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John Loder
London, England, UK
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 G…
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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". Description above from the Wikipedia article John Loder, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
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1971
The Firechasers
Movie Routledge
- 1963
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1958
The Secret Man
Movie Major Anderson
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1958
Gideon's Day
Movie Ponsford 'The Duke'
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1958
Josette of New Orleans
Movie The Colonel
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1957
The Story of Esther Costello
Movie Paul Marchant
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1957
Small Hotel
Movie Mr. Finch
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1957
Woman and the Hunter
Movie Mitchell Gifford
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1956
The Count of Monte Cristo
TV show
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1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
TV show Preston Mitchell
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1947
Dishonored Lady
Movie Felix Courtland
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1946
One More Tomorrow
Movie Owen Arthur
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1946
The Wife of Monte Cristo
Movie De Villefort, Prefect of Police
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1945
Woman Who Came Back
Movie Dr. Matt Adams
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1945
A Game of Death
Movie Don Rainsford
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1945
Jealousy
Movie Dr. David Brent
More credits
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1945
The Brighton Strangler
Movie Reginald Parker / Edward Grey
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1945
The Fighting Guardsman
Movie Sir John Tanley
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1944
Abroad with Two Yanks
Movie Aussie Sgt. Cyril North
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1944
The Hairy Ape
Movie Tony Lazar
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1944
Passage to Marseille
Movie Manning
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1943
Old Acquaintance
Movie Preston Drake
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1943
Adventure in Iraq
Movie George Torrence
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1943
Murder on the Waterfront
Movie Holbrook
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1943
The Mysterious Doctor
Movie Sir Henry Leland
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1943
The Gorilla Man
Movie Captain Craig Killian
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1942
Gentleman Jim
Movie Carlton De Witt
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1942
Now, Voyager
Movie Elliot Livingston
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1942
Eagle Squadron
Movie Paddy Carson
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1941
Confirm or Deny
Movie Captain Lionel Channing
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1941
How Green Was My Valley
Movie Ianto Morgan
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1941
One Night In Lisbon
Movie Cmdr. Peter Walmsley
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1941
Scotland Yard
Movie Sir John Lasher
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1940
Tin Pan Alley
Movie Reggie Carstairs
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1940
Diamond Frontier
Movie Dr. Charles Clayton
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1940
Adventure in Diamonds
Movie Michael Barclay
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1940
Meet Maxwell Archer
Movie Maxwell Archer
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1940
Threats
Movie Dick Stone
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1939
Murder Will Out
Movie Dr. Paul Raymond
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1939
The Silent Battle
Movie Bordier
