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John Longden

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedNov 11, 1900 (Died at 71)
Zodiac Sign♏Scorpio
Place of BirthWest Indies
Career Span1927 – 1971
Known Credits69 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 0.6

John Longden

Also known as:John Longdon
Total Works

69

60 movies • 9 shows

Avg Rating

6.3 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

A Matter of Life and Death
7.7
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Blackmail
6.5
Blackmail
1929•movie
as Detective Frank Webber
Young and Innocent
6.5
Young and Innocent
1937•movie
as Det. Insp. Kent
Jamaica Inn
6.1
Jamaica Inn
1939•movie
as Captain Johnson (uncredited)

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 69 titles featuring John Longden

A Matter of Life and Death
7.7

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Blackmail
6.5
Blackmail
1929•movie

as Detective Frank Webber

Young and Innocent
6.5
Young and Innocent
1937•movie

as Det. Insp. Kent

Jamaica Inn
6.1
Jamaica Inn
1939•movie

as Captain Johnson (uncredited)

Quatermass 2
6.4
Quatermass 2
1957•movie

as Chief Inspector Lomax

Goodbye, Mr. Chips
7.4
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1939•movie

as Raven (uncredited)

The Skin Game
5.4
The Skin Game
1931•movie

as Charles Hornblower

Juno and the Paycock
4.6

as Charles Bentham

Anna Karenina
6.0
Anna Karenina
1948•movie

as Gen. Serpuhousky

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
6.6

as Ground Officer (uncredited)

Q Planes
6.0
Q Planes
1939•movie

as John Peters, a Pilot

Pool of London
6.6
Pool of London
1951•movie

as Det. Insp. Williams

Piccadilly
6.5
Piccadilly
1929•movie

as Man from China (uncredited)

The Magic Box
6.5
The Magic Box
1952•movie

as Speaker in Connaught Rooms

Elstree Calling
5.0
Elstree Calling
1930•movie

as Himself

Contraband
7.1
Contraband
1940•movie

as Passport officer

The Adventures of Robin Hood
6.4
1 eps

as The Abbot

The Man Who Finally Died
6.2

as Munch

The Lion Has Wings
6.4
The Lion Has Wings
1939•movie

as Unnamed Character

Frozen Alive
4.6
Frozen Alive
1964•movie

as Prof. Hubbard

Atlantic
5.2
Atlantic
1929•movie

as Lanchester

The Ship That Died of Shame
7.3

as Detective

The Elusive Pimpernel
6.0

as The Abbot

Alias John Preston
5.8
Alias John Preston
1955•movie

as Richard Sandford

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
5.7

as Mortimer Digby

Tower of Terror
5.8
Tower of Terror
1941•movie

as Commander

The Silver Fleet
6.4
The Silver Fleet
1943•movie

as Jost Meertens

Bonnie Prince Charlie
5.5

as Colonel O'Sullivan

Unpublished Story
6.5
Unpublished Story
1942•movie

as Metcalf

The Count of Monte Cristo
5.6
1 eps
So Evil, So Young
4.7
So Evil, So Young
1961•movie

as Mr. Turner

The Lady Craved Excitement
5.8

as Inspector James

The Gaunt Stranger
7.3
The Gaunt Stranger
1938•movie

as Inspector Bliss

Dangerous Cargo
6.4
Dangerous Cargo
1954•movie

as Worthington

Innocent Sinners
7.5
Innocent Sinners
1958•movie

as Admiral

Rynox
6.2
Rynox
1931•movie

as Anthony Xavier 'Tony' Benedik

The Common Touch
6.8
The Common Touch
1941•movie

as Stuart Gordon

Interpol Calling
7.2
1 eps
Interpol Calling
1959•series

as Lord Ruskington

The Adventures of William Tell
6.8
1 eps
The World of Hammer
6.8
1 eps
The World of Hammer
1994•series

as Self (archive footage)

The Adventures of Dusty Bates
5.3

as Tod Jenkins

The Flame of Love
6.0
The Flame of Love
1930•movie

as Lieutenant Boris Boriskoff

Black Widow
5.7
Black Widow
1951•movie

as Mr. Kemp

Meet Mr. Callaghan
6.5
Meet Mr. Callaghan
1954•movie

as Jeremy Meraulton

Thoroughbred
8.0
Thoroughbred
1936•movie

as Bill Peel

The Silence of Dean Maitland
6.5

as Dean Maitland

Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared
6.5

as Sherlock Holmes

Jennifer Hale
6.0
Jennifer Hale
1937•movie

as Police Inspector Merton

Three Sundays to Live
6.5

as Warder

Mark Saber
8.0
1 eps
Mark Saber
1954•series

as Simon Graves

The Last Post
9.0
The Last Post
1929•movie

as David / Martin

The Glad Eye
10.0
The Glad Eye
1927•movie

as Floquet

The Last Load
10.0
The Last Load
1948•movie
Hindle Wakes
10.0
Hindle Wakes
1931•movie

as Boyfriend

Born Lucky
7.0
Born Lucky
1933•movie

as Frank Dale

Children of Chance
9.0
Children of Chance
1930•movie

as Jeffrey

Two Worlds
10.0
Two Worlds
1930•movie

as Lt. Stanislaus von Zaminsky

Two Crowded Hours
10.0
Two Crowded Hours
1931•movie

as Harry Fielding

The Wickham Mystery
8.0

as Harry Crawford

Murder on the Second Floor
10.0

as Hugh Bromilow

Palais De Danse
10.0
Palais De Danse
1928•movie

as No. 1

The Flight Commander
10.0

as Ivan

A Midsummer Night's Dream
7.0

as Egeus

Man from Interpol
7.0
1 eps
Man from Interpol
1960•series

as Mercer

Richard the Lionheart
9.0
5 eps

as Sir Thomas

Espionage
10.0
1 eps
Espionage
1963•series

as American Ambassador

Death by Design
Death by Design
1943•movie

as Inspector Slade

Ordeal by Fire
Ordeal by Fire
1957•movie

as De La Fayette