Portrait of John Longden

John Longden

Acting

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.

Born: November 11, 1900

Place of Birth: West Indies

Filmography

1994
The World of Hammer

as Self (archive footage)

1964
Frozen Alive

as Prof. Hubbard

1962
1961
So Evil, So Young

as Mr. Turner

1960
1960
Man from Interpol

as Superintendent Mercer

1959
Interpol Calling

as Lord Ruskington

1958
1957
Ordeal by Fire

as De La Fayette

1957
Quatermass 2

as Chief Inspector Lomax

1955
Alias John Preston

as Richard Sandford

1955
1955
1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Sir Walter De Lys

1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Sir Gyles of Wren

1954
Mark Saber

as Simon Graves

1954
Mark Saber

as Albert Lake

1954
Meet Mr. Callaghan

as Jeremy Meraulton

1954
Dangerous Cargo

as Worthington

1952
The Magic Box

as Speaker in Connaught Rooms

1951
Black Widow

as Mr. Kemp

1951
Pool of London

as DI Williams

1950
1948
Bonnie Prince Charlie

as Colonel O'Sullivan

1948
Anna Karenina

as Gen. Serpuhousky

1947
1946
A Matter of Life and Death

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1943
The Silver Fleet

as Jost Meertens

1943
Death by Design

as Inspector Slade

1942
1942
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

as Ground Officer (uncredited)

1941
Tower of Terror

as Commander

1941
The Common Touch

as Stuart Gordon

1940
Contraband

as Passport officer

1939
The Lion Has Wings

as Unnamed Character

1939
Goodbye, Mr. Chips

as Raven (uncredited)

1939
Jamaica Inn

as Captain Johnson (uncredited)

1939
Q Planes

as John Peters, a Pilot

1938
The Gaunt Stranger

as Inspector Bliss

1937
Young and Innocent

as Det. Insp. Kent

1937
Jennifer Hale

as Police Inspector Merton

1936
Thoroughbred

as Bill Peel

1934
1933
Born Lucky

as Frank Dale

1932
1931
Rynox

as Anthony Xavier 'Tony' Benedik

1931
The Wickham Mystery

as Harry Crawford

1931
Hindle Wakes

as Boyfriend

1931
Two Crowded Hours

as Harry Fielding

1931
The Skin Game

as Charles Hornblower

1930
1930
Two Worlds

as Lt. Stanislaus von Zaminsky

1930
Juno and the Paycock

as Charles Bentham

1930
The Flame of Love

as Lieutenant Boris Boriskoff

1930
Elstree Calling

as Himself

1929
Atlantic

as Lanchester

1929
Blackmail

as Detective Frank Webber

1929
Piccadilly

as Man from China (uncredited)

1929
The Last Post

as David / Martin

1928
1927
The Glad Eye

as Floquet