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John Longden

John Longden

Acting·1900–1971·60 films

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.

As Actor

A Matter of Life and Death
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Blackmail
Blackmail (1929)Detective Frank Webber
Young and Innocent
Young and Innocent (1937)Det. Insp. Kent
Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn (1939)Captain Johnson (uncredited)
Quatermass 2
Quatermass 2 (1957)Chief Inspector Lomax
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)Raven (uncredited)
The Skin Game
The Skin Game (1931)Charles Hornblower
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina (1948)Gen. Serpuhousky
Juno and the Paycock
Juno and the Paycock (1930)Charles Bentham
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)Ground Officer (uncredited)
Q Planes
Q Planes (1939)John Peters, a Pilot
Pool of London
Pool of London (1951)DI Williams
Piccadilly
Piccadilly (1929)Man from China (uncredited)
The Magic Box
The Magic Box (1952)Speaker in Connaught Rooms
Contraband
Contraband (1940)Passport officer
Elstree Calling
Elstree Calling (1930)Himself
The Man Who Finally Died
The Man Who Finally Died (1963)Munch
The Lion Has Wings
The Lion Has Wings (1939)Unnamed Character
Frozen Alive
Frozen Alive (1964)Prof. Hubbard
The Ship That Died of Shame
The Ship That Died of Shame (1955)Detective
Atlantic
Atlantic (1929)Lanchester
The Elusive Pimpernel
The Elusive Pimpernel (1950)The Abbot
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square (1947)Mortimer Digby
The Silver Fleet
The Silver Fleet (1943)Jost Meertens
Alias John Preston
Alias John Preston (1955)Richard Sandford
Tower of Terror
Tower of Terror (1941)Commander
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948)Colonel O'Sullivan
Unpublished Story
Unpublished Story (1942)Metcalf
So Evil, So Young
So Evil, So Young (1961)Mr. Turner
The Lady Craved Excitement
The Lady Craved Excitement (1950)Inspector James
The Gaunt Stranger
The Gaunt Stranger (1938)Inspector Bliss
The Common Touch
The Common Touch (1941)Stuart Gordon
Dangerous Cargo
Dangerous Cargo (1954)Worthington
Innocent Sinners
Innocent Sinners (1958)Admiral
Black Widow
Black Widow (1951)Mr. Kemp
The Flame of Love
The Flame of Love (1930)Lieutenant Boris Boriskoff
The Adventures of Dusty Bates
The Adventures of Dusty Bates (1947)Tod Jenkins
Rynox
Rynox (1931)Anthony Xavier 'Tony' Benedik
Jennifer Hale
Jennifer Hale (1937)Police Inspector Merton
Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared
Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared (1951)Sherlock Holmes
Meet Mr. Callaghan
Meet Mr. Callaghan (1954)Jeremy Meraulton
The Silence of Dean Maitland
The Silence of Dean Maitland (1934)Dean Maitland
Three Sundays to Live
Three Sundays to Live (1957)Warder
Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred (1936)Bill Peel
Born Lucky
Born Lucky (1933)Frank Dale
Two Worlds
Two Worlds (1930)Lt. Stanislaus von Zaminsky
The Last Load
The Last Load (1948)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1958)Egeus
The Wickham Mystery
The Wickham Mystery (1931)Harry Crawford
The Glad Eye
The Glad Eye (1927)Floquet
Children of Chance
Children of Chance (1930)Jeffrey
Hindle Wakes
Hindle Wakes (1931)Boyfriend
Two Crowded Hours
Two Crowded Hours (1931)Harry Fielding
Murder on the Second Floor
Murder on the Second Floor (1932)Hugh Bromilow
The Last Post
The Last Post (1929)David / Martin
The Flight Commander
The Flight Commander (1928)Ivan
You Know What Sailors Are
You Know What Sailors Are (1928)
Palais De Danse
Palais De Danse (1928)No. 1
Ordeal by Fire
Ordeal by Fire (1957)De La Fayette
Death by Design
Death by Design (1943)Inspector Slade

As Writer