John Loder
Known for Acting · 92 credits
- Born
- 1898-01-02
- Died
- 1988-12-26
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
- Also known as
- William John Muir Lowe
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
John Loder (3 January 1898 — 26 December 1988) was a British-American actor. He was born William John Muir Lowe in London. His father was General W. H. M. Lowe, the British officer to whom Patrick Pearse, the leader of the Irish 1916 Rising in Dublin, surrendered. Both General Lowe and his son were present at the surrender of Pearse.
He was educated at Eton and the Royal Military College and followed his father into the army, commissioned into 15th Hussars as a second lieutenant on 17 March 1915, and then serving in the Gallipoli Campaign and at one point being imprisoned by the Germans.
Upon being released, he stayed in Germany to run a pickle factory and also began to develop an interest in acting, appearing in bit-parts in a few German films. He left Germany to briefly return to England and then headed to Hollywood to try his luck in the new medium, Talkies. He appeared in The Doctor's Secret, which was Paramount's first talking picture—though his very English persona didn't win America over at this time and he returned to England where he co-starred in plush musicals and intrigue such as Love Life and Laughter and Sabotage. He was the male romantic interest in the 1937 original film version of King Solomon's Mines.
When World War II started he returned to America where he seamlessly coasted into a career in 'B' movie roles usually playing upper crust characters with occasional appearances on Broadway. He occasionally did play roles, though supporting ones, in major 'A' films such as How Green Was My Valley, in which he was at the same time one of Roddy McDowall's brothers and Donald Crisp's sons.
Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (90)
How Green Was My Valley
1941
as Ianto Morgan
Owd Bob
1938
as David Moore
Sabotage
1937
as Ted
La bataille
1934
as Herbert Fergan
Woman and the Hunter
1957
as Mitchell Gifford
Gentleman Jim
1942
as Carlton De Witt
Love, Life and Laughter
1934
as Prince Charles
The Racketeer
1929
as Jack Oakhurst
Passage to Marseille
1944
as Manning
Are You There?
1930
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Now, Voyager
1942
as Elliot Livingston
Gideon's Day
1958
as Ponsford 'The Duke'
Old Acquaintance
1943
as Preston Drake
The Unholy Night
1929
as Captain Dorchester
Confirm or Deny
1941
as Captain Lionel Channing
Wedding Rehearsal
1932
as John Hopkins aka Bimbo
The Private Life of Henry VIII
1933
as Peynell
One Night In Lisbon
1941
as Cmdr. Peter Walmsley
A Game of Death
1945
as Don Rainsford
One More Tomorrow
1946
as Owen Arthur
Dishonored Lady
1947
as Felix Courtland
King Solomon's Mines
1937
as Sir Henry Curtis
A Daughter Of Destiny
1928
as Viscount
The Hairy Ape
1944
as Tony Lazar
The Brighton Strangler
1945
as Reginald Parker / Edward Grey
The Case of Lena Smith
1929
as (uncredited)
Woman Who Came Back
1945
as Dr. Matt Adams
The Doctor's Secret
1929
as Hugh Paton
Tin Pan Alley
1940
as Reggie Carstairs
Eagle Squadron
1942
as Paddy Carson
On the Loose
1931
as Mr. Loder
Seas Beneath
1931
as Franz Shiller
Katia
1938
as Tsar Alexandre II of Russia
It Happened in Paris
1935
as Paul
Murder on the Waterfront
1943
as Holbrook
The Fighting Guardsman
1945
as Sir John Tanley
The Mysterious Doctor
1943
as Sir Henry Leland
The Wife of Monte Cristo
1946
as De Villefort, Prefect of Police
The First Born
1928
as Lord David Harborough
The Gorilla Man
1943
as Captain Craig Killian
Abroad with Two Yanks
1944
as Aussie Sgt. Cyril North
The Firechasers
1971
as Routledge
Adventure in Diamonds
1940
as Michael Barclay
The Silent Battle
1939
as Bordier
Sing As We Go
1934
as Hugh Phillips
Diamond Frontier
1940
as Dr. Charles Clayton
The Secret Man
1958
as Major Anderson
Adventure in Iraq
1943
as George Torrence
Love, Live & Laugh
1929
as Dr. Price
Murder Will Out
1939
as Dr. Paul Raymond
Non-Stop New York
1937
as Inspector Jim Grant
The Man Who Changed His Mind
1936
as Dick Haslewood
Meet Maxwell Archer
1940
as Maxwell Archer
The Second Floor Mystery
1930
as Fraser-Freer's Younger Brother
Doctor Syn
1937
as Denis Cobtree
Scotland Yard
1941
as Sir John Lasher
Jealousy
1945
as Dr. David Brent
Java Head
1934
as Gerrit Ammidon
The Story of Esther Costello
1957
as Paul Marchant
Black Waters
1929
as Charles
Peace on the Rhine
1938
as Émile Scheffer
Lorna Doone
1934
as John Ridd
The Silent Passenger
1935
as John Ryder
Lilies of the Field
1930
as Walter Harker
My Song Goes Round the World
1934
as Rico
Under Secret Orders
1937
as Lt. Peter Carr
The Battle
1934
as Commander Fergan
Josette of New Orleans
1958
as The Colonel
You Made Me Love You
1933
as Harry Berne
Ourselves Alone
1936
as Captain Wiltshire
The Man Hunter
1930
as George Castle
Sunset Pass
1929
as Ashleigh Preston
Small Hotel
1957
as Mr. Finch
Money for Speed
1933
as Mitch
Rich People
1929
as Captain Danforth
Queen of Hearts
1936
as Derek Cooper
Whom the Gods Love: The Original Story of Mozart and His Wife
1936
as Prince Lobkowitz
18 Minutes
1935
as Trelawney
One Night at Susie's
1930
as Hayes
Casanovas Erbe
1928
Rolling in Money
1934
as Lord Gawthorpe
Threats
1940
as Dick Stone
Her Private Affair
1929
as Carl Weild
Anything to Declare?
1938
as Capt. Rufus Grant
Die weiße Spinne
1927
Money Means Nothing
1932
as Earl Egbert
Allá donde el viento brama
1963
Sweethearts and Wives
1930
as Sam Worthington
Fair Game
1928
as Oberleutnant von Rohnstedt
Guilty Melody
1936
as Richard Carter
About John Loder
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Loder (3 January 1898 — 26 December 1988) was a British-American actor. He was born William John Muir Lowe in London. His father was General W. H. M. Lowe, the British officer to whom Patrick Pearse, the leader of the Irish 1916 Rising in Dublin, surrendered. Both General Lowe and his son were present at the surrender of Pearse. He was educated at Eton and the Royal Military College and followed his father into the army, commissioned into 15th Hussars as a second lieutenant on 17 March 1915, and then… With 92 credits spanning from 1927 to 1971, John Loder has appeared in 90 films and 2 TV shows.
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- How Green Was My Valley (1941) — as Ianto Morgan
- Owd Bob (1938) — as David Moore
- Sabotage (1937) — as Ted
- La bataille (1934) — as Herbert Fergan
- Woman and the Hunter (1957) — as Mitchell Gifford
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