About

Known credits:
70
Birthday:
1900-11-11
Place of birth:
West Indies
Website:
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John Longden

Overview

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 Frozen Alive Actor Prof. Hubbard 58
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1963 The Man Who Finally Died Actor Munch 59
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1961 So Evil, So Young Actor 59
Average
1960 An Honourable Murder Actor Julian Caesar 58
Average
1960 Man from Interpol Actor Superintendent Mercer 69
Fair
1959 A Woman's Temptation Actor N/A
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1958 Innocent Sinners Actor Admiral 59
Average
1957 Quatermass 2 Actor Chief Inspector Lomax 60
Fair
1955 Alias John Preston Actor Richard Sandford 58
Average
1955 The Ship That Died of Shame Actor Detective 59
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1954 Meet Mr. Callaghan Actor Jeremy Meraulton 59
Average
1954 Dangerous Cargo Actor Worthington 58
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1952 The Wallet Actor N/A
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1952 The Magic Box Actor Speaker in Connaught Rooms 59
Average
1951 The Black Widow Actor Mr. Kemp N/A
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1951 Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared Actor Sherlock Holmes 58
Average
1951 Pool of London Actor DI Williams 59
Average
1950 The Elusive Pimpernel Actor The Abbot 59
Average
1950 The Lady Craved Excitement Actor Inspector James 58
Average
1948 Bonnie Prince Charlie Actor Colonel O'Sullivan 58
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1948 The Last Load Actor N/A
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1947 The Ghosts of Berkeley Square Actor Mortimer Digby 58
Average
1947 The Adventures of Dusty Bates Actor Tod Jenkins 58
Average
1946 A Matter of Life and Death Actor Narrator (voice) (uncredited) 67
Fair
1943 The Silver Fleet Actor Jost Meertens 59
Average
1943 Death by Design Actor Inspector Slade N/A
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1942 Unpublished Story Actor Metcalf 59
Average
1942 One of Our Aircraft Is Missing Actor Ground Officer (uncredited) 59
Average
1941 Tower of Terror Actor Commander 59
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1941 Old Mother Riley's Circus Actor Bill 58
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1941 The Common Touch Actor Stuart Gordon 59
Average
1941 Barging Along Actor Narrator N/A
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1940 Contraband Actor Passport officer 59
Average
1939 The Lion Has Wings Actor Unnamed Character 59
Average
1939 Goodbye, Mr. Chips Actor Raven (uncredited) 61
Fair
1939 Jamaica Inn Actor Captain Johnson (uncredited) 59
Average
1939 Q Planes Actor John Peters, a Pilot 59
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1938 The Gaunt Stranger Actor Inspector Bliss 59
Average
1938 Bad Boy Actor Inspector Thompson N/A
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1937 Young and Innocent Actor Det. Insp. Kent 61
Fair
1937 Jennifer Hale Actor Police Inspector Merton N/A
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1937 It Isn't Done Actor Peter Ashton N/A
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1936 Thoroughbred Actor Bill Peel 59
Average
1934 The Silence of Dean Maitland Actor Dean Maitland 58
Average
1933 Born Lucky Actor Frank Dale N/A
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1932 Murder on the Second Floor Actor Hugh Bromilow N/A
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1931 Rynox Actor Anthony Xavier 'Tony' Benedik 59
Average
1931 The Wickham Mystery Actor Harry Crawford N/A
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1931 Hindle Wakes Actor Boyfriend N/A
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1931 Two Crowded Hours Actor Harry Fielding N/A
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1931 The Ringer Actor Inspector Wembury N/A
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1931 The Skin Game Actor Charles Hornblower 58
Average
1930 Children of Chance Actor Jeffrey N/A
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1930 Two Worlds Actor Lt. Stanislaus von Zaminsky N/A
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1930 The Flame of Love Actor Lieutenant Boris Boriskoff 59
Average
1930 Elstree Calling Actor Himself 58
Average
1929 Juno and the Paycock Actor Charles Bentham 57
Average
1929 Atlantic Actor Lanchester 58
Average
1929 Blackmail Actor Detective Frank Webber 60
Fair
1929 Piccadilly Actor Man from China (uncredited) 59
Average
1929 The Last Post Actor David / Martin N/A
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1928 Palais De Danse Actor No. 1 N/A
N/A
1927 Quinneys Actor Joseph Quinney N/A
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1927 The Arcadians Actor Jack Meadows N/A
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1927 The Glad Eye Actor Floquet N/A
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1927 The House of Marney Actor N/A
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Directing
1932 Come Into My Parlour Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1932 Come Into My Parlour Writing Writer N/A
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1928 Palais De Danse Writing Writer N/A
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1927 Quinneys Writing Scenario Writer N/A
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