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John Longden

John Longden

Acting

Born: November 11, 1900West Indies

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
Filmography
Frozen Alive

Frozen Alive

Prof. Hubbard

1964
The Man Who Finally Died

The Man Who Finally Died

Munch

1963
So Evil, So Young

So Evil, So Young

Mr. Turner

1961

An Honourable Murder

Julian Caesar

1960

A Woman's Temptation

Inspector Syms

1959

Broad Waterways

1959
A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Egeus

1958
Innocent Sinners

Innocent Sinners

Admiral

1958
Ordeal by Fire

Ordeal by Fire

De La Fayette

1957
Three Sundays to Live

Three Sundays to Live

Warder

1957
Quatermass 2

Quatermass 2

Chief Inspector Lomax

1957
Alias John Preston

Alias John Preston

Richard Sandford

1955
The Ship That Died of Shame

The Ship That Died of Shame

Detective

1955
Meet Mr. Callaghan

Meet Mr. Callaghan

Jeremy Meraulton

1954
Dangerous Cargo

Dangerous Cargo

Worthington

1954

The Wallet

Man With Pipe

1952
The Magic Box

The Magic Box

Speaker in Connaught Rooms

1952
Black Widow

Black Widow

Mr. Kemp

1951

The Dark Light

Stephen

1951
Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared

Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared

Sherlock Holmes

1951
Pool of London

Pool of London

DI Williams

1951
The Elusive Pimpernel

The Elusive Pimpernel

The Abbot

1950
The Lady Craved Excitement

The Lady Craved Excitement

Inspector James

1950
Bonnie Prince Charlie

Bonnie Prince Charlie

Colonel O'Sullivan

1948
Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

Gen. Serpuhousky

1948
The Last Load

The Last Load

1948
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square

Mortimer Digby

1947
The Adventures of Dusty Bates

The Adventures of Dusty Bates

Tod Jenkins

1947
A Matter of Life and Death

A Matter of Life and Death

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1946
The Silver Fleet

The Silver Fleet

Jost Meertens

1943
Death by Design

Death by Design

Inspector Slade

1943
Unpublished Story

Unpublished Story

Metcalf

1942
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

Ground Officer (uncredited)

1942

Rose of Tralee

Paddy O'Brien

1942
Tower of Terror

Tower of Terror

Commander

1941

Old Mother Riley's Circus

Bill

1941
The Common Touch

The Common Touch

Stuart Gordon

1941

Barging Along

Narrator

1941
Contraband

Contraband

Passport officer

1940
The Lion Has Wings

The Lion Has Wings

Unnamed Character

1939
Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Raven (uncredited)

1939
Jamaica Inn

Jamaica Inn

Captain Johnson (uncredited)

1939
Q Planes

Q Planes

John Peters, a Pilot

1939
The Gaunt Stranger

The Gaunt Stranger

Inspector Bliss

1938

Bad Boy

Inspector Thompson

1938

For Dealers Only

1937
Jennifer Hale

Jennifer Hale

Police Inspector Merton

1937

It Isn't Done

Peter Ashton

1937
Young and Innocent

Young and Innocent

Det. Insp. Kent

1937
Thoroughbred

Thoroughbred

Bill Peel

1936
The Silence of Dean Maitland

The Silence of Dean Maitland

Dean Maitland

1934
Born Lucky

Born Lucky

Frank Dale

1933
Rynox

Rynox

Anthony Xavier 'Tony' Benedik

1932
Murder on the Second Floor

Murder on the Second Floor

Hugh Bromilow

1932
The Wickham Mystery

The Wickham Mystery

Harry Crawford

1931
Hindle Wakes

Hindle Wakes

Boyfriend

1931
Two Crowded Hours

Two Crowded Hours

Harry Fielding

1931

The Ringer

Inspector Wembury

1931
The Skin Game

The Skin Game

Charles Hornblower

1931
Children of Chance

Children of Chance

Jeffrey

1930
Two Worlds

Two Worlds

Lt. Stanislaus von Zaminsky

1930
Juno and the Paycock

Juno and the Paycock

Charles Bentham

1930
The Flame of Love

The Flame of Love

Lieutenant Boris Boriskoff

1930
Elstree Calling

Elstree Calling

Himself

1930
Atlantic

Atlantic

Lanchester

1929
Blackmail

Blackmail

Detective Frank Webber

1929
Piccadilly

Piccadilly

Man from China (uncredited)

1929
The Last Post

The Last Post

David / Martin

1929
You Know What Sailors Are

You Know What Sailors Are

1928
Palais De Danse

Palais De Danse

No. 1

1928

Mademoiselle Parley Voo

Le Beau - Illusionist

1928
The Flight Commander

The Flight Commander

Ivan

1928

Quinneys

Joseph Quinney

1927

The Arcadians

Jack Meadows

1927
The Glad Eye

The Glad Eye

Floquet

1927

The House of Marney

1927