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John Longden

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John Longden

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Nov 11, 1900 (125 years old)

Place of Birth

West 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.

Known For

Acting
1994The World of HammerSelf (archive footage)
1964Frozen AliveProf. Hubbard
1963The Man Who Finally DiedMunch
1962Richard the LionheartSir Thomas
1961So Evil, So YoungMr. Turner
1960An Honourable MurderJulian Caesar
1960Man from InterpolMercer
1960Man from InterpolSuperintendent Mercer
1959A Woman's TemptationInspector Syms
1959Broad Waterways
1959Interpol CallingLord Ruskington
1958Innocent SinnersAdmiral
1958A Midsummer Night's DreamEgeus
1958The Adventures of William Tell
1957Quatermass 2Chief Inspector Lomax
1957Ordeal by FireDe La Fayette
1957Three Sundays to LiveWarder
1956The Count of Monte Cristo
1955Alias John PrestonRichard Sandford
1955The Ship That Died of ShameDetective
1955The Adventures of Robin HoodThe Abbot
1955The Adventures of Robin HoodChambertin
1955The Adventures of Robin HoodSir Gyles of Wren
1955The Adventures of Robin HoodWalter Fitzurse
1955The Adventures of Robin HoodLord Blackstone
1955The Adventures of Robin HoodSir Walter De Lys
1955The Adventures of Robin HoodArchbishop
1955The Adventures of Robin HoodWulfric
1955The Adventures of Robin HoodCount Leger
1955The Adventures of Robin HoodTailor
1955The Adventures of Robin HoodNed
1955The Adventures of Robin HoodHodges
1954Dangerous CargoWorthington
1954Meet Mr. CallaghanJeremy Meraulton
1954Mark SaberSimon Graves
1954Mark SaberAlbert Lake
1952The WalletMan With Pipe
1952The Magic BoxSpeaker in Connaught Rooms
1951Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who DisappearedSherlock Holmes
1951Pool of LondonDI Williams
1951Black WidowMr. Kemp
1951The Dark LightStephen
1950The Lady Craved ExcitementInspector James
1950The Elusive PimpernelThe Abbot
1948Bonnie Prince CharlieColonel O'Sullivan
1948The Last Load
1948Anna KareninaGen. Serpuhousky
1947The Ghosts of Berkeley SquareMortimer Digby
1947The Adventures of Dusty BatesTod Jenkins
1946A Matter of Life and DeathNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
1943Death by DesignInspector Slade
1943The Silver FleetJost Meertens
1942Unpublished StoryMetcalf
1942One of Our Aircraft Is MissingGround Officer (uncredited)
1942Rose of TraleePaddy O'Brien
1941Barging AlongNarrator
1941The Common TouchStuart Gordon
1941Tower of TerrorCommander
1941Old Mother Riley's CircusBill
1940ContrabandPassport officer
1939Jamaica InnCaptain Johnson (uncredited)
1939Goodbye, Mr. ChipsRaven (uncredited)
1939Q PlanesJohn Peters, a Pilot
1939The Lion Has WingsUnnamed Character
1938The Gaunt StrangerInspector Bliss
1938Bad BoyInspector Thompson
1937Young and InnocentDet. Insp. Kent
1937It Isn't DonePeter Ashton
1937Jennifer HalePolice Inspector Merton
1937For Dealers Only
1936ThoroughbredBill Peel
1934The Silence of Dean MaitlandDean Maitland
1933Born LuckyFrank Dale
1932RynoxAnthony Xavier 'Tony' Benedik
1932Murder on the Second FloorHugh Bromilow
1931The Skin GameCharles Hornblower
1931Hindle WakesBoyfriend
1931The RingerInspector Wembury
1931Two Crowded HoursHarry Fielding
1931The Wickham MysteryHarry Crawford
1930Juno and the PaycockCharles Bentham
1930The Flame of LoveLieutenant Boris Boriskoff
1930Elstree CallingHimself
1930Children of ChanceJeffrey
1930Two WorldsLt. Stanislaus von Zaminsky
1929BlackmailDetective Frank Webber
1929The Last PostDavid / Martin
1929PiccadillyMan from China (uncredited)
1929AtlanticLanchester
1928Palais De DanseNo. 1
1928You Know What Sailors Are
1928The Flight CommanderIvan
1928Mademoiselle Parley VooLe Beau - Illusionist
1927QuinneysJoseph Quinney
1927The ArcadiansJack Meadows
1927The Glad EyeFloquet
1927The House of Marney
Directing
1932Come Into My ParlourDirector
Writing
1932Come Into My ParlourWriter
1928Palais De DanseWriter
1928Mademoiselle Parley VooWriter
1927QuinneysScenario Writer