Actor. A prolific character player in Hollywood films, his gaunt features and sinister-looking eyes were well employed in villainous roles, or for comic effect as stiff-upper-lip Englishmen. Hurst's most memorable performances were as Sir George Carewe in "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1920), Quasimodo's cruel master Jehan in "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1923), and as the evil Caliph in "The Thief of Bagdad" (1924). His 130 films also include "He Who Gets Slapped" (1924), "The King of Kings" (1927), "Seventh Heaven" (1927), "Love" (1927), "Murders in the Rue Morgue" (1932), "Viva Villa!" (1934), "The Lost Patrol" (1934), "The Charge of the Light Brigade" (1936), "Stanley and Livingstone" (1939), "The Blue Bird" (1940), "Jane Eyre" (1944), "Road to Utopia" (1945), "Monsieur Beaucaire" (1946), and "My Favorite Brunette" (1947). Hurst was born in London. Philology studies led him to an acting career on the British stage, and in films after he settled in the United States in 1919. Although his roles diminished in importance as he grew older, Hurst worked steadily until his death at 80.
Actor. A prolific character player in Hollywood films, his gaunt features and sinister-looking eyes were well employed in villainous roles, or for comic effect as stiff-upper-lip Englishmen. Hurst's most memorable performances were as Sir George Carewe in "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1920), Quasimodo's cruel master Jehan in "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1923), and as the evil Caliph in "The Thief of Bagdad" (1924). His 130 films also include "He Who Gets Slapped" (1924), "The King of Kings" (1927), "Seventh Heaven" (1927), "Love" (1927), "Murders in the Rue Morgue" (1932), "Viva Villa!" (1934), "The Lost Patrol" (1934), "The Charge of the Light Brigade" (1936), "Stanley and Livingstone" (1939), "The Blue Bird" (1940), "Jane Eyre" (1944), "Road to Utopia" (1945), "Monsieur Beaucaire" (1946), and "My Favorite Brunette" (1947). Hurst was born in London. Philology studies led him to an acting career on the British stage, and in films after he settled in the United States in 1919. Although his roles diminished in importance as he grew older, Hurst worked steadily until his death at 80.
Bio by: Bobb Edwards
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The marker reads "Benjamine Lawrence," Hurst's birth name
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