Tom Terriss
Encyclopedia
Tom Terriss was a British actor
, screenwriter
and film director
. He was the brother of Ellaline Terriss
and William Terriss
.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
. He was the brother of Ellaline Terriss
Ellaline Terriss
Ellaline Terriss, born Ellaline Lewin , was a popular English actress and singer, best known for her performances in Edwardian musical comedies...
and William Terriss
William Terriss
William Terriss was an English actor, known for his swashbuckling hero roles, such as Robin Hood, and in Shakespeare plays, and for his murder outside a London theatre. His daughter was the Edwardian musical comedy star Ellaline Terriss.-Life and career:Terriss's real name was William Charles...
.
Selected filmography
- The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1914)
- The Spark Divine (1919)
- Captain Swift (1920)
- The Heart of Maryland (1921)
- The Harbour LightsThe Harbour Lights (1923 film)The Harbour Lights is a 1923 British silent drama film directed by Tom Terriss and starring Tom Moore, Isobel Elsom and Gerald McCarthy. It was based on a popular Victorian melodramatic play The Harbour Lights by George R. Sims which had previously been made into a film in 1914.-Cast:* Tom Moore...
(1923) - Fires of FateFires of Fate (1923 film)Fires of Fate is a 1923 British-American silent adventure film directed by Tom Terriss and starring Wanda Hawley, Nigel Barrie and Pedro de Cordoba. It was adapted from the play Fires of Fate by Arthur Conan Doyle which was in turn based on his 1898 novel The Tragedy of the Korosko...
(1923) - The BandoleroThe BandoleroThe Bandolero is a 1924 film starring Pedro de Cordoba, Gustav von Seyffertitz, and Renée Adorée, directed by Tom Terriss. Screenplay by Tom Terriss based on a novel by Paul Gwynne.-Plot:...
(1924) - The Naughty Duchess (1928)