Actor

Tod Browning

Directing

Career Snapshot

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Acting credits

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

0.5

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Movies: 60Series: 0Crew credits: 56

TMDB ID: 1496

IMDb ID: nm0115218

Known for: Directing

Born: July 12, 1880

Died: October 6, 1962

Age: 82

Place of birth: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1915 - 2016

Years active: 102

Average TMDB rating: 6.72

Wikidata: Q51476

Also known as

Charles Albert Browning, Jr.

Other jobs

Director (42)Writer (5)Story (4)Screenplay (2)Original Concept (1)Producer (1)Screenstory (1)

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Tod Browning (12 July 1880 – 6 October 1962) was an American motion picture actor, director and screenwriter. Browning's career spanned the silent and talkie eras. Best-known as the director of Dracula (1931), the cult classic Freaks (1932), and classic silent film collaborations with Lon Chaney, Browning directed many movies in a wide range of genres.