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Tod Browning (born Charles Albert Browning Jr.; July 12, 1880 – October 6, 1962) was an American film director, film actor, screenwriter, vaudeville performer, and carnival sideshow and circus entertainer.
Tod Browning. Director: Dracula. Belonging to a well-situated family, Charles Browning fell in love at the age of 16 with a dancer of a circus. Following her began his itinerary of being clown, jockey and director of a variety theater which ended when he met D.W. Griffith and became an actor. He made his debut in Intolerance (1916).
Tod Browning, American director who specialized in films of the grotesque and macabre. He was known for his association with silent star Lon Chaney and for his proclivity for outre fantasy and horror pictures—notably Dracula (1931), starring Bela Lugosi, and the cult classic Freaks (1932).
Tod Browning was a director of fantasy, mystery and horror films, best known for Dracula (1931). He started as a circus performer and actor, and had a tragic family life and a near-fatal car accident.
Tod Browning was an American director and screenwriter who made silent and talkie movies, including Dracula, Freaks, and Intolerance. Learn more about his life, career, and works on The Movie Database.
A pioneering director who helped create the horror film genre, Tod Browning made his mark on cinema via his 10-film collaboration with actor Lon Chaney, the first sound version of "Dracula" (1931), starring Bela Lugosi, and most particularly his master work, "Freaks" (1932).
Oct 17, 2023 · Explore the life and work of Tod Browning, the director of horror classics like Dracula and Freaks, who was fascinated by the carnival world and the grotesque. Learn about his mysterious origins, his partnership with Lon Chaney, and his legacy in the morbid cinema.
