Tod Slaughter (19 March 1885 - 19 February 1956) was an English actor, best known for playing over-the-top maniacs in macabre film adaptations of Victorian melodramas. Born as Norman Carter Slaughter in Newcastle, he made his way onto the stage in 1905 at West Hartlepool. After a brief interruption to serve during the war in the Royal Flying Corps, Slaughter resumed his career and returned to the stage. Wikipedia
Tod Slaughter took to the stage in 1905 and made a name for himself as the star villain of numerous Victorian melodramas which he toured around England. Many of these were filmed cheaply in the 30s and 40s by quota-quickie tzar George King. His ham perfor www.imdb.com/name/nm0805532/
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