Portrait of Howard St. John

Howard St. John

Acting

Biography

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.

Born: October 9, 1905

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Filmography

1969
Don't Drink the Water

as Ambassador Magee

1967
Banning

as J. Pallister Young

1967
Matchless

as General Shapiro

1965
Hank

as Dr. Lewis Royal

1965
Strange Bedfellows

as Julius L. Stevens

1965
Quick, Before It Melts

as Harvey T. Sweigert

1964
Sex and the Single Girl

as George Randall

1964
Fate Is the Hunter

as Mark Hutchins

1964
Strait-Jacket

as Raymond Fields

1962
Lafayette

as George Washington

1961
Lover Come Back

as Mr. John Brackett

1961
One, Two, Three

as Wendell P. Hazeltine

1961
The Defenders

as James Stanhope

1961
Sanctuary

as Gov. Drake

1961
Madison Avenue

as J.D. Jocelyn

1961
Cry for Happy

as Vice Adm. Junius B. Bennett

1960
The Islanders

as John Marston

1959
Li'l Abner

as General Bullmoose

1958
The Gift of the Magi

as Mr. Spiegel

1956
World in My Corner

as Harry Cram

1955
1955
The Tender Trap

as Mr. Sayers

1955
Illegal

as E.A. Smith

1952
Stop, You're Killing Me

as Commissioner Mahoney

1952
Cavalcade of America

as Benjamin Franklin

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Mr. Spiegel

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as George Washington

1951
Starlift

as Steve Rogers

1951
The Big Night

as Al Judge

1951
Close to My Heart

as E. O. "Frosty" Frost

1951
Strangers on a Train

as Police Capt. Turley

1951
Goodbye, My Fancy

as Claude Griswold

1951
Saturday's Hero

as Belfrage

1950
Born Yesterday

as Jim Devery

1950
1950
1950
Mister 880

as Chief

1950
The Men

as Ellen's Father

1950
1950
711 Ocean Drive

as Lieutenant Pete Wright

1950
Customs Agent

as Charles Johnson

1949
The Undercover Man

as Joseph S. Horan

1949
Shockproof

as Sam Brooks

1948
Studio One

as Mr. Steen

1948
Studio One

as Herbert