Person Details
Birthday: 1900-11-11 01:31:30
Death: 1971-05-26 01:31:30
Aliases: John Longdon
Gender: Male
Place of birth: West Indies
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Movie Involvements: 55
TV Involvements: 14
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
The Adventures of Robin Hood
(1955) HodgesInterpol Calling
(1959) Lord RuskingtonJamaica Inn
(1939) Captain JohnsonMan from Interpol
(1960) Superintendent MercerBlackmail
(1929) Detective Frank WebberQuatermass 2
(1957) Chief Inspector LomaxThe Skin Game
(1931) Charles HornblowerGoodbye, Mr. Chips
(1939) Raven (uncredited)Acting
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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1964 | Prof. Hubbard | |
1963 | Munch | |
1961 | N/A | |
1960 | Julian Caesar | |
Superintendent Mercer | ||
1959 | Lord Ruskington | |
1958 | N/A | |
Admiral | ||
1957 | Chief Inspector Lomax | |
1956 | N/A | |
1955 | Richard Sandford | |
The Abbot | ||
Chambertin | ||
Sir Gyles of Wren | ||
Walter Fitzurse | ||
Lord Blackstone | ||
Sir Walter De Lys | ||
Archbishop | ||
Wulfric | ||
Count Leger | ||
Tailor | ||
Ned | ||
Hodges | ||
Detective | ||
1954 | Jeremy Meraulton | |
Worthington | ||
1952 | N/A | |
Speaker in Connaught Rooms | ||
1951 | Mr. Kemp | |
Sherlock Holmes | ||
DI Williams | ||
1950 | The Abbot | |
Inspector James | ||
1948 | Colonel O'Sullivan | |
N/A | ||
1947 | Mortimer Digby | |
Tod Jenkins | ||
1946 | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | |
1943 | Jost Meertens | |
Inspector Slade | ||
1942 | Metcalf | |
Ground Officer (uncredited) | ||
1941 | Commander | |
Bill | ||
Stuart Gordon | ||
Narrator | ||
1940 | Passport officer | |
1939 | Unnamed Character | |
Raven (uncredited) | ||
Captain Johnson | ||
John Peters, a Pilot | ||
1938 | Inspector Bliss | |
Inspector Thompson | ||
1937 | Det. Insp. Kent | |
Police Inspector Merton | ||
Peter Ashton | ||
1936 | Bill Peel | |
1934 | Dean Maitland | |
1933 | Frank Dale | |
1932 | Hugh Bromilow | |
1931 | Anthony Xavier 'Tony' Benedik | |
Harry Crawford | ||
Boyfriend | ||
Harry Fielding | ||
Inspector Wembury | ||
Charles Hornblower | ||
1930 | Jeffrey | |
Lt. Stanislaus von Zaminsky | ||
Lieutenant Boris Boriskoff | ||
Himself | ||
1929 | Charles Bentham | |
Lanchester | ||
Detective Frank Webber | ||
Man from China (uncredited) | ||
David / Martin | ||
1928 | No. 1 | |
1927 | Joseph Quinney | |
Jack Meadows | ||
Floquet | ||
N/A | ||
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Directing
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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1932 | Director | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
---|---|---|
1932 | Writer | |
1928 | Writer | |
1927 | Scenario Writer | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |