John Longden

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John Longden

Acting November 11, 1900

West 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,…

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A Matter of Life and Death

A Matter of Life and Death

7.7 1946 Movie
Blackmail

Blackmail

6.5 1929 Movie
Young and Innocent

Young and Innocent

6.5 1937 Movie
Jamaica Inn

Jamaica Inn

6.1 1939 Movie
The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

6.4 1955 TV Show
Quatermass 2

Quatermass 2

6.4 1957 Movie
Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

7.4 1939 Movie
Mark Saber

Mark Saber

8.0 1954 TV Show
The Skin Game

The Skin Game

5.4 1931 Movie
Interpol Calling

Interpol Calling

7.3 1959 TV Show
The Adventures of William Tell

The Adventures of William Tell

6.8 1958 TV Show
Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

6.0 1948 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1994
    The World of Hammer

    TV show Self (archive footage)

  2. 1964
    Frozen Alive

    Movie Prof. Hubbard

  3. 1963
    The Man Who Finally Died

    Movie Munch

  4. 1963
    Espionage

    TV show American Ambassador

  5. 1962
    Richard the Lionheart

    TV show Sir Thomas

  6. 1961
    So Evil, So Young

    Movie Mr. Turner

  7. 1960
    An Honourable Murder

    Movie Julian Caesar

  8. 1960
    Man from Interpol

    TV show Mercer

  9. 1959
    A Woman's Temptation

    Movie Inspector Syms

  10. 1959
    Interpol Calling

    TV show Lord Ruskington

  11. 1959
    Broad Waterways

    Movie

  12. 1958
    A Midsummer Night's Dream

    Movie Egeus

  13. 1958
    The Adventures of William Tell

    TV show

  14. 1958
    Innocent Sinners

    Movie Admiral

  15. 1957
    Ordeal by Fire

    Movie De La Fayette

  16. 1957
    Three Sundays to Live

    Movie Warder

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  1. 1957
    Quatermass 2

    Movie Chief Inspector Lomax

  2. 1956
    The Count of Monte Cristo

    TV show

  3. 1955
    Alias John Preston

    Movie Richard Sandford

  4. 1955
    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    TV show The Abbot

  5. 1955
    The Ship That Died of Shame

    Movie Detective

  6. 1955
    Final Column

    Movie

  7. 1954
    Mark Saber

    TV show Simon Graves

  8. 1954
    Meet Mr. Callaghan

    Movie Jeremy Meraulton

  9. 1954
    Dangerous Cargo

    Movie Worthington

  10. 1952
    The Wallet

    Movie Man With Pipe

  11. 1952
    The Magic Box

    Movie Speaker in Connaught Rooms

  12. 1951
    Black Widow

    Movie Mr. Kemp

  13. 1951
    The Dark Light

    Movie Stephen

  14. 1951
    Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared

    Movie Sherlock Holmes

  15. 1951
    Pool of London

    Movie DI Williams

  16. 1950
    The Elusive Pimpernel

    Movie The Abbot

  17. 1950
    The Lady Craved Excitement

    Movie Inspector James

  18. 1948
    Bonnie Prince Charlie

    Movie Colonel O'Sullivan

  19. 1948
    Anna Karenina

    Movie Gen. Serpuhousky

  20. 1948
    The Last Load

    Movie

  21. 1947
    The Ghosts of Berkeley Square

    Movie Mortimer Digby

  22. 1947
    The Adventures of Dusty Bates

    Movie Tod Jenkins

  23. 1946
    A Matter of Life and Death

    Movie Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

  24. 1943
    The Silver Fleet

    Movie Jost Meertens