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John Longden

Acting
70 years oldWest Indies

Biography

John Longden was a West Indian-born English screen, stage, and television actor. He appeared in dozens of films from 1926 to 1964, including five (Blackmail, Juno and the Paycock, The Skin Game, Young and Innocent, Jamaica Inn) directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Longden appeared in numerous television series.

Personal Details

Born
November 11, 1900 - May 26, 1971 (age 70)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
West Indies
Known For
Acting

Also Known As

John Longdon

Movies (42)

Frozen Alive
4.2

Frozen Alive

as Prof. Hubbard

1964

The Man Who Finally Died
6.2

The Man Who Finally Died

as Munch

1963

So Evil, So Young
3.8

So Evil, So Young

as Mr. Turner

1961

An Honourable Murder
5.0

An Honourable Murder

as Julian Caesar

1960

A Woman's Temptation
6.0

A Woman's Temptation

as Inspector Syms

1959

Broad Waterways

Broad Waterways

1959

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

as Egeus

1958

Innocent Sinners
7.0

Innocent Sinners

as Admiral

1958

Ordeal by Fire

Ordeal by Fire

as De La Fayette

1957

Quatermass 2
6.4

Quatermass 2

as Chief Inspector Lomax

1957

Alias John Preston
5.3

Alias John Preston

as Richard Sandford

1955

The Ship That Died of Shame
7.0

The Ship That Died of Shame

as Detective

1955

Meet Mr. Callaghan
6.0

Meet Mr. Callaghan

as Jeremy Meraulton

1954

Dangerous Cargo
5.2

Dangerous Cargo

as Worthington

1954

The Wallet

The Wallet

as Man With Pipe

1952

The Magic Box
6.4

The Magic Box

as Speaker in Connaught Rooms

1952

Black Widow
5.0

Black Widow

as Mr. Kemp

1951

The Dark Light
3.8

The Dark Light

as Stephen

1951

Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared
6.0

Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared

as Sherlock Holmes

1951

Pool of London
6.5

Pool of London

as DI Williams

1951

The Elusive Pimpernel
5.9

The Elusive Pimpernel

as The Abbot

1950

The Lady Craved Excitement
5.2

The Lady Craved Excitement

as Inspector James

1950

Bonnie Prince Charlie
4.7

Bonnie Prince Charlie

as Colonel O'Sullivan

1948

Anna Karenina
6.0

Anna Karenina

as Gen. Serpuhousky

1948

The Last Load

The Last Load

1948

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
5.2

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square

as Mortimer Digby

1947

The Adventures of Dusty Bates
4.0

The Adventures of Dusty Bates

as Tod Jenkins

1947

A Matter of Life and Death
7.7

A Matter of Life and Death

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1946

The Silver Fleet
6.0

The Silver Fleet

as Jost Meertens

1943

Death by Design

Death by Design

as Inspector Slade

1943

Unpublished Story
6.3

Unpublished Story

as Metcalf

1942

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
6.6

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

as Ground Officer (uncredited)

1942

Rose of Tralee

Rose of Tralee

as Paddy O'Brien

1942

Tower of Terror
5.6

Tower of Terror

as Commander

1941

Old Mother Riley's Circus
3.8

Old Mother Riley's Circus

as Bill

1941

The Common Touch
6.3

The Common Touch

as Stuart Gordon

1941

Barging Along

Barging Along

as Narrator

1941

Contraband
7.1

Contraband

as Passport officer

1940

The Lion Has Wings
6.2

The Lion Has Wings

as Unnamed Character

1939

Goodbye, Mr. Chips
7.4

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

as Raven (uncredited)

1939

Jamaica Inn
6.1

Jamaica Inn

as Captain Johnson (uncredited)

1939

Q Planes
5.9

Q Planes

as John Peters, a Pilot

1939

TV Shows (8)