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John Stuart

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedJul 17, 1898 (Died at 81)
Zodiac Sign♋Cancer
Place of BirthEdinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, UK
Career Span1923 – 1979
Known Credits98 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 1

John Stuart

Also known as:John Alfred Louden Croall
Total Works

98

91 movies • 7 shows

Avg Rating

6.4 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

John Stuart (John Alfred Louden Croall; 18 July 1898 – 17 October 1979) was born to Scottish parents, and was a very popular leading man in British silent films in the 1920s. He successfully made the transition to talking pictures in the 1930s and his film career went on to span almost six decades. He appeared in 172 films (including shorts), 123 stage plays, and 103 television plays and series.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Superman
7.2
Superman
1978•movie
as 10th Elder
Village of the Damned
7.2
as Professor Smith
The Mummy
6.7
The Mummy
1959•movie
as Coroner
The Revenge of Frankenstein
6.6
as Inspector

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 98 titles featuring John Stuart

Superman
7.2
Superman
1978•movie

as 10th Elder

Village of the Damned
7.2

as Professor Smith

The Mummy
6.7
The Mummy
1959•movie

as Coroner

The Revenge of Frankenstein
6.6

as Inspector

Quatermass 2
6.4
Quatermass 2
1957•movie

as The Police Commissioner

Number Seventeen
5.5
Number Seventeen
1932•movie

as Barton

Sink the Bismarck!
6.9
Sink the Bismarck!
1960•movie

as Captain Kerr - 'Hood'

The Pleasure Garden
5.3

as Hugh Fielding

Paranoiac
6.6
Paranoiac
1963•movie

as Williams

Royal Flash
5.9
Royal Flash
1975•movie

as English General

The Naked Truth
6.8
The Naked Truth
1957•movie

as Police Inspector

The Magic Box
6.5
The Magic Box
1952•movie

as 2nd Platform Man at Connaught

Elstree Calling
5.0
Elstree Calling
1930•movie
Too Many Crooks
7.4
Too Many Crooks
1959•movie

as Inspector Jensen

The Scarlet Blade
5.5
The Scarlet Blade
1963•movie

as Beverley

The Adventures of Robin Hood
6.4
1 eps

as Pinot

Man on the Run
6.7
Man on the Run
1949•movie

as Det. Inspector Jim McBane

Mine Own Executioner
7.0

as Dr. John Hayling

Madonna of the Seven Moons
6.3

as Guiseppe Labardi

The Men of Sherwood Forest
6.9

as Moraine

Chain of Events
6.4
Chain of Events
1958•movie

as Bank Manager

Street Corner
5.5
Street Corner
1953•movie

as Magistrate

Atlantic
5.2
Atlantic
1929•movie

as Lawrence

Supernatural
7.2
2 eps
Supernatural
1977•series

as Mr Pettifer

Bottoms Up!
6.7
Bottoms Up!
1960•movie

as Police Officer

Alias John Preston
5.8
Alias John Preston
1955•movie

as Dr. Underwood

Hindle Wakes
7.1
Hindle Wakes
1927•movie

as Allan Jeffcote

Eyewitness
6.8
Eyewitness
1956•movie

as Chief Constable

Mr. Denning Drives North
6.4

as Wilson

The Ringer
6.1
The Ringer
1952•movie

as Gardener

The Last Man to Hang
6.2

as Magistrate

John and Julie
4.9
John and Julie
1955•movie

as Palace Policeman

The Wandering Jew
7.4
The Wandering Jew
1933•movie

as Pietro Morelli (Phase III)

The Mistress of Atlantis
5.3

as Lt. Saint-Avit

Further Up the Creek
6.6

as Admiral

Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet
5.9
The Seventh Survivor
6.3

as Robert Cooper

Tons of Trouble
5.5
Tons of Trouble
1956•movie

as Doctor

It's a Great Day
6.4
It's a Great Day
1955•movie

as Detective Inspector

Danger by My Side
5.8
Danger by My Side
1962•movie

as Prison Governor

The Big Blockade
6.7
The Big Blockade
1942•movie

as Royal Navy: Naval Officer

Headline
7.0
Headline
1943•movie

as L.B. Ellington

The Pointing Finger
5.4

as Lord Rollestone

Candles at Nine
5.4
Candles at Nine
1944•movie

as William Gardener, Turf Commission

Banana Ridge
6.2
Banana Ridge
1942•movie

as Chief Police Officer Staples

The Human Jungle
8.2
1 eps
The Human Jungle
1963•series

as Dr. MacRae

Theatre 625
7.2
1 eps
Theatre 625
1964•series

as Ardrossan

The Hound of the Baskervilles
7.2

as Sir Henry Baskerville

Abdul the Damned
6.5
Abdul the Damned
1935•movie

as Talak Pasha, Officer of Turkish Army

House of Darkness
5.8
House of Darkness
1948•movie

as Crabtree

This Week of Grace
5.2
This Week of Grace
1933•movie

as Henry Baring

The Missing Million
5.6

as Inspector Dicker

The Black Abbot
6.2
The Black Abbot
1934•movie

as Frank Brooks

Ships with Wings
6.0
Ships with Wings
1941•movie

as Commdr. Hood

The Secret Man
6.5
The Secret Man
1958•movie

as Dr. Warren

Bella Donna
3.8
Bella Donna
1934•movie

as Nigel Armine

Penn of Pennsylvania
6.5

as Bindle

David Copperfield
5.2
David Copperfield
1983•movie

Role: Music

The Gilded Cage
6.8
The Gilded Cage
1955•movie

as Harding

Escape from Broadmoor
6.8

as Inspector Thornton

Once a Thief
6.7
Once a Thief
1935•movie

as Roger Drummond

R.U.R.
5.8
R.U.R.
1948•movie

as Alquist

D’Ye Ken John Peel?
6.0

as Captain Moonlight / Captain Freeman

Mrs. Fitzherbert
6.7
Mrs. Fitzherbert
1947•movie

as Duke of Bedford

The Betrayal
6.3
The Betrayal
1957•movie
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
6.7
1 eps

as Anaesthetist

To the Rescue
7.0
To the Rescue
1952•movie

as Owner of Kennels

Yacht of the Seven Sins
7.0

as Kilian Gurlitt

The Show Goes On
6.5
The Show Goes On
1937•movie

as Mack McDonald

Johnny, You're Wanted
7.0

as Surgeon

Talking Feet
8.0
Talking Feet
1937•movie

as Dr. Roger Hood

Lend Me Your Husband
6.0

as Jeff Green

Verdict of the Sea
7.0
Verdict of the Sea
1932•movie

as Gentleman Burton

Third Time Lucky
7.5
Third Time Lucky
1949•movie

as Inspector

The Phantom Shot
7.0
The Phantom Shot
1947•movie

as Inspector Webb

Kitty
6.0
Kitty
1929•movie

as Alex St. George

The Temptress
6.5
The Temptress
1949•movie

as Sir Charles Clifford

Mark Saber
8.0
1 eps
Mark Saber
1954•series

as George Hilton

Love's Old Sweet Song
9.0

as Paul Kingslake

The Glad Eye
10.0
The Glad Eye
1927•movie

as Maurice

We Women
8.0
We Women
1925•movie

as Michael Rivven

The House of Trent
7.0
The House of Trent
1933•movie

as John Trent

Hindle Wakes
10.0
Hindle Wakes
1931•movie

as Alan Jeffcote

Taxi for Two
10.0
Taxi for Two
1929•movie

as Jack Devenish

The Lost Chord
7.0
The Lost Chord
1933•movie

as David Graham

Children of Chance
9.0
Children of Chance
1930•movie

as Gordon

The Nipper
8.0
The Nipper
1930•movie

as Max Nicholson

Kissing Cup's Race
9.0
Kissing Cup's Race
1930•movie

as Lord Jimmy Hilhoxton

Men of Steel
7.0
Men of Steel
1932•movie

as James 'Iron' Harg

The School for Scandal
8.0

as Charles Surface

The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
10.0

as George Douglas

The Green Pack
9.0
The Green Pack
1934•movie

as Larry Dean

The Flight Commander
10.0

as John Massey

Mademoiselle from Armentieres
9.0

as Johnny

The Carnforth Practice
10.0
1 eps

as Judge

The Emperor's New Clothes
9.0

Role: Music

Reasonable Doubt
Reasonable Doubt
1936•movie

as Noel Hampton

Roses of Picardy
Roses of Picardy
1927•movie

as Lieutenant Skene