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John Longden (1900–1971)

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Son of a Wesleyan minister. Leading man of early British talkies, a former mining engineer. At one time worked in a Yorkshire coal mine, before turning to acting in repertory theatre. Stalwart performances in Hitchcock's thriller Blackmail as the heroine's policeman boyfriend, and as an officer aboard the Titanic in Atlantic... See more trivia »

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in West Indies

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(age 70) in London, England, UK
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1964 Frozen Alive
Prof. Hubbard
 
1964 Miss Adventure (TV series)
Carver
– Strangers in Paradise: Part 1 (1964) … Carver
 
1964 Espionage (TV series)
American Ambassador
– Final Decision (1964) … American Ambassador
 
1963 The Man Who Finally Died
Munch (uncredited)
 
1963 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV series)
Passenger
– Night Express (1963) … Passenger
 
1963 Z Cars (TV series)
Port Superintendent
– Scare (1963) … Port Superintendent
 
1963 Sword of Lancelot
King Leodogran (uncredited)
 
1963 Ghost Squad (TV series)
Deeds
– Death of a Sportsman (1963) … Deeds
 
1962 Richard the Lionheart (TV series)
Sir Thomas
– Queen in Danger (1962) … Sir Thomas
– The Bride (1962) … Sir Thomas
– The Challenge (1962)
– The King's Champion (1962) … Sir Thomas
– The Pirate King (1962)
 
1960-1961 Emergency-Ward 10 (TV series)
J. Maxwell Rennie
– Episode #1.436 (1961) … J. Maxwell Rennie
– Episode #1.371 (1960) … J. Maxwell Rennie
 
1961 So Evil, So Young
Turner
 
1960 Man from Interpol (TV series)
Supt. Mercer / Mercer
– The Golden Shirri (1960) … Supt. Mercer
– The Child of Eve (1960) … Supt. Mercer
– Death in Oils (1960) … Supt. Mercer
– My Brother's Keeper (1960) … Supt. Mercer
– A Man Alone (1960) … Supt. Mercer
See all 16 episodes »
 
1960 Rendezvous (TV series)
Sampenza Tosca
– Next Time You'll See Venice/Next Time You See Venice (1960) … Sampenza Tosca
 
1960 On Trial (TV series)
Mr. Owen
– Horatio Bottomley, MP (1960) … Mr. Owen
 
1960 Interpol Calling (TV series)
Lord Ruskington
– The Absent Assassin (1960) … Lord Ruskington
 
1960 An Honourable Murder
Julian Caesar
 
1959 William Tell (TV series)
Reinhardt
– Undercover (1959) … Reinhardt
 
1959 A Woman's Temptation
Inspector Syms
 
1955-1959 The Vise (TV series)
Albert Lake / Burgess / Burnaby / …
– Fire! (1959) … Burgess
– Platinum Murder (1959) … Standish
– The Big Stone (1959) … Ross
– A Coffin for Johnny (1958) … Durvey
– Weakness Doesn't Pay (1958) … Burton Pool
See all 12 episodes »
 
1951-1958 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Captain Blakely / Egeus / John Bennett / …
– A Midsummer Night's Dream (1958) … Egeus
– The Frog (1958) … John Bennett
– The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1958) … Captain Blakely
– The Public Prosecutor (1957) … Montané
– The Cold Light (1956) … Sir Elwin Ketterick
See all 6 episodes »
 
1958 Television Playwright (TV series)
Arthur Hassall
– Hour of the Rat (1958) … Arthur Hassall
 
1958 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Mr. Sprock
– The Troublemakers (1958) … Mr. Sprock
 
1958 Sailor of Fortune (TV series)
Vice-Admiral
– The Deserted Yacht (1958) … Vice-Admiral
 
1958 African Patrol (TV series)
– The Hunt (1958)
 
1958 Innocent Sinners
Admiral (uncredited)
 
1958 The Man Who Sold Death (TV movie)
Sir Frank Egerton
 
1956-1958 The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series)
Archbishop / Count Leger / Duc de Chambertin / …
– The Profiteer (1958) … Hodges
– The Thorkil Ghost (1956) … Ned
– The Traitor (1956) … Shaw the Tailor
– Tables Turned (1956) … Count Leger
– Secret Mission (1956) … Wulfric
See all 12 episodes »
 
1957-1958 White Hunter (TV series)
Brad Holt / Davidson
– The Girl Hunt (1958) … Brad Holt
– Brute Man (1957) … Davidson
 
1957 Ordeal by Fire (TV movie)
De La Fayette
 
1957 Three Sundays to Live
Warder
 
1957 The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (TV series)
Philip Royce
– The Final Curtain (1957) … Philip Royce
 
1957 Quatermass II: Enemy from Space
Lomax (as John Longdon)
 
1957 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Worthington
– Dangerous Cargo (1957) … Worthington
 
1957 Sword of Freedom (TV series)
Umberto
– The Value of Paper (1957) … Umberto
 
1956 Rheingold Theatre (TV series)
Mr. Campbell
– Guy in the Middle (1956) … Mr. Campbell
 
1956 The Count of Monte Cristo (TV series)
Marat
– Point, Counter Point (1956) … Marat
 
1956 Raiders of the River
Professor Dykes
 
1955 Alias John Preston
Richard Sandford
 
1955 PT Raiders
The Detective
 
1955 Count of Twelve
Simon Graves (episode "The Count of Twelve")
 
1954 Meet Mr. Callaghan
Jeremy Meraulton
 
1954 Dangerous Cargo
Worthington
 
1953 The Last Load
Mr. Potter
 
1952 The Wallet
Man With Pipe
 
1951 The Magic Box
Speaker in Connaught Rooms
 
1951 The Black Widow
Mr. Kemp
 
1951 Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared (TV short)
Sherlock Holmes
 
1951 The Dark Light
Stephen
 
1951 Pool of London
Det. Insp. Williams
 
1950 The Fighting Pimpernel
The Abbot
 
1950 The Lady Craved Excitement
Inspector James
 
1949 Trapped by the Terror
Pierre
 
1949 Feature Story
 
1948 Bonnie Prince Charlie
Captain O'Sullivan
 
1948 Anna Karenina
General Serpuhousky
 
1947 The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
Mortimer Digby
 
1947 The Adventures of Dusty Bates
Tod Jenkins
 
1946 Stairway to Heaven
Narrator of introduction (uncredited) (voice)
 
1943 Yellow Canary
Officer (uncredited)
 
1943 The Silver Fleet
Jost Meertens
 
1943 Death by Design
Inspector Slade
 
1942 Unpublished Story
Metcalf (uncredited)
 
1942 One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
Ground Officer (uncredited)
 
1942 This Was Paris
French Officer (uncredited)
 
1942 Post 23 (short)
 
1942 Rose of Tralee
Paddy O'Brien
 
1941 Tower of Terror
Commander
 
1941 The Common Touch
Stuart Gordon
 
1941 Old Mother Riley's Circus
Bill
 
1940 Blackout
Passport Officer
 
1939 The Lion Has Wings
Unnamed Character
 
1939 Jamaica Inn
Captain Johnson (uncredited)
 
1939 Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Raven (uncredited)
 
1939 Clouds Over Europe
John Peters, a Pilot (as John Longdon)
 
1938 The Phantom Strikes
Inspector Bliss
 
1938 Dial 999
Bill Waring
 
1938 Bad Boy
Inspector Thompson
 
1937 The Girl Was Young
Det. Insp. Kent
 
1937 Jenifer Hale
Inspector Merton
 
1937 It Isn't Done
Peter Ashton
 
1937 French Leave
Lt. Glennister
 
1937 Little Miss Somebody
Jim Trevor
 
1936 Thoroughbred
Bill Peel
 
1934 The Silence of Dean Maitland
Dean Cyril Maitland
 
1933 Born Lucky
Frank Dale
 
1932 Rynox
Tony Benedik
 
1932 A Lucky Sweep
Bill Higgins
 
1932 Murder on the Second Floor
Warder Jackson
 
1931 Hindle Wakes
Boyfriend (uncredited)
 
1931 Two Crowded Hours (short)
Harry Fielding
 
1931 The Gaunt Stranger
Inspector Wembury
 
1931 The Skin Game
Charles - The Hornblowers
 
1931 The Wickham Mystery
Harry Crawford
 
1930 Children of Chance
Jeffrey
 
1930 Two Worlds
Lt. Stanislaus von Zaminsky (British Version)
 
1930 The Flame of Love
Lieutenant Boris Boriskoff
 
1930 Elstree Calling
 
1929 The Shame of Mary Boyle
Charles Bentham
 
1929 Atlantic
Lanchester
 
1929 Blackmail
Detective Frank Webber
 
1929 Piccadilly
Man from China (uncredited)
 
1929 The Glad Eye
Floquet
 
1929 The Last Post
David/Martin
 
1929 The Flying Squad
Inspector John Bradley
 
1928 You Know What Sailors Are
Undetermined Role (unconfirmed)
 
1928 What Money Can Buy
Ralph Tresham
 
1928 Palais de danse
No. 1
 
1928 Mademoiselle Parley Voo
Le Beau
 
1927 The Arcadians
Jack Meadows
 
1927 Quinneys
Joseph Quinney
 
1927 The Flight Commander
Ivan
 
1926 The House of Marney
Richard
 
1926 The Ball of Fortune
Daltry
 
Show ShowWriter (4 titles)
1932 Come Into My Parlour
 
1928 Palais de danse (writer)
 
1928 Mademoiselle Parley Voo (writer)
 
1927 Quinneys (script)
 
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1929 Blackmail ("Sonny Boy" 1928 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
1995 Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1991 Robin Hood: The Movie (video)
Sir Gyles of the Wren
 
1955 Final Column
 

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Son of a Wesleyan minister. Leading man of early British talkies, a former mining engineer. At one time worked in a Yorkshire coal mine, before turning to acting in repertory theatre. Stalwart performances in Hitchcock's thriller Blackmail as the heroine's policeman boyfriend, and as an officer aboard the Titanic in Atlantic... See more »

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