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John Longden

John Longden

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

Frozen Alive
Frozen Alive
1964 • Prof. Hubbard
The Man Who Finally Died
The Man Who Finally Died
1963 • Munch
So Evil, So Young
So Evil, So Young
1961 • Mr. Turner
An Honourable Murder
1960 • Julian Caesar
A Woman's Temptation
1959 • Inspector Syms
Broad Waterways
1959
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1958 • Egeus
Innocent Sinners
Innocent Sinners
1958 • Admiral

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Frozen Alive
Frozen Alive
1964 • Prof. Hubbard
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So Evil, So Young
So Evil, So Young
1961 • Mr. Turner
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An Honourable Murder
1960 • Julian Caesar
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A Woman's Temptation
1959 • Inspector Syms
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Ordeal by Fire
Ordeal by Fire
1957 • De La Fayette
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Quatermass 2
Quatermass 2
1957 • Chief Inspector Lomax
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Alias John Preston
Alias John Preston
1955 • Richard Sandford
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Meet Mr. Callaghan
Meet Mr. Callaghan
1954 • Jeremy Meraulton
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Dangerous Cargo
Dangerous Cargo
1954 • Worthington
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The Wallet
1952 • Man With Pipe
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The Magic Box
The Magic Box
1952 • Speaker in Connaught Rooms
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Black Widow
Black Widow
1951 • Mr. Kemp
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The Dark Light
1951 • Stephen
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Pool of London
Pool of London
1951 • DI Williams
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The Lady Craved Excitement
The Lady Craved Excitement
1950 • Inspector James
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Bonnie Prince Charlie
Bonnie Prince Charlie
1948 • Colonel O'Sullivan
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Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina
1948 • Gen. Serpuhousky
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A Matter of Life and Death
A Matter of Life and Death
1946 • Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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The Silver Fleet
The Silver Fleet
1943 • Jost Meertens
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Death by Design
Death by Design
1943 • Inspector Slade
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One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
1942 • Ground Officer (uncredited)
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Rose of Tralee
1942 • Paddy O'Brien
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Tower of Terror
Tower of Terror
1941 • Commander
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The Common Touch
The Common Touch
1941 • Stuart Gordon
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Barging Along
1941 • Narrator
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Contraband
Contraband
1940 • Passport officer
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The Lion Has Wings
The Lion Has Wings
1939 • Unnamed Character
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Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1939 • Raven (uncredited)
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Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn
1939 • Captain Johnson (uncredited)
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Q Planes
Q Planes
1939 • John Peters, a Pilot
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The Gaunt Stranger
The Gaunt Stranger
1938 • Inspector Bliss
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Bad Boy
1938 • Inspector Thompson
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Jennifer Hale
Jennifer Hale
1937 • Police Inspector Merton
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It Isn't Done
1937 • Peter Ashton
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Young and Innocent
Young and Innocent
1937 • Det. Insp. Kent
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Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
1936 • Bill Peel
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Born Lucky
Born Lucky
1933 • Frank Dale
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Rynox
Rynox
1932 • Anthony Xavier 'Tony' Benedik
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The Wickham Mystery
The Wickham Mystery
1931 • Harry Crawford
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Hindle Wakes
Hindle Wakes
1931 • Boyfriend
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Two Crowded Hours
Two Crowded Hours
1931 • Harry Fielding
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The Ringer
1931 • Inspector Wembury
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The Skin Game
The Skin Game
1931 • Charles Hornblower
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Two Worlds
Two Worlds
1930 • Lt. Stanislaus von Zaminsky
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Juno and the Paycock
Juno and the Paycock
1930 • Charles Bentham
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The Flame of Love
The Flame of Love
1930 • Lieutenant Boris Boriskoff
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Atlantic
Atlantic
1929 • Lanchester
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Blackmail
Blackmail
1929 • Detective Frank Webber
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Piccadilly
Piccadilly
1929 • Man from China (uncredited)
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The Last Post
The Last Post
1929 • David / Martin
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Mademoiselle Parley Voo
1928 • Le Beau - Illusionist
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Quinneys
1927 • Joseph Quinney
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The Arcadians
1927 • Jack Meadows
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The Glad Eye
The Glad Eye
1927 • Floquet
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John Longden – Biography, Known For & Filmography