John Longden
Biography
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.
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Acting History
1994
The World of Hammer as Self (archive footage)
1964Frozen Alive as Prof. Hubbard
1963The Man Who Finally Died as Munch
1962Richard the Lionheart as Sir Thomas
1961So Evil, So Young as Mr. Turner
1960An Honourable Murder as Julian Caesar
1960Man from Interpol as Mercer
1960Man from Interpol as Superintendent Mercer
1959A Woman's Temptation as Inspector Syms
1959Interpol Calling as Lord Ruskington
1959Broad Waterways
1958A Midsummer Night's Dream as Egeus
1958The Adventures of William Tell
1958Innocent Sinners as Admiral
1957Ordeal by Fire as De La Fayette
1957Quatermass 2 as Chief Inspector Lomax
1956The Count of Monte Cristo
1955Alias John Preston as Richard Sandford
1955The Adventures of Robin Hood as The Abbot
1955The Adventures of Robin Hood as Archbishop
1955The Adventures of Robin Hood as Ned
1955The Adventures of Robin Hood as Count Leger
1955The Adventures of Robin Hood as Sir Gyles of Wren
1955The Adventures of Robin Hood as Lord Blackstone
1955The Adventures of Robin Hood as Chambertin
1955The Adventures of Robin Hood as Walter Fitzurse
1955The Adventures of Robin Hood as Wulfric
1955The Adventures of Robin Hood as Tailor
1955The Adventures of Robin Hood as Sir Walter De Lys
1955The Adventures of Robin Hood as Hodges
1955The Ship That Died of Shame as Detective
1954Mark Saber as Simon Graves
1954Mark Saber as Albert Lake
1954Meet Mr. Callaghan as Jeremy Meraulton
1954Dangerous Cargo as Worthington
1952The Wallet as Man With Pipe
1952The Magic Box as Speaker in Connaught Rooms
1951Black Widow as Mr. Kemp
1951The Dark Light as Stephen
1951Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared as Sherlock Holmes
1951Pool of London as DI Williams
1950The Elusive Pimpernel as The Abbot
1950The Lady Craved Excitement as Inspector James
1948Bonnie Prince Charlie as Colonel O'Sullivan
1948Anna Karenina as Gen. Serpuhousky
1948The Last Load
1947The Ghosts of Berkeley Square as Mortimer Digby
1947The Adventures of Dusty Bates as Tod Jenkins
1946A Matter of Life and Death as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1943The Silver Fleet as Jost Meertens
1943Death by Design as Inspector Slade
1942Unpublished Story as Metcalf
1942One of Our Aircraft Is Missing as Ground Officer (uncredited)
1942Rose of Tralee as Paddy O'Brien
1941Tower of Terror as Commander
1941Old Mother Riley's Circus as Bill
1941The Common Touch as Stuart Gordon
1941Barging Along as Narrator
1940Contraband as Passport officer
1939The Lion Has Wings as Unnamed Character
1939Goodbye, Mr. Chips as Raven (uncredited)
1939Jamaica Inn as Captain Johnson (uncredited)
1939Q Planes as John Peters, a Pilot
1938The Gaunt Stranger as Inspector Bliss
1938Bad Boy as Inspector Thompson
1937For Dealers Only
1937Young and Innocent as Det. Insp. Kent
1937Jennifer Hale as Police Inspector Merton
1937It Isn't Done as Peter Ashton
1936Thoroughbred as Bill Peel
1934The Silence of Dean Maitland as Dean Maitland
1933Born Lucky as Frank Dale
1932Murder on the Second Floor as Hugh Bromilow
1931Rynox as Anthony Xavier 'Tony' Benedik
1931The Wickham Mystery as Harry Crawford
1931Hindle Wakes as Boyfriend
1931Two Crowded Hours as Harry Fielding
1931The Ringer as Inspector Wembury
1931The Skin Game as Charles Hornblower
1930Children of Chance as Jeffrey
1930Two Worlds as Lt. Stanislaus von Zaminsky
1930Juno and the Paycock as Charles Bentham
1930The Flame of Love as Lieutenant Boris Boriskoff
1930Elstree Calling as Himself
1929Atlantic as Lanchester
1929Blackmail as Detective Frank Webber
1929Piccadilly as Man from China (uncredited)
1929The Last Post as David / Martin
1928You Know What Sailors Are
1928Palais De Danse as No. 1
1928Mademoiselle Parley Voo as Le Beau - Illusionist
1928The Flight Commander as Ivan
1927Quinneys as Joseph Quinney
1927The Arcadians as Jack Meadows
1927The Glad Eye as Floquet
1927The House of Marney