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John Longden

Acting

John Longden

Born November 11, 1900 · West Indies · Died May 26, 1971

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

A Matter of Life and Death

IMDb8.0

A Matter of Life and Death

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Blackmail

IMDb6.9

Blackmail

Detective Frank Webber

Young and Innocent

IMDb6.8

Young and Innocent

Det. Insp. Kent

Jamaica Inn

IMDb6.3

Jamaica Inn

Captain Johnson (uncredited)

Quatermass 2

IMDb6.7

Quatermass 2

Chief Inspector Lomax

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

IMDb7.9

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Raven (uncredited)

The Skin Game

IMDb5.7

The Skin Game

Charles Hornblower

Juno and the Paycock

IMDb4.6

Juno and the Paycock

Charles Bentham

Anna Karenina

IMDb6.6

Anna Karenina

Gen. Serpuhousky

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

IMDb7.0

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

Ground Officer (uncredited)

Q Planes

IMDb6.5

Q Planes

John Peters, a Pilot

Pool of London

IMDb7.1

Pool of London

Det. Insp. Williams

Piccadilly

IMDb7.1

Piccadilly

Man from China (uncredited)

The Magic Box

IMDb7.0

The Magic Box

Speaker in Connaught Rooms

Elstree Calling

IMDb4.9

Elstree Calling

Himself

Contraband

IMDb6.9

Contraband

Passport officer

The Adventures of Robin Hood

IMDb7.6

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Abbot, Chambertin, Sir Gyles of Wren, Walter Fitzurse, Lord Blackstone, Sir Walter De Lys, Archbishop, Wulfric, Count Leger, Tailor, Ned, Hodges

The Man Who Finally Died

IMDb6.1

The Man Who Finally Died

Munch

The Lion Has Wings

IMDb5.6

The Lion Has Wings

Unnamed Character

Frozen Alive

IMDb4.1

Frozen Alive

Prof. Hubbard

Filmography

  1. 1994The World of HammerSelf (archive footage)Series
  2. 1964Frozen AliveProf. HubbardMovie
  3. 1963The Man Who Finally DiedMunchMovie
  4. 1963EspionageAmerican AmbassadorSeries
  5. 1962Richard the LionheartSir ThomasSeries
  6. 1961So Evil, So YoungMr. TurnerMovie
  7. 1960An Honourable MurderJulian CaesarMovie
  8. 1960Man from InterpolMercer, Superintendent MercerSeries
  9. 1959A Woman's TemptationInspector SymsMovie
  10. 1959Interpol CallingLord RuskingtonSeries
  11. 1959Broad WaterwaysMovie
  12. 1958A Midsummer Night's DreamEgeusMovie
  13. 1958The Adventures of William TellSeries
  14. 1958Innocent SinnersAdmiralMovie
  15. 1957Ordeal by FireDe La FayetteMovie
  16. 1957Three Sundays to LiveWarderMovie
  17. 1957Quatermass 2Chief Inspector LomaxMovie
  18. 1956The Count of Monte CristoSeries
  19. 1955Alias John PrestonRichard SandfordMovie
  20. 1955The Adventures of Robin HoodThe Abbot, Chambertin, Sir Gyles of Wren, Walter Fitzurse, Lord Blackstone, Sir Walter De Lys, Archbishop, Wulfric, Count Leger, Tailor, Ned, HodgesSeries
  21. 1955The Ship That Died of ShameDetectiveMovie
  22. 1955Final ColumnMovie
  23. 1954Mark SaberSimon Graves, Albert LakeSeries
  24. 1954Meet Mr. CallaghanJeremy MeraultonMovie
  25. 1954Dangerous CargoWorthingtonMovie
  26. 1952The WalletMan With PipeMovie
  27. 1952The Magic BoxSpeaker in Connaught RoomsMovie
  28. 1951Black WidowMr. KempMovie
  29. 1951The Dark LightStephenMovie
  30. 1951Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who DisappearedSherlock HolmesMovie
  31. 1951Pool of LondonDet. Insp. WilliamsMovie
  32. 1950The Elusive PimpernelThe AbbotMovie
  33. 1950The Lady Craved ExcitementInspector JamesMovie
  34. 1948Bonnie Prince CharlieColonel O'SullivanMovie
  35. 1948Anna KareninaGen. SerpuhouskyMovie
  36. 1948The Last LoadMovie
  37. 1947The Ghosts of Berkeley SquareMortimer DigbyMovie
  38. 1947The Adventures of Dusty BatesTod JenkinsMovie
  39. 1946A Matter of Life and DeathNarrator (voice) (uncredited)Movie
  40. 1943The Silver FleetJost MeertensMovie
  41. 1943Death by DesignInspector SladeMovie
  42. 1942Unpublished StoryMetcalfMovie
  43. 1942One of Our Aircraft Is MissingGround Officer (uncredited)Movie
  44. 1942Rose of TraleePaddy O'BrienMovie
  45. 1941Tower of TerrorCommanderMovie
  46. 1941Old Mother Riley's CircusBillMovie
  47. 1941The Common TouchStuart GordonMovie
  48. 1941Barging AlongNarratorMovie
  49. 1940ContrabandPassport officerMovie
  50. 1939The Lion Has WingsUnnamed CharacterMovie
  51. 1939Goodbye, Mr. ChipsRaven (uncredited)Movie
  52. 1939Jamaica InnCaptain Johnson (uncredited)Movie
  53. 1939Q PlanesJohn Peters, a PilotMovie
  54. 1938The Gaunt StrangerInspector BlissMovie
  55. 1938Bad BoyInspector ThompsonMovie
  56. 1937For Dealers OnlyMovie
  57. 1937Jennifer HalePolice Inspector MertonMovie
  58. 1937It Isn't DonePeter AshtonMovie
  59. 1937Young and InnocentDet. Insp. KentMovie
  60. 1936ThoroughbredBill PeelMovie
  61. 1934The Silence of Dean MaitlandDean MaitlandMovie
  62. 1933Born LuckyFrank DaleMovie
  63. 1932Murder on the Second FloorHugh BromilowMovie
  64. 1932Come Into My ParlourDirector, WriterMovie
  65. 1931RynoxAnthony Xavier 'Tony' BenedikMovie
  66. 1931The Wickham MysteryHarry CrawfordMovie
  67. 1931Hindle WakesBoyfriendMovie
  68. 1931Two Crowded HoursHarry FieldingMovie
  69. 1931The RingerInspector WemburyMovie
  70. 1931The Skin GameCharles HornblowerMovie
  71. 1930Children of ChanceJeffreyMovie
  72. 1930Two WorldsLt. Stanislaus von ZaminskyMovie
  73. 1930Juno and the PaycockCharles BenthamMovie
  74. 1930The Flame of LoveLieutenant Boris BoriskoffMovie
  75. 1930Elstree CallingHimselfMovie
  76. 1929AtlanticLanchesterMovie
  77. 1929BlackmailDetective Frank WebberMovie
  78. 1929PiccadillyMan from China (uncredited)Movie
  79. 1929The Last PostDavid / MartinMovie
  80. 1928You Know What Sailors AreMovie
  81. 1928Palais De DanseNo. 1, WriterMovie
  82. 1928Mademoiselle Parley VooLe Beau - Illusionist, WriterMovie
  83. 1928The Flight CommanderIvanMovie
  84. 1927QuinneysJoseph Quinney, Scenario WriterMovie
  85. 1927The ArcadiansJack MeadowsMovie
  86. 1927The Glad EyeFloquetMovie
  87. 1927The House of MarneyMovie