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.
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
(1957)
Quatermass 2
as Chief Inspector Lomax
(1955)
The Ship That Died of Shame
as Detective
(1955)
Alias John Preston
as Richard Sandford
(1954)
Dangerous Cargo
as Worthington
(1954)
Meet Mr. Callaghan
as Jeremy Meraulton
(1952)
The Magic Box
as Speaker in Connaught Rooms
(1952)
The Wallet
as Man With Pipe
(1951)
Pool of London
as DI Williams
(1951)
The Black Widow
as Mr. Kemp
(1951)
Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared
as Sherlock Holmes
(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 Ghosts of Berkeley Square
as Mortimer Digby
(1947)
The Adventures of Dusty Bates
as Tod Jenkins
(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)
Unpublished Story
as Metcalf
(1942)
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
as Ground Officer (uncredited)
(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)
The Gaunt Stranger
as Inspector Bliss
(1938)
Bad Boy
as Inspector Thompson
(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)
Hindle Wakes
as Boyfriend
(1931)
The Ringer
as Inspector Wembury
(1931)
Two Crowded Hours
as Harry Fielding
(1931)
The Wickham Mystery
as Harry Crawford
(1930)
Juno and the Paycock
as Charles Bentham
(1930)
Elstree Calling
as Himself
(1930)
The Flame of Love
as Lieutenant Boris Boriskoff
(1930)
Children of Chance
as Jeffrey
(1930)
Two Worlds
as Lt. Stanislaus von Zaminsky
(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)
(1928)
The Flight Commander
as Ivan
(1928)
Palais De Danse
as No. 1
(1928)
Mademoiselle Parley Voo
as Le Beau - Illusionist
(1927)
Quinneys
as Joseph Quinney
(1927)
The Arcadians
as Jack Meadows
(1927)
The Glad Eye
as Floquet
(1927)
Crew
(1932)
Come Into My Parlour
Director, Writer
(1928)
Palais De Danse
Writer
(1928)
Mademoiselle Parley Voo
Writer
(1927)
Quinneys
Scenario Writer