From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Brandon Hurst November 30 1866 July 15 1947 was an English stage and film actor Hurst studied philology in his youth and began performing in theater in the 1880s He worked in Broadway shows from 1900 until his entry into motion pictures His most notable stage appearance was Two Women in 1910 He was nearly fifty by the time of his 1915 film debut in Via Wireless He appeared in 129 other films before his death in 1947 He became well known in the 1920s for many distinguished roles portraying the antagonist Some of these films such as 1920s Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde in which he played the taunting Sir George Carewe 1923s The Hunchback of Notre Dame in which he played evil Jehan Frollo 1927s Love in which he portrayed cuckold Alexei Karenin opposite Greta Garbo and 1928s The Man Who Laughs in which he portrayed jester Balkiphedro are regarded as some of the best films of the time His roles in talkies during the 1920s and 1930s were often small One of his more important roles was sinister Merlin the Magician in Foxs A Connecticut Yankee 1931 Hurst worked as an actor until his death His final film was Two Guys from Texas released in 1948
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