About

Known credits:
87
Birthday:
1898-01-02
Place of birth:
London, England, UK
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John Loder

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

John Loder (3 January 1898 — 26 December 1988) was a British-American actor. He was born William John Muir Lowe in London. His father was General W. H. M. Lowe, the British officer to whom Patrick Pearse, the leader of the Irish 1916 Rising in Dublin, surrendered. Both General Lowe and his son were present at the surrender of Pearse.

He was educated at Eton and the Royal Military College and followed his father into the army, commissioned into 15th Hussars as a second lieutenant on 17 March 1915, and then serving in the Gallipoli Campaign and at one point being imprisoned by the Germans.

Upon being released, he stayed in Germany to run a pickle factory and also began to develop an interest in acting, appearing in bit-parts in a few German films. He left Germany to briefly return to England and then headed to Hollywood to try his luck in the new medium, Talkies. He appeared in The Doctor's Secret, which was Paramount's first talking picture—though his very English persona didn't win America over at this time and he returned to England where he co-starred in plush musicals and intrigue such as Love Life and Laughter and Sabotage. He was the male romantic interest in the 1937 original film version of King Solomon's Mines.

When World War II started he returned to America where he seamlessly coasted into a career in 'B' movie roles usually playing upper crust characters with occasional appearances on Broadway. He occasionally did play roles, though supporting ones, in major 'A' films such as How Green Was My Valley, in which he was at the same time one of Roddy McDowall's brothers and Donald Crisp's sons.

In 1947 he became an American citizen, his last screen appearance was in 1971. In 1959 he became a naturalised citizen of the United Kingdom as he has been of "uncertain nationality".

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Known for

Acting
1971 The Firechasers Actor Routledge 59
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1963 Allá donde el viento brama Actor N/A
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1958 The Secret Man Actor Major Anderson 59
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1958 Gideon's Day Actor Ponsford 'The Duke' 59
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1958 Josette of New Orleans Actor The Colonel N/A
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1957 The Story of Esther Costello Actor Paul Marchant 59
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1957 Small Hotel Actor Mr. Finch 59
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1957 Woman and the Hunter Actor Mitchell Gifford N/A
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1947 Dishonored Lady Actor Felix Courtland 58
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1946 One More Tomorrow Actor Owen Arthur 59
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1946 The Wife of Monte Cristo Actor De Villefort, Prefect of Police 59
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1946 The Fighting Guardsman Actor Sir John Tanley N/A
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1945 Woman Who Came Back Actor Dr. Matt Adams 58
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1945 A Game of Death Actor Don Rainsford 59
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1945 Jealousy Actor Dr. David Brent 59
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1945 The Brighton Strangler Actor Reginald Parker / Edward Grey 59
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1944 Abroad with Two Yanks Actor Aussie Sgt. Cyril North 59
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1944 The Hairy Ape Actor Tony Lazar 59
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1944 Passage to Marseille Actor Manning 59
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1943 Old Acquaintance Actor Preston Drake 59
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1943 Adventure in Iraq Actor George Torrence 59
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1943 Murder on the Waterfront Actor Holbrook 59
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1943 The Mysterious Doctor Actor Sir Henry Leland 59
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1943 The Gorilla Man Actor Captain Craig Killian 58
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1942 Gentleman Jim Actor Carlton De Witt 60
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1942 Now, Voyager Actor Elliot Livingston 62
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1942 Eagle Squadron Actor Paddy Carson N/A
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1941 Confirm or Deny Actor Captain Lionel Channing 58
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1941 How Green Was My Valley Actor Ianto Morgan 65
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1941 One Night In Lisbon Actor Cmdr. Peter Walmsley N/A
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1941 Scotland Yard Actor Sir John Lasher N/A
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1940 Tin Pan Alley Actor Reggie Carstairs 58
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1940 Diamond Frontier Actor Dr. Charles Clayton N/A
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1940 Adventure in Diamonds Actor Michael Barclay 58
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1940 Meet Maxwell Archer Actor Maxwell Archer N/A
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1940 Threats Actor Dick Stone 58
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1939 Murder Will Out Actor Dr. Paul Raymond N/A
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1939 The Silent Battle Actor Bordier N/A
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1938 Anything to Declare? Actor Capt. Rufus Grant 58
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1938 Peace on the Rhine Actor Émile Scheffer 59
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1938 Katia Actor Le Tsar Alexandre II de Russie N/A
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1938 Owd Bob Actor David Moore 58
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1937 Under Secret Orders Actor Lt. Peter Carr N/A
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1937 Non-Stop New York Actor Inspector Jim Grant 59
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1937 Doctor Syn Actor Denis Cobtree 59
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1937 King Solomon's Mines Actor Sir Henry Curtis 58
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1937 Sabotage Actor Ted 62
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1936 Queen of Hearts Actor Derek Cooper N/A
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1936 The Man Who Changed His Mind Actor Dick Haslewood 59
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1936 Guilty Melody Actor Richard Carter N/A
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1936 Ourselves Alone Actor Captain Wiltshire 59
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1936 Whom the Gods Love: The Original Story of Mozart and His Wife Actor Prince Lobkowitz 58
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1935 It Happened in Paris Actor Paul 59
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1935 The Silent Passenger Actor John Ryder 58
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1935 18 Minutes Actor Trelawney 59
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1934 Lorna Doone Actor John Ridd 59
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1934 My Song Goes Round the World Actor Rico 58
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1934 Sing As We Go Actor Hugh Phillips 59
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1934 Java Head Actor Gerrit Ammidon 59
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1934 The Battle Actor Fergan 59
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1934 Rolling in Money Actor Lord Gawthorpe N/A
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1934 Love, Life and Laughter Actor Prince Charles 59
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1933 You Made Me Love You Actor Harry Berne 59
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1933 The Private Life of Henry VIII Actor Peynell 59
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1933 Money for Speed Actor Mitch N/A
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1932 Wedding Rehearsal Actor John Hopkins aka Bimbo 58
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1932 Money Means Nothing Actor Earl Egbert N/A
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1931 On the Loose Actor Mr. Loder 59
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1931 Seas Beneath Actor Franz Shiller 59
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1930 One Night at Susie's Actor Hayes 59
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1930 Sweethearts and Wives Actor Sam Worthington N/A
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1930 The Man Hunter Actor George Castle N/A
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1930 The Second Floor Mystery Actor Fraser-Freer's Younger Brother N/A
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1930 Lilies of the Field Actor Walter Harker 58
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1929 Rich People Actor Captain Danforth N/A
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1929 The Racketeer Actor Jack Oakhurst 58
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1929 Love, Live & Laugh Actor Dr. Price N/A
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1929 Her Private Affair Actor Carl Weild 58
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1929 The Unholy Night Actor Captain Dorchester 58
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1929 Black Waters Actor Charles N/A
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1929 Sunset Pass Actor Ashleigh Preston N/A
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1929 The Doctor's Secret Actor Hugh Paton N/A
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1928 The First Born Actor Lord David Harborough 58
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1928 Casanovas Erbe Actor N/A
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1928 Fair Game Actor Oberleutnant von Rohnstedt N/A
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1928 A Daughter Of Destiny Actor Viscount 59
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1927 Die weiße Spinne Actor N/A
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