Tod Slaughter

Tod Slaughter

actor (1885-1956)

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.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 9 films (1935–1952) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1935 Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn Milton Rosmer 70 min B&W
1936 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street George King
1937 The Ticket of Leave Man George King B&W
1938 Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror George King B&W
1939 The Face at the Window George King B&W
1940 Crimes at the Dark House George King 69 min B&W
1946 The Curse of the Wraydons Victor M. Gover B&W
1948 The Greed of William Hart Oswald Mitchell 80 min B&W
1952 King of the Underworld Victor M. Gover B&W