystery and horror. His biggest hit was the classic Dracula (1931), in which he also appears as the voice of the harbor master.

Actor

DraculaDracula(1931)as Harbormaster
IntoleranceIntolerance(1916)as Crook
Ethel's Disguise(1915)as Undetermined Role
Ethel Gets Consent(1915)as James Hadley - the Boss
Music Hath Charms(1915)as Jim - the Singer

Second Unit or Assistant Director

IntoleranceIntolerance(1916)

Camera and Electrical Department

Lazy RiverLazy River(1934)

Additional Crew

DraculaDracula(1963)
The Pointing FingerThe Pointing Finger(1919)

Self

1925 Studio Tour1925 Studio Tour(1925)as Self - a Director

Known for

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Credit Score: Tod Browning

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Harbormaster
Sat Feb 14 1931
#NameScoreYearWinNomKnown★WinsNomsVotes
1Dracula3.751931•7.30064783
2Intolerance2.0019167.60017963

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Jerry Austin, Tod Browning, Johnny Eck, Elizabeth Green, Martha Morris, Peter Robinson, Olga Roderick, Schlitze, Elvira Snow, and Jenny Lee Snow in Freaks (1932)Jerry Austin, Tod Browning, Johnny Eck, Elizabeth Green, Josephine Joseph, Peter Robinson, Olga Roderick, Schlitze, Elvira Snow, and Jenny Lee Snow in Freaks (1932)Roscoe Ates, Olga Baclanova, Tod Browning, Johnny Eck, Wallace Ford, Leila Hyams, Koo Koo, Peter Robinson, Schlitze, Henry Victor, and Prince Randian in Freaks (1932)Olga Baclanova, Tod Browning, Rose Dione, Tiny Doll, Daisy Earles, Johnny Eck, Wallace Ford, Elizabeth Green, Daisy Hilton, Violet Hilton, Leila Hyams, Josephine Joseph, Koo Koo, Frances O'Connor, Peter Robinson, Olga Roderick, Angelo Rossitto, Schlitze, Elvira Snow, Jenny Lee Snow, Henry Victor, and Prince Randian in Freaks (1932)Tod Browning in Freaks (1932)Tod Browning and Schlitze in Freaks (1932)