ACTOR · FROM WEST INDIES
John Longden
1900–197185 credits since 1927
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ABOUT JOHN
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born11 November 1900
Died26 May 1971
BirthplaceWest Indies
Known forActing
On Cineora22 of 83 titles
Known for
The titles people know John from.
Career
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 22
- Average IMDb
- 6.5
- Highest rated
- A Matter of Life and DeathIMDb 8.0
- Working since
- 1927
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 1960s
7 titles · IMDb 5.1 on average
Movieas Prof. Hubbard
Movieas Munch
as American Ambassador · 1 episode
as Sir Thomas · 5 episodes
as Mr. Turner
An Honourable Murder
Not on Cineoraas Julian Caesar
as Mercer · 1 episode
The 1950s
24 titles · IMDb 6.9 on averageA Woman's Temptation
Not on Cineoraas Inspector Syms
as Lord Ruskington · 1 episode
as Egeus
1 episode
as Admiral
as De La Fayette
as Warder
Movieas Chief Inspector Lomax
The 1940s
16 titles · IMDb 7.1 on average
as Colonel O'Sullivan
Movieas Gen. Serpuhousky
as Mortimer Digby
as Tod Jenkins
Movieas Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
as Jost Meertens
as Inspector Slade
The 1930s
23 titles · IMDb 6.2 on average
Movieas Unnamed Character
Movieas Raven (uncredited)
Movieas Captain Johnson (uncredited)
Movieas John Peters, a Pilot
as Inspector Bliss
Bad Boy
Not on Cineoraas Inspector Thompson
as Police Inspector Merton
It Isn't Done
Not on Cineoraas Peter Ashton
The 1920s
12 titles · IMDb 6.4 on average
Movieas Lanchester
Movieas Detective Frank Webber
Movieas Man from China (uncredited)
as David / Martin
as No. 1
Mademoiselle Parley Voo
Not on Cineoraas Le Beau - Illusionist
as Ivan
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in John’s titles.
Alfred HitchcockBlackmail, Jamaica Inn and 4 more
Michael PowellDirector · A Matter of Life and Death, Blackmail and 4 more
Emeric PressburgerDirector · A Matter of Life and Death, One of Our Aircraft Is Missing and 2 more
Richard AttenboroughA Matter of Life and Death, The Magic Box and 1 more
Ralph RichardsonAnna Karenina, Q Planes and 1 more
Bernard KnowlesCinematographer · Jamaica Inn, Young and Innocent and 1 more
Edward ChapmanThe Skin Game, Juno and the Paycock and 1 more
