Howard St. John

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Howard St. John

Acting October 9, 1905

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Howard St. John (October 9, 1905 – March 13, 1974) was a Chicago-born character actor who specialized in unsympathetic roles. His work spanned Broadway, film and television. He is…

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Strangers on a Train

Strangers on a Train

7.7 1951 Movie
One, Two, Three

One, Two, Three

7.5 1961 Movie
Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

6.0 1950 TV Show
The Defenders

The Defenders

6.3 1961 TV Show
Studio One

Studio One

5.4 1948 TV Show
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

6.4 1956 TV Show
The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

6.6 1948 TV Show
Born Yesterday

Born Yesterday

7.3 1950 Movie
Lover Come Back

Lover Come Back

7.0 1961 Movie
Sex and the Single Girl

Sex and the Single Girl

6.6 1964 Movie
Strait-Jacket

Strait-Jacket

6.6 1964 Movie
The Men

The Men

7.0 1950 Movie

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Howard St. John (October 9, 1905 – March 13, 1974) was a Chicago-born character actor who specialized in unsympathetic roles. His work spanned Broadway, film and television. He is probably best remembered for his bombastic General Bullmoose, which he played in the stage and screen versions of the 1956 musical Li'l Abner. Description above from the Wikipedia article Howard St. John, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1969
    Don't Drink the Water

    Movie Ambassador Magee

  2. 1968
    Managing Time

    Movie

  3. 1967
    Banning

    Movie J. Pallister Young

  4. 1967
    Matchless

    Movie General Shapiro

  5. 1965
    Hank

    TV show Dr. Lewis Royal

  6. 1965
    Strange Bedfellows

    Movie Julius L. Stevens

  7. 1965
    Quick, Before It Melts

    Movie Harvey T. Sweigert

  8. 1964
    Sex and the Single Girl

    Movie George Randall

  9. 1964
    Profiles in Courage

    TV show Hinrichsen

  10. 1964
    Fate Is the Hunter

    Movie Mark Hutchins

  11. 1964
    Strait-Jacket

    Movie Raymond Fields

  12. 1963
    The Patriots

    Movie George Washington

  13. 1962
    Lafayette

    Movie George Washington

  14. 1961
    Lover Come Back

    Movie Mr. John Brackett

  15. 1961
    One, Two, Three

    Movie Wendell P. Hazeltine

  16. 1961
    The Defenders

    TV show James Stanhope

More credits
  1. 1961
    Sanctuary

    Movie Governor Drake

  2. 1961
    Madison Avenue

    Movie J.D. Jocelyn

  3. 1961
    Cry for Happy

    Movie Vice Adm. Junius B. Bennett

  4. 1960
    The Islanders

    TV show John Marston

  5. 1959
    Li'l Abner

    Movie General Bullmoose

  6. 1959
    Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway

    Movie James Blake

  7. 1958
    The Gift of the Magi

    Movie Mr. Spiegel

  8. 1956
    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    TV show Self

  9. 1956
    World in My Corner

    Movie Harry Cram

  10. 1955
    I Died a Thousand Times

    Movie Doc Banton

  11. 1955
    The Tender Trap

    Movie Mr. Sayers

  12. 1955
    Illegal

    Movie E.A. Smith

  13. 1954
    Summer Playhouse

    TV show

  14. 1954
    Three Coins in the Fountain

    Movie Burgoyne

  15. 1952
    Stop, You're Killing Me

    Movie Commissioner Mahoney

  16. 1952
    Cavalcade of America

    TV show Benjamin Franklin

  17. 1951
    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    TV show Mr. Spiegel

  18. 1951
    Starlift

    Movie Steve Rogers

  19. 1951
    The Big Night

    Movie Al Judge

  20. 1951
    Goodyear Television Playhouse

    TV show

  21. 1951
    Close to My Heart

    Movie E. O. "Frosty" Frost

  22. 1951
    Strangers on a Train

    Movie Captain Turley

  23. 1951
    Goodbye, My Fancy

    Movie Claude Griswold

  24. 1951
    Saturday's Hero

    Movie Belfrage