John Longden

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Known For Acting

Known Credits 74

Gender Male

Birthday November 11, 1900

Day of Death May 26, 1971 (70 years old)

Place of Birth West Indies

Also Known As

John Longdon

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John Longden

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

1964

as Prof. Hubbard

1963

as Munch

1961

1960		An Honourable Murder as Julian Caesar
1960		Man from Interpol (1 episode) as Mercer (39 episodes) as Superintendent Mercer

1959		A Woman's Temptation
1959		Interpol Calling (1 episode) as Lord Ruskington

1958		The Adventures of William Tell (1 episode)
1958		Innocent Sinners as Admiral

1957

as Chief Inspector Lomax

1956

(1 episode)

1955		Alias John Preston as Richard Sandford
1955		The Adventures of Robin Hood (1 episode) as Hodges (1 episode) as Archbishop (1 episode) as Sir Gyles of Wren (1 episode) as Count Leger (1 episode) as Ned (1 episode) as Sir Walter De Lys (1 episode) as Chambertin (1 episode) as Walter Fitzurse (1 episode) as Wulfric (1 episode) as Lord Blackstone (1 episode) as Tailor (1 episode) as The Abbot
1955		The Ship That Died of Shame as Detective

1954		Meet Mr. Callaghan as Jeremy Meraulton
1954		Dangerous Cargo as Worthington

1952		The Wallet as Man With Pipe
1952		The Magic Box as Speaker in Connaught Rooms

1951		The Black Widow as Mr. Kemp
1951		Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared as Sherlock Holmes
1951		Pool of London as DI Williams

1950		The Elusive Pimpernel as The Abbot
1950		The Lady Craved Excitement as Inspector James

1948		Bonnie Prince Charlie as Colonel O'Sullivan
1948		Anna Karenina as Gen. Serpuhousky
1948		The Last Load

1947		The Ghosts of Berkeley Square as Mortimer Digby
1947		The Adventures of Dusty Bates as Tod Jenkins

1946

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1943		The Silver Fleet as Jost Meertens
1943		Death by Design as Inspector Slade

1942		Unpublished Story as Metcalf
1942		One of Our Aircraft Is Missing as Ground Officer (uncredited)

1941		Tower of Terror as Commander
1941		Old Mother Riley's Circus as Bill
1941		The Common Touch as Stuart Gordon
1941		Barging Along as Narrator

1940

as Passport officer

1939		The Lion Has Wings as Unnamed Character
1939		Goodbye, Mr. Chips as Raven (uncredited)
1939		Jamaica Inn as Captain Johnson (uncredited)
1939		Q Planes as John Peters, a Pilot

1938		The Gaunt Stranger as Inspector Bliss
1938		Bad Boy as Inspector Thompson

1937		For Dealers Only
1937		Young and Innocent as Det. Insp. Kent
1937		Jennifer Hale as Police Inspector Merton
1937		It Isn't Done as Peter Ashton

1936

as Bill Peel

1934

as Dean Maitland

1933

as Frank Dale

1932

as Hugh Bromilow

1931		Rynox as Anthony Xavier 'Tony' Benedik
1931		The Wickham Mystery as Harry Crawford
1931		Hindle Wakes as Boyfriend
1931		Two Crowded Hours as Harry Fielding
1931		The Ringer as Inspector Wembury
1931		The Skin Game as Charles Hornblower

1930		Children of Chance as Jeffrey
1930		Two Worlds as Lt. Stanislaus von Zaminsky
1930		Juno and the Paycock as Charles Bentham
1930		The Flame of Love as Lieutenant Boris Boriskoff
1930		Elstree Calling as Himself

1929		Atlantic as Lanchester
1929		Blackmail as Detective Frank Webber
1929		Piccadilly as Man from China (uncredited)
1929		The Last Post as David / Martin

1928		You Know What Sailors Are
1928		Palais De Danse as No. 1

1927		Quinneys as Joseph Quinney
1927		The Arcadians as Jack Meadows
1927		The Glad Eye as Floquet
1927		The House of Marney

Writing

1932

… Writer

1928

… Writer

1927

… Scenario Writer

Directing

1932

… Director

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