John Longden
Known for Acting · 85 credits
- Born
- 1900-11-11
- Died
- 1971-05-26
- Place of birth
- West Indies
- Also known as
- John Longdon
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
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as The Abbot / Chambertin / Sir Gyles of Wren / Walter Fitzurse / Lord Blackstone / Sir Walter De Lys / Archbishop / Wulfric / Count Leger / Tailor / Ned / Hodges
Espionage
1963
as American Ambassador
The Count of Monte Cristo
1956
Interpol Calling
1959
as Lord Ruskington
The World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Mark Saber
1954
as Simon Graves / Albert Lake
TV Shows (9)
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as The Abbot / Chambertin / Sir Gyles of Wren / Walter Fitzurse / Lord Blackstone / Sir Walter De Lys / Archbishop / Wulfric / Count Leger / Tailor / Ned / Hodges
Espionage
1963
as American Ambassador
The Count of Monte Cristo
1956
Interpol Calling
1959
as Lord Ruskington
The World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Mark Saber
1954
as Simon Graves / Albert Lake
The Adventures of William Tell
1958
Richard the Lionheart
1962
as Sir Thomas
Man from Interpol
1960
as Mercer / Superintendent Mercer
Movies (76)
A Matter of Life and Death
1946
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Jamaica Inn
1939
as Captain Johnson (uncredited)
Blackmail
1929
as Detective Frank Webber
Anna Karenina
1948
as Gen. Serpuhousky
Pool of London
1951
as DI Williams
Young and Innocent
1937
as Det. Insp. Kent
Two Worlds
1930
as Lt. Stanislaus von Zaminsky
The Man Who Finally Died
1963
as Munch
Quatermass 2
1957
as Chief Inspector Lomax
Atlantic
1929
as Lanchester
Juno and the Paycock
1930
as Charles Bentham
The Ship That Died of Shame
1955
as Detective
The Magic Box
1952
as Speaker in Connaught Rooms
The Arcadians
1927
as Jack Meadows
Piccadilly
1929
as Man from China (uncredited)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1939
as Raven (uncredited)
Contraband
1940
as Passport officer
Q Planes
1939
as John Peters, a Pilot
Elstree Calling
1930
as Himself
The Skin Game
1931
as Charles Hornblower
So Evil, So Young
1961
as Mr. Turner
The Lady Craved Excitement
1950
as Inspector James
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
1942
as Ground Officer (uncredited)
Black Widow
1951
as Mr. Kemp
The Elusive Pimpernel
1950
as The Abbot
Frozen Alive
1964
as Prof. Hubbard
Quinneys
1927
as Joseph Quinney
Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared
1951
as Sherlock Holmes
The Wickham Mystery
1931
as Harry Crawford
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
1947
as Mortimer Digby
The Silver Fleet
1943
as Jost Meertens
Innocent Sinners
1958
as Admiral
The Lion Has Wings
1939
as Unnamed Character
Meet Mr. Callaghan
1954
as Jeremy Meraulton
An Honourable Murder
1960
as Julian Caesar
Unpublished Story
1942
as Metcalf
Alias John Preston
1955
as Richard Sandford
The Adventures of Dusty Bates
1947
as Tod Jenkins
Bonnie Prince Charlie
1948
as Colonel O'Sullivan
Dangerous Cargo
1954
as Worthington
The Gaunt Stranger
1938
as Inspector Bliss
Three Sundays to Live
1957
as Warder
The Silence of Dean Maitland
1934
as Dean Maitland
Two Crowded Hours
1931
as Harry Fielding
Tower of Terror
1941
as Commander
It Isn't Done
1937
as Peter Ashton
Rose of Tralee
1942
as Paddy O'Brien
Rynox
1931
as Anthony Xavier 'Tony' Benedik
Ordeal by Fire
1957
as De La Fayette
Death by Design
1943
as Inspector Slade
A Woman's Temptation
1959
as Inspector Syms
For Dealers Only
1937
Bad Boy
1938
as Inspector Thompson
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1958
as Egeus
Murder on the Second Floor
1932
as Hugh Bromilow
Born Lucky
1933
as Frank Dale
The Common Touch
1941
as Stuart Gordon
Thoroughbred
1936
as Bill Peel
The Flame of Love
1930
as Lieutenant Boris Boriskoff
Jennifer Hale
1937
as Police Inspector Merton
The Wallet
1952
as Man With Pipe
Hindle Wakes
1931
as Boyfriend
The Last Post
1929
as David / Martin
The House of Marney
1927
Children of Chance
1930
as Jeffrey
The Ringer
1931
as Inspector Wembury
Old Mother Riley's Circus
1941
as Bill
The Dark Light
1951
as Stephen
The Flight Commander
1928
as Ivan
Broad Waterways
1959
The Glad Eye
1927
as Floquet
You Know What Sailors Are
1928
The Last Load
1948
Palais De Danse
1928
as No. 1
Mademoiselle Parley Voo
1928
as Le Beau - Illusionist
Barging Along
1941
as Narrator
About John Longden
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. With 85 credits spanning from 1927 to 1994, John Longden has appeared in 76 films and 9 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Longden Movies
- A Matter of Life and Death (1946) — as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Jamaica Inn (1939) — as Captain Johnson (uncredited)
- Blackmail (1929) — as Detective Frank Webber
- Anna Karenina (1948) — as Gen. Serpuhousky
- Pool of London (1951) — as DI Williams
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