John Longden
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1900-11-11
Day of Death
1971-05-26 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
West Indies
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.
Known For
Acting
(1964)
Frozen Alive
as Prof. Hubbard
(1963)
The Man Who Finally Died
as Munch
(1961)
(1960)
An Honourable Murder
as Julian Caesar
(1959)
(1959)
(1958)
Innocent Sinners
as Admiral
(1958)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Egeus
(1957)
Quatermass 2
as Chief Inspector Lomax
(1957)
Ordeal by Fire
as De La Fayette
(1955)
The Ship That Died of Shame
as Detective
(1955)
Alias John Preston
as Richard Sandford
(1954)
Meet Mr. Callaghan
as Jeremy Meraulton
(1954)
Dangerous Cargo
as Worthington
(1952)
The Magic Box
as Speaker in Connaught Rooms
(1952)
The Wallet
as Man With Pipe
(1951)
Pool of London
as DI Williams
(1951)
Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared
as Sherlock Holmes
(1951)
The Black Widow
as Mr. Kemp
(1950)
The Elusive Pimpernel
as The Abbot
(1950)
The Lady Craved Excitement
as Inspector James
(1948)
Anna Karenina
as Gen. Serpuhousky
(1948)
Bonnie Prince Charlie
as Colonel O'Sullivan
(1948)
(1947)
The Adventures of Dusty Bates
as Tod Jenkins
(1947)
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
as Mortimer Digby
(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)
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
as Ground Officer (uncredited)
(1942)
Unpublished Story
as Metcalf
(1941)
Tower of Terror
as Commander
(1941)
The Common Touch
as Stuart Gordon
(1941)
Old Mother Riley's Circus
as Bill
(1941)
Barging Along
as Narrator
(1940)
Contraband
as Passport officer
(1939)
Jamaica Inn
as Captain Johnson (uncredited)
(1939)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
as Raven (uncredited)
(1939)
Q Planes
as John Peters, a Pilot
(1939)
The Lion Has Wings
as Unnamed Character
(1938)
Bad Boy
as Inspector Thompson
(1938)
The Gaunt Stranger
as Inspector Bliss
(1937)
Young and Innocent
as Det. Insp. Kent
(1937)
It Isn't Done
as Peter Ashton
(1937)
Jennifer Hale
as Police Inspector Merton
(1937)
(1936)
Thoroughbred
as Bill Peel
(1934)
The Silence of Dean Maitland
as Dean Maitland
(1933)
Born Lucky
as Frank Dale
(1932)
Murder on the Second Floor
as Hugh Bromilow
(1931)
The Skin Game
as Charles Hornblower
(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 Ringer
as Inspector Wembury
(1930)
Juno and the Paycock
as Charles Bentham
(1930)
Elstree Calling
as Himself
(1930)
The Flame of Love
as Lieutenant Boris Boriskoff
(1930)
Two Worlds
as Lt. Stanislaus von Zaminsky
(1930)
Children of Chance
as Jeffrey
(1929)
Blackmail
as Detective Frank Webber
(1929)
Piccadilly
as Man from China (uncredited)
(1929)
Atlantic
as Lanchester
(1929)
The Last Post
as David / Martin
(1928)
Palais De Danse
as No. 1
(1928)
(1928)
The Flight Commander
as Ivan
(1928)
Mademoiselle Parley Voo
as Le Beau - Illusionist
(1927)
The Arcadians
as Jack Meadows
(1927)
The Glad Eye
as Floquet
(1927)
(1927)
Quinneys
as Joseph Quinney
Crew
(1932)
Come Into My Parlour
Director, Writer
(1928)
Palais De Danse
Writer
(1928)
Mademoiselle Parley Voo
Writer
(1927)
Quinneys
Scenario Writer