
John Stuart
Known for Acting · 128 credits
- Born
- 1898-07-17
- Died
- 1979-10-17
- Place of birth
- Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, UK
- Also known as
- John Alfred Louden Croall
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.
Known For
TV Shows (10)

Theatre 625
1964
as Ardrossan

The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Pinot / Stationarius

Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
as Anaesthetist

The Human Jungle
1963
as Dr. MacRae

Mark Saber
1954
as George Hilton

Supernatural
1977
as Mr Pettifer

The Carnforth Practice
1974
as Judge
The Railway Children
1951
Space School
1956
The Lost Planet
1954
Movies (118)

Superman
1978
as 10th Elder

The Mummy
1959
as Coroner

The Revenge of Frankenstein
1958
as Inspector

Sink the Bismarck!
1960
as Captain Kerr - 'Hood'

Village of the Damned
1960
as Professor Smith

Quatermass 2
1957
as The Police Commissioner

Royal Flash
1975
as English General

Elstree Calling
1930

The Men of Sherwood Forest
1954
as Moraine

The Magic Box
1952
as 2nd Platform Man at Connaught

Too Many Crooks
1959
as Inspector Jensen

Madonna of the Seven Moons
1945
as Guiseppe Labardi

The Ringer
1952
as Gardener

Ships with Wings
1941
as Commdr. Hood

Atlantic
1929
as Lawrence

The Naked Truth
1957
as Police Inspector

Number Seventeen
1932
as Barton

The Scarlet Blade
1963
as Beverley

Mr. Denning Drives North
1951
as Wilson

Eyewitness
1956
as Chief Constable

Paranoiac
1963
as Williams

Bella Donna
1934
as Nigel Armine

Bottoms Up!
1960
as Police Officer

Street Corner
1953
as Magistrate

The Secret Man
1958
as Dr. Warren

The Hound of the Baskervilles
1931
as Sir Henry Baskerville

Alias John Preston
1955
as Dr. Underwood

The Pleasure Garden
1925
as Hugh Fielding

John and Julie
1955
as Palace Policeman

The Big Blockade
1942
as Royal Navy: Naval Officer

It's a Great Day
1955
as Detective Inspector

Mine Own Executioner
1947
as Dr. John Hayling
Blind Justice
1935
as John Summers

Further Up the Creek
1958
as Admiral
The Claydon Treasure Mystery
1938
as Peter Kerrigan

Penn of Pennsylvania
1942
as Bindle
Hard Steel
1942
as Alan Saunders

Chain of Events
1958
as Bank Manager

The Wandering Jew
1933
as Pietro Morelli (Phase III)

The Last Man to Hang
1956
as Magistrate

House of Darkness
1948
as Crabtree
Mayfair Girl
1933
as Robert Blair

Mrs. Fitzherbert
1947
as Duke of Bedford

Headline
1943
as L.B. Ellington

Man on the Run
1949
as Det. Inspector Jim McBane

The Mistress of Atlantis
1932
as Lt. Saint-Avit

Children of Chance
1930
as Gordon

D’Ye Ken John Peel?
1935
as Captain Moonlight / Captain Freeman

The Black Abbot
1934
as Frank Brooks

Candles at Nine
1944
as William Gardener, Turf Commission
Ten Little Indians
1949
as Dr. Edward Armstrong

The Phantom Shot
1947
as Inspector Webb

Abdul the Damned
1935
as Talak Pasha, Officer of Turkish Army

The Missing Million
1942
as Inspector Dicker

Yacht of the Seven Sins
1928
as Kilian Gurlitt

Danger by My Side
1962
as Prison Governor

Tons of Trouble
1956
as Doctor

The Green Pack
1934
as Larry Dean

Banana Ridge
1942
as Chief Police Officer Staples
Old Mother Riley in Society
1940
as Tony Morgan

The House of Trent
1933
as John Trent

The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
1924
as George Douglas

Roses of Picardy
1927
as Lieutenant Skene

The Betrayal
1957

The Seventh Survivor
1942
as Robert Cooper

Third Time Lucky
1949
as Inspector

The Lost Chord
1933
as David Graham

R.U.R.
1948
as Alquist
In a Monastery Garden
1932
as Michael Ferrier

The Gilded Cage
1955
as Harding

Johnny, You're Wanted
1956
as Surgeon
The Tower of London
1926
Old Mother Riley's Ghosts
1941
as John Cartwright

Once a Thief
1935
as Roger Drummond

Hindle Wakes
1927
as Allan Jeffcote

The Pointing Finger
1933
as Lord Rollestone
The Man from Yesterday
1949
as Gerald Amersley

To the Rescue
1952
as Owner of Kennels
Baddesley Manor: The Phantom Gambler
1926
as Stephen Ellis

Reasonable Doubt
1936
as Noel Hampton

Lend Me Your Husband
1935
as Jeff Green

The Show Goes On
1937
as Mack McDonald

Talking Feet
1937
as Dr. Roger Hood

We Women
1925
as Michael Rivven

Mademoiselle from Armentieres
1927
as Johnny

The School for Scandal
1923
as Charles Surface
Eve's Fall
1930
as Jack Tremaine
Little Fella
1933
as Major Tony Griffiths
A Daughter of Love
1925
as Dudley Bellairs
Women Aren't Angels
1943
as Major Gaunt
His Grace Gives Notice
1924
as Joseph Longley

The Glad Eye
1927
as Maurice

Verdict of the Sea
1932
as Gentleman Burton

Taxi for Two
1929
as Jack Devenish
Sailors Don't Care
1928
as Slinger Woods

Kitty
1929
as Alex St. George
High Seas
1930
as Tony Bracklethorpe

Love's Old Sweet Song
1933
as Paul Kingslake
The Wrong Mr. Perkins
1931
as Larry Byrne

The Nipper
1930
as Max Nicholson

The Flight Commander
1928
as John Massey
Pearls Bring Tears
1937
as Harry Willshire

Men of Steel
1932
as James 'Iron' Harg

Hindle Wakes
1931
as Alan Jeffcote
The Blue Squadron
1934
as Colonel Mario Spada

Kissing Cup's Race
1930
as Lord Jimmy Hilhoxton
No Exit
1930
as Bill Alden

Escape from Broadmoor
1948
as Inspector Thornton

This Week of Grace
1933
as Henry Baring
Smashing Through
1928
as Richard Bristol
Enemy of the Police
1933
as John Meakin
The Alley of Golden Hearts
1924
as Jack
Mademoiselle Parley Voo
1928
as John Smith - Theater Manager
The Mistletoe Bough
1923
as Lord Lovell
London Love
1927
as Harry Raymond
A Woman in Pawn
1927
as James Rawdon
The Great Gay Road
1920
as Rodney Foster
Little Miss Nobody
1923
as Guy Cheviot
About John Stuart
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. With 128 credits spanning from 1920 to 1978, John Stuart has appeared in 118 films and 10 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Stuart Movies
- Superman (1978) — as 10th Elder
- The Mummy (1959) — as Coroner
- The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958) — as Inspector
- Sink the Bismarck! (1960) — as Captain Kerr - 'Hood'
- Village of the Damned (1960) — as Professor Smith
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